Ewan Stewart

Ewan Stewart
Born	Andrew Ewan Stewart (1957-08-26) 26 August 1957 Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	British
Education	Clifton Hall School Merchiston Castle School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Clare Byam-Shaw
Children	2
Parent(s)	Andy Stewart Sheila Stewart

Andrew Ewan Stewart (born 26 August 1957) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his role as First Officer Murdoch in Titanic (1997) and Only Fools and Horses as Dr Robbie Meadows.

Early life

Stewart was born in Glasgow, and is the son of the late Scottish entertainer Andy Stewart. His mother Sheila lives in Arbroath, Scotland. Stewart was educated at Edinburgh's Clifton Hall School and Merchiston Castle School from 1966–1974. He left Scotland to move to London in 1975 and started working in theatres as well as studying drama.

Career

Stewart's first television appearance was in an advertisement for Scottish "Bluebell" matches. His first major TV appearance was in 1979 in the TV remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, with Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine. In 1989, Stewart played Dr Robbie Meadows on the sitcom Only Fools and Horses.

Stewart played First Officer Murdoch in Titanic (1997). In 2005, Stewart was one of many European actors considered for the vacant role of James Bond. In 2008, Stewart starred in the film Ecstasy based on The Undefeated from Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.

Stewart was the voice actor and motion caption actor for Shen in the video game Heavenly Sword, released in 2007.

Personal life

Stewart lives in London with his wife, English actress Clare Byam-Shaw, and has two children.

Work

Film

Year	Title	Role
1979	That Summer	Stu
1982	Remembrance	Sean
1982	Who Dares Wins	Terrorist (Kevin)
1983	Flight to Berlin	Jack
1985	Not Quite Paradise	Angus Ross
1988	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover	Henchman (Harris)
1989	Resurrected	Corporal Byker
1991	Kafka	The Castle Attendant
1993	Down Among the Big Boys	with Billy Connolly as a henchman
1993	Nervous Energy	Peter Reid
1995	Rob Roy	Coll
1996	Stella Does Tricks	Francis
1997	Titanic	First Officer William Murdoch
1999	The Big Brass Ring	Kinzel
2000	The Closer You Get	Pat
2000	Little Bird	Michael Hall
2001	Conspiracy	Dr. Georg Leibbrandt
2002	The Last Great Wilderness	Magnus
2003	Young Adam	Daniel Gordon
2004	One Last Chance	Fitz's dad
2004	Dirty War	Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives
2006	Alpha Male	Hilary Benz
2007	Straightheads	Uncredited
2009	Valhalla Rising	Eirik (Chieftain of the Crusaders)
2015	Hector	Peter

Television

Year	Title	Role
1979	All Quiet on the Western Front	Detering (German soldier)
1980	Rain on the Roof	Billy
1980	Mackenzie	Jamie Mackenzie
1980	Barriers	Rob
1980	The Camerons	Sam Cameron
1981	The Professionals (episode: "Operation Susie")	Rudiger Molner
1981	Ill Fares the Land
1982	Antony and Cleopatra TV
1983	Good and Bad at Games	Colenso
1984	Distant Scream
1986	Paradise Postponed	Gary Kitson
1986	Boon (episode: "The Big Game Hunt")	Vincent Black
1989	Only Fools and Horses (episode: "Sickness and Wealth")	Dr Robbie Meadows
1991–1992	The Advocates	Barrister Greg McDowell
1993	Spender (episode: "The More Things Change")
1996	The Mugs Game	Kenny Cowan
1998	Looking After Jo Jo	Charlie McCann
1998	Heat of the Sun	John McAlister
1998	Touch and Go	Rob Aldridge
1999	The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes	Professor Canning
1999	The Bill (episode: "Treading Water")	Steve Raines
2000	Nature Boy	Len
2000	Rebus (John Hannah episode: "The Hanging Garden")	DI Jack Morton
2000	Rebus (John Hannah episode: "Black and Blue")	DI Jack Morton
2001	Silent Witness (Series 5 episode: "World Cruise")	DS Chris Moorhouse
2001	Football TV	Dad
2003	Real Men	Alistair Jackson
2003	The Key	Joe
2003	P.O.W.	Corporal John Stevens
2003	Witchcraze	Bishop James Carmichael
2003	Trevor's World of Sport	Ned Scott
2004	Dirty War	Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Ives
2005	Malice Aforethought	Inspector
2005	The Somme	Rawlinson
2007	Rebus (Ken Stott episode: "The First Stone")	Michael Walker
2008	Walter's War	Sergeant Fuller
2008–2009	River City	Daniel McKee
2013	The Escape Artist	Advocate Depute
2015	The Interceptor	Cartwright

Other credited television roles

• Dream Baby
• Shadows on our Skin
• Soldiers Talking Cleanly
• The Quiet Days of Mrs Stafford
• Green Street Revisited
• A Woman Calling
• The Man From Dene
• Concordes last flight (Narrator)

Video game

• Heavenly Sword (2007) - Master Shen

Theatre

• A Month in the Country (1981) Olivier Theatre - Snobby Price
• Don Juan (7 April 1981) Cottesloe Theatre - La Ramee (Don Juan's Servant)
• Flying Blind (1981) Royal Court Theatre
• Sergeant Musgraves Dance Major Barbara (1982) Lyttelton Theatre
• In the Blue Cottesloe Theatre
• As I Lay Dying (1985) Cottlesloe Theatre - Vardarmin
• The Garden of England (14 November 1985) Cottlesloe Theatre
• Thyestes (June 1994) Manchester Green Room, and Royal Court Theatre - As Thyestes
• The Murderers (1985) Cottesloe Theatre - Tommy
• A Midsummer Night's Dream - Scottish Opera
• The Orphans Comedy (1986) By Chris Hannan Traverse Theatre Edinburgh
• Lucy's Play (1986) Traverse Theatre Edinburgh
• Racing Demon (1990) By Sir David Hare Link 2
• Road Royal Court Theatre
• Live Like Pigs (By John Arden) Royal Court Theatre
• Sacred Heart (27 March 1999 – 24 April 1999) Royal Court (New Ambassadors Theatre) - Pat
• Our Late Night (20 October 1999 – 6 November 1999) The New Ambassadors Theatre - Lewis
• Green Field (April - May 2002) The Traverse Theatre Company Edinburgh
• The Pillowman (February 2005) The National Theatre
• Beautiful Burnout (2009) National Theatre of Scotland and Frantic Assembly
• Dunsinane (2011), National Theatre of Scotland / Royal Shakespeare Company - MacDuff
• Much Ado About Nothing (2011) - Shakespeare's Globe - Don Pedro
• Jumpy (2011) - Royal Court Theatre - Mark
• In Time o' Strife (2013) National Theatre of Scotland
• Let the Right One In (2013) National Theatre of Scotland production at the Royal Court, London
• Things I Know To Be True - Lyric Hammersmith (2017/2018)
• Wickies: The Vanishing Men of Eilean Mor - Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London (2 December 2022- ongoing)

External links

• Ewan Stewart at IMDb