Patrick Stewart: A life in pictures

Patrick Stewart at Dodger Stadium April 23, 1990. (Getty Images)

Patrick Stewart with Rod Steiger in "Hennessy," 1975 (Everett Collection)

Patrick Stewart and Kimberly Williams in "Safehouse" in 1998.  (Showtime/Everett Collection)

Patrick Stewart in his most famous role as Captain Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1994. (Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection)

Patrick Stewart as Professor X in 2000's "X-Men." (20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection)

With Halle Berry, Famke Janssen and James Marsden, Patrick Stewart reprises his role of Professor X in "X2: X-Men United," 2003. (20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection)

Patrick Stewart hams it up with Ricky Gervais on set in Season 1 of "Extras," 2005.  (Ray Burmisto /HBO/BBC/Courtesy Everett Collection)

Patrick Stewart and William Shatner co-star in "Star Trek Generations," 1994. (Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection)

Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood in 2010's "Macbeth." (Everett Collection)

Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" in 1999.  (Hallmark Entertainment/ Courtesy: Everett Collection)

Sir Patrick Stewart poses with his award after he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in June 2010. (Dominic Lipinski/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Patrick Stewart and his first wife, Sheila Falconer, in January 1988. The pair were married from 1966 to 1990. (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

Patrick Stewart and then-girlfriend Wendy Neuss at the Tony Awards in June 2000. The couple married later that summer but split in 2003. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

Sunny Ozell and Sir Patrick Stewart at the BAFTAs in 2023. The two married in 2013 and were together until his death in October 2026. (Carlo Paloni/BAFTA via Getty Images)

Actor Patrick Stewart poses for a portrait in Los Angeles in October 1988. (Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

Patrick Stewart attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards in 2018. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)