Ever since I saw the movie “Lady Jane Grey” I have been fascinated with Patrick Stewart as an actor. His role as Jean-luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and in several Paramount movies only proved that he is an extremely talented actor. Stewart brings a classy performance to any production not merely because he speaks with a Shakespearean-trained English accent but mostly because he throws himself into his roles with passion.
Patrick Stewart delivers exactly the kind of life-like performance that a typical “Method” actor strives to achieve, but Stewart is not a Method actor. He simply acts. He suspends disbelief with the audience and helps you see the world that his characters see. It is because of his passion for his characters that Stewart is regarded as one of the finest stage, TV, and film actors of his generation.
If you have only ever seen Patrick Stewart perform in Star Trek you should seek out as many of his film and TV roles as possible. You’ll give yourself a real treat. You’ll learn why actors with Stewart’s background are so often viewed as great actors. He stands with giants like Sir Lawrence Olivier.
Patrick Stewart Will Emcee 71st Annual Peabody Awards (via PR Newswire)
ATHENS, Ga., March 21, 2012 1332334800 ATHENS, Ga., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —Â Sir Patrick Stewart, Peabody Award-winning star of stage and screen, Shakespeare plays and science-fiction blockbusters, will be the host of the 71st Annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony on Monday…