Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor with a career spanning over seven decades of stage and screen. He has received various accolades, including two Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award. He gained international stardom for his leading role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), a role he reprised in a series of films and Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023).