Stuart Townsend

  • Name: Stuart Townsend
  • Date of Birth: December 15, 1972
  • Place of Birth: Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
Mini-bio: Stuart Townsend was born in Howth, County Dublin in 1972.
Although his father, Peter Townsend was a professional golfer, Stuart was
determined to be an actor and began his career by appearing in a...( read more) number of
student films, while attending the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. He
supported himself by boxing until his first feature film debut in Trojan
Eddie (1996). Although his part was small, Townsend attracted a London agent
and began appearing in numerous stage and film productions in England and
Ireland. America began to take notice of Stuart's talents when he appeared
in two films featured in the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, in one of which,
About Adam (2000), he took the title role. His most recent projects include
Queen of the Damned (2002) and a romantic relationship with Charlize Theron.
Post it anywhere Link it anywhere
Skin this page.

Stuart Townsend Wiki Profile

Welcome to the Stuart Townsend wiki profile. This page is created by Flixster users like you with the help of friendly community Flixster Experts.
Adding your knowledge to this page is easy. Just click the "EasyEdit" button below. To become a Flixster Expert or find out more about the program, click here. And for general help on the wiki, click here.
Fan Pages
  • No pages yet
  • Add a page
Stuart Townsend Biography Stuart Townsend Quotes Stuart Townsend Best Movies and Characters
EasyEdit
(What's this?) What is the EasyEdit button? This website gets better when people like you add to it. Just click the EasyEdit button to start. (help)
What's going on here?
Flixster members are collaborating to create the definitive resource for Stuart Townsend information on the Internet. We're adding all the images, info, and ideas that best tell this actor's unique story. To add your knowledge of Stuart Townsend, just log in and click the EasyEdit button at the top of the wiki pages. (Click here for help.)
Date of Birth: 15 December 1972, Howth, County Dublin, Ireland


flixster.actor.pane.162662242 - flixster


Stuart Townsend mini-bio:

With the kind of dark, coolly seductive looks that lend themselves to playing either ladies' men or raving psychos, Stuart Townsend is one of the more compelling actors to have emerged from Ireland during the 1990s.

Stuart Townsend was born in Howth, County Dublin in 1972. Although his father, Peter Townsend was a professional golfer, Stuart found his true desires.
In the early nineties, a girlfriend of his invited him to go with her to a drama workshop at Dublin's Gaiety School of Acting. Like his fellow Irish actor Colin Farrell, who also attended the same school, Stuart fell in love with acting and took up studies there until 1994, where he made his non-professional stage debut in the school's production of Tear Up The Black Sail. Townsend's early movie roles were in Irish short films such as "Godsuit" and "Summertime". He supported himself by boxing until his first feature film debut in Trojan Eddie (1996) UK/Irish co-production. In 1997 he landed a lead role as a sweet-natured con man in a successful comedy British film Shooting Fish.
 Although his part was small, Townsend attracted a London agent and began appearing in numerous stage and film productions in England and Ireland. America began to take notice of Stuart's talents when he appeared in two films featured in the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, in one of which he took lead role as the outrageous seducer in the title role of About Adam. He started to be noticed in the United States by critics and the public alike. In mid-2000, he briefly returned to the London stage in the Tennessee Williams play Orpheus Descending, starring as Val Xavier, alongside Helen Mirren as Lady Torrance. The turnover to the new millennium found Townsend with some big shoes to fill as he stepped into the role of Anne Rice's staple bloodsucker Lestat de Lioncourt (originally portrayed by Tom Cruise in Neil Jordan's Interview With the Vampire (1994)) in 2002. Baring his fangs alongside co-star and title character Aaliyah (who perished in an airplane crash shortly before the film opened in theaters), Townsend recieved a fair amount of praise for his role in the film, which was previously rumored to have been heading for a straight to video release.After vampire fangs, came the role of Dorian Gray in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.In 2005 Townsend starred alongside Gabrielle Union in Night Stalker, the remake of the 1974 ABC TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. He played the part of Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter looking into his wife's murder. Night Stalker was abruptly cancelled by ABC after six episodes due to bad viewing figures. Again, he was cited as "too young" by many reviewers and fans of the original series comparing him to Darren McGavin in the original series. He also played a guest starring role on NBC's Will & Grace as the pansexual pastry chef of Karen Walker who seduces her, Will Truman, and later Karen's maid Rosario. He also made an uncredited cameo in 2005's live-action Aeon Flux film. Townsend recently starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in the comedy Chaos Theory.
Stuart have incredible passion and vision so he went ahead and wrote, produced and directed his first feature in 2007, Battle in Seattle. The story centers around Seattle which is a realistic portrayal of the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 World Trade Organisation which was successfully undermined by anti-globalization protesters. It was an ambitious undertaking but I saw it and was suitably impressed. It’s very possible that Townsend can reinvent himself as a director.
Despite the films A-list cast, including Townsend's partner of many years: Charlize Theron, Ray Liotta, Woody Harrelson and others, not to mention its being well received by critics, the film enjoyed only limited release and no Blockbuster support.flixster.actor.pane.162662242 - flixster

VITAL STATS

Stuart Townsend Information:
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Nickname(s):
Notable feature(s):
Education: Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin, Ireland.
Family: Parents: Peter and Lorna Townsend, younger brother and sister Dylan and Chloe, younger half-brother and half-sister Hugo and Ella. Since his mother died, his father re-married. Sofia Townsend - step mother.
Resides in:
Religious affiliations:
Political affiliation:
Personal interests/hobbies:Stuart is also a talented musician.
Charities/Causes:
Other:

- Was originally cast as "Aragorn" in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen after four days of shooting because they realized he was too young for the role.
flixster.actor.pane.162662242 - flixster

Personal Quotes:

* A lot of people ask me if it's intimidating because Tom Cruise was the star of the original and that kind of thing, but for me, it was just such a different story, it was rock and roll (About Queen of the Damned (2002)).
* You have no idea how much fun it is playing Ermentrude the Cow.
* As Oscar Wilde said, golf is a waste of a good walk (On his father's profession).
* Acting is great. You spend your whole life trying to get it right.



Last update: Sep 16 2009, 6:46 PM EDT by Ssscilla (content history | content tools) (help)
Keyword tags: Stuart Townsend Stuart Townsend biography Stuart Townsend quotes Stuart Townsend trivia Stuart Townsend vital stats Stuart Townsend wiki
Stuart Townsend Biography Stuart Townsend Quotes Stuart Townsend Best Movies and Characters

Photos

Stuart Townsend Pics & Wallpapers
View All (61) | Upload Photo

Meet Other Fans

Comments

Stuart Townsend User Comments
Post A Comment | View All
  • aiforge
    aiforge
    This man is a cross between Daniel Radcliff & Kristen Stewart. Anyone else agree?
    posted 3 days ago
  • billlvr4eva
    billlvr4eva
    u r an awesome actor! LOVE THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED TOTALLY HOT
    posted 185 days ago
  • joejonass1flower
    joejonass1flower
    hay stuart townsend you rock i love your movie Queen of the Damned it was really good.
    posted 199 days ago
  • senorita106
    senorita106
    Happy Birthday Stuart Townsend!!!!!!!!

    I really loved seeing you in the movie Queen Of The Damned with my favorite celebrity Aaliyah. I missed seeing her in movies as well.

    Well I have to go now and I hope you have a great day.

    posted 340 days ago
  • SexyChikita2007
    SexyChikita2007
    I saw you in the League of Extraordinary Gentleman, and I thought you were awesome (and extremely attractive!). I just saw Queen of the Damned, and, WOW! Your so sexi as a vampire!! Made wish I could be made by Lestat too! lol. Anyways, keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing future projects.
    posted 353 days ago
  • starrey1
    starrey1
    hi there i think you are a really good actor and i'm sure you have heard this before but your also very good looking also and i'm hoping one day that i will see every movie you have every done or will do
    posted 380 days ago
  • lezbejka25
    lezbejka25
    hi you are very nice kisssssssss :DDDD
    posted 503 days ago
  • danny929292
    danny929292
    I Love stuart townsend! He's pretty much amazing!!!
    posted 573 days ago
  • Aritosgold
    Aritosgold
    posted 623 days ago
  • VampiricTendencies
    VampiricTendencies
    He is so f-ing hot!!!! I love Queen of the Damned!! And he was uber smexy in that movie!!!
    posted 666 days ago
Post A Comment | View All

More Top Actors

Stuart Townsend Movies

Stuart Townsend Movies
View All Stuart Townsend Movies
Stuart Townsend at LocateTV.com

Recent News

Stuart Townsend News, Stories & Headlines
Submit a Story | View All (2)

Facts

No facts approved yet. Be the first

Actor Skins

Stuart Townsend Skins & Layouts
Submit a Skin | Skins Gallery

Stuart Townsend Trivia

  • Who was not in the film "Interview With A Vampire"?  Answer »
  • Which actor was the vampire Lestat in Queen of the Damned?  Answer »
  • Which actors never played any role in a film that included the story of the 3 Musketeers?  Answer »
  • Who played Lestat in the movie Queen of the Damned?  Answer »
More Stuart Townsend Trivia

Actor Quizzes

Stuart Townsend Quizzes
Create a Quiz | Quiz Charts

Video Clips

Stuart Townsend Trailers & Video Clips
View All (10) | View Charts | Upload a Video