Stewart Wright

Stewart Wright was born on Jan 12, 1974 in UK. Stewart Wright's big-screen debut came with Fierce Creatures directed by Robert Young in 1997, strarring Octopus Security Guard. Stewart Wright is known for Jungle Cry directed by Sagar Ballary, Abhay Deol stars as Rudra and Emily Shah as Roshni Thakkar. The upcoming new movie Stewart Wright plays is Christmas on Mistletoe Farm which will be released on Nov 23, 2022.

Stewart Wright has built a reputation as a leading character actor, with great versatility, appearing regularly on screen for over 20 years.He was born in Hammersmith, London, on January 12th 1974, the son of two doctors. He attended Wellington College where he excelled in both acting and rugby, the latter leading to a place in the England U18 squad. He went on to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama where he graduated in 1996 with a first class BA in acting.His first film appearance was in Créatures féroces (1997), with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, and his TV debut later that year was in Alexei Show (1998). His first big break came when he secured the part of Nick Levick in BBC's award-winning mockumentary series People Like Us (1999). He also appeared in acclaimed comedies Black Books (2000) and Embrasse le poney (1999) before landing the lead role of Eddie Chisolm alongside Sally Phillips in BBC comedy drama Rescue Me (2002), written by bestselling author David Nicholls. He went on to star opposite Dawn French in BBC sitcom Wild West (2002) before taking the part of PC Mark Mylow in worldwide hit Doc Martin (2004), a role reprised for a one-off episode in October 2019. Wright also flourished in lead roles in Bonkers (2007) alongside Liza Tarbuck, and the highly successful Love & Marriage (2013), also starring Alison Steadman, Ashley Jensen and Celia Imrie. He has acted in a number of television dramas such as Armadillo (2001), The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (2016) and Dirty Filthy Love (2004), working alongside Michael Sheen, Shirley Henderson, Ray Winstone and Stephen Rea.Stewart has worked on several films, most notably Le journal de Bridget Jones (2001), Ali G (2002), Une grande année (2006) and Incendiary (2008). He also played Uncle Henry in Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (2014), directed by Debbie Isitt in an improvised style, a skill which Stewart excels at. This film also reunited him with Doc Martin co-star Martin Clunes. He has a lead role in the Bollywood film Jungle Cry (2022) which premiered at Cannes in 2019. The film tells the real life story of a group of Indian street kids who surprised the world in 2007 when they came to the UK and won the junior Rugby World Cup. It is a particular passion project for the actor as it unites his twin loves of acting and rugby. Stewart plays Paul Walsh, the man who inspired the team to play.During his career Stewart has also proved himself as a successful stage actor, with roles as diverse as Frank Lubey in All My Sons at the National Theatre, The Prince of Wales in The Madness of George III at the Leeds Playhouse and the Dame in Lyric Hammersmith's pantomime. He played Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Bristol Old Vic, where he also played seven year old Roger in Swallows and Amazons which transferred to the West End.Stewart is married, and has two children.