American actor
James Patrick Stuart | |
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Stuart at the San Diego Comic Con | |
| Born | () June 16, (age&#;56) California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Jocelyn Stuart &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
James Patrick Stuart (born June 16, )[1] is an American actor, currently portraying Valentin Cassadine on the daytime soap operaGeneral Hospital, for which he received three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in , and [2]
Stuart was born to English parents Chad and Jill Gibson Stuart in California.[3] His songwriter father was one-half of the s British Invasion duo Chad & Jeremy; because of this, Stuart spent much of his childhood in recording studios.[4] As a wannabe child actor, he would talk his mother and father into taking him to nighttime tapings of sitcoms such as Happy Days and Mork and Mindy. Acting under the name Patrick Stuart, he was spotted by a talent agent in a local production of A Christmas Carol and landed the role of Dr. Zee in the short-lived TV series Galactica . His parents moved to Laguna Beach, California, where he went to high school. He spent two years in San Francisco State University‘s drama department before dropping out in to move back to Hollywood, where he studied at Stella Adler's acting school under Arthur Mendoza and Joanne Linville.[3]
In Stuart was cast in the soap opera All My Children as Will Cortlandt and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in In he made a brief appearance in the film Pretty Woman as a bellhop.[3] He played Confederate Colonel Edward Porter Alexander in the film Gettysburg and its prequel Gods and Generals. In he was Meryl Streep's would-be plastic surgeon in It's Complicated.
He is known mostly for his work on television, appearing in such shows as Galactica , CSI, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, The Closer, , Still Standing, Reba, Supernatural, Hot in Cleveland, and 2 Broke Girls.[5] In a episode of Seinfeld, he played Elaine's furniture-designing, "Desperado"-loving boyfriend, Brett.[6] In "The Ski Lodge," a episode of Frasier, he played Guy, the gay French ski instructor.[7]
He provides the voices of Avalanche in Wolverine and the X-Men, Private the Penguin (replacing Christopher Knights) and Joey the Kangaroo in Nickelodeon's The Penguins of Madagascar, Pvt. MacGregor in Call of Duty 2 and Xigbar/Braig/Luxu in the Kingdom Hearts video games.
Since July he has played the role of villain Valentin Cassadine on General Hospital.[2]
He stars in the Disney Channel sitcom The Villains of Valley View, premiering June 3, , as the mad scientist Kraniac.[8]
Stuart resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Jocelyn, and their two sons.[4]
His parents were divorced and his father, who died in December , had two subsequent marriages. He has a brother, Andrew, and a half-brother, Beau, as well as several step-brothers and step-sisters.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galactica | Dr. Zee | Recurring | |
| –92 | All My Children | Will Cortlandt #2 | Contract role |
| Seinfeld | Brett | Episode: "The Checks" | |
| Sliders | Derek Bond | Episode: "Obsession" | |
| Frasier | Guy | Episode: "The Ski Lodge" | |
| The Simple Life | Greg Champlain | Recurring[23] | |
| Babylon 5: In the Beginning | Presidential Aide | Television film directed by Mike Vejar.[24] | |
| –99 | Encore! Encore! | Claude Bertrand | Recurring |
| JAG | Father Harry O'Rourke | 2 episodes | |
| The Ellen Show | Guy, pet groomer/stylist for Vanity Fur | 1 episode ("Vanity Hair")[25] | |
| –03 | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Keith | Recurring[26][27] |
| –05 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Attorney Adam Matthews | Recurring |
| –05 | Second Time Around | Derek | Recurring |
| –06 | Still Standing | Perry | Recurring |
| Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Maurice | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Lew Peterson | Episode: "Lost Boys" | |
| Medium | Stephen Garner | Episode: "Judge, Jury and Executioner" | |
| Duck Dodgers | Chancellor Flippauralius | Voice, episode: "The Fins of War"[22] | |
| –07 | American Dad! | Bartender, Mr. Perkins, Parishioner | Voice, 2 episodes |
| –08 | Emily's Reasons Why Not | The Boss | Recurring[28][29] |
| –09 | The Closer | Deputy D.A. Garnett | Recurring |
| –09 | Charles Clark | Recurring | |
| Wolverine and the X-Men | Avalanche | Voice, 4 episodes | |
| – | The Penguins of Madagascar | Private, Joey, Hornets, Additional voices | Voice, main role[30][22] |
| –11 | True Jackson, VP | Burt Burlington | 3 episodes |
| Phineas and Ferb | Additional voices | Episode: "The Beak" | |
| I'm in the Band | Jack Campbell | Episode: "Raiders of the Lost Dad" | |
| –12 | Supernatural | Dick Roman | Recurring |
| Hot in Cleveland | Collin Cooper | ||
| Bones | Dr. Cole Reese | Episode: "The Method in the Madness" | |
| A Taste of Romance | Gill Callahan | Television film directed by Lee Rose.[31] | |
| –13 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Dr. Rick Spartan, Traveler O'Flaherty, Additional voices | 3 episodes |
| –13 | Winx Club | Mike, Vampire Boy #3 | Voice, 7 episodes; Nickelodeon dub[22] |
| Malibu Country | Mr. Bata | Episode: "New Plans" | |
| Jessie | Lt. Colonel John Wayne "J.W" Prescott | Episode: "G.I. Jessie" | |
| Castle | CIA Agent Ethan Wright | Episode: "Need to Know" | |
| Mad | Montgomery Scott, Psyduck Announcer | Voice, episode: "Jaws the Great and Powerful/Old Spock's Off Their Spockers" | |
| –14 | Monsters vs. Aliens | President Hathaway, Leprechaun | Voice, 9 episodes[22] |
| Beware the Batman | David Hull | Voice, episode: "Twist"[22] | |
| Turbo Fast | Lombardo, Echidna | Voice, episode: "The Escargot Affair"[22] | |
| –present | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Zeg, Blue Pirate, Yellow Knight, Additional voices | 39 episodes |
| 2 Broke Girls | Ace (factory owner) | Episode: "And the Fun Factory"[32] | |
| How to Get Away With Murder | Prosecutor | Episode: "It's Called the Octopus" | |
| Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Colson McCready | Voice, episode: "Be Quiet Scooby-Doo!"[22] | |
| –17 | Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Dengar, additional voices | Voice, 9 episodes[22] |
| –present | General Hospital | Valentin Cassadine, Theo | Recurring[33][34][35] |
| Lego Star Wars: All Stars | Dengar | Voice, episode: "The Chase with Han/Escape with Chewbacca" | |
| Spirit Riding Free | Charlisle, Deputy | Voice, episode: "The Mystery of the Golden Unicorn"[22] | |
| – | Amphibia | One-Eyed Wally | Voice, 16 episodes[22] |
| –23 | The Villains of Valley View | Vic/Kraniac | Main role |