Jeff Stewart | |
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 Stewart on the set of The Bill | |
| Born | Jeffrey Stewart 28 October 1955 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Jeffrey Stewart (born 28 October 1955) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing PC Reg Hollis on the ITV drama series The Bill from 1984 to 2008.
Stewart was born in Aberdeen. He and his family moved to Southampton, Hampshire, when he was three months old. His father worked in shipyards and then for Fawley Refinery. [1]
Stewart has played numerous roles in television series, including Harry Fellows in Crossroads in 1981 and Dukkha in the 1982 Doctor Who story Kinda . He played a police constable in Hi-de-Hi! in 1983, the same year "Woodentop" (the pilot episode of The Bill ) aired. His character on The Bill, Reg Hollis, is his best known role to date, regularly appearing opposite Chris Ellison. Reg is mentioned but not seen in "Woodentop", so Stewart's first appearance in the series was in the first regular episode, "Funny Ol' Business - Cops & Robbers". By March 2007, Stewart was the last member of the cast remaining from that first episode.
In 2001, Stewart appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank . [2] In 2009, Stewart appeared in the music video for "Black and Blue" by Miike Snow. The video starred him as a reclusive musician with a penchant for creating animatronic performers in his dingy apartment. In 2011, he portrayed a German-Russian man in a Soviet prison in Under Jakob's Ladder . [3] He won a best actor award at the 2011 Manhattan Film Festival for the role. [4] He is often confused with the storyboard artist who also voices characters such as Mr. Tickle in The Mr. Men Show . [5]
On 8 January 2008, Stewart cut his wrists after being told that his contract for The Bill would not be renewed. He survived the suicide attempt after calling for help and being taken to hospital by an ambulance. [6] He later said of the incident: "I love being an actor. My work as an actor is very important to me – it's my life, and the thought of this suddenly changing had an extremely serious effect on me." [7]
Stewart is fond of the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, having stayed there on a number of occasions. He is friends with a number of the building's permanent residents. He was staying at the Chelsea in 2011 when the hotel changed ownership and closed to transient guests, due to renovation plans. He initially refused to leave, even calling in the police to assist him, but was persuaded by hotel staff to leave. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Nightmare Man | Drummond | Television film |
| 1996 | The Bill: Target | PC Reg Hollis | Television film |
| 2004 | The Bill Uncovered: Des and Reg | PC Reg Hollis | Television film |
| 2004 | The Bill @ 21 | PC Reg Hollis | Television film |
| 2006 | A Dogges Tale | Man | Short film |
| 2008 | Phlegm Noir | Man 1 | Short film |
| 2009 | Alice & the Bear | Maître d' | Short film |
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | Tiffany's Client | |
| 2010 | Tomorrow | The Chef | Short film |
| 2011 | Under Jakob's Ladder | Jakob | Manhattan Film Festival Award for Best Actor [8] |
| 2011 | Blood on the Border | Agent Martinez | |
| 2011 | Lords of Magic | Reverend Ayton | |
| 2011 | Billy | ||
| 2011 | 1066 | Earl Siward | |
| 2012 | Hot Wings | Bobby | |
| 2012 | Lake Placid: The Final Chapter | Deputy Nermal | Television film |
| 2013 | Grey Matter | Richard | Short film |
| 2013 | Hot Wings | Bobby Welsh | |
| 2013 | Rubber | Tommy | Short film |
| 2013 | How to Become a Criminal Mastermind | Freddie's Boss | |
| 2013 | Supremo | Supremo | Short film |
| 2013 | Blueprint | Albert | Short film |
| 2013 | Re-Roll | Shop Owner | Short film |
| 2014 | Piano and Soul | Terry | Short film |
| 2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Inspector Harris | |
| 2014 | Will You Kill Me Now? | Marcus | Short film |
| 2016 | Mob Handed | The Ex Husband | |
| 2016 | In the Grass | Wallace | Short film |
| 2016 | Longtails | Robbie | |
| 2017 | Carlos Gustavo | Defence Minister | |
| 2017 | Pastoral | Kevin | Short film |
| 2018 | On the Run | Alan | |
| 2019 | Beyond Fury | Frankie | |
| 2019 | Lexi | Frank | Short film |
| 2019 | A Date with Shillelagh | Head bodyguard | |
| 2022 | The Road Dance | Skipper | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Crossroads | Harry Fellows | Episode: "26 May 1981" |
| 1982 | Doctor Who | Dukkha | Serial: Kinda |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Jenkins | Episode: "Endgame" |
| 1983 | Angels | Zac | Episode: "Episode #9.20" |
| 1983 | Hi-de-Hi! | Police Constable | Episode: "Save Our Heritage" |
| 1984 | Minder | Mick | Episode: "The Car Lot Baggers" |
| 1984–2008 | The Bill | PC Reg Hollis | 872 episodes |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary | Boxer | Episode: "Come Uppance" |
| 1988 | Help! | Tinsnip Eddie | Episode: "The Milk of Human Kindness" |
| 2004 | Harry Hill's TV Burp | PC Reg Hollis | Episode: "#3.1" |
| 2007 | The Dame Edna Treatment | PC Reg Hollis | Episode: "#1.6" |
| 2010 | Bloody Foreigners | Belland | Episode: "Great Fire of London" |
| Year | Artist | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Sam Brown | "Can I Get a Witness" | Defendant |
| 2009 | Miike Snow | "Black and Blue" | Reclusive Musician |
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Under Jakob's Ladder | Manhattan Film Festival Award | Best Actor | Won |
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