Rob Stewart (actor)

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Rob Stewart
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Stewart in Belgrade on 3 June 2009.
Born (1961-07-23) 23 July 1961 (age 62)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years active1986–present
SpouseCeliana Stewart

Rob Stewart (born 23 July 1961) is a Canadian actor, known for the lead role of Nick Slaughter in the action-comedy television series Tropical Heat, and his recurring roles as Roan in Nikita and Khlyen in Killjoys .

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Early life

Stewart was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, [1] He was raised in Bramalea, a neighbourhood in Brampton, Ontario. He enjoyed playing hockey and dreamt of becoming a professional. At the age of 17, he sustained an injury that caused him to lose a kidney and subsequently turn down a number of athletic scholarships that had been offered to him. [2]

He enrolled at the University of Waterloo where he majored in Latin and English.

Career

In order to put himself through university, he sang and played the guitar at local restaurants. [2] In the summers, he performed stunts and acrobatics at Canada's Wonderland amusement park.[ citation needed ]

Throughout his career he has guest-starred in numerous television roles. One of his early notable roles was Nick Slaughter on Tropical Heat . [3] Stewart was one of the leads in the television show Peter Benchley's Amazon . [4] In 2007 he began playing the male lead in Painkiller Jane that ran for 22 episodes on the Sci Fi Channel. [2]

Stewart played a major recurring character, Roan, in the CW hit action television series Nikita for its first two seasons. [5] Towards the end of his run on Nikita he also had a minor role of an alcoholic movie producer over a few episodes of the Canadian series The L.A. Complex that depicts the lives of young Canadian actors struggling for work in Los Angeles. [6] This was followed by an appearance in two episodes of the long-running CBC Television series Heartland . [7]

Airing on the CW, he appeared in six episodes of Beauty & the Beast as the character Mr. Chandler. [8] Soon after, Stewart appeared in an episode of the Syfy television series Defiance which was shot in his hometown Toronto, followed by another one-episode role – this time on the Canadian series Cracked .

In 2013, the documentary Slaughter Nick for President was released. [3] The film follows Stewart on his 2009 trip to Serbia, where Tropical Heat achieved notable popularity in the 1990s. [9] The same year, he was cast in Suits as corporate raider Tony Gionopoulos, appearing in five episodes. [10]

From 2015 to 2019, Stewart played Khlyen, a significant recurring character in Killjoys . [11]

Personal life

Stewart met his wife Celiana Stewart during the first season of Tropical Heat. He has one son.[ citation needed ] Since 2001, he has resided in Canada. [12]

Select filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Someone to Die ForSergeant Hollman
1996 Kounterfeit VicDirect-to-video film
1997 An American Affair Dave Norton
1997 Motel Blue Agent Daniel Larimer
1998The PawnDarcy Harlan
2001 Criss Cross Nick SlaughterFilm sequel to Tropical Heat
2005 Devour Ross NorthDirect-to-video film
2013Molly MaxwellEvan Maxwell
2019 Goilath Sheriff
2020 Sugar Daddy Bill
2022A Grand Romantic Gesture [13] Matthew

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Hot Shots PeterEpisode: "The Family Jules"
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents BradleyEpisode: "Ancient Voices"
1989Come Spy With MeN/AUnsold television pilot
1991–1993 Tropical Heat Nick SlaughterMain role; known as Sweating Bullets in United States
1994Broken LullabyNick RostovTelevision film (CBS)
1994 Highlander: The Series AxelEpisode: "Rite of Passage"
1995A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes:
The Annette Funicello Story
Jack GilardiTelevision film (CBS)
1996 The Adventures of Sinbad VincenzoEpisode: "Still Life"; as Robert Stewart
1997 High Incident Keeler3 episodes
1997 Operation Delta Force SparksTelevision film
1997Annie OCoach Will CodyTelevision film; as Robert Stewart
1997 The Christmas List Dr. David SkylerTelevision film (Fox Family Channel)
1997Sweet DeceptionDetective MolloyTelevision film
1999 Two of Hearts Jake MichaelsonTelevision film
1999–2000 Peter Benchley's Amazon Andrew TalbottMain role
2001 Nash Bridges Dr. Kent McCallEpisode: "Quack Fever"; as Robert Thomas Stewart
2003 Tom Stone Dean MoncrieffeEpisode: "La Sonnambula"; note: unaired season 2 episode[ citation needed ]
2003 Jake 2.0 Miles JenningsEpisode: "The Spy Who Really Liked Me"
2004 5ive Days to Midnight Dr. Dan Westville Miniseries
2004 The Collector Russell McKinneyEpisode: "The Medium"
2004 Show Me Yours Dr. Adrian GoldmanEpisodes: "The F-Word", "Pandora's Box"
2005 G-Spot Dr. Earl StoffardEpisodes: "Stalker", "Sexual Dysfunctions Anonymous"
2005 1-800-Missing Jim MichaelsonEpisode: "Patient X"
2006Home by ChristmasMichaelTelevision film (Lifetime)
2007Demons from Her PastK.C. HollingsTelevision film
2007 Painkiller Jane Andre McBrideMain role
2008 ReGenesis Dr. Martin CoveEpisodes: "Hep Burn and Melinkov", "The Kiss"
2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter HowardTelevision film (Lifetime)
2008The SummitColonel ChadsworthMiniseries
2009 Dear Prudence Doug CraigTelevision film (Hallmark)
2009 The Good Witch's Garden Nick ChasenTelevision film (Hallmark)
2009Throwing StonesJim CampbellTelevision film (CBC)
2009 Being Erica NormEpisode: "The Unkindest Cut"
2009–2011 Majority Rules! Gary RichardsRecurring role, 9 episodes
2010 Republic of Doyle Victor Beerman / TurkEpisode: "The Return of the Grievous Angel"
2010 Little Mosque on the Prairie RobertEpisode: "Radio Silence"
2010 The Bridge TraversEpisode: "The Unguarded Moment"
2010 Lost Girl Lyle HarrisonEpisode: "Faetal Justice"
2010–2012 Nikita RoanRecurring role (seasons 1–2), 23 episodes
2011 XIII: The Series RegEpisode: "Training Camp"
2011 Flashpoint CunninghamEpisode: "Run, Jamie, Run"
2011 Metal Tornado Dennis PorterTelevision film (Syfy)
2011 Combat Hospital Major Kenneth WinacottEpisode: "Reason to Believe"
2011 John A.: Birth of a Country William McDougallTelevision film (CBC)
2012My Mother's SecretJonas WellsTelevision film
2012 The L.A. Complex Roan4 episodes
2012 Heartland Lanny BarickEpisodes: "Keeping Up Appearances", "Life Is a Highway"
2012–2013 Beauty & the Beast Mr. ChandlerRecurring role (season 1), 6 episodes
2013 Defiance Eddie BraddockEpisode: "Brothers in Arms"
2013 Cracked Reuben FroeseEpisode: "Swans"
2013–2015 Suits Tony GionopoulosRecurring role (seasons 3–5), 5 episodes
2014 Working the Engels AnthonyEpisode: "Jenna's Presentation"
2014 Guilty at 17 Gilbert AdkinsTelevision film (Lifetime)
2015 Reign Envoy Lord / BurgessEpisodes: "Tasting Revenge", "Tempting Fate"
2015Killer CrushCameron YorkTelevision film (Lifetime)
2015Lead With Your HeartThomas HardisonTelevision film (Hallmark)
2015 Dark Matter NassanEpisodes: "Episode One", "Episode Two"
2015–2019 Killjoys Khlyen Kin RitRecurring role, 21 episodes
2016 Slasher Alan HenryRecurring role (season 1), 6 episodes
2016 Incorporated Spiga Board MemberRecurring role, 6 episodes
2018 Schitt's Creek ReneEpisode: "Baby Sprinkle"
2019 The Hot Zone General DwyerMiniseries
2019 Designated Survivor Garrett Detwiler4 episodes (season 3)
2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Roger3 episodes (season 2)
2021–2022 Mayor of Kingstown Captain Richard Heard3 episodes
2022Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For [14] [15] Jeffery WallaceTelevision film (Lifetime)
2022Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons [14] [15] Jeffery WallaceTelevision film (Lifetime)
2024 The Way Home Sam BishopTelevision series (Hallmark), Recurring role

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