Stewart Wright

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 Fierce Creatures (1997), with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, and his TV debut later that year was in Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (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 Smack the Pony (1999) before landing the lead role of Eddie Chisolm alongside Sally Phillips in BBC comedy drama Rescue Me (2002), written by bestselling