Famed British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away. He was 86.

Sir Patrick was born in Mirfield on July13th, 1940 to Alfred and Gladys Stewart. He had two older brothers, Geoffrey and Trevor. His father suffered from PTSD due to his service in the Second World War.

He would start performing for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, working with the company until 1982, along with fellow actors Ben Kingsley and Ian Richardson.

Sir Patrick became well known for his role of Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He would appear in all seven series, plus all four of the ‘Next Generation’ movies. He would go on to get his own series in later years, Star Trek: Picard.

In the late 1990s, he would star as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series.

However, he remained a Shakespearean actor as well.

Sir Patrick received many honours over the years, including:

– Being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001
– Honorary fellowship from the University of Wales
– Appointed chancellor of the University of Huddersfield
– Made a Knight Bachelor in the 2010 New Year Honours
– Honorary Doctorate of Letters (D.Litt.) from the University of East Anglia in 2011

Sir Patrick passed away on October 28th, 2026 in due to Los Angeles complications from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He is survived by his children, Sophia and Daniel.