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David Hewlett
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Film & TV
Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
David Hewlett is an English-born Canadian and American actor, writer, director and voice actor best known for his iconic role as the astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay in the science fiction television franchise Stargate (including Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe). He has also built a prolific career in psychological thrillers, horror films and major studio features.
Known for
- Levels — Oliver2024
- A Thousand Cuts — Cornelius2024
- Gatekeepers — Bruce2024
- Mistletoe Murders — Ray2024
- The Swearing Jar — Bill2022
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities — Masson2022
- Nightmare Alley — Dr. Elrood2021
- Clarice — Anthony Herman2021
- Lie Exposed — Brian2020
- Lucky Day — Derrek Blarney2019
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Key facts
- Born
- David Ian Hewlett , ( 1968-04-18 ) 18 April 1968 (age 58) , Redhill, Surrey , England
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom Canada
- Occupations
- Actor director writer
- Years active
- 1984–present
- Spouses
- Soo Garay ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 ) Jane Loughman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
- Relatives
- Kate Hewlett (sister)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Redhill
- Sibling
- Kate Hewlett
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.davidhewlett-fr.com
- Image
- Davidhewlett2.JPG
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- Commons category
- David Hewlett
- date of birth
- 1968-04-18
- birth name
- David Ian Hewlett
- social media followers
- 41900
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- notable role
- Rodney McKay
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Encyclopedic overview
David Ian Hewlett (born 18 April 1968) is a British–Canadian actor, writer and director, known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay in the Stargate science-fiction franchise. He first gained fame for his roles as Grant Jansky in the Canadian TV series Traders (1996–2000) and as David Worth in the Canadian psychological horror film Cube (1997). He appeared in the horror film Pin (1988) and the science-fiction films Scanners II: The New Order (1991) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011).
Early life
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