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Biography
Birthdate: 15 December 1972
Birthplace: Howth County, Dublin
Nationality: Irish
Age: 33
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Height: 5'11
Acting school: Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin
Star sign: Stu's sun sign is Saggitarius...and every other planet is Scorpio at the time of his birth
.. so think about that...free roaming sag..with darkside, deep, intense scorpio in moon, mars and venus!!
I think this is perfect for Lestat's character...no wonder he is so sexy!!
He has 2 brothers and a sister, called Dylan, Hugo and Chloe. His dad remarried in 1997 to a
woman named Sofia after Stuart's mom, Lorna, died in 1994. The Irishman was almost part of the
Lord of the Rings box-office bonanza: he was cast as Aragorn but was replaced by Viggo
Mortensen because of "creative differences" with the director. Townsend 29, called it a "nasty
experience." An avid photographer and boxer who grew up in Dublin, he never thought of acting until
a girlfriend urged him to enroll in an acting school at 18. After graduation, he created his own theater
company. But it wasn't until he starred in 97's 'Shooting Fish' that he gained a U.S. audience.
More recently Stuart starred alongside the late Aaliyah in "Queen of the Damned", which for a time
was the number 1 movie in America. Stuart is currently one of the top ten downloaded people in the
world.
Past Projects: Stuart and Charlize will begin filming for Head in the Clouds on March 17 in
Montreal, Paris, and London.
Here is the proper channel to send Stuart fanmail:
Stuart Townsend
c/o Artists Independent Network
32 Tavistock Street, London
WC2E 7PB
United Kingdom
Did you know?
Jorge Saralegui told us that Stuart used to box before he
made his fortune in acting. That silly rumour about Stu's
being 4 foot 11 in height needs to be straighten out...we can
assure you he is NOT 4 foot 11 He may not be 6 feet tall
but he is not that far from it; so, sorry that we can not tell
you his exact height at this stage. But be assured he
closer to 6 feet than this rumor.
His dad, Peter Townsend, is a golf pro.
In preparation for his role in Shooting Fish the director made
Townsend and fellow star, Dan Futterman, try to flog a car
alarm on Oxford Street. Stuart is also a talented musician
and loves to play. Warner Bros. sent him into the studio to
record some tracks and we may see these in a future project.
During the filming of QotD..while on stage for 2 weeks as
Lestat; with the band set up with all equipment, Stuart
fiddled non stop with everyone's instruments. In the
mornings it just became natural for one of the guitarists
or keyboard girls to just move out the way and let Stuart
have a go while he was not needed in front of the camera.
In the end no words were even needed they all saw him
walking over and just gave their instruments to him. He was so into this that he would find a corner on stage
and sit there for ages playing someone else's guitar and then off again to every single instrument including the
drums where he belted out very loudly to the shock of the entire crew as we were trying to be quiet
at the time.. Oh well.. he woke everyone up! He is a total pro though..very serious on stage.
Anne Rice is very happy to have Stuart play Lestat in Queen of the Damned, here is what she
had to say about him; "I can tell you that Stuart Townsend is very highly praised for a stage
production that he did in London.He got wonderful praise from the New Yorker Magazine. Also,
one person I know, who saw the production,said he was fabulous." -Anne Rice
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