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David Hewlett 
David Hewlett at comic con 2007Born David Ian Hewlett
April 18, 1968
Redhill, Surrey, EnglandYears active 1984–present Spouse Soo Garay (2000–2004)
Jane Loughman (2008–present)Website http://adogsbreakfastmovie.com David Ian Hewlett (born April 18, 1968) is an English-born Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay on the science fiction television shows Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis.
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Early life
Hewlett was born in Redhill, Surrey, UK, and moved with his family to Canada at an early age.[1] Hewlett became a regular on the series Traders and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and starred in the movie Cube.[2]
Before his acting career took off, he ran Darkyl Media, a web site design firm,[1] and also founded Fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers.[3] (fusefilm.com does not exist anymore.)
Career
Hewlett got his first computer in his mid-teens and became a self-described "computer nerd". While attending high school in Toronto he launched his acting career, starring in student films by Vincenzo Natali.[4] He dropped out of high school in his senior year to pursue careers in acting and computing.[5]
David Hewlett has appeared in many low-budget horror movies, such as The Darkside and the minor cult favourites Scanners II: The New Order and Pin.[2] He also guest starred in several television series. In 1996, he landed one of his better-known roles, as Grant Jansky on Traders. In 1997, Hewlett worked again with Natali, starring in the critically acclaimed thriller Cube as Worth the architect, a role that saw the rise of his stardom due to the commercial success of the low budget Canadian film.
David Hewlett in the conference room at Bridge Studios, Vancouver, during a break in filming Stargate Atlantis episode 5.18 "Identity"
A self-confessed science fiction fan, Hewlett has been quoted saying that Doctor Who is what first sparked his love for the genre[6] and that he made science fiction when he was younger in England on his 8 millimetre camera with friends. Hewlett more or less had his early dreams of working in science fiction made into a reality when he first had a four-episode guest role on Stargate SG-1 as the Stargate expert Rodney McKay, which eventually grew into his starring role on Stargate Atlantis.
In 2007, David appeared as a guest star in the first episode of the TV series Sanctuary, a show produced by and starring Stargate actress Amanda Tapping. He played Larry Tolson – a patient suffering from a form of psychosis, who was shot and wounded before being taken into custody by police as a homicide suspect. There are no plans for him to reprise this role.[7]
In 2006 he wrote and directed A Dog's Breakfast[8] starring himself, his sister Kate Hewlett, his dog Mars, and Stargate Atlantis costars Paul McGillion, Christopher Judge, and Rachel Luttrell.
Personal life
From 2000 until their divorce in 2004, David Hewlett was married to actress Soo Garay.[9] He became engaged to Jane Loughman in late 2006, and announced their engagement in early January 2007.[10][11] The couple share their house with the rottweiler-terrier mix Mars, adopted from an animal shelter, and who is now one of the stars of the couple's dark comedy feature film A Dog's Breakfast.
On October 6, 2007, at 9:11 p.m., Jane gave birth to their first child, Sebastian Flynn Loughman Hewlett ("Baz").[12] David and Jane were wed on June 21, 2008 at Warwick Castle in Warwick, England.[13]
David Hewlett has three younger siblings. One, Kate Hewlett, who is also an actor, played the role of Jeannie Miller, McKay's sister in four episodes of Stargate Atlantis. Kate also appeared as the character Marilyn in her brother's directorial debut, A Dog's Breakfast.
Filmography
Movies Year Film Role Other notes 1987 The Darkside as Chuckie 1988 Pin as Leon 1989 The Penthouse as Joe Dobson Dead Meat 1990 Where the Heart Is as Jimmy Deep Sleep as Terry Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel as Deadpan 1991 Scanners II: The New Order as David Kellum The First Circle as 'Ruska' Rostislav 1992 A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong as Walter Jenkins Quiet Killer as Myles Chapman Split Images as Gary Hammond 1993 Blood Brothers as Detective Trayne The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later as Steven Lunney age 25 1996 Joe's Wedding as Rob Fitzgerald 1997 Cube as David Worth, the Architect On the 2nd Day of Christmas as Mel. Elevated as Hank Bad Day on the Block as Andrew 1998 Clutch as Martyn Milkman as Martin/Soldier's Voice 1999 Survivor as Le médecin The Life Before This as Nick Blind as The Victim Autoerotica as Gord Amateur Night as D.J. 2001 Chasing Cain as Bud And Never Let Her Go as Gerry Capano The Triangle as Gus Gruber Century Hotel as Michael Treed Murray as Murray aka Get Down 2002 Made In Canada, Volume 1: Best of the CFC as Himself Cypher as Virgil Dunn Father Lefty as Father Gregory 2003 Nothing as Dave Foolproof as Lawrence Yeager Friday Night as Roger 2004 Preview to Atlantis as Himself/Rodney McKay From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown as Himself/Rodney McKay Boa vs. Python as Dr. Steven Emmett Ice Men as Bryan Darklight as Anders Raeborne 2006 A Dog's Breakfast as Patrick 2008 Helen as Frank 2009 Splice as William Barlow 2010 The Whistleblower as Fred Murray 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Hunsiker TV Year Title Role Notes 1988–1994 Street Legal as Dave Lister / Tim Woolrich 2 episodes 1991–1992 Katts and Dog 2 episodes 1992–1993 Beyond Reality as Tom 2 episodes 1993 Shining Time Station as Ted Typo 2 episodes 1993–1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Dr. Nicholas Elder 13 episodes 1996–2000 Traders as Grant Jansky 73 episodes 2001–2007 Stargate SG-1 as Dr. Rodney McKay 7 episodes 2004–2009 Stargate: Atlantis as Dr. Rodney McKay 100 episodes 2010–2011 Hellcats as Dr. Eagan 2 episodes 2011 Stargate: Universe as Dr. Rodney McKay 1 episode Writer Year Title Role Notes 2003 Nothing story 2006 A Dog's Breakfast story Director Year Title Role Notes 2006 A Dog's Breakfast also played Patrick 2011 Rage of The Yeti[14] also plays Mills References
- ^ a b "1998 Interview with Monitor.ca". David-hewlett.co.uk. http://www.david-hewlett.co.uk/Interview_Monitor.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ a b IMDB profile
- ^ stargate-sg1.hu Hewlett bio
- ^ Hewlett, David. "The Road To Hollywood Is Paved With Cheap Indies." April 15, 2007
- ^ Posted by Clemontine 4 years ago.. "Flixter". Flixster.com. http://www.flixster.com/actor/david-hewlett. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ Houston, Jessica (October 18, 2005). David Hewlett Talks McKay & Stargate Atlantis. Q&A with David Hewlett. http://scifi.about.com/od/stargateatlantis/a/hewlett1.htm.
- ^ http://www.sanctuaryfans.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11&Itemid=94
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796314/
- ^ IMDb
- ^ adogsbreakfastmovie.com - So, that's a yes? (January 5, 2007).
- ^ "When Character Actors Direct!". giantmag.com. September 19, 2007. http://www.giantmag.com/2007/09/dvds/character-actors-direct/. Retrieved 2007-09-20.[dead link]
- ^ adogsbreakfastmovie.com - The Dog's Blog[dead link]
- ^ Hewlett, David. "Blown up real good." adogsbreakfastmovie.com, 18 July 2008[dead link]
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2082408/
External links
- adogsbreakfastmovie.com David Hewlett's portal site
- David Hewlett's channel on YouTube
- French fansite
- David Hewlett on Twitter
- David Hewlett at the Internet Movie Database
- MSF/DWB Birthday Charity Auction in 2009 for Doctors Without Borders
- David Hewlett on Stargate Wiki
- David Hewlett on Sanctuary Wiki, an external wiki
Categories:- 1968 births
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian voice actors
- English film actors
- English emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of English descent
- English television actors
- Living people
- People from Redhill, Surrey
- People from Toronto
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