Rob Stewart (born 23 July 1961) is a

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actor, known for the lead role of Nick Slaughter in the action-comedy television series '' Tropical Heat,'' and his recurring roles as Roan in '' Nikita'' and Khlyen in '' Killjoys''.

Early life

Stewart was born in

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, Canada, He was raised in Bramalea, a neighbourhood in

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, Ontario. He enjoyed playing

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and dreamt of becoming a professional. At the age of 17, he sustained an injury that caused him to lose a kidney and subsequently turn down a number of athletic scholarships that had been offered to him. He enrolled at the

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where he majored in

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and English.

Career

In order to put himself through university, he sang and played the guitar at local restaurants. In the summers, he performed stunts and acrobatics at

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amusement park. Throughout his career he has guest-starred in numerous television roles. One of his early notable roles was Nick Slaughter on '' Tropical Heat''. Stewart was one of the leads in the television show '' Peter Benchley's Amazon''. In 2007 he began playing the male lead in '' Painkiller Jane'' that ran for 22 episodes on the Sci Fi Channel. Stewart played a major recurring character, Roan, in the CW hit

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television series '' Nikita'' for its first two seasons. Towards the end of his run on ''Nikita'' he also had a minor role of an alcoholic movie producer over a few episodes of the Canadian series '' The L.A. Complex'' that depicts the lives of young Canadian actors struggling for work in Los Angeles. This was followed by an appearance in two episodes of the long-running

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series '' Heartland''. Airing on the CW, he appeared in six episodes of '' Beauty & the Beast'' as the character Mr. Chandler. Soon after, Stewart appeared in an episode of the Syfy television series '' Defiance'' which was shot in his hometown Toronto, followed by another one-episode role – this time on the Canadian series '' Cracked''. In 2013, the documentary ''Slaughter Nick for President'' was released. The film follows Stewart on his 2009 trip to

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, where ''Tropical Heat'' achieved notable popularity in the 1990s. The same year, he was cast in '' Suits'' as corporate raider Tony Gionopoulos, appearing in five episodes. From 2015 to 2019, Stewart played Khlyen, a significant recurring character in '' Killjoys''.

Personal life

Stewart met his wife Celiana Stewart during the first season of ''Tropical Heat''. He has one son. Since 2001, he has resided in Canada.

Select filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Rob 1961 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors