David Hewlett

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Recent Role:
Dr. Rodney McKay on Stargate Universe
Gender:
Male
Born:
4-18-1968
Birthplace:
Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
Birth Name:
David Ian Hewlett
AKA:
David Hewlitt
David Hewlett was born on April 18th, 1968 in Redhill, Surrey, UK, but he was raised in Canada. He is the oldest of 5 siblings, he's got 4 younger sisters, two of which are named Kate and Moyra.

The high school he attended was Toronto's St. George's College Choir School for Boys. David got his first computer, a Commodore 64, in his mid-teens. After dropping out of high school he became both an actor and an internet entrepreneur. He never attended any higher education institutions, which means he's an self-taught actor and computer geek. In high school he became friends with
More href=http://www.tv.com/vincenzo-natali/person/65442/summary.html?q=Vincenzo+Natali>Vincenzo Natali, and later David appeared in 3 of his films; Cube, Nothing and Cypher. In the late 1980s he got roles in low budget horror movies such as Friday the 13th and The Dark Side (1987). Simultaneously he earned his living as an employee at the messaging network Voice-Tell Canada for two years.

At one time he ran a website design firm called Darkyl Media, and he founded fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers.

In 1996, Hewlett got a role on the Canadian series Traders as Grant Jansky. He's got two Gemini nominations Best Performance in a Featured Supporting Role (Canadian equivalent to Emmies) for his role as Grant Jansky on Traders. He married actress Soo Garay in 2000. In 2001 David and Soo moved to Los Angeles to further their acting careers. Hewlett got a high-profile role in an episode of ER. In 2004, David and Soo divorced. In 2004 He got the role of scientist Rodney McKay on Stargate Atlantis.

In between jobs, he spends his time doing "a lot of nothing, a lot of hobbies." He made his own film A Dog's Breakfast a comedy which he wrote, directed and acted in. On October 6, 2007 his son Sebastian Flynn Loughman Hewlett was born. He has recently become an American Citizen and on June 21, 2008 married Jane Loughman in Warwick Castle in the UK.

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    10 Perfect
    He is my hero! hide show

    I absolutly love David Hewlett. He is handsome, does great acting (Stargate Atlantis) and, well, is just great all around. I love the roll he plays in Stargate Atlantis: Dr. Rodney McKay. He is my favourite character on the show. The show wouldn't be the same (and would be quite boring, IMO)without his sarcastic remarks and looks he pulls! He is so good that I (personally) think that he should have his own talk show. He is so talented and when he goes all funny, I can't help but roll on the floor laughing. He is a really talented actor.

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    9.1 Superb
    My thoughts on David hide show

    David Hewlett is one hell of an actor. He is one of the few actors who is able to get me so caught up in the story and the show that I forget for a short time that it is a show. He is wonderfully talented, bringins so much out of the character Rodney McKay that you simply have to admire the man for being able to make such an origninally unlikeable character likable. His body language is great, and he is not afraid to use it. He seems to get so caught up with the character that one is easily able to believe that there really is a Rodney McKay. Good go, David.

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    David Hewlett as Dr Rodney McKay. hide show

    I have to admit, when this character first appeared in SG-1, alongside Amanda Tapping and the rest of the cast, I didn't like him at all. He was annoying and challenged Sam Carter (Tapping), not just intellectually but morally too. He bugged me because what he said was plausible and there stood a chance that he would be right and Carter would be wrong. After a few episodes of disliking him intently, he made the transition from reoccurring SG-1 character, to Stargate Atlantis (SGA) regular.

    The Rodney McKay of SG-1 was a pain in the neck, but the Rodney of SGA is brilliantly quirky. David Hewlett plays this character extremely well. He (Rodney) not only entertains the audience but the rest of the cast too. He's a hypochondriac, annoyingly smart, arrogant and awful with women, but his quirky-squirmishness sets a scene of comedy, where many sci-fi shows can be seen as perhaps stiff and dry. He is by far the funniest character of the show and that makes him very entertaining to watch. Who said techno babble was boring, not I.

    Thumbs up to you David!

    Thumbs up to you David!

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    10 Perfect
    great character!!! hide show

    David hewlet was born on April 18th, 1968 in Redhill, Surrey, UK, but he was raised in Canada. He is the oldest of 5 siblings, he's got 4 younger sisters, two of which are named Kate and Moyra. The highschool he attended was Toronto's St. George's College Choir School for Boys.David got his firstcomputer, a Commodore 64, in his mid-teens. David plays the role of scientiest Rodney McKay on the television show of a lost city. The show is called Stargate Atlantis. David Hewlet is one of the main characters in this show of many people he is one of the best.

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    9.4 Superb
    great actor... hide show

    David Hewlett is an amazing actor. Unfortunately, I've only seen him in Stargate Atlantis so it's hard to judge him based on one role. However, he does amazing as Dr. McKay in Stargate Atlantis. He really becomes the charcter, which is a coward, self-preserving, "holier-than-thou", better than you, smart butt scientist. His character is halarious and his acting is on point. I would love to see him in something else because he does such a good job in Stargate Atlantis. However, he could just be good as McKay. Some actors are only good in one type of role, which makes them not very good actors. Oh well, Hewlett does great in Atlantis.

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