Acting
Stuart Townsend
Born 1972-12-15
Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
Department: Acting
Biography
Stuart Townsend (born on 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor and director. His most notable portrayals are of the characters Lestat de Lioncourt in the 2002 film adaptation of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, and Dorian Gray in the 2003 film adaptation of Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stuart Townsend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Stuart Townsend
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
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Elementary
2012
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Æon Flux
2005
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Queen of the Damned
2002
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Robot Chicken
2005
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Will & Grace
1998
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Trapped
2002
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Shetland
2013
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Chaos Theory
2008
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (38 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Into the Deep | Daemon Benz | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Martini Shot | Philip | Movie | 2023 |
 | Christmas at Castle Hart | Aiden Hart | Movie | 2021 |
 | Apache Junction | Jericho Ford | Movie | 2021 |
 | Grace and Grit | Ken Wilber | Movie | 2021 |
 | Medicamentele străvechi | Narrator | Movie | 2019 |
 | A Stranger in Paradise | Paul | Movie | 2013 |
 | Shetland | Ed Tulloch | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Elementary | Del Gruner | TV Series | 2012 |
 | 23 Degrees, 5 Minutes | Babbage | Movie | 2011 |
 | XIII: The Series | XIII / Ross Tanner / Steve Rowland | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Chaos Theory | Buddy Endrow | Movie | 2008 |
 | Bloodsucking Cinema | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Battle in Seattle | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| Battle in Seattle | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
| Battle in Seattle | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Æon Flux | Monican (uncredited) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Made in Hollywood | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Night Stalker | Carl Kolchak | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Best Man | Olly Pickering | Movie | 2005 |
 | Robot Chicken | Ron Weasley / Defeccachi (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
| Robot Chicken | Lucky Charms Leprechaun (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Head in the Clouds | Guy Malyon | Movie | 2004 |
 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Dorian Gray | Movie | 2003 |
 | Shade | Vernon | Movie | 2003 |
 | Trapped | Will | Movie | 2002 |
 | Queen of the Damned | Lestat de Lioncourt | Movie | 2002 |
 | About Adam | Adam | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Escort | Tom | Movie | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Declan Trask | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Venice Project | Lark / Gippo the Fool | Movie | 1999 |
 | Wonderland | Tim | Movie | 1999 |
 | Simon Magus | Dovid Bendal | Movie | 1999 |
 | Will & Grace | Edward - Pastry Chef | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Resurrection Man | Victor Kelly | Movie | 1998 |
 | Under the Skin | Tom | Movie | 1997 |
 | Shooting Fish | Jez | Movie | 1997 |
 | Trojan Eddie | Dermot | Movie | 1996 |