- Born
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Stuart Townsend was born in Howth, County Dublin in 1972. Although his father, Peter Townsend was a professional golfer, Stuart was determined to be an actor and began his career by appearing in a number of student films, while attending the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. He supported himself by boxing until his first feature film debut in Trojan Eddie (1996). Although his part was small, Townsend attracted a London agent and began appearing in numerous stage and film productions in England and Ireland. America began to take notice of Stuart's talents when he appeared in two films featured in the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, in one of which, About Adam (2000), he took the title role. He also played Lestat de Lioncourt in Queen of the Damned (2002). Townsend was in a romantic relationship with actress Charlize Theron from 2001 to 2009.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Kim Hannigan
- ParentsPeter Townsend
- RelativesChloe Townsend(Sibling)Dylan Townsend(Sibling)Hugo Townsend(Half Sibling)Ella Townsend(Half Sibling)
- Was originally cast as "Aragorn" in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen after four days of shooting because they realized he was too young for the role.
- Split with Charlize Theron in December 2009 after 8 years together.
- Has 2 children, Desmond and Ezra Townsend, with longtime girlfriend Agatha Araya. The two have been together since 2013 and reside in Costa Rica.
- Has made three movies with his fiancée Charlize Theron: Trapped (2002), Head in the Clouds (2004) and Æon Flux (2005). He had an uncredited non-speaking opening scene with her in Æon Flux (2005). They met on the set of Trapped (2002).
- Charlize Theron thanked him in her Oscar acceptance speech.
- A lot of people ask me if it's intimidating because Tom Cruise was the star of the original and that kind of thing, but for me, it was just such a different story, it was rock and roll (About Queen of the Damned (2002)).
- You have no idea how much fun it is playing Ermentrude the Cow.
- As Oscar Wilde said, golf is a waste of a good walk (On his father's profession).
- Acting is great. You spend your whole life trying to get it right.
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