British actor and Thespian Sir Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86.
Born in Yorkshire, England, Stewart started ‘treading the boards’ at an early age, eventually joining the Royal Shakespeare Company with which he performed from 1966 to 1982.
But it was in his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, for which he is best known.
Stewart also played Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men among many other movie roles.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010.
The veteran actor reportedly suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
