David Ian Hewlett (born 18 April 1968) is an Englishâ€"Canadian actor,
writer, director, and voice actor known for his role as Dr. Rodney
McKay on the Canadian-American science fiction TV shows Stargate SG-1,
Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe. He is also known for his two
1993 guest appearances on Shining Time Station, portraying nosy
journalist Ted Typo.Hewlett first gained fame for his roles as Grant
Jansky in the Canadian TV series Traders (1996â€"2000) and as David
Worth in the Canadian psychological horror film Cube (1997). He had
earlier appeared in the horror film Pin (1988) and the science-fiction
film Scanners II: The New Order (1991). More recently, Hewlett had a
prominent supporting role in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),
portraying bad-tempered airplane pilot Douglas Hunsiker opposite John
Lithgow and Andy Serkis.Hewlett was born in Redhill, England, and
moved with his family to Canada at the age of four. Hewlett received
his first computer in his mid-teens and became a self-described
"computer nerd". While attending high school in Toronto, he launched
his acting career, starring in student films by Vincenzo Natali. He
dropped out of high school in his senior year to pursue careers in
acting and computing, beginning his acting career in 1984 at the age
of sixteen.
writer, director, and voice actor known for his role as Dr. Rodney
McKay on the Canadian-American science fiction TV shows Stargate SG-1,
Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe. He is also known for his two
1993 guest appearances on Shining Time Station, portraying nosy
journalist Ted Typo.Hewlett first gained fame for his roles as Grant
Jansky in the Canadian TV series Traders (1996â€"2000) and as David
Worth in the Canadian psychological horror film Cube (1997). He had
earlier appeared in the horror film Pin (1988) and the science-fiction
film Scanners II: The New Order (1991). More recently, Hewlett had a
prominent supporting role in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),
portraying bad-tempered airplane pilot Douglas Hunsiker opposite John
Lithgow and Andy Serkis.Hewlett was born in Redhill, England, and
moved with his family to Canada at the age of four. Hewlett received
his first computer in his mid-teens and became a self-described
"computer nerd". While attending high school in Toronto, he launched
his acting career, starring in student films by Vincenzo Natali. He
dropped out of high school in his senior year to pursue careers in
acting and computing, beginning his acting career in 1984 at the age
of sixteen.
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