# Rob Stewart (actor)

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Canadian actor

Rob Stewart Stewart in Belgrade on 3 June 2009. Born Robert Thomas Stewart (1961-07-23) 23 July 1961 (age 64) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Years active 1986–present Spouse Celiana Stewart Children 1

**Robert Thomas Stewart** (born 23 July 1961) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) actor, known for the lead role of [Nick Slaughter](/source/Nick_Slaughter) in the action-comedy television series *[Tropical Heat](/source/Tropical_Heat),* and his recurring roles as Roan in *[Nikita](/source/Nikita_(TV_series))* and Khlyen in *[Killjoys](/source/Killjoys_(TV_series))*.

## Early life

Stewart was born in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada,[1] He was raised in [Bramalea](/source/Bramalea%2C_Ontario), a neighbourhood in [Brampton](/source/Brampton), Ontario. He enjoyed playing [hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) and dreamt of becoming a professional. At the age of 17, he sustained an injury that caused him to lose a kidney and subsequently turn down a number of athletic scholarships that had been offered to him.[2]

He enrolled at the [University of Waterloo](/source/University_of_Waterloo) where he majored in [Latin](/source/Latin_language) and [English](/source/English_language).

## Career

In order to put himself through university, he sang and played the guitar at local restaurants.[2] In the summers, he performed stunts and acrobatics at [Canada's Wonderland](/source/Canada's_Wonderland) amusement park.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Throughout his career he has [guest-starred](/source/Guest-star) in numerous television roles. One of his early notable roles was Nick Slaughter on *[Tropical Heat](/source/Tropical_Heat)*.[3] Stewart was one of the leads in the television show *[Peter Benchley's Amazon](/source/Peter_Benchley's_Amazon)*.[4] In 2007 he began playing the male lead in *[Painkiller Jane](/source/Painkiller_Jane_(TV_series))* that ran for 22 episodes on the [Sci Fi Channel](/source/Sci_Fi_Channel_(United_States)).[2]

Stewart played a major recurring character, [Roan](/source/List_of_Nikita_characters#Roan), in the [CW](/source/The_CW_Television_Network) hit [action](/source/Action_(fiction)) television series *[Nikita](/source/Nikita_(TV_series))* for its first two seasons.[5] Towards the end of his run on *Nikita* he also had a minor role of an alcoholic movie producer over a few episodes of the Canadian series *[The L.A. Complex](/source/The_L.A._Complex)* that depicts the lives of young Canadian actors struggling for work in Los Angeles.[6] This was followed by an appearance in two episodes of the long-running [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television) series *[Heartland](/source/Heartland_(Canadian_TV_series))*.[7]

Airing on the CW, he appeared in six episodes of *[Beauty & the Beast](/source/Beauty_%26_the_Beast_(2012_TV_series))* as the character Mr. Chandler.[8] Soon after, Stewart appeared in an episode of the [Syfy](/source/Syfy) television series *[Defiance](/source/Defiance_(TV_series))* which was shot in his hometown Toronto, followed by another one-episode role – this time on the Canadian series *[Cracked](/source/Cracked_(Canadian_TV_series))*.

In 2013, the documentary *Slaughter Nick for President* was released.[3] The film follows Stewart on his 2009 trip to [Serbia](/source/Serbia), where *Tropical Heat* achieved notable popularity in the 1990s.[9] The same year, he was cast in *[Suits](/source/Suits_(U.S._TV_series))* as corporate raider Tony Gionopoulos, appearing in five episodes.[10]

From 2015 to 2019, Stewart played Khlyen, a significant recurring character in *[Killjoys](/source/Killjoys_(TV_series))*.[11]

## Personal life

Stewart met his wife Celiana Stewart during the first season of *Tropical Heat*. He has one son.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Since 2001, he has resided in Canada.[12]

## Select filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1995 Someone to Die For Sergeant Hollman 1996 Kounterfeit Vic Direct-to-video film 1997 An American Affair Dave Norton 1997 Motel Blue Agent Daniel Larimer 1998 The Pawn Darcy Harlan 2001 Criss Cross Nick Slaughter Film sequel to Tropical Heat 2005 Devour Ross North Direct-to-video film 2013 Molly Maxwell Evan Maxwell 2019 Goliath Sheriff 2020 Sugar Daddy Bill 2022 A Grand Romantic Gesture[13] Matthew

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 1986 Hot Shots Peter Episode: "The Family Jules" 1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Bradley Episode: "Ancient Voices" 1989 Come Spy With Me N/A Unsold television pilot 1991–1993 Tropical Heat Nick Slaughter Main role; known as Sweating Bullets in United States 1994 Broken Lullaby Nick Rostov Television film (CBS) 1994 Highlander: The Series Axel Episode: "Rite of Passage" 1995 A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story Jack Gilardi Television film (CBS) 1996 The Adventures of Sinbad Vincenzo Episode: "Still Life"; as Robert Stewart 1997 High Incident Keeler 3 episodes 1997 Operation Delta Force Sparks Television film 1997 Annie O Coach Will Cody Television film; as Robert Stewart 1997 The Christmas List Dr. David Skyler Television film (Fox Family Channel) 1997 Sweet Deception Detective Molloy Television film 1999 Two of Hearts Jake Michaelson Television film 1999–2000 Peter Benchley's Amazon Andrew Talbott Main role 2001 Nash Bridges Dr. Kent McCall Episode: "Quack Fever"; as Robert Thomas Stewart 2003 Tom Stone Dean Moncrieffe Episode: "La Sonnambula"; note: unaired season 2 episode[citation needed] 2003 Jake 2.0 Miles Jennings Episode: "The Spy Who Really Liked Me" 2004 5ive Days to Midnight Dr. Dan Westville Miniseries 2004 The Collector Russell McKinney Episode: "The Medium" 2004 Show Me Yours Dr. Adrian Goldman Episodes: "The F-Word", "Pandora's Box" 2005 G-Spot Dr. Earl Stoffard Episodes: "Stalker", "Sexual Dysfunctions Anonymous" 2005 1-800-Missing Jim Michaelson Episode: "Patient X" 2006 Home by Christmas Michael Television film (Lifetime) 2007 Demons from Her Past K.C. Hollings Television film 2007 Painkiller Jane Andre McBride Main role 2008 ReGenesis Dr. Martin Cove Episodes: "Hep Burn and Melinkov", "The Kiss" 2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter Howard Television film (Lifetime) 2008 The Summit Colonel Chadsworth Miniseries 2009 Dear Prudence Doug Craig Television film (Hallmark) 2009 The Good Witch's Garden Nick Chasen Television film (Hallmark) 2009 Throwing Stones Jim Campbell Television film (CBC) 2009 Being Erica Norm Episode: "The Unkindest Cut" 2009–2011 Majority Rules! Gary Richards Recurring role, 9 episodes 2010 Republic of Doyle Victor Beerman / Turk Episode: "The Return of the Grievous Angel" 2010 Little Mosque on the Prairie Robert Episode: "Radio Silence" 2010 The Bridge Travers Episode: "The Unguarded Moment" 2010 Lost Girl Lyle Harrison Episode: "Faetal Justice" 2010–2012 Nikita Roan Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 23 episodes 2011 XIII: The Series Reg Episode: "Training Camp" 2011 Flashpoint Cunningham Episode: "Run, Jamie, Run" 2011 Metal Tornado Dennis Porter Television film (Syfy) 2011 Combat Hospital Major Kenneth Winacott Episode: "Reason to Believe" 2011 John A.: Birth of a Country William McDougall Television film (CBC) 2012 My Mother's Secret Jonas Wells Television film 2012 The L.A. Complex Roan 4 episodes 2012 Heartland Lanny Barick Episodes: "Keeping Up Appearances", "Life Is a Highway" 2012–2013 Beauty & the Beast Mr. Chandler Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes 2013 Defiance Eddie Braddock Episode: "Brothers in Arms" 2013 Cracked Reuben Froese Episode: "Swans" 2013–2015 Suits Tony Gionopoulos Recurring role (seasons 3–5), 5 episodes 2014 Working the Engels Anthony Episode: "Jenna's Presentation" 2014 Guilty at 17 Gilbert Adkins Television film (Lifetime) 2015 Reign Envoy Lord / Burgess Episodes: "Tasting Revenge", "Tempting Fate" 2015 Killer Crush Cameron York Television film (Lifetime) 2015 Lead With Your Heart Thomas Hardison Television film (Hallmark) 2015 Dark Matter Nassan Episodes: "Episode One", "Episode Two" 2015–2019 Killjoys Khlyen Kin Rit Recurring role, 21 episodes 2016 Slasher Alan Henry Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes 2016 Incorporated Spiga Board Member Recurring role, 6 episodes 2018 Schitt's Creek Rene Episode: "Baby Sprinkle" 2019 The Hot Zone General Dwyer Miniseries 2019 Designated Survivor Garrett Detwiler 4 episodes (season 3) 2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Roger 3 episodes (season 2) 2021 The Great Christmas Switch James Sabia Television film 2021–2022 Mayor of Kingstown Captain Richard Heard 3 episodes 2022 Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For[14][15] Jeffery Wallace Television film (Lifetime) 2022 Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons[14][15] Jeffery Wallace Television film (Lifetime) 2023 'Twas the Text Before Christmas Bruce Television film 2024 The Way Home Sam Bishop Television series (Hallmark), Recurring role

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rob Stewart"](https://www.northernstars.ca/stewart_rob/). *northernstars.ca*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pain_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pain_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pain_2-2) Nuytens, Gilles. ["Rob Stewart interview - Painkiller Jane"](http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/rob_stewart_01.htm). *thescifiworld.net*. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-heat_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-heat_3-1) Mendleson, Rachel (19 May 2013). ["Struggling Brampton actor discovers he's big in Serbia – really big"](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/19/struggling_brampton_actor_discovers_hes_big_in_serbia_really_big.html). *Toronto Star*. Retrieved 15 October 2016 – via thestar.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bickley, Claire (29 July 2014). ["Adventures in the Amazon"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161018220212/http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/A/Peter_Benchleys_Amazon/2004/07/22/552808.html). *[Toronto Sun](/source/Toronto_Sun)*. Archived from [the original](http://jam.canoe.com/Television/TV_Shows/A/Peter_Benchleys_Amazon/2004/07/22/552808.html) on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via canoe.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Nguyen, Hanh (5 December 2011). ["Nikita Scoop: 'Naked' Sean Pierce, Broken Fingers and a Clean Sweep"](https://www.tvguide.com/news/nikita-scoop-sean-pierce-1040489/). *TVGuide.com*. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Don't burn down The L.A. Complex"](http://jeromewetzeltv.blogspot.ca/2012/06/dont-burn-down-la-complex.html). *jeromewetzeltv.blogspot.ca*. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["September 27 - This Sunday's NEW Heartland Episode - Blog - Heartland"](http://www.cbc.ca/heartland/blog/september-27-this-sundays-new-heartland-episode). *[CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Company).ca*. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Beauty and the Beast Season Premiere Review: 'Who Am I?' (Season 2, Episode 1)"](http://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/beauty-and-the-beast-season-premiere-review/). *We Got This Covered*. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Slaughtera Nicka za predsjednika" s Atheist Rapom u hrvatskim kinima"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231629/https://www.muzika.hr/clanak/44001/vijesti/slaughtera-nicka-za-predsjednika-s-atheist-rapom-u-hrvatskim-kinima.aspx). *muzika.hr* (in Croatian). 19 November 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.muzika.hr/clanak/44001/vijesti/slaughtera-nicka-za-predsjednika-s-atheist-rapom-u-hrvatskim-kinima.aspx) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Deja View: Rob Stewart, Suits "Shadow of a Doubt""](http://www.tvgoodness.com/2013/08/14/deja-view-rob-stewart-suits-shadow-of-a-doubt/). *TV Goodness*. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Unconditional Love - Interview with *Killjoys* Rob Stewart"](http://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/scifiandtvtalk/2016/07/unconditional-love-interview-with-killjoys-rob-stewart.html). *SciFiAndTvTalk*. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Nick Slaughter has arrived"](http://www.popboks.com/vest.php?ID=10502). *Popboks.com*. 3 June 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["levelFILM signs on for A Grand Romantic Gesture"](https://playbackonline.ca/2019/07/18/levelfilm-signs-on-for-a-grand-romantic-gesture/) by Kelly Townsend at [playbackonline.ca](/source/Playback_(magazine))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VibeAnthologyRef_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VibeAnthologyRef_14-1) ["Toni Braxton To Star In New Anthology Movies On Lifetime"](https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/toni-braxton-lifetime-anthology-fallen-angels-murder-club-1234651303/) by Mya Abraham at [www.vibe.com](/source/Vibe_(magazine))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-deadlineFallenRef_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-deadlineFallenRef_15-1) ["Lifetime Sets Premiere Dates For Two ‘Fallen Angels Murder Club’ Movies & ‘Stolen By Their Father’ Pic"](https://deadline.com/2022/02/lifetime-premiere-dates-fallen-angels-murder-club-stolen-by-their-father-elizabeth-smart-1234924628/) by Erik Pedersen at [deadline.com](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)

## External links

- [Rob Stewart](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829767/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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