Patrick Stewart’s son, fellow actor Daniel Stewart, reacted to his father’s death by sharing a sweet throwback photo of the two of them together.
After news broke of Patrick’s death on Thursday, October 29, Daniel, 59, took to X to share a photo of him giving his father a piggyback ride. Both father and son are seen smiling in the photo.
Followers sent their condolences to Daniel in the comments section, with one person writing, “Brought so much joy to so many people. So sorry for the loss of your wonderful Dad. Thinking of you & the family 💔.”
Another wrote, “Your dad was a father figure to many of us just by watching him perform. My condolences.”
Daniel appeared alongside his father in a 1992 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation titled “The Inner Light,” playing Batai, the son of an alternative version of Patrick’s character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Daniel also starred alongside in the 1993 film Death Train and an episode of Patrick’s short-lived Starz sitcom Blunt Talk in 2015.
In a 2012 interview with the U.K.’s Metro newspaper, Daniel opened up about following in his father’s acting footsteps and wanting to forge his own path in Hollywood.
“To say nepotism is rife in the acting profession is an understatement. Doors open for you that wouldn’t open for other people,” Daniel said at the time. “It also has drawbacks. It’s taken me until now to walk into a rehearsal room and be accepted in my own right without being Pat Stewart’s son. You want to be recognized for your own talents, not just because you’re the son of someone famous.”
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He added, “I tried to be more professional than anyone else, to not be late, not mess around, because I didn’t want people to say, ‘He’s the slacker son of so-and-so,’ because I’ve met people who have [gotten] by hanging on to the coat tails of a famous relative.”
Patrick shared Daniel and daughter Sophie, 54, with his first wife, Sheila Falconer. The couple were married from 1966 to 1999.
In 2023, the X-Men actor opened up about being estranged from his children, saying his lack of relationship with Daniel and Sophie had caused him “significant grief.”
“Given that I’m separated from my children now, we don’t have relationships, they have become very important,” he told the Irish Independent. “I never thought that this would happen, but both my children are in their 50s, they’re not children anymore, they’re adults. And my relationship with them is practically nonexistent.”
Sir Patrick Stewart died in October 2026 after a private battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder. “We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles,” a statement shared via the actor’s Instagram page read. “[Patrick died] in the loving care […]
He continued, “There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not pained by the memory of my children, who they were and by a sense of responsibility that they became who they are in part because of me and my influence or lack of influence on them.”
Stewart’s spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, confirmed he died at his home on Wednesday, October 28.
“[Patrick experienced] a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia,” Novak said in a statement. “He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all. We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace.”
