Bio
David Hewlett was born on April 18th, 1968 in Redhill, Surrey, UK, but he was raised in Canada. He is the oldest of 5 siblings, he's got 4 younger sisters, two of which are named Kate and Moyra.
The highschool he attended was Toronto's St. George's College Choir School for Boys.David got his first computer, a Commodore 64, in his mid-teens. After dropping out of highscool he became both an actor and an internet entrepreneur. He never attended any higher education institutions, which means he's an self-taught actor and computer geek. In highscool he became friends with Vincenzo Natali, and later David appeared in 3 of his
films; Cube,
Nothing and Cypher. In the late 1980s he got roles in low budget horror movies such as Friday the 13th and The dark side (1987). Simultaneously he earned his living as an employee at the messaging network Voice-Tell Canada for two years.
At one time he ran a website design firm called Darkyl Media, and he founded fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers.
In 1996, Hewlett got a role on the Canadian series Traders as Grant Jansky. He's got two Gemini nominations Best Performance in a Featured Supporting Role (Canadian equivalent to Emmies) for his role as Grant Jansky on Traders
He maried actress Soo Garay in 2000. In 2001 David and Soo moved to Los Angeles to further their acting careers. Hewlet got a high-profile role in an episode of ER. In 2004 David and Soo divorced. At the moment he's playing the role of scientist Rodney McKay on Stargate Atlantis.
In between jobs, he spends his time doing "a lot of nothing, a lot of hobbies."
made his own film A Dog's Breakfast a comedy which he wrote, directed and acted in, on the 6th of Oct 2007 became a dad to Sebastian Flynn Loughman Hewlett, has become an American Citizen and on the 21st of June 2008 married Jane Loughman in Warwick Castle in the UK.
The highschool he attended was Toronto's St. George's College Choir School for Boys.David got his first computer, a Commodore 64, in his mid-teens. After dropping out of highscool he became both an actor and an internet entrepreneur. He never attended any higher education institutions, which means he's an self-taught actor and computer geek. In highscool he became friends with Vincenzo Natali, and later David appeared in 3 of his
films; Cube,
Nothing and Cypher. In the late 1980s he got roles in low budget horror movies such as Friday the 13th and The dark side (1987). Simultaneously he earned his living as an employee at the messaging network Voice-Tell Canada for two years.
At one time he ran a website design firm called Darkyl Media, and he founded fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers.
In 1996, Hewlett got a role on the Canadian series Traders as Grant Jansky. He's got two Gemini nominations Best Performance in a Featured Supporting Role (Canadian equivalent to Emmies) for his role as Grant Jansky on Traders
He maried actress Soo Garay in 2000. In 2001 David and Soo moved to Los Angeles to further their acting careers. Hewlet got a high-profile role in an episode of ER. In 2004 David and Soo divorced. At the moment he's playing the role of scientist Rodney McKay on Stargate Atlantis.
In between jobs, he spends his time doing "a lot of nothing, a lot of hobbies."
made his own film A Dog's Breakfast a comedy which he wrote, directed and acted in, on the 6th of Oct 2007 became a dad to Sebastian Flynn Loughman Hewlett, has become an American Citizen and on the 21st of June 2008 married Jane Loughman in Warwick Castle in the UK.
