James Stewart (born 21 October 1975) is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for his appearances in the television series Breakers and Packed to the Rafters.[1] He has also made an appearance in the popular Australian drama Sea Patrol. From 2016, he began starring in Home and Away as Justin Morgan.
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![]() Stewart and Jessica Marais in 2011 | |
Born | (1975-10-21) 21 October 1975 (age 46) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | |
Partner(s) | Jessica Marais (2009–2015) Isabella Giovinazzo (2016–2017) |
Children | 1 |
Stewart was born on 21 October 1975 in Melbourne.[2] He grew up on the Gold Coast, alongside his identical twin brother Nicholas and older half-sister Annie.[3] His mother Beverly raised him and his three siblings as a single parent while studying to become a teacher. She eventually graduated with honours in English and literature at Monash University.[4] His estranged father Arthur Koo is a former Australian soldier who served in the Vietnam War. Stewart has Scottish and Chinese ancestry through his parents.[5] In 1996, Stewart joined the band george alongside his brother Nicholas, Tyrone Noonan and his then-housemate, Katie Noonan. He would later leave the band to pursue a career in acting full-time.[6]
In 2007, Stewart played Jim O'Connor in the Queensland Theatre Company's production of The Glass Menagerie.[7] He won the 2008 Matilda Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play.[8][9]
In 2010, Stewart received a Logie award nomination for Most Popular New Male Talent for his role as Jake Barton in Packed to the Rafters.[10]
In 2015, Stewart starred in the ABC-TV drama series Hiding alongside fellow Aussie stars Jacqueline McKenzie and Kate Jenkinson. The show centres around a family that is forced to go into the federal witness protection program and relocates to another city when the father (Stewart) is arrested after a failed drug deal.[11]
In 2016, Stewart joined Home and Away as Justin Morgan during the show's twenty-ninth season.[12]
He was engaged to co-star Jessica Marais, until they separated in 2015. Stewart and Marais have a daughter together, born May 2012.[13] Stewart was in a relationship with his former Home and Away co-star Isabella Giovinazzo.[14]
Stewart has been in a relationship with his Home and Away co-star, Sarah Roberts since October 2017.[15] They announced their engagement in December 2018,[16] and married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland in July 2019.[17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Adventures of Skippy | Sam | Season 1, Episode 24 – "Skippy and the Vandals" |
1995 | Trapped in Space | 2nd Tugman | Television film |
1998–99 | Breakers | Alex Markham | Seasons 1 & 2 (9 episodes) |
2000 | The Lost World | Prisoner #1 | Season 2, Episode 2 – "Amazons" |
2000 | BeastMaster | Han | Season 2, Episode 6 – "Ghosts of the Forest" |
2001 | Hildegarde | Festival Announcer | Feature film |
2006 | H2O: Just Add Water | Fruit Delivery Guy (uncredited) | Season 1, Episode 15 – "The Big Chill" |
2006 | Monarch Cove | Davey Monroe | Season 1 (9 episodes) |
2006 | Voodoo Lagoon | Craig | Feature film |
2007 | Mortified | Mr. Listerman | Season 2, Episode 5 – "Taylor's Self Portrait" |
2007 | The Condemned | Belarus Scout | Feature film |
2008 | Sea Patrol | Zan | Season 2, Episode 3 – "Takedown" |
2009 | Subdivision | Brett | Feature film |
2011 | Virulent | 291088 | Short film |
2009–13 | Packed to the Rafters | Jake Barton | Season 2–6 (83 episodes) |
2015 | Gallipoli | Billy Sing | Miniseries – episode "The Deeper Scar" |
2015 | Hiding | Troy Quigg/Lincoln Swift | Season 1 (8 episodes) |
2016 | Tomorrow When the War Began | The Colonel | Series debuts 23 April 2016 |
2016– | Home and Away | Justin Morgan | Series regular (Season 29–) |
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