# Rob Stewart (actor)

Rob Stewart (born 23 July 1961) is a Canadian actor, known for the lead role of Nick Slaughter in the action-comedy television series Tropical Heat, and his recurring roles as Roan in Nikita and Khlyen in Killjoys.

## Early life

Stewart was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, He was raised in Bramalea, a neighbourhood in Brampton, Ontario. He enjoyed playing 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.
He enrolled at the University of Waterloo where he majored in Latin and English.

## Career

In order to put himself through university, he sang and played the guitar at local restaurants. In the summers, he performed stunts and acrobatics at Canada's Wonderland amusement park.
Throughout his career he has guest-starred in numerous television roles. One of his early notable roles was Nick Slaughter on Tropical Heat. Stewart was one of the leads in the television show Peter Benchley's Amazon. In 2007 he began playing the male lead in Painkiller Jane that ran for 22 episodes on the Sci Fi Channel.
Stewart played a major recurring character, Roan, in the CW hit action television series Nikita for its first two seasons. 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 that depicts the lives of young Canadian actors struggling for work in Los Angeles. This was followed by an appearance in two episodes of the long-running CBC Television series Heartland.
Airing on the CW, he appeared in six episodes of Beauty & the Beast as the character Mr. Chandler. Soon after, Stewart appeared in an episode of the Syfy television series Defiance which was shot in his hometown Toronto, followed by another one-episode role – this time on the Canadian series Cracked.
In 2013, the documentary Slaughter Nick for President was released. The film follows Stewart on his 2009 trip to Serbia, where Tropical Heat achieved notable popularity in the 1990s. The same year, he was cast in Suits as corporate raider Tony Gionopoulos, appearing in five episodes.
From 2015 to 2019, Stewart played Khlyen, a significant recurring character in Killjoys.

## Personal life

Stewart met his wife Celiana Stewart during the first season of Tropical Heat. He has one son. Since 2001, he has resided in Canada.

## 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 | 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 |
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | Mayor of Kingstown | Captain Richard Heard | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For | Jeffery Wallace | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2022 | Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons | Jeffery Wallace | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2024 | The Way Home | Sam Bishop | Television series (Hallmark), Recurring role |