Nils Allen Stewart
1961-07-19
Biography
Nils Allen Stewart (Born July 19th, 1961) is an American Actor and stuntman with nearly 300 credits to his name on-screen and for stunt work. When on screen he is often typecast as a thug, henchmen, enforcer or some kind of tough role. He is perhaps best remembered for his role as Orlando, The righthand man of Dorian Tyrell (played Peter Greene), in the 1994 Oscar nominated comedy The Mask which starred Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz. Stewart began his acting career with roles in such films as the action film "Cop and A Half" (1993) with Burt Reynolds, the Dan Aykroyd comedy "Coneheads" (1993) and the action flick "The Shadow" (1994) with Alec Baldwin. He also appeared in the Robert Patrick action picture "Double Dragon" (1994) and the action movie "Soul of the Avenger" (1995) with Mark Pellegrino. In the nineties and the early 2000s, Stewart devoted his time to various credits, such as "The Chamber" (1996) starring Chris O'Donnell, "The Quest" (1996) and "Meet Wally Sparks" (1997). He also worked on "Hitman's Run" (2000) starring Eric Roberts. Stewart continued to exercise his talent in the early 2000s, taking on a mix of projects like "Undisputed" (2002), the Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson box office smash "Anger Management" (2003) and "Brick" with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (2006). His credits also expanded to "Eragon" with Ed Speleers (2006) and "Man of Faith" (2006) starring Damian Chapa. Most recently, Stewart worked on the Thomas Horn adventure for the whole family "Space Warriors" (2013). He is married to Renee Steward and they have 4 children. He is the father of Booboo and Fivel Stewart.
