Stuart Townsend
| Stuart Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Townsend at the Beverly Hills special screening of Battle in Seattle on 22 September 2008. | |
| Born | 15 December 1972 Howth, County Dublin, Ireland | 
| Occupation | Actor | 
| Years active | 1993–present | 
| Partner | Charlize Theron (2001–2009) | 
| Children | 2 | 
| Father | Peter Townsend | 
| Relatives | Hugo Townsend (half-brother) | 
Stuart Townsend (born 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Lestat de Lioncourt in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned (2002), and Dorian Gray in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). In 2007, he directed the film Battle in Seattle.