James Patrick Stuart is a famous voice artist and TV actor, well-known in the American daytime soap opera General Hospital as Valentin Cassadine. Valentin has been characterized as among the vicious Cassadines on the series, though he appears to be deviating from his dark past. James also got excited by how his character developed from the series.
This article focuses on the bio details of James Patrick’s only partner, Jocelyn Stuart, and their children. Also, his total net worth is revealed here.
Age and Biography
Our former antagonist, James Patrick Stuart, was born on June 16, 1968, to Chad Stuart and Jill Stuart in Los Angeles, California, United States. His father, Chad Stuart, was one of the famous British Invasion duo Chad & Jeremy. James also has two siblings, namely, Beth and Andrew Stuart.
He landed his first role on the 1980 TV Series Galactica 1980 as Doctor Zee at the age of 12. Before long, he received more remarkable results from his career within short notice, where hundreds of individuals got enthralled with his acting skills and garnered a great deal of popularity.
James Patrick’s Wife, Jocelyn Stuart. Kids
Patrick Stuart tied the knot to Jocelyn Stuart at the Presbyterian Church of Mendocino, California. They recently celebrated their 21st anniversary last September 9. She gave him two handsome children: their older son, Graham Parker Stuart, was born on May 18, 2002, and their youngest son, Colin, or ‘baby boy’ as they call him, though no details about his birth date.
James’ Career: Movies and TV Shows
After James got his debut role at Galactica in 1980, he was featured in the romantic comedy film Pretty Woman as Day Bellhop. And immediately got another project in the ABC soap opera All My Children as Will Cortlandt. Lonnie Quinn first played the character in 1988, but James Patrick Stuart assumed the role in 1990. His short-acting in the soap nominated him in the 1992 Daytime Emmy Award for the category Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.
He first used the pseudonym Patrick Stuart; however, he was forced to use his full real name to prevent any mistaken identity issue with the star of the science fiction TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation, Patrick Stewart, from the” who got a massive box-office hit.
In no time, James received various offers from many films, such as Gettysburg and Gods and Generals (Colonel E. Porter Alexander), The Fix (David), Jack Rio (Michael Applebaum), Imagine That (Mr. Pratt), and It’s Complicated (Dr.Moss).
He is hugely recognized for his work on television as he continued his career doing some roles on different TV series, including Bret in Seinfeld, Father Harry O’Rourke in JAG, Law Peterson in Ghost Whisperer, Jack Campbell in I’m in the Band and Prosecutor in How to Get Away With Murderer. He also had dozens of recurring roles in many mainstream stations’ shows, such as Greg Champlain in The Simple Life, Claude Bertrand in Encore! Encore! Atty. Adam Matthews in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Deputy D.A. Garnett in The Closer, Dick Roman in Supernatural, and Collin Cooper in Hot in Cleveland, among many others.
Aside from acting, James Patrick Stuart has a successful career doing voice-acting. He’s renowned for doing the voice of several animated films, like Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo as Whirlen Merlin, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as Jester and Johnny Quick, Beware the Batman as David Hull, and Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Ocean Master, Capt.Boomerang, and Steve Trevor. His voice can likewise be heard in some animated series, including Winx Club as Mike and Bloom’s stepfather, Blaze and the Monster Machines as Yellow Knight, Blue Pirate, and Zeg, Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures as Dengar, The Penguins of Madagascar as Private and Amphibia as One-Eyed Wally.
Not just in films and series, but James also gave voice to many popular video games, such as Call of Duty, Cars 2, Diablo III, Disney Infinity, Kingdom of Hearts, and Toy Story 3.
When not on set, you can spot James in his recording studio. Music has always been his passion and will have a spot for him due to his late father, Chad Stuart. He had his first recording album in 2009 entitled The Apple, paying homage to his dad. And this year, he released another album, Clean Slate, with nine total tracks.
How James Got the Role in General Hospital as Valentin Cassadine?
The producers of the longest-running show first offered the character of Valentin Cassadine to Matt Borlenghi in 2009. Matt was very thrilled since he was a huge fan of the series and always aspired to appear. Though, there was speculation that Vincent Irizarry had taken over the role. The show’s head writer quickly disclaimed the rumor, but the damage has been done to Matt.
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Then in 2016, the role was given to James Patrick Stuart. The nature of the character quickly convinced James to sign on to the project.
And so far, he’s still on the series, and he can still accept other roles and takes some leave when he’s not busy with the schedules.
Net worth
The actor has a net worth of approximately $2 million, as of 2021, which he has accumulated from his acting and voice-acting profession.