Stuart Townsend (b. 1972, Ireland) made his acting debut in Trojan Eddie (1996), followed by, among other works, About Adam (2000), which attracted critical acclaim, Queen of the Damned (2002), The League of the Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Head in the Clouds (2004), The Best Man (2005), Aeon Flux (2005) and Chaos Theory (2007). Battle in Seattle is his directorial debut.
