ACTOR

David Hewlett

1968 - Today

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David Ian Hewlett (born 18 April 1968) is a British-born Canadian actor, writer, and director known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay in the Stargate science-fiction franchise. He first gained fame for his roles as Grant Jansky in the Canadian TV series Traders (1996–2000) and as David Worth in the Canadian psychological horror film Cube (1997). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Hewlett has received more than 1,536,182 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). David Hewlett is the 6,290th most popular actor (down from 5,417th in 2019), the 4,639th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,116th in 2019) and the 713th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of David Hewletts by language

Over the past year David Hewlett has had the most page views in the with 175,447 views, followed by German (26,278), and French (18,341). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (86.76%), Southern Azerbaijani (65.20%), and Finnish (48.98%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Hewlett ranks 6,290 out of 13,578. Before him are Adam Goldberg, Jeanne Cooper, Imanol Arias, Lola Dueñas, Eleanor Bron, and Jim Hanks. After him are Terrence Mann, Tanja Ribič, Dean Cundey, Melanie Lynskey, Trevor Goddard, and DJ Qualls.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, David Hewlett ranks 303. Before him are Megan Follows, Lawrence Makoare, Hikaru Midorikawa, Juan Martín Maldacena, John Ortiz, and Kristin Chenoweth. After him are Tanja Ribič, Bärbel Bas, Bennet Omalu, Robin Li, Hideo Nomo, and Kiyohiko Azuma.

Others Born in 1968

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Hewlett ranks 4,639 out of 8,785. Before him are Nick Rhodes (1962), Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864), Charles Mackay (1814), Tony Cascarino (1962), and Eleanor Bron (1938). After him are David Arnold (1962), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Trevor Goddard (1962), Gerry Hitchens (1934), Keith Levene (1957), and Long John Baldry (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Hewlett ranks 713. Before him are Molly Peters (1942), Spottiswoode Aitken (1868), Sylvia Syms (1934), Parminder Nagra (1975), Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), and Eleanor Bron (1938). After him are Trevor Goddard (1962), Moira Shearer (1926), Alistair Petrie (1970), Rik Mayall (1958), Dev Patel (1990), and Charles Kent (1852).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Shape of Water
Fleming
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Dec 1o 20177.2 / 10
Cube
Worth
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
Jul 11o 19986.804 / 10
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Douglas Hunsiker
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
Aug 3o 20117.313 / 10