Comment Re:X-men (Score 1) 324
I can safely say that I will never see a cast as great as that in my life. They pushed Simon Callow (no small actor) to third billing and this was outside of London.
It was a joy to behold, McKellen and Stewart had a brilliant chemistry. If Ian deserves a knighthood for simply acting (I know he had done a lot of gays rights campaigning to add to that) then Patrick is as deserving an actor.
Although I must admit that his work in ST:TNG should count towards the honour of his career. He was probably the first actor to really show that it didn't have to be costume drama for masterful acting in popular television, and this lead to good actors getting leading roles in prime-time shows. As a sibling poster OpenGLFan points out, it was clear that at times the writers and producers were simply writing episodes to show his skill off.
For selling the RSC and British acting to the world he deserves his Knighthood.
PS - if in the future he does an Ibsen play, see it. I also saw him magnificently lead in The Master Builder.