A veteran of the big and small screens alike for decades, Stewart is particularly well known for his long-running role as Jean Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, a role which he recently reprised for the new CBS All Access series Star Trek: Picard.
Gates McFadden, who also starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Beverly Crusher, posted a kind video tribute for Stewart on Twitter.
The original series actor George Takei also posted about Stewart online, tweeting, “A very happy 80th birthday indeed to @SirPatStew .
The tributes to Patrick Stewart from the Star Trek universe aren’t limited to The Next Generation.