Patrick Stewart, Oblivion's Emperor Uriel Septim VII, Dies at 86
Stewart voiced Uriel Septim VII in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Zobek in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, after debuting as Picard in 1995.
Patrick Stewart died in Los Angeles on October 28, 2026, at the age of 86, with his wife Sunny by his side after a brief struggle with Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia. Beyond his screen career, Stewart was a recurring presence in games, lending his voice to Emperor Uriel Septim VII in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and to Zobek in the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series.
His first video game role came in 1995, when he reprised Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity. He returned to the character in Star Trek: Armada in 2000 and Star Trek: Elite Force II in 2003.
From Tamriel to X-Men
In 2006, Stewart voiced Emperor Uriel Septim VII in Bethesda Game Studios' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. He also voiced Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003) and X-Men: The Official Game (2006), and played Xavier in Raven Software's X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, where he was the only film cast member to reprise his role.
In 2010, MercurySteam's Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was released with Stewart as Zobek, alongside Robert Carlyle as Gabriel Belmont, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 brought him back as Zobek. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered brought both of his performances back in 2025.
Collider reported his death.
Quick answers
What video game characters did Patrick Stewart voice?
He voiced Emperor Uriel Septim VII in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Zobek in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, and Professor Charles Xavier in several X-Men games.
What was Patrick Stewart's first video game role?
He first appeared in a game in 1995 as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity.
How old was Patrick Stewart when he died?
He was 86 and died in Los Angeles on October 28, 2026.