- Bjorn Stewart is an Indigenous Australian from Western Yalanji and Wemba-Wemba. He is an actor, screenwriter and director; hailing from the Western Sydney suburb of Campbelltown and studied Performance Art at the University of Wollongong. With his eclectic style from theatre, Stewart brings a unique perspective from the urban Indigenous experience.
In 2021, Stewart directed All My Friends Are Racist which internationally premiered at Series Mania and won the AACTA award for Best Short Form Comedy. That same year he was given the opportunity to be Taika Waititi's director's attachment for Thor: Love and Thunder.
In 2023, Stewart directed his debut television role on the ABC comedy series Gold Diggers, which gave him a nomination for an ADG award.
- IMDb mini biography by: Creative Representation
- Bjorn was born in Paddington, Sydney. His name also means Bear making Bjorn the first Australian 'Paddington Bear'.
- Both of Bjorn's parents' surnames are Stewart. Both their tribal totems are the Red Tail Black Cockatoo... They are not related.
- At the age of 12 Bjorn watched the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, it forever changed his life and his outlook on the world.
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