Patrick Stewart’s career spanned more than six decades across stage, film and television. Although many viewers know him best as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek or Professor X in the X-Men films, several of his movie roles have received far less attention. These five performances show him exploring very different characters and genres.

In Masterminds, Stewart plays Rafe Bentley, a security expert who takes students hostage at their school in a ransom plot. The film follows teenage computer hacker Ozzie Paxton and was pitched as a kid-friendly take on Die Hard. It earned $1.9 million worldwide and was widely mocked by critics, but Stewart brings considerable commitment to the role.

The 2014 independent drama Match casts Stewart as Tobi Powell, an aging ballet instructor. Written and directed by Stephen Belber and adapted from his 2004 stage play, the film follows Mike and Lisa Davis, played by Matthew Lillard and Carla Gugino, as they interview Tobi about his past. Their interest has a personal explanation: Mike believes Tobi is his biological father. The story’s stage-like structure suits Stewart’s theatrical background, and his performance earned strong praise.

Stewart also lent his voice to Max Winters in the 2007 animated film TMNT. Winters is central to the story because he is responsible for bringing monsters to life. The film received mixed reviews, with criticism directed at its tangled plot and lack of iconic villains. Though it featured a notable voice cast, including Laurence Fishburne, Chris Evans and Sarah Michelle Gellar, it has since been overshadowed by later adaptations.

In the 1998 thriller Safe House, Stewart plays Mace Sowell, a former DIA agent diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. His family doubts his claims that his former employer is trying to kill him, leaving Mace to contend with both his illness and the threat he describes. The film premiered on Showtime in the United States and attracted little attention compared with Stewart’s larger projects.

Gunmen, directed by Deran Sarafian, offered Stewart a change of pace during the final year of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He plays Peter Loomis, a wealthy drug dealer whose fortune is stolen, alongside Denis Leary, Christopher Lambert and Kadeem Hardison. The action comedy earned $3.4 million against a budget of roughly $8 million, making it a modest box-office result and a lesser-known entry in Stewart’s filmography.

Sources: Comic Book Resources.