Stuart trained at the RSAMD Glasgow and worked as an actor for numerous Scottish theatre companies as well as appearing on TV in, among other things, Taggart, Sea of Souls and three series of Hamish Macbeth.
Stuart is now a theatre and television director and co-founder of
Raindog production and theatre company in Glasgow, for which he has directed
numerous plays. He has also worked on a range of long running
television series, including Coronation Street, Tinsel Town and Heartbeat.