David Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox. He won Best British Producer at the 1986, 1987 and 1990 Brit Awards. Stewart (along with Lennox) was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020 and the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Outside of Eurythmics, Stewart has written and produced songs for artists such as Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Mick Jagger and Tom Petty. Stewart was born in 1952 in Sunderland, England, son of John ("Jack") and Sadie Stewart. Distantly related both to the Dukes of Northumberland and to pirates, Stewart was from a middle-class, "well-off family", with accountant parents; he "always wanted to play with the working-class kids, but they'd always call [him] 'richie' and whack [him] on the head with cricket bats and things." His father was a "keen harmonica player" with a "dedication to music of all types", having "invested in the latest hi-tech stereo system and wired it up to every room in the house." He attended Barnes Infants and Junior School and Bede Grammar School for Boys. Stewart began "dropping acid" by the age of 15 and carried on taking it up to 3 times a week during his teenage years. He later told The Guardian newspaper "Everything changed at that moment, It’s a speeded-up version of sitting on a mountain for 60 years and meditating. 'Ah, now I get it.' The trouble is, it doesn’t last". Whilst still in his teens, he secured a record deal as part of folk-rock band Longdancer. Despite being signed to Elton John's record label, The Rocket Record Company, they did not achieve commercial success. He also collaborated with Brian Harrison to produce an EP on the Sunderland Multicord label (label number MULT-SH-1, producer Ken McKenzie), recording two songs ("Girl" and "Green She Said") from a school musical production written by English teacher Dick Bradshaw, one traditional number ("A Blacksmith Courted Me") and a song written by Dave and Brian ("Deep December"). After leaving Wearside, Stewart spent several years living in squats in London. In late 1976, he was introduced to Annie Lennox by Paul Jacobs. Soon, Stewart and Lennox became romantically involved. By 1977, the pair had teamed up with Sunderland musician Peet Coombes, releasing a single on Logo Records as the Catch. The band then developed into the Tourists, who enjoyed modest success, including a hit in 1979 with a cover of the Dusty Springfield hit "I Only Want to Be with You". The Tourists split up in 1980, as did Stewart and Lennox, though the pair continued to work together. They formed a new musical project named Eurythmics. After a string of hit singles and albums, the duo split in 1990, but reunited in 1999 for the album Peace and another world tour. Lennox and Stewart worked together again in 2005, recording two new tracks for the greatest hits package Ultimate Collection, released to coincide with Eurythmics' 25th anniversary. ... Source: Article "Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 9, 1952 (74)
- Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Composer, actor, producer and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are David A. Stewart's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 8
Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch David A. Stewart's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for David A. Stewart's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 41 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Five Thirteen(2013)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Love Supreme - Sechs Saiten und ein Brett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Malibu Country(2012)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Ringo Starr: Off the Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Off The Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Canary Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Alfie(2004)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Honest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Cookie's Fortune(1999)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Crimetime(1996)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Beautiful Girls(1996)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Showgirls(1995)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Hackers(1995)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
No Worries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Ref(1994)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Deep Blues(1992)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Eurythmics We Two Are One Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Lily Was Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Rooftops(1989)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all filmsBig World Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Long Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Eurythmics Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Ebony McQueen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Hell For Leather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 1987 to 2014.
Biggest box office
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
Highest rated
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Most popular right now
Showgirls (1995)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do David A. Stewart's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is David A. Stewart's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does David A. Stewart work with?
People who share at least 2 of David A. Stewart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ted Demme shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Ted DemmeShared titles: Beautiful Girls (1996), The Ref (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Demme
Cinematographers and editors
- Adam John KimmelShared titles: Beautiful Girls (1996), The Ref (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Adam John Kimmel
- Jeffrey WolfShared titles: Beautiful Girls (1996), The Ref (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Wolf
