Stewart landed the role of Casey Bowman, a man with a troubled father, on the
soap opera Loving. He was cast after a nationwide talent search, and began appearing on the show in April 1992. While portraying Casey by day, Stewart landed the starring role of Christian in the 1993 production of
Cyrano: The Musical on
Broadway at the
Neil Simon Theatre. In November 1998, Stewart began appearing as Danny Santos on
Guiding Light. In 2003 Stewart earned a
Daytime Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor for the role of Danny. He also appeared in the 2003 revival of
Fiddler on the Roof at the
Minskoff Theatre, replacing
Robert Petkoff as the progressive student Perchik. On November 22, 2005, Stewart left his
Guiding Light role. He and costar
Nancy St. Alban, who played Danny's wife Michelle, made appearances in 2009 as the show concluded its run.
Additional theater work Stewart's Broadway appearances include the role of Jerzy in the short-lived 2011 production of
The People in the Picture at
Studio 54. Off-Broadway, Stewart completed a limited run of
Harbor at
59E59 Theater in September 2013. He also appeared in a new work by
John Kander,
The Landing, along with
Julia Murney,
David Hyde Pierce, and Frankie Seratch. The show ran
Off-Broadway at the
Vineyard Theatre in 2013. Stewart has also appeared in
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as Don Kirshner. ==Personal life==