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Stewart Copeland was born in Alexandria, Virginia, United States on July 16, 1952. Stewart Copeland is credited as a drummer, film score composer and percussionist. The age as of 2026 is 74.
My Take
Stewart Copeland is one of those musicians who makes you realize that being in one of the biggest bands in the world was somehow just the opening act of his career. As the drummer for the Police, he was the rhythmic engine behind some of the most distinctive rock of the late '70s and early '80s — that tight, reggae-inflected, almost surgical precision he brought to tracks like "Roxanne" and "Every Breath You Take" wasn't just good drumming, it was architecture. What really gets me though is what he did after the Police dissolved: he pivoted into film and TV scoring and built a whole second career composing music for movies, operas, and video games including the original Spyro the Dragon soundtrack. Most rock legends coast on nostalgia. Copeland kept building. Born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1952, the son of a CIA officer, he grew up bouncing between the Middle East and the UK — which probably explains why his musical brain works in such an international, hard-to-categorize way. A genuinely rare case of a rock star who never stopped evolving.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stewart Copeland
- Name (Japanese)
- スチュワート・コープランド
- Reading
- すちゅわーと・こーぷらんど
- Born
- July 16, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- Occupation
- composer / drummer / film score composer / percussionist / television actor
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.stewartcopeland.net
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stewart_copeland/
- Xhttps://x.com/copelandmusic
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart%20Copeland
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315711
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Stewart Copeland born?
Born July 16, 1952 (age 74).
Where is Stewart Copeland from?
Stewart Copeland is from Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
What does Stewart Copeland do?
Stewart Copeland works as composer, drummer, film score composer, percussionist, television actor.
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