Which actor played Captain Ahab in the 1998 TV miniseries "Moby Dick"?

Patrick Stewart played Captain Ahab in the 1998 television miniseries Moby Dick.

The two-part miniseries was directed by Franc Roddam and adapted Herman Melville’s novel for television. Stewart leads the cast as Ahab, the Pequod’s relentless captain, whose fixation on pursuing the white whale overwhelms his judgment and endangers the entire crew. The production was filmed in Australia in 1997 and first aired in the United States on the USA Network in March 1998.

The miniseries also has an unusual connection to the earlier 1956 film: Gregory Peck, who played Ahab in John Huston’s version, appears here as Father Mapple. That casting gives the production a direct link to one of the best-known earlier adaptations, even though Stewart takes over the central role. Henry Thomas plays Ishmael, Ted Levine plays Starbuck, and Bruce Spence appears as the ship’s carpenter. Stewart received major award recognition for the performance, including nominations for the Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe awards.