Robert Carlyle
Biography
Robert Carlyle OBE (born 14 April 1961) is a Scottish actor. His film work includes Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000), The Beach (2000), The 51st State (2001), Eragon (2006), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015). He has been in the television shows Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, Once Upon a Time and COBRA.
He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Full Monty and a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work in the miniseries Human Trafficking (2005).
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Acting History
2025
The Hack as DCS Dave Cook
2025Toxic Town as Sam Hagen
2024The Performance as Fugler
2023North of Normal as Papa Dick
2023The Full Monty as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield
2020COBRA as Robert Sutherland
2019The War of the Worlds as Ogilvy
2019Yesterday as John Lennon (uncredited)
2017T2 Trainspotting as Begbie / Begbie's Father
2016Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood as Self
2015Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self
2015The Legend of Barney Thomson as Barney
2012California Solo as Lachlan MacAldonich
2011Once Upon a Time as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver
2009Stargate Universe as Nicholas Rush
2009The Man Who Walked Around the World as Narrator
2009The Unloved as Lucy's Father
2009The Tournament as Father Joseph MacAvoy
2009Zig Zag Love as Jacko
2009I Know You Know as Charlie
2008Stone of Destiny as John MacCormick
2008Summer as Shaun
2008Memories of "Trainspotting" as Self
2008The Last Enemy as David Russell
2007Flood as Rob Morrison
200728 Weeks Later as Donald Harris
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007Inundación as Rob Morrison
2006Born Equal as Robert
2006Eragon as Durza
2006The One Show as Self
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Frank Keane
2006Carry On Ken as Self
2005Human Trafficking as Sergei Karpovich
2005Dead Fish as Danny Devine
2005Class of '76 as DI Tom Monroe
2005Class of '76 as DI Tom Monroe
2005The Mighty Celt as O
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2004Gunpowder, Treason & Plot as King James I
2003Hitler: The Rise of Evil as Adolf Hitler
2002Die Another Day: From Script to Screen as Self / Narrator (voice)
2002Black and White as David O'Sullivan
2002Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Jimmy
2001The 51st State as Felix DeSouza
2001To End All Wars as Major Ian Campbell
2000There's Only One Jimmy Grimble as Eric Wirral
2000James Bond Down River as Self
2000The Beach as Daffy
1999Angela's Ashes as Malachy McCourt
1999The World Is Not Enough as Renard
1999Ravenous as Ives / Colqhoun
1999Plunkett & MacLeane as Will Plunkett
1998Looking After Jo Jo as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann
1997Face as Ray
1997The Full Monty as Gary "Gaz" Schofield
1996Carla's Song as George Lennox
1996The Lucky Suit
1996Trainspotting as Begbie
1995Go Now as Nick Cameron
1995The Last Ten Minutes as Chris
1995Hamish Macbeth as Hamish Macbeth
1995Priest as Graham
1994Marooned as Peter Camaron
1994Being Human as Priest
199499-1 as Detective Constable Trevor Prescott
1993Safe as Nosty
1993Cracker as Albie
1992Tender Blue Eyes as Richard Fascetti
1991Riff-Raff as Stevie
1990Silent Scream as Big Woodsy
1988Byrne About Byrne as Spanky Farrell
—November 1963 as Jack Ruby
—Ben & Lucy as Dan