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).
Known For
The Graham Norton Show
Once Upon a Time
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The One Show
Screen Two
Stargate Universe
Watson
Cracker
All Movies (56)
- November 19632026 · as Jack Ruby
- The Performance2024 · as Fugler
- North of Normal2023 · as Papa Dick
- Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting2023
- Yesterday2019 · as John Lennon (uncredited)
- T2 Trainspotting2017 · as Begbie / Begbie's Father
- Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood2016 · as Self
- Sean Connery: In His Own Words2015 · as Self
- The Legend of Barney Thomson2015 · as Barney
- California Solo2012 · as Lachlan MacAldonich
- Gerard Kelly: A Celebration2010 · as Self
- The Man Who Walked Around the World2009 · as Narrator
- The Unloved2009 · as Lucy's Father
- The Tournament2009 · as Father MacAvoy
- Zig Zag Love2009 · as Jacko
- I Know You Know2009 · as Charlie
- Stone of Destiny2008 · as John MacCormick
- Summer2008 · as Shaun
- Memories of "Trainspotting"2008 · as Self
- Flood2007 · as Rob Morrison
- 28 Weeks Later2007 · as Donald Harris
- Born Equal2006 · as Robert
- Eragon2006 · as Durza
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School2006 · as Frank Keane
- Carry On Ken2006 · as Self
- Dead Fish2005 · as Danny Devine
- Class of '762005 · as DI Tom Monroe
- The Mighty Celt2005 · as O
- Die Another Day: From Script to Screen2002 · as Self / Narrator (voice)
- Black and White2002 · as David O'Sullivan
- Once Upon a Time in the Midlands2002 · as Jimmy
- The 51st State2001 · as Felix DeSouza
- To End All Wars2001 · as Major Ian Campbell
- There's Only One Jimmy Grimble2000 · as Eric Wirral
- James Bond Down River2000 · as Self
- The Beach2000 · as Daffy
- Angela's Ashes1999 · as Malachy McCourt
- The World Is Not Enough1999 · as Renard
- Ravenous1999 · as Ives / Colqhoun
- Plunkett & Macleane1999 · as Will Plunkett
- Face1997 · as Ray
- The Full Monty1997 · as Gary "Gaz" Schofield
- Carla's Song1996 · as George Lennox
- The Lucky Suit1996
- Trainspotting1996 · as Begbie
- Go Now1995 · as Nick Cameron
- The Last Ten Minutes1995 · as Chris
- Priest1995 · as Graham
- Marooned1994 · as Peter Camaron
- Being Human1994 · as Priest
- Safe1993 · as Nosty
- Tender Blue Eyes1992 · as Richard Fascetti
- Riff-Raff1991 · as Stevie
- Silent Scream1990 · as Big Woodsy
- Byrne About Byrne1988 · as Spanky Farrell
- Ben & Lucy— · as Dan
All TV Shows (23)
- The Hack2025 · as DCS Dave Cook
- Toxic Town2025 · as Sam Hagen
- Watson2025 · as Sherlock Holmes
- The Full Monty2023 · as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield
- COBRA2020 · as Robert Sutherland
- The War of the Worlds2019 · as Ogilvy
- Once Upon a Time2011 · as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver
- Stargate Universe2009 · as Nicholas Rush
- The Last Enemy2008 · as David Russell
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
- The One Show2006 · as Self
- Human Trafficking2005 · as Sergei Karpovich
- Class of '762005 · as DI Tom Monroe
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
- Gunpowder, Treason & Plot2004 · as King James I
- Hitler: The Rise of Evil2003 · as Adolf Hitler
- Looking After Jo Jo1998 · as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann
- Hamish Macbeth1995 · as Hamish Macbeth
- To Be A Somebody1994 · as Albie Kinsella
- 99-11994 · as DC Robert Preston
- Cracker1993 · as Albie
- ScreenPlay1986 · as Nosty
- Screen Two1985 · as Graham