Robert Carlyle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 April 1961 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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
Acting 58
- 2026November 1963 as Jack Ruby
- 2026Ben & Lucy as Dan
- 2024The Performance as Fugler
- 2023North of Normal as Papa Dick
- 2023Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
- 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
- 2010Gerard Kelly: A Celebration as Self
- 2009The Unloved as Lucy's Father
- 2009The Tournament as Father MacAvoy
- 2009Zig Zag Love as Jacko
- 2009I Know You Know as Charlie
- 2009The Man Who Walked Around The World as Narrator
- 2008Stone of Destiny as John MacCormick
- 2008Summer as Shaun
- 2008Memories of "Trainspotting" as Self
- 2007Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' as Self
- 2007Flood as Rob Morrison
- 200728 Weeks Later as Donald Harris
- 2007The Graham Norton Show as Self · 1 episode
- 2006Born Equal as Robert
- 2006Eragon as Durza
- 2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Frank Keane
- 2006Carry On Ken as Self
- 2005Dead Fish as Danny Devine
- 2005Class of '76 as DI Tom Monroe
- 2005The Mighty Celt as O
- 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
- 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
- 1995Priest as Graham
- 1994Marooned as Peter
- 1994Being Human as Priest
- 1993Safe as Nosty
- 1992Tender Blue Eyes as Richard Fascetti
- 1991Riff-Raff as Stevie
- 1990Silent Scream as Big Woodsy
- 1988Byrne About Byrne as Spanky Farrell
Directing 2
- 2026Three · director
- 2015The Legend of Barney Thomson · director
Writing 1
- 2026Three · writer