Actor profile

Robert Carlyle

14th April 1961 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Acting

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).

54 Movies 21 TV Shows 1 In Production 76 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Performance poster

The Performance 13th December 2024 as Fugler

North of Normal poster

North of Normal 28th July 2023 as Papa Dick

Yesterday poster

Yesterday 26th June 2019 as John Lennon (uncredited)

T2 Trainspotting poster

T2 Trainspotting 27th January 2017 as Begbie / Begbie's Father

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood 12th May 2016 as Self

Sean Connery: In His Own Words poster

Sean Connery: In His Own Words 18th August 2015 as Self

The Legend of Barney Thomson poster

The Legend of Barney Thomson 24th July 2015 as Barney

California Solo poster

California Solo 30th November 2012 as Lachlan MacAldonich

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration poster

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration 31st December 2010 as Self

The Man Who Walked Around the World poster

The Man Who Walked Around the World 29th June 2009 as Narrator

The Unloved poster

The Unloved 17th May 2009 as Lucy's Father

The Tournament poster

The Tournament 1st May 2009 as Father MacAvoy

Zig Zag Love 16th March 2009 as Jacko

I Know You Know poster

I Know You Know 5th February 2009 as Charlie

Stone of Destiny poster

Stone of Destiny 19th December 2008 as John MacCormick

Summer poster

Summer 5th December 2008 as Shaun

Memories of "Trainspotting" poster

Memories of "Trainspotting" 1st June 2008 as Self

Flood poster

Flood 24th August 2007 as Rob Morrison

28 Weeks Later poster

28 Weeks Later 26th April 2007 as Donald Harris

Born Equal poster

Born Equal 17th December 2006 as Robert

Eragon poster

Eragon 14th December 2006 as Durza

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School poster

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 12th January 2006 as Frank Keane

Carry On Ken poster

Carry On Ken 1st January 2006 as Self

Dead Fish poster

Dead Fish 11th October 2005 as Danny Devine

Class of '76 poster

Class of '76 5th October 2005 as DI Tom Monroe

The Mighty Celt poster

The Mighty Celt 11th February 2005 as O

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen poster

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen 20th November 2002 as Self / Narrator (voice)

Black and White poster

Black and White 31st October 2002 as David O'Sullivan

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands poster

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 6th September 2002 as Jimmy

The 51st State poster

The 51st State 7th December 2001 as Felix DeSouza

To End All Wars poster

To End All Wars 2nd September 2001 as Major Ian Campbell

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble poster

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble 25th August 2000 as Eric Wirral

James Bond Down River poster

James Bond Down River 26th February 2000 as Self

The Beach poster

The Beach 3rd February 2000 as Daffy

Angela's Ashes poster

Angela's Ashes 25th December 1999 as Malachy McCourt

The World Is Not Enough poster

The World Is Not Enough 17th November 1999 as Renard

Ravenous poster

Ravenous 16th March 1999 as Ives / Colqhoun

Plunkett & Macleane poster

Plunkett & Macleane 22nd January 1999 as Will Plunkett

Face poster

Face 26th September 1997 as Ray

The Full Monty poster

The Full Monty 13th August 1997 as Gary "Gaz" Schofield

Carla's Song poster

Carla's Song 30th October 1996 as George Lennox

The Lucky Suit 16th August 1996

Trainspotting poster

Trainspotting 23rd February 1996 as Begbie

Go Now poster

Go Now 16th September 1995 as Nick Cameron

The Last Ten Minutes 1st August 1995 as Chris

Priest poster

Priest 24th March 1995 as Graham

Marooned poster

Marooned 1st October 1994 as Peter Camaron

Being Human poster

Being Human 6th May 1994 as Priest

Safe poster

Safe 13th October 1993 as Nosty

Tender Blue Eyes poster

Tender Blue Eyes 15th July 1992 as Richard Fascetti

Riff-Raff poster

Riff-Raff 21st June 1991 as Stevie

Silent Scream poster

Silent Scream 1st January 1990 as Big Woodsy

Byrne About Byrne poster

Byrne About Byrne 1st April 1988 as Spanky Farrell

Ben & Lucy as Dan

The Hack poster

The Hack 24th September 2025 as DCS Dave Cook

Toxic Town poster

Toxic Town 27th February 2025 as Sam Hagen

Watson poster

Watson 26th January 2025 as Sherlock Holmes

The Full Monty poster

The Full Monty 14th June 2023 as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield

COBRA poster

COBRA 17th January 2020 as Robert Sutherland

The War of the Worlds poster

The War of the Worlds 17th November 2019 as Ogilvy

Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time 23rd October 2011 as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver

Stargate Universe poster

Stargate Universe 2nd October 2009 as Nicholas Rush

The Last Enemy poster

The Last Enemy 17th February 2008 as David Russell

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Human Trafficking poster

Human Trafficking 24th October 2005 as Sergei Karpovich

Class of '76 poster

Class of '76 3rd October 2005 as DI Tom Monroe

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot poster

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot 14th March 2004 as King James I

Hitler: The Rise of Evil poster

Hitler: The Rise of Evil 18th May 2003 as Adolf Hitler

Looking After Jo Jo poster

Looking After Jo Jo 12th January 1998 as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann

Hamish Macbeth poster

Hamish Macbeth 26th March 1995 as Hamish Macbeth

To Be A Somebody 10th October 1994 as Albie Kinsella

99-1 poster

99-1 5th January 1994 as Detective Constable Trevor Prescott

Cracker poster

Cracker 27th September 1993 as Albie

November 1963 poster

Coming soon

November 1963 15th October 2026 as Jack Ruby