Acting

Robert Carlyle

Born 1961-04-14 · 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).

Credits

Newest first

November 1963
as Jack Ruby
2026
The Hack
as DCS Dave Cook
2025
Toxic Town
as Sam Hagen
2025
Watson
as Sherlock Holmes
2025
The Performance
as Fugler
2024
North of Normal
as Papa Dick
2023
The Full Monty
as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield
2023
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
2023
COBRA
as Robert Sutherland
2020
The War of the Worlds
as Ogilvy
2019
Yesterday
as John Lennon (uncredited)
2019
T2 Trainspotting
as Begbie / Begbie's Father
2017
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
as Self
2016
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Self
2015
The Legend of Barney Thomson
as Barney
2015
The Legend of Barney Thomson
Director
2015
California Solo
as Lachlan MacAldonich
2012
Once Upon a Time
as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver
2011
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
as Self
2010
Stargate Universe
as Nicholas Rush
2009
The Man Who Walked Around the World
as Narrator
2009
The Unloved
as Lucy's Father
2009
The Tournament
as Father MacAvoy
2009
Zig Zag Love
as Jacko
2009
I Know You Know
as Charlie
2009
Stone of Destiny
as John MacCormick
2008
Summer
as Shaun
2008
24 Redemption
as Carl Benton
2008
Memories of "Trainspotting"
as Self
2008
The Last Enemy
as David Russell
2008
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
as Self
2007
Flood
as Rob Morrison
2007
28 Weeks Later
as Donald Harris
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Born Equal
as Robert
2006
Eragon
as Durza
2006
The One Show
as Self
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Frank Keane
2006
Carry On Ken
as Self
2006
Human Trafficking
as Sergei Karpovich
2005
Dead Fish
as Danny Devine
2005
Class of '76
as DI Tom Monroe
2005
Class of '76
as DI Tom Monroe
2005
The Mighty Celt
as O
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
as King James I
2004
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
as Adolf Hitler
2003
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
as Self / Narrator (voice)
2002
Black and White
as David O'Sullivan
2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
as Jimmy
2002
The 51st State
as Felix DeSouza
2001
To End All Wars
as Major Ian Campbell
2001
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
as Eric Wirral
2000
James Bond Down River
as Self
2000
The Beach
as Daffy
2000
Angela's Ashes
as Malachy McCourt
1999
The World Is Not Enough
as Renard
1999
Ravenous
as Ives / Colqhoun
1999
Plunkett & Macleane
as Will Plunkett
1999
Looking After Jo Jo
as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann
1998
Face
as Ray
1997
The Full Monty
as Gary "Gaz" Schofield
1997
Carla's Song
as George Lennox
1996
The Lucky Suit
1996
Trainspotting
as Begbie
1996
Go Now
as Nick Cameron
1995
The Last Ten Minutes
as Chris
1995
Hamish Macbeth
as Hamish Macbeth
1995
Priest
as Graham
1995
To Be A Somebody
as Albie Kinsella
1994
Marooned
as Peter
1994
Being Human
as Priest
1994
99-1
as DC Robert Preston
1994
Safe
as Nosty
1993
Cracker
as Albie
1993
Tender Blue Eyes
as Richard Fascetti
1992
Riff-Raff
as Stevie
1991
Silent Scream
as Big Woodsy
1990
Byrne About Byrne
as Spanky Farrell
1988
ScreenPlay
as Nosty
1986