Robert Carlyle

Known for acting · Born 14 April 1961 · 65 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

82 credits

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

Once Upon a Time

2011

28 Weeks Later

2007

Stargate Universe

2009

The World Is Not Enough

1999

The Full Monty

1997

Trainspotting

1996

Ravenous

1999

The 51st State

2001

The Tournament

2009

Eragon

2006

T2 Trainspotting

2017

Angela's Ashes

1999

Acting (80)

2026November 1963Jack RubyFilm

2025Toxic TownSam Hagen · 4 episodesSeries

2025WatsonSherlock Holmes · 9 episodesSeries

2025The HackDCS Dave Cook · 7 episodesSeries

2024The PerformanceFuglerFilm

2023The Full MontyGary 'Gaz' Schofield · 8 episodesSeries

2023North of NormalPapa DickFilm

2023Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”Film

2020COBRARobert Sutherland · 18 episodesSeries

2019YesterdayJohn Lennon (uncredited)Film

2019The War of the WorldsOgilvy · 3 episodesSeries

2017T2 TrainspottingBegbie / Begbie's FatherFilm

2016Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to HollywoodSelfFilm

2015The Legend of Barney ThomsonBarneyFilm

2015Sean Connery: In His Own WordsSelfFilm

2012California SoloLachlan MacAldonichFilm

2011Once Upon a TimeMr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver · 156 episodesSeries

2010Gerard Kelly: A CelebrationSelfFilm

2009Stargate UniverseNicholas Rush · 40 episodesSeries

2009The TournamentFather MacAvoyFilm

2009The UnlovedLucy's FatherFilm

2009I Know You KnowCharlieFilm

2009Zig Zag LoveJackoFilm

2009The Man Who Walked Around the WorldNarratorFilm

2008Stone of DestinyJohn MacCormickFilm

2008The Last EnemyDavid Russell · 5 episodesSeries

2008SummerShaunFilm

2008Memories of "Trainspotting"SelfFilm

200728 Weeks LaterDonald HarrisFilm

2007The Graham Norton ShowSelfSeries

2007FloodRob MorrisonFilm

2007Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'SelfFilm

2006EragonDurzaFilm

2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolFrank KeaneFilm

2006The One ShowSelfSeries

2006Born EqualRobertFilm

2006Carry On KenSelfFilm

2005Human TraffickingSergei Karpovich · 2 episodesSeries

2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelfSeries

2005Dead FishDanny DevineFilm

2005The Mighty CeltOFilm

2005Class of '76DI Tom MonroeFilm

2005Class of '76DI Tom Monroe · 2 episodesSeries

2004Gunpowder, Treason & PlotKing James I · 2 episodesSeries

2003Hitler: The Rise of EvilAdolf Hitler · 2 episodesSeries

2002Once Upon a Time in the MidlandsJimmyFilm

2002Black and WhiteDavid O'SullivanFilm

2002Die Another Day: From Script to ScreenSelf / Narrator (voice)Film

2001The 51st StateFelix DeSouzaFilm

2001To End All WarsMajor Ian CampbellFilm

2000The BeachDaffyFilm

2000There's Only One Jimmy GrimbleEric WirralFilm

2000James Bond Down RiverSelfFilm

1999The World Is Not EnoughRenardFilm

1999RavenousIves / ColqhounFilm

1999Angela's AshesMalachy McCourtFilm

1999Plunkett & MacleaneWill PlunkettFilm

1998Looking After Jo JoJohn Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann · 4 episodesSeries

1997The Full MontyGary "Gaz" SchofieldFilm

1997FaceRayFilm

1996TrainspottingBegbieFilm

1996Carla's SongGeorge LennoxFilm

1996The Lucky SuitFilm

1995PriestGrahamFilm

1995Go NowNick CameronFilm

1995Hamish MacbethHamish Macbeth · 20 episodesSeries

1995The Last Ten MinutesChrisFilm

1994Being HumanPriestFilm

1994MaroonedPeterFilm

1994To Be A SomebodyAlbie KinsellaSeries

199499-1DC Robert PrestonSeries

1993CrackerAlbie · 3 episodesSeries

1993SafeNostyFilm

1992Tender Blue EyesRichard FascettiFilm

1991Riff-RaffStevieFilm

1990Silent ScreamBig WoodsyFilm

1988Byrne About ByrneSpanky FarrellFilm

1986ScreenPlayNostySeries

1985Screen TwoGrahamSeries

—Ben & LucyDanFilm

Directing (2)

2015The Legend of Barney ThomsonDirectorFilm

—ThreeDirector, WriterFilm