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).
Filmography
November 1963
2026
as Jack Ruby
The Performance
2024
as Fugler
North of Normal
2023
as Papa Dick
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023
Yesterday
2019
as John Lennon (uncredited)
T2 Trainspotting
2017
as Begbie / Begbie's Father
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Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2016
as Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
as Barney
California Solo
2012
as Lachlan MacAldonich
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self
The Man Who Walked Around the World
2009
as Narrator
The Unloved
2009
as Lucy's Father
The Tournament
2009
as Father MacAvoy
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Zig Zag Love
2009
as Jacko
I Know You Know
2009
as Charlie
Stone of Destiny
2008
as John MacCormick
Summer
2008
as Shaun
Memories of "Trainspotting"
2008
as Self
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Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
2007
as Self
Flood
2007
as Rob Morrison
28 Weeks Later
2007
as Donald Harris
Born Equal
2006
as Robert
Eragon
2006
as Durza