Acting · Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Born April 14, 1961
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).
MovieNovember 1963
2026
as Jack Ruby
TVThe Hack
2025
as DCS Dave Cook
TVToxic Town
2025
as Sam Hagen
TVWatson
2025
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieThe Performance
2024
as Fugler
MovieNorth of Normal
2023
as Papa Dick
TVThe Full Monty
2023
as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield
MovieOff the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023
TVCOBRA
2020
as Robert Sutherland
TVThe War of the Worlds
2019
as Ogilvy
MovieYesterday
2019
as John Lennon (uncredited)
MovieT2 Trainspotting
2017
as Begbie / Begbie's Father
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2016
as Self
MovieSean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
MovieThe Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
as Barney
MovieCalifornia Solo
2012
as Lachlan MacAldonich
TVOnce Upon a Time
2011
as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver
MovieGerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
as Self
TVStargate Universe
2009
as Nicholas Rush
MovieThe Man Who Walked Around the World
2009
as Narrator
MovieThe Unloved
2009
as Lucy's Father
MovieThe Tournament
2009
as Father MacAvoy
Zig Zag Love
2009
as Jacko
MovieI Know You Know
2009
as Charlie
MovieStone of Destiny
2008
as John MacCormick
MovieSummer
2008
as Shaun
MovieMemories of "Trainspotting"
2008
as Self
TVThe Last Enemy
2008
as David Russell
MovieFlood
2007
as Rob Morrison
Movie28 Weeks Later
2007
as Donald Harris
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieBorn Equal
2006
as Robert
MovieEragon
2006
as Durza
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
MovieMarilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Frank Keane
MovieCarry On Ken
2006
as Self
TVHuman Trafficking
2005
as Sergei Karpovich
MovieDead Fish
2005
as Danny Devine
MovieClass of '76
2005
as DI Tom Monroe
TVClass of '76
2005
as DI Tom Monroe
MovieThe Mighty Celt
2005
as O
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
TVGunpowder, Treason & Plot
2004
as King James I
TVHitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
as Adolf Hitler
MovieDie Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002
as Self / Narrator (voice)
MovieBlack and White
2002
as David O'Sullivan
MovieOnce Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
as Jimmy
MovieThe 51st State
2001
as Felix DeSouza
MovieTo End All Wars
2001
as Major Ian Campbell
MovieThere's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2000
as Eric Wirral
MovieJames Bond Down River
2000
as Self
MovieThe Beach
2000
as Daffy
MovieAngela's Ashes
1999
as Malachy McCourt
MovieThe World Is Not Enough
1999
as Renard
MovieRavenous
1999
as Ives / Colqhoun
MoviePlunkett & Macleane
1999
as Will Plunkett
TVLooking After Jo Jo
1998
as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann
MovieFace
1997
as Ray
MovieThe Full Monty
1997
as Gary "Gaz" Schofield
MovieCarla's Song
1996
as George Lennox
The Lucky Suit
1996
MovieTrainspotting
1996
as Begbie
MovieGo Now
1995
as Nick Cameron
The Last Ten Minutes
1995
as Chris
TVHamish Macbeth
1995
as Hamish Macbeth
MoviePriest
1995
as Graham
To Be A Somebody
1994
as Albie Kinsella
MovieMarooned
1994
as Peter Camaron
MovieBeing Human
1994
as Priest
TV99-1
1994
as DC Robert Preston
MovieSafe
1993
as Nosty
TVCracker
1993
as Albie
MovieTender Blue Eyes
1992
as Richard Fascetti
MovieRiff-Raff
1991
as Stevie
MovieSilent Scream
1990
as Big Woodsy
MovieByrne About Byrne
1988
as Spanky Farrell
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Nosty
TVScreen Two
1985
as Graham
Ben & Lucy
as Dan
