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Robert Carlyle

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Scottish actor

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Robert Carlyle is a male actor and film director born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1961. A citizen of the United Kingdom, he is educated at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and speaks English. His professional career began in 1990 and concluded on January 1, 2008. He has worked as a stage actor and film actor.

Carlyle has received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He has three children. His name in his native language is Robert Carlyle.

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

  • November 1963 — Jack Ruby2026
  • Toxic Town — Sam Hagen2025
  • The Hack — DCS Dave Cook2025
  • Watson — Sherlock Holmes2025
  • The Performance — Fugler2024
  • North of Normal — Papa Dick2023
  • The Full Monty — Gary 'Gaz' Schofield2023
  • COBRA — Robert Sutherland2020
  • Yesterday — John Lennon (uncredited)2019
  • The War of the Worlds — Ogilvy2019

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Key facts

Born
( 1961-04-14 ) 14 April 1961 (age 65) , Maryhill , Glasgow , Scotland
Alma mater
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1990–present
Spouse
Anastasia Shirley ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Glasgow
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Robert Carlyle in 2017.jpg
Number of children
3
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Commons category
Robert Carlyle
date of birth
1961-04-14
start of work period
1990-00-00
name in native language
Robert Carlyle
social media followers
496643
end of work period
2008-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Carlyle OBE (born 14 April 1961) is a Scottish actor. His film work includes: Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), Ravenous and The World Is Not Enough (both 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 starred in television series such as Hamish Macbeth (1995–1998), Stargate Universe (2009–2011), Once Upon a Time (2011–2018) and COBRA (2020–2023).

He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Full Monty and a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work in the miniseries Human Trafficking (2005). Carlyle also earned plaudits for playing King James I in the BBC miniseries Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004).

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