
Robert Carlyle
Department: Acting
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).
Known For

Trainspotting
1996

28 Weeks Later
2007

Carla's Song
1996

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
2000

The 51st State
2001

Ravenous
1999

To End All Wars
2001

The Beach
2000

Eragon
2006

Plunkett & Macleane
1999

Angela's Ashes
1999

The Mighty Celt
2005

I Know You Know
2009

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002

The Tournament
2009

Flood
2007

Summer
2008

The Full Monty
1997

Stone of Destiny
2008

Face
1997

Priest
1995

The World Is Not Enough
1999

Being Human
1994

Go Now
1995

Dead Fish
2005

The Unloved
2009

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006

Class of '76
2005

California Solo
2012

Riff-Raff
1991

Tender Blue Eyes
1992

Black and White
2002

Marooned
1994

The Man Who Walked Around the World
2009

The Performance
2024

The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015

North of Normal
2023

Safe
1993

Byrne About Byrne
1988

Born Equal
2006

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2016

T2 Trainspotting
2017

Silent Scream
1990

Yesterday
2019

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015

James Bond Down River
2000

Zig Zag Love
2009

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002

Carry On Ken
2006

The Lucky Suit
1996

The Last Ten Minutes
1995

November 1963
2026

Memories of "Trainspotting"
2008

Ben & Lucy
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Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010

Hitler the Rise of Evil
2003

Cracker
1993

Stargate Universe
2009

The Last Enemy
2008

Human Trafficking
2005

Looking After Jo Jo
1998

Hamish Macbeth
1995

99-1
1994

Once Upon a Time
2011

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

Toxic Town
2025

Hitler: The Rise of Evil
2003

Class of '76
2005

The Full Monty
2023

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
2004

The War of the Worlds
2019

The Graham Norton Show
2007

COBRA
2020

The Hack
2025

The One Show
2006

To Be A Somebody
1994