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Robert Carlyle

Acting Born Apr 14, 1961 Glasgow, Scotland, UK 24 credits

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).

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Known for

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Once Upon a Time

as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver
Film

Trainspotting

as Begbie

Full filmography

  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • Once Upon a Time (2011) as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
  • The One Show (2006) as Self
  • Stargate Universe (2009) as Nicholas Rush
  • Screen Two (1985) as Graham
  • Watson (2025) as Sherlock Holmes
  • Cracker (1993) as Albie
  • Trainspotting (1996) as Begbie
  • 28 Weeks Later (2007) as Donald Harris
  • Eragon (2006) as Durza
  • The Hack (2025) as DCS Dave Cook
  • The World Is Not Enough (1999) as Renard
  • The Unloved (2009) as Lucy's Father
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as Nosty
  • Hamish Macbeth (1995) as Hamish Macbeth
  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) as Adolf Hitler
  • The War of the Worlds (2019) as Ogilvy
  • COBRA (2020) as Robert Sutherland
  • The Beach (2000) as Daffy
  • Yesterday (2019) as John Lennon (uncredited)
  • The Full Monty (2023) as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield
  • The Last Enemy (2008) as David Russell
  • Toxic Town (2025) as Sam Hagen