Robert Carlyle: movies and TV shows
Robert Carlyle has 82 credits in the archive: 59 films and 23 TV series, from 1985 to 2026. Highest rated: Trainspotting (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1985 – 2026 · busiest year: 2005 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | November 1963 | Jack Ruby | Film | — | 65 |
| 2025 | Watson | Sherlock Holmes | TV | 4.6 | 64 |
| 2025 | The Hack | DCS Dave Cook | TV | 6.6 | 64 |
| 2025 | Toxic Town | Sam Hagen | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2024 | The Performance | Fugler | Film | 5.8 | 63 |
| 2023 | The Full Monty | Gary 'Gaz' Schofield | TV | 7.3 | 62 |
| 2023 | North of Normal | Papa Dick | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 2023 | Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting | Film | — | 62 | |
| 2020 | COBRA | Robert Sutherland | TV | 5.9 | 59 |
| 2019 | Yesterday | John Lennon (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2019 | The War of the Worlds | Ogilvy | TV | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2017 | T2 Trainspotting | Begbie / Begbie's Father | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 2016 | Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood | Self | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | Barney | Film | 6.1 | 54 |
| 2015 | The Legend of Barney Thomson | Film | 6.1 | 54 | |
| 2015 | Sean Connery: In His Own Words | Self | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2012 | California Solo | Lachlan MacAldonich | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver | TV | 7.4 | 50 |
| 2010 | Gerard Kelly: A Celebration | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe | Nicholas Rush | TV | 7.4 | 48 |
| 2009 | The Unloved | Lucy's Father | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2009 | The Tournament | Father MacAvoy | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 2009 | Zig Zag Love | Jacko | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 2009 | I Know You Know | Charlie | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 2009 | The Man Who Walked Around the World | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 2008 | The Last Enemy | David Russell | TV | 6.7 | 47 |
| 2008 | Stone of Destiny | John MacCormick | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 2008 | Memories of "Trainspotting" | Self | Film | — | 47 |
| 2008 | Summer | Shaun | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 2007 | 28 Weeks Later | Donald Harris | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 2007 | Flood | Rob Morrison | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self | TV | 4.4 | 45 |
| 2006 | Eragon | Durza | Film | 5.1 | 45 |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Frank Keane | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 2006 | Born Equal | Robert | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 2006 | Carry On Ken | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 44 |
| 2005 | Human Trafficking | Sergei Karpovich | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2005 | Class of '76 | DI Tom Monroe | TV | 10.0 | 44 |
| 2005 | Dead Fish | Danny Devine | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 2005 | The Mighty Celt | O | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 2005 | Class of '76 | DI Tom Monroe | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 2004 | Gunpowder, Treason & Plot | King James I | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Adolf Hitler | TV | 7.1 | 42 |
| 2002 | Black and White | David O'Sullivan | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 2002 | Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self / Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 2002 | Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | Jimmy | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 2001 | The 51st State | Felix DeSouza | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 2001 | To End All Wars | Major Ian Campbell | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 2000 | The Beach | Daffy | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 2000 | James Bond Down River | Self | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 2000 | There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | Eric Wirral | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Renard | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1999 | Angela's Ashes | Malachy McCourt | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1999 | Ravenous | Ives / Colqhoun | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1999 | Plunkett & Macleane | Will Plunkett | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1998 | Looking After Jo Jo | John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1997 | The Full Monty | Gary "Gaz" Schofield | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1997 | Face | Ray | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1996 | Trainspotting | Begbie | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1996 | Carla's Song | George Lennox | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1996 | The Lucky Suit | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1995 | Hamish Macbeth | Hamish Macbeth | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1995 | Priest | Graham | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1995 | The Last Ten Minutes | Chris | Film | — | 34 |
| 1995 | Go Now | Nick Cameron | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1994 | 99-1 | DC Robert Preston | TV | — | 33 |
| 1994 | Being Human | Priest | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 1994 | Marooned | Peter Camaron | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1994 | To Be A Somebody | Albie Kinsella | TV | — | 33 |
| 1993 | Cracker | Albie | TV | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1993 | Safe | Nosty | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1992 | Tender Blue Eyes | Richard Fascetti | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1991 | Riff-Raff | Stevie | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1990 | Silent Scream | Big Woodsy | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 1988 | Byrne About Byrne | Spanky Farrell | Film | — | 27 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Nosty | TV | 6.0 | 25 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Graham | TV | 7.1 | 24 |
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| Ben & Lucy | Dan | Film | — | — |