Robert Carlyle

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Born in Glasgow, Robert Carlyle enrolled in acting classes at the Glasgow Arts Centre after reading Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”. Following his movie debut as Big Woodsy in Silent Scream, Carlyle appeared in a number of films, including Ken Loach's Riff Raff and Carla's Song and Antonia Bird's Priest, but it was his performance in the title role of the TV series Hamish Macbeth that brought him to the attention of British audiences. And it was the role of Begbie in Trainspotting that introduced him to America. This was followed by his BAFTA®-winning role of Gaz in The Full Monty and Face.

After playing Plunkett in Plunkett & Macleane and Col. Ives in Ravenous, he played the villain, Renard, in the James Bond adventure The World Is Not Enough, followed by the roles of Malachy in Angela’s Ashes and Daffy in The Beach. More recently, he has been seen on cinema screens in There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble, To End All Wars, The 51st State, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, Black and White, Dead Fish, Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, The Mighty Celt and the fantasy epic Eragon.

His recent TV appearances have been Adolf Hitler in Hitler: The Rise of Evil, King James I in Gunpowder, Treason and Plot and Sergei Karpovich in the TV miniseries Human Trafficking for which he has been nominated for an Emmy®. Robert Carlyle founded the Raindog Theatre company in 1991, together with four other actors, and is a partner in the British film production company 4 Ways. He was awarded an OBE in the 1999 New Year’s Honours List. He has just finished shooting on The Flood and Dominic Savage's film London.

Filmography: 28 Weeks Later, Eragon, Formula 51, Ravenous, Trainspotting,

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