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Robert Carlyle is a Actor and Director British born on 14 april 1961

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 april 1961 (63 years)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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), and Angela's Ashes (1999). He has been in the television shows Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, and Once Upon a Time. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for The Full Monty and a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe.

Biography

Carlyle is married to make-up artist Anastasia Shirley, with whom he has three children: Ava (born 2002), Harvey (born 2004), and Pearce Joseph (born 2006). The family lives in Glasgow. Carlyle is a patron of School For Life in Romania. He is a fan of Partick Thistle.

Best films

The World Is Not Enough (1999)
(Actor)
The Full Monty (1997)
(Actor)
Eragon (2006)
(Actor)
The Beach (2000)
(Actor)
Trainspotting (1996)
(Actor)

Usually with

Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
(5 films)
James Cosmo
James Cosmo
(5 films)
Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh
(2 films)
Antonia Bird
Antonia Bird
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Carlyle (41 films)

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Actor

Angela's Ashes, 2h25
Directed by Alan Parker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about children
Actors Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Michael Legge, Devon Murray, Kerry Condon, J.J. Murphy
Roles Malachy McCourt
Rating72% 3.6488953.6488953.6488953.6488953.648895
Angela's Ashes tells the story of Frank McCourt and his childhood after his family are forced to move from America back to Ireland because of financial difficulties and family problems derived from his father's alcoholism. The film chronicles young McCourt's life in Limerick, Ireland, during his childhood in the 1930s and 1940s, the difficulties that ensued, and finally Frank's way of earning enough money to return to the land of his dreams: America. Michael Legge was praised for his portrayal of the adolescent Frank. In particular, he was said to excel in his role as an innocent teenager growing up with typical coming of age rites involving sexuality, maturity and peer pressure in a Catholic Irish setting.
The Full Monty, 1h31
Directed by Peter Cattaneo
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about sexuality, La précarité, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Striptease
Actors Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber
Roles Gary "Gaz" Schofield
Rating71% 3.598583.598583.598583.598583.59858
The once-successful steel mills of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, have shut down and most of the employees have been laid off. Former steel workers Gary "Gaz" Schofield and Dave Horsefall have resorted to stealing scrap metal from the abandoned mills to sell. Gaz is facing trouble from his former wife, Mandy and her boyfriend Barry over child support payments that he's failed to make since losing his job. Gaz's son, Nathan, loves his father but wishes they could do more "normal stuff" in their time together.
Face
Face (1997)
, 1h41
Directed by Antonia Bird
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Steven Waddington, Phil Davis, Lena Headey, Andrew Tiernan
Roles Ray
Rating65% 3.296593.296593.296593.296593.29659
Five men, criminals Ray, Dave, Stevie, Julian ("Julie" as a nickname), and Jason, plan a heist to steal a minimum of £2 million. Using a truck modified as a battering ram, the group break into a security depot in London and steal a large amount of money before the police arrive. However, they discover they barely got the amount of money they wanted, and only £65,000 to each man. Julian demands an extra amount of money as "expenses" for his work, but is beaten and placed in the boot of Ray's car until he just accepts his share. The group, without Julian, later spend time at a bar with fellow criminal Sonny, and Ray's girlfriend Connie, a protestor. Ray and Stevie also visit an elderly couple, Linda and Bill, where they leave their stolen money for safekeeping.
Trainspotting, 1h34
Directed by Danny Boyle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Black comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films, Buddy films
Actors Ewen Bremner, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald
Roles Begbie
Rating80% 4.0491354.0491354.0491354.0491354.049135
Heroin addicts Mark Renton and Daniel "Spud" Murphy are running down Edinburgh's Princes Street pursued by store security guards. Renton's circle of friends are introduced: amoral con artist Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson (also an addict), simple-minded, good-natured Daniel "Spud" Murphy, clean-cut athlete Tommy MacKenzie, and psychopath Francis "Franco" Begbie, who picks extremely violent fights with people who get in his way.
Carla's Song, 2h6
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Robert Carlyle, Scott Glenn, Gary Lewis, Ford Kiernan
Roles George Lennox
Rating67% 3.3980753.3980753.3980753.3980753.398075
Glasgow, 1987. George, chauffeur de bus, est amoureux de Carla, jeune réfugiée nicaraguayenne qui a fui la guerre dans son pays, après avoir été témoin d'évènements dont elle ne veut pas parler. Un jour il la sauve d'une tentative de suicide. Il décide alors de se rendre avec elle au Nicaragua sur les traces de son passé. Parti avec une sympathie pour le pays de Carla et pour ses compagnons de lutte, ce paisible garçon se retrouve soudain au cœur d'une violence qui n'est pas sienne, qu'il n'avait jamais soupçonnée, et qu'il est incapable de supporter.
Priest
Priest (1995)
, 1h50
Directed by Antonia Bird
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Brad Dourif, Cathy Tyson, Christine Tremarco
Roles Graham
Rating70% 3.5460753.5460753.5460753.5460753.546075
Father Greg Pilkington, newly assigned to St. Mary's parish in inner-city Liverpool, is startled to discover Father Matthew Thomas is engaged in a sexual relationship with rectory housekeeper Maria Kerrigan. Moreover, Father Thomas is a left-wing radical and an outspoken proponent of Liberation Theology, leading him to constant clashes and bickering with the Bishop—who nevertheless appreciates his abilities.
Go Now
Go Now (1995)
, 1h49
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, Sara Stockbridge, James Nesbitt, Sophie Okonedo, Tom Watson
Roles Nick Cameron
Rating70% 3.5422553.5422553.5422553.5422553.542255
Nick, is a young Scottish soccer player living in the big city. He meets Karen, and the two fall in love and move in together. Soon after, Nick exhibits signs of serious illness. As his body slowly succumbs to multiple sclerosis, he experiences a wide sweep of jagged emotions, and in the process gives himself and those who love him the strength to carry on.
Being Human, 2h2
Directed by Bill Forsyth
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Robin Williams, John Turturro, Bill Nighy, Vincent D'Onofrio, Robert Carlyle, Simon McBurney
Roles Priest
Rating53% 2.6500252.6500252.6500252.6500252.650025
In the first incarnation, which appears to be a caveman, a man's family is taken from him by raiders due to his cowardice and hesitation. Before his wife is taken away, she says, "Don't lose the children!"
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff (1991)
, 1h35
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Robert Carlyle, Ricky Tomlinson, Jim Coleman, Adé Sapara, Peter Mullan, Debra Gillett
Roles Stevie
Rating69% 3.4954753.4954753.4954753.4954753.495475
Patrick 'Stevie' Logan is sleeping rough in London and seeks employment on a building site. Learning that he is homeless, Stevie's new workmates Larry, Mo and Shem volunteer to find him an empty flat to squat in on a nearby housing estate.
Silent Scream, 1h25
Directed by David Hayman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Biography, Horror, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Iain Glen, Robert Carlyle, Tom Watson, Julie Graham, Alexander Morton, David Hayman
Roles Big Woodsy
Rating56% 2.81742.81742.81742.81742.8174
Based on a true story. Larry Winters was sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder in a Soho bar in London in 1963. Silent Scream, directed by David Hayman and starring Iain Glen as Winters, is based on the life and writing of Winters. A violent and drug addicted member of the Barlinnie Special Unit in Scotland, Larry died in 1977 of a drug overdose at the age of 34.
Marooned
Directed by Jonas Grimås
Actors Robert Carlyle, Liza Walker
Roles Peter Camaron
Rating67% 3.3737853.3737853.3737853.3737853.373785
The film centres around Peter Camaron (Carlyle) who works at Left Luggage at a train station.

Director

The Legend of Barney Thomson
Directed by Robert Carlyle
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Robert Carlyle, Ashley Jensen, James Cosmo, Tom Courtenay
Rating61% 3.098453.098453.098453.098453.09845
Set in Glasgow, the film centers around Barney Thomson, an awkward, diffident barber living a life of desperate mediocrity whose uninteresting life gets turned upside down when he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of a serial killer after accidentally killing his boss.