Robert Carlyle
Biography
Robert Carlyle is a Scottish actor who trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and co-founded the Raindog theater company in 1990. Born in Glasgow, he made his film debut in Ken Loach's Riff-Raff and later took two of his highest-profile roles, as the sociopathic Francis Begbie in Trainspotting (1996) and as Gaz in The Full Monty (1997), winning a BAFTA for his performance in the latter. His films also include Face, Angela's Ashes (1999), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Ravenous (1999), The Beach (2000), Eragon (2006), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015). On television he starred in Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, Once Upon a Time and COBRA, and he received a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe and an Emmy nomination for Human Trafficking.
65years old
Turns 66 on April 14in 182 days
- Born Glasgow
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 32 years1991 to 2023
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Getting ready for a role
Carlyle earned a PSV license, which allows a person to drive a bus carrying passengers, to play a bus driver in Ken Loach's Carla's Song. He took the test in a Glasgow Leyland Atlantean bus.
Getting ready for a role
To prepare for a homeless role in Antonia Bird's Safe, Carlyle moved into the Waterloo area of London, the same place where the film takes place.
Early training
At 21, Robert Carlyle got his start in drama at the Glasgow Arts Centre. Reading Arthur Miller's The Crucible had inspired him, and he went on to graduate from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Behind the camera
Robert Carlyle founded the theater company Raindog in 1990 with Alexander Morton, Caroline Paterson and friends; it was involved in television and film work.
Big break
Carlyle's breakthrough came in October 1994, when he played the serial killer Albie Kinsella in an episode of Cracker, sharing scenes with Robbie Coltrane and Christopher Eccleston.
Robert Carlyle movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Danny Boyle directed three of these films, Antonia Bird three and Ken Loach two. James Cosmo appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
James Cosmo's page
Ray Winstone's page
Shirley Henderson's page
Peter Mullan's page
Jonny Lee Miller's page
Paul Barber's page
All films by Danny Boyle
Antonia BirdDirector, 3 films, 1995 to 1999
All films by Ken Loach
Also three films together1 more actor
- Ricky TomlinsonOnce Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Formula 51 (2001) and Riff-Raff (1991)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Robert Carlyle's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
18 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 18 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 18Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$362M29.0% of the total
- 2$258M20.7% of the total
- 3$250M20.1% of the total
- 4$144M11.6% of the total
- 5$72M5.8% of the total
- 6$72M5.8% of the total
- 7$42M3.3% of the total
- 8$13M1.0% of the total
$33.6 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
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