
Highest rated as cast or director
Trainspotting
1996
The Full Monty
1997
Once Upon a Time
2011 · 7 Seasons
Stargate Universe
2009 · 2 Seasons
The Unloved
2009
Riff-Raff
1991
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).
Acted in 64
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
The Performance
Fugler
- 2023
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
Movie
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
- 2015
- 2012
California Solo
Lachlan MacAldonich
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
I Know You Know
Charlie
- 2008
Summer
Shaun
The Last Enemy
David Russell · 5 episodes
- 2007
- 2006
Born Equal
Robert
- 2005
Human Trafficking
Sergei Karpovich · 2 episodes
Dead Fish
Danny Devine
Class of '76
DI Tom Monroe
Class of '76
DI Tom Monroe · 2 episodes
The Mighty Celt
O
- 2004
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
King James I · 2 episodes
- 2003
- 2002
Black and White
David O'Sullivan
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Jimmy
- 2001
- 2000
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Eric Wirral
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Looking After Jo Jo
John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann · 4 episodes
- 1997
Face
Ray
- 1996
Carla's Song
George Lennox
- 1995
Go Now
Nick Cameron
- 1994
Marooned
Peter
99-1
DC Robert Preston · 1 episode
- 1993
Safe
Nosty
- 1992
Tender Blue Eyes
Richard Fascetti
- 1991
- 1990
Silent Scream
Big Woodsy
1980s
- 1988
Byrne About Byrne
Spanky Farrell
- 1986
- 1985
No release date
Chewin' the Fat: Hogmanay Special 2001
Various
Directed 2
2010s
- 2015
No release date
Three
Director
Appearances11
2010s
- 2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
- 2010
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Self
2000s
- 2009
The Man Who Walked Around the World
Narrator
- 2008
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Self
- 2007
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later'
Self
- 2006
Carry On Ken
Self
- 2005
- 2002
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self / Narrator (voice)
- 2000
James Bond Down River
Self





