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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Louisa Burns-Bisogno to Jason Carter
Robert Carlyle Biography (1961-)
Born April 14, 1961, in Glasgow, Scotland; son of Joseph (a painter and decorator) and Elizabeth (a bus company employee) Carlyle; married Anastasia Shirley (a makeup artist), December 28, 1997; children: Ava. Addresses: Office: 4Way Pictures, P.O. Box 33503, London E2 7WP, England.; Agent: International Creative Management, 76 Oxford St., London W1D 1BS, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- April 14, 1961
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Big Woodsy, Silent Scream, 1990
- Stevie, Riff Raff, Fine Line Features, 1991
- Richard Fascetti, Tender Blue Eyes, 1992
- Prehistoric shaman, Being Human, Warner Bros., 1994
- Francis "Franco" Begbie, Trainspotting, Miramax, 1996
- George Lennox, Carla's Song (also known as La cancion de Carla), Film Four International, 1996
- Gary "Gaz" Schofield, The Full Monty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Ray, Face, Fine Line Features, 1997
- F. W. Colqhoun and Colonel Ives, Ravenous (also known as Voraz), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Malachy McCourt, Sr. (Dad), Angela's Ashes, Paramount, 1999
- Victor "Renard" Zokas, The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1999
- Will Plunkett, Plunkett & Macleane, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1999
- Daffy, The Beach, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- Eric Wirral, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (also known as Jimmy Grimble), Pathe, 2000
- Campbell, To End All Wars, GMT Pictures, 2002
- David O'Sullivan, Black and White, New Vision Films, 2002
- Felix DeSouza, The 51st State (also known as Formula 51 andFormule 51), Screen Gems, 2002
- Jimmy, Once upon a Time in the Midlands, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
- Danny Devine, Dead Fish, Mobius International, 2004
- Frank Keane, Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School,Samuel Goldwyn, 2005
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Farmers on E, Temple Street Entertainment, c. 2005
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Go Go Tales, Aquarius Films/Gam Films/Istituto Luce/Vision Productions, c. 2005
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Eragon, Fox 2000 Pictures, 2006
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Light in the Sky, [Great Britain], 2006
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The Meat Trade, The Works, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Detective constable Trevor Prescott, 99-1, Carlton Television, beginning c. 1994
- Title role, Hamish Macbeth, BBC, 1995-97
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Miniseries
- John Joe "Jo Jo" McCann, Looking after Jo Jo, BBC Scotland, 1997
- King James I, Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, BBC, 2004
- Sergei Karpovich, Human Trafficking, Lifetime, 2005
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Movies
- Nosty, Safe (also known as Screenplay: Safe), BBC, 1993
- Graham, Priest, BBC, 1994
- Nick Cameron, Go Now, BBC, 1995
- Detective inspector Tom Monroe, Class of '76, Independent Television, 2005
- O, The Mighty Celt, TV3 Ireland, 2005
- Title role, Benny Lynch, BBC, c. 2005
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Specials
- (In archive footage from the film Face) Ray, Venice Report,TG4 (Ireland), 1997
- Narrator, Born in the USSR: 14 Up, British television, 1998, PBS,1999
- (Uncredited) Victor "Renard" Zokas, The James Bond Story (documentary; also known as 007: The James Bond Story), 1999
- Adolf Hitler, Hitler: The Rise of Evil (also known as Hitler: La naissance du mal), CBS, 2003
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Awards Presentations
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The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000
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James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
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Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
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Episodic
- Political candidate, Taggart, Scottish Television, 1990
- Tom Ward, "The Better Part of Valour," The Bill, Thames Television, 1991
- Albie Kinsella, "To Be a Somebody," Cracker, Granada Television, 1994, broadcast as Cracker: To Be a Somebody, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
- Himself, "Citizen Ken Loach" (documentary), Cinema de notre temps,[France], c. 1997
- Guest, Chewin' the Fat, BBC Scotland, 2001
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Stage Appearances
- Appeared as Oberon in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Stage Work
- Director of plays with Rain Dog Theatre Company, including Macbethand One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 1--Sundance, BroadcastDVD, 1999
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Video Games
- (In archive material) Voice of Victor "Renard" Zokas, The World Is NotEnough, Electronic Arts, 2000
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Music Videos
- Oasis, "Little by Little," 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, September 5, 1997, p. 52
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Film Review, February, 2000, pp. 68-70
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Independent Review, March 10, 2004, pp. 14-15
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Los Angeles Times, August 24, 1997, pp. 26, 29-31
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Melody Maker, January 3, 1998, p. 14
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Movie, April, 1999
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New York Times, August 10, 1997, pp. 11, 17
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Radio Times, March 30, 1996, pp. 22-23; January 17, 1998, pp. 20-21
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Scotland on Sunday, February 6, 2005; February 27, 2005
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Sight and Sound, October, 1997, p. 13
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Times (magazine), January 17, 1998, pp. 18-22
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Total Film, October, 1997, pp. 74-77
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US, September, 1997, p. 117
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