Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

April 14, 1961 · 65 years old

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 Barn…

Known For

38 titles
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Trainspotting

Trainspotting

1996 · 1h 33m · Movie

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

8.1
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T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

2017 · 1h 57m · Movie

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

7.2
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28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

2007 · 1h 39m · Movie

Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan.

6.8
4
The Beach

The Beach

2000 · 1h 59m · Movie

On vacation in Thailand, Richard sets out for an island rumored to be a solitary beach paradise.

6.6
5
Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

2011 · 1h 0m · TV Show

A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.

7.7
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The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

1999 · 2h 8m · Movie

James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot while protecting an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.

6.4
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Eragon

Eragon

2006 · 1h 44m · Movie

In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realizes he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

5.1
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The Full Monty

The Full Monty

1997 · 1h 31m · Movie

Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.

7.2
9
Stargate Universe

Stargate Universe

2009 · 43m · TV Show

Trapped on an Ancient spaceship billions of light-years from home, a group of soldiers and civilians struggle to survive and find their way back to Earth.

7.6
10
Formula 51

Formula 51

2001 · 1h 33m · Movie

An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.

6.3
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Ravenous

Ravenous

1999 · 1h 41m · Movie

In a remote military outpost in the 19th century, Captain John Boyd and his regiment embark on a rescue mission which takes a dark turn when they are ambushed by a sadistic cannibal.

6.9
12
The Tournament

The Tournament

2009 · 1h 35m · Movie

A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.

6.0
13
Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

1999 · 2h 25m · Movie

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

7.3
14
To End All Wars

To End All Wars

2001 · 1h 57m · Movie

During World War II, four Allied POWs endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle.

6.9
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Priest

Priest

1995 · 1h 38m · Movie

A homosexual Catholic priest finds out during confessional that a young girl is being sexually abused by her father, and has to decide how to deal with both that secret and his own.

7.1
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Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane

1999 · 1h 39m · Movie

Two robbers are persecuted by the law, whose servants are not much better and even worse.

6.3
17
Toxic Town

Toxic Town

2025 · 55m · TV Show

When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.

7.5
18
Barney Thomson

Barney Thomson

2015 · 1h 36m · Movie

Barney Thomson (Robert Carlyle), awkward, diffident, Glasgow, Scotland barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically a...

6.2
19
Flood

Flood

2007 · 1h 50m · Movie

When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. It is not a question of if, but when London floods.

4.8
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Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

1991 · 1h 35m · Movie

The story of construction-worker Stevie and his unemployed pop-singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class.

7.0
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Face

Face

1997 · 1h 45m · Movie

In the face of demise in his values, a socialist in England decides to form a gang and rob banks for a living.

6.6
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

2002 · 1h 44m · Movie

After seeing his ex-girlfriend (Henderson) turn down a nationally televised marriage proposal, a small-time crook (Carlyle) returns to his hometown to try and win back her heart.

6.1
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Stone of Destiny

Stone of Destiny

2008 · 1h 36m · Movie

The story of Ian Hamilton, a dedicated nationalist who reignited Scottish national pride in the 1950s with his daring raid on the heart of England to bring the Stone of Scone back to Scotland.

6.7
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There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

2000 · 1h 46m · Movie

Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed.

6.6
25
Carla's Song

Carla's Song

1996 · 2h 7m · Movie

1987, love in time of war. Bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly-sad life in Glasgow. Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her family dispersed; she's suicidal. George take...

6.8
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006 · 1h 43m · Movie

A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love.

6.5
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Dead Fish

Dead Fish

2005 · 1h 38m · Movie

Traitors, killers and lovers collide in London.

5.3
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The Full Monty

The Full Monty

2023 · TV Show

The original band of brothers as they navigate Sheffield and its crumbling healthcare, education and employment sectors, exploring the brighter, sillier and more humane way forward where communal effort can still triumph over adve...

7.1
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The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

2008 · 1h 0m · TV Show

Britain has been transformed into a security state. A mathematical genius's search for the truth about his brother's death catapults him into a conspiracy and a love affair.

7.0
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The Hack

The Hack

2025 · 50m · TV Show

While a journalist uncovers evidence of phone hacking at a tabloid newspaper, a former police detective looks into the unsolved murder of a private investigator.

7.3
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Go Now

Go Now

1995 · 1h 21m · Movie

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, ...

7.1
32
The Unloved

The Unloved

2009 · 1h 46m · Movie

A film that gives a child's eye view of the U.K.'s government-run care system for orphans and children in danger.

6.8
33
California Solo

California Solo

2012 · 1h 34m · Movie

A former Britpop rocker who now works on a farm gets caught driving drunk and faces deportation after living in Los Angeles for many years. His efforts to stay in the U.S. force him to confront the past and current demons in his l...

6.3
34
The Mighty Celt

The Mighty Celt

2005 · 1h 22m · Movie

In this tender coming-of-age story, a young boy from a broken home learns the harsh realities of life after adopting an awkward greyhound and befriending a mysterious figure from his mother's past.

6.6
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Black and White

Black and White

2002 · 1h 39m · Movie

Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young aboriginal Max Stuart.

6.7
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Born Equal

Born Equal

2006 · 1h 23m · Movie

Four characters living in one neighbourhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.

6.6