Portrait of Robert Carlyle

Acting

Robert Carlyle

Titles
63movies20TV shows
Career

Active from 1988 to 2025, busiest in 2008 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
51
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toxic Town
Toxic Town
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Robert Carlyle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.3
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Fast-Paced 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Political Thriller 3
  • African Conflict 3
  • Violent 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
TypeAllMovies56TV shows17
RoleAnyActing72Appearances10Directing2Writing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s11990s212000s342010s72020s6Upcoming4
GenreAnyDrama46Comedy16Crime15Action12Thriller11Adventure9Romance7TV Movie6War4Fantasy4Horror4Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Family2Music2
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

4 titles
GoodWatch73
Poster for The Hack

TV show

Poster for Am I Irvine Welsh?

as Francis 'Franco' Begbie (archive footage)

Poster for November 1963

as Jack Ruby

Poster for Three

Writer, Director

2020s

6 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch83
Poster for Toxic Town

TV show · as Sam Hagen

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Full Monty

TV show · as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield

GoodWatch62
Poster for COBRA

TV show · as Robert Sutherland

2010s

7 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch59
Poster for The War of the Worlds

TV show · as Ogilvy

GoodWatch67
Poster for Yesterday

as John Lennon (uncredited)

GoodWatch70
Poster for T2 Trainspotting

as Begbie / Begbie's Father

GoodWatch59
Poster for California Solo

as Lachlan MacAldonich

GoodWatch75
Poster for Once Upon a Time

TV show · as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver

Poster for Once Upon A Time

as Mr. Gold/Rumpelstilskin

2000s

34 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch75
Poster for Stargate Universe

TV show · as Nicholas Rush

GoodWatch59
Poster for The Tournament

as Father Joseph MacAvoy

GoodWatch68
Poster for The Last Enemy

TV show · as David Russell

GoodWatch67
Poster for 28 Weeks Later

as Donald Harris

GoodWatch50
Poster for Flood

as Rob Morrison

GoodWatch72
Poster for Human Trafficking

TV show · as Sergei Karpovich

GoodWatch65
Poster for Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

TV show · as King James I

GoodWatch71
Poster for Hitler: The Rise of Evil

TV show · as Adolf Hitler

GoodWatch62
Poster for The 51st State

as Felix DeSouza

GoodWatch66
Poster for To End All Wars

as Major Ian Campbell

All 34 titles from the 2000s

1990s

21 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch68
Poster for Ravenous

as Ives / Colqhoun

GoodWatch73
Poster for Angela's Ashes

as Malachy McCourt

GoodWatch78
Poster for Looking After Jo Jo

TV show · as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Full Monty

as Gary "Gaz" Schofield

GoodWatch67
Poster for Carla's Song

as George Lennox

GoodWatch76
Poster for Hamish Macbeth

TV show · as Hamish Macbeth

All 21 titles from the 1990s

1980s

1 title
Poster for Byrne About Byrne

as Spanky Farrell

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