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Acting

Robert Carlyle

Career: Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 48
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Trainspotting
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Robert Carlyle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Pop Culture
1.3, average 2.2
Fantasy
1.0, average 1.7
Absurdist Humor
1.4, average 2.0
Wholesome
2.8, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 7
Character Study 6
Character-Driven 6
Political Intrigue 4
Psychological Thriller 3
Historical Drama 3
Gritty Realism 3
Ensemble Cast 3
Violent 3
Quirky Characters 3
Heartwarming 3
London 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

3 titles

as Dan

Chewin' the Fat: Hogmanay Special 2001

as Various

Three

Director

2020s

8 titles · average score 64

November 1963

as Jack Ruby

The Hack

69

TV show · as DCS Dave Cook

Toxic Town

82

TV show · as Sam Hagen

Watson

51

TV show · as Sherlock Holmes

The Performance

55

as Fugler

The Full Monty

64

TV show · as Gary 'Gaz' Schofield

North of Normal

68

as Papa Dick

COBRA

56

TV show · as Robert Sutherland

2010s

6 titles · average score 64

The War of the Worlds

58

TV show · as Ogilvy

Yesterday

63

as John Lennon (uncredited)

T2 Trainspotting

73

as Begbie / Begbie's Father

The Legend of Barney Thomson

59

as Barney

California Solo

61

as Lachlan MacAldonich

Once Upon a Time

74

TV show · as Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin / Weaver

2000s

27 titles · average score 57

Stargate Universe

69

TV show · as Nicholas Rush

The Tournament

54

as Father MacAvoy

Flood

43

as Rob Morrison

28 Weeks Later

70

as Donald Harris

Eragon

35

as Durza

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

38

as Frank Keane

Human Trafficking

56

TV show · as Sergei Karpovich

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

64

TV show · as King James I

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

71

TV show · as Adolf Hitler

The 51st State

43

as Felix DeSouza

To End All Wars

58

as Major Ian Campbell

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

70

as Eric Wirral

1990s

22 titles · average score 67

The World Is Not Enough

56

as Renard

Ravenous

60

as Ives / Colqhoun

Angela's Ashes

63

as Malachy McCourt

Plunkett & Macleane

50

as Will Plunkett

Looking After Jo Jo

79

TV show · as John Joe 'Jo Jo' McCann

The Full Monty

79

as Gary "Gaz" Schofield

Face

52

as Ray

Trainspotting

86

as Begbie

Carla's Song

80

as George Lennox

Hamish Macbeth

51

TV show · as Hamish Macbeth

Priest

69

as Graham

Riff-Raff

81

as Stevie

1980s

3 titles · average score 68

Byrne About Byrne

as Spanky Farrell

ScreenPlay

TV show · as Nosty

Screen Two

68

TV show · as Graham