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Robert Carlyle

Age: 48
Height: 5' 8"

Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Born: Apr. 14th, 1961

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Robert Carlyle's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
SGU Stargate Universe	Dr. David Rush
The Last Enemy (UK)	Russell
Human Trafficking	Sergei Karpov&hellip
Hamish Macbeth (UK)	Hamish Macbeth
Chewin' The Fat (UK)	Robert Carlyle

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Robert Carlyle was raised in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, by his father Joseph, after his mother left him when he was only four. At the age of 21, after reading Arthur Miller (I)'s "The Crucible," he enrolled in acting classes at the Glasgow Arts Centre. In 1991, together with four other actors, he founded the Raindog theatre company (named after Tom Waits' album "Rain Dog," one of Carlyle's favorites), a company dedicated to innovative work.

TRIVIA:

Trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and formed his own theatre company, Rain Dog, in 1991.
Turned down a role in _28 Days Later... (2002)_ (qv) before taking a role in _28 Weeks Later (2007)_ (qv).
A partner in the British film production company 4 Ways along with 'Antonia Bird' (qv), 'Irvine Welsh' (qv) and 'Mark Cousins' (qv).
Awarded an OBE in the 1999 New Years honours list.
His father, Joe, died at age 76 on January 7, 2006, and was buried in Maryhill, Glasgow, on January 14th.
Ranked seventh in the 2001 Orange Film Survey of greatest British actors.
At age 17 he once worked as a butcher.
Featured in the music video for the Oasis song "Little by Little".