Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle burns through screens like a lit fuse. From “Trainspotting’s” psychopathic Begbie to “The Full Monty’s” vulnerable Gaz, he’s spent three decades demolishing stereotypes about Scottish actors.

His breakthrough as “hamish macbeth‘s” titular constable revealed unexpected lightness, while “Stargate Universe” and “Once Upon a Time” proved his blockbuster chops. But it’s in morally complex roles like “The Crying Game” or “cracker” that he truly shines, finding humanity in even the darkest characters.

Now directing and producing, Carlyle remains one of Britain’s most fearless actors. As Begbie might snarl: “Real acting’s not pretty – it’s truth.”

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