Biographic - Sunday April 9, 2017 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Robert Carlyle was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 14, 1961. Raised by his painter and decorator father, he didn't pursue an acting career until he was in his 20s. After graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music And Drama, he first gained attention in the U.Kwith a starring role in the 1991 Ken Loach film "Riff-Raff" before turning in a chilling performance as a murderous skinhead on episodes of the top-rated British TV drama "Cracker." By the mid-1990s. He was the star of the BBC police series "Hamish Macbeth." Following his role as the psychopathic Begbie in the 1996 cult hit movie "Trainspotting" he gained international acclaim as the leader of a troupe of amateur strippers in the surprise hit comedy "The Full Monty," a role that earned him a BAFTA award. In 1999, he starred in four movies, playing the troubled father in "Angela's Ashes" a highwayman in "Plunkett & MacLeane" a cannibalistic explorer in "Ravenous" and a classic bond villain in the blockbuster "The World is Not Enough." That versatility was muc hin evidenced in his subsequent roles, which ranged from Adolph Hitler in a CBS miniseries to the sword-and-sorcery fantasy "Eragon" and the zombie movie "28 Weeks Later." He earned an Emmy award nomination for his work in the 2005 miniseries "Human Trafficking." Following his starring role opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the TV movie "24: Redemption" Carlysle starred in the sci-fi series "Stargate Universe" since 2011 he has starred as Rumple Stiltskin, aka Mr. Gold, on the hit show "Once Upon A Time." The stars of "Trainspotting" went on to great things- Carlysle became a bond villain, Ewan McGregor became OBi-Wan Kenobi, Johnny Lee Miller is Sherlock Holmes and Kelly McDonald is a multiple award-winner and the voice of Merida in the animated hit "Brave." Now 21 years after the original movie, the y have reunited for the sequel "72 Trainspotting."

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