Robert Carlyle - wikipedia Robert Carlyle For the Indian civil servant and historian, see Robert Warrand Carlyle. For those of a similar name, see Robert Carlisle ( disambiguation ). Robert Carlyle OBE Carlyle at the 2014 Comic - Con International ( 1961 - 04 - 14 ) 14 April 1961 ( age 56 ) Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland Residence Glasgow, Scotland Alma mater Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Occupation Actor Years active 1990 -- present Spouse ( s ) Anastasia Shirley ( m. 1997 ) Children Robert Carlyle, OBE ( born 14 April 1961 ) is a Scottish actor. His film work includes Trainspotting ( 1996 ), The Full Monty ( 1997 ), The World Is Not Enough ( 1999 ), and Angela 's Ashes ( 1999 ). He has been in the television shows Hamish Macbeth, Stargate Universe, and Once Upon a Time. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Full Monty and a Gemini Award for Stargate Universe. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Acting style 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 4.4 Music videos 4.5 Audio books 5 References 6 External links Early Life Carlyle was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth, a bus company employee, and Joseph Carlyle, a painter and decorator. He was brought up by his father after his mother left when Carlyle was four years old. He left school at the age of 16 without any qualifications and worked for his father as a painter and decorator ; however, he continued his education by attending night classes at Cardonald College in Glasgow. Career Carlyle became involved in drama at the Glasgow Arts Centre at the age of 21 ( having been inspired by reading Arthur Miller 's The Crucible ), and subsequently graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( RSAMD ). In 1991, he and four friends founded a theatre company, Raindog ( which was involved in television and film work ). The same year he guest starred in The Bill and also starred in his first movie, Riff - Raff, directed by Ken Loach. In 1994, he played the gay lover of Father Greg in the film Priest. Carlyle 's first high - profile role came as murderer Albert `` Albie '' Kinsella in an October 1994 episode of Cracker opposite Robbie Coltrane ( in which Kinsella killed five people, including Christopher Eccleston 's DCI David Bilborough ). This highly acclaimed role showcased Carlyle 's `` pure intensity ''. Shortly after his appearance in Cracker, he landed the role of Highland policeman Hamish Macbeth in the BBC comedy - drama Hamish Macbeth. The series ran for three seasons from 1995 to 1997. In 1996 and 1997, he appeared in the two highest - profile roles of his career to date : as the psychopathic Francis Begbie in Trainspotting and Gaz, the leader of a group of male amateur strippers, in The Full Monty. The latter earned Carlyle a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He also starred with Ray Winstone in the 1997 film Face. Carlyle played the senior Malachy McCourt ( father of author Frank McCourt ) in the 1999 film adaptation of McCourt 's first memoir, Angela 's Ashes ; the arch villain Renard in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough ; and a cannibalistic soldier in the 1999 Ravenous. Robert Carlyle in July 2009. Carlyle appeared in the 2002 Oasis music video for `` Little By Little ''. He played Adolf Hitler in the 2003 miniseries Hitler : The Rise of Evil. In 2006 he played the villain Durza in Eragon. In 2007 Carlyle played one of the main characters in the film 28 Weeks Later. He also played the lead role as a marine engineer attempting to save London from total devastation in the disaster film Flood. That year he also portrayed Father Joseph Macavoy in the film The Tournament. In 2008 Carlyle narrated a BBC audiobook version of The Cutting Room. In 2008, he was cast as Dr. Nicholas Rush in the television series Stargate Universe. His role in the series has been described thus : `` As ( the team fights ) to survive, Dr. Rush ( Carlyle ) works to unlock the mysteries of the ship and return the group home, but evidence of his ulterior motives soon arises. '' His was touted by the studio as the `` leading role '' in Universe. In December 2008, Carlyle appeared in 24 : Redemption, a television movie based on the popular TV series 24, starring alongside Kiefer Sutherland. In 2009, Carlyle appeared in a long - form commercial for Johnnie Walker whisky, titled `` The Man Who Walked Around The World. '' Carlyle was shown walking down a path and talking for six minutes in a single long take. The ad took two days to film. The director, Jamie Rafn, afterwards referred to Carlyle as an `` utter genius ''. He voices the character of Gabriel Belmont, and his counterpart, Dracula in the video game Castlevania : Lords of Shadow, as well as its sequels Mirror of Fate and Lords of Shadow 2. Beginning in October 2011 Carlyle has portrayed Mr. Gold ( Rumplestiltskin ) in the fantasy - drama television series Once Upon A Time. The character is a wizard, deal - maker, and master manipulator. Acting style Known for his commitment to authenticity in roles, Carlyle has often altered his lifestyle and physical appearance to gain a better understanding of a character -- much akin to method acting. Before playing a homeless character in Antonia Bird 's Safe, for example, he went to live in the Waterloo area of London where the film was set. For his role as a bus driver in Ken Loach 's Carla 's Song, he passed the test for a PSV licence ( a licence to drive a bus with passengers ) in a Glasgow Leyland Atlantean bus. Carlyle also removed two of his teeth before reprising his role as Begbie in T2 : Trainspotting. Writing of Carlyle 's performance in The Full Monty, Andrew Johnston stated : `` Carlyle was brilliant as the savage psycho Begbie in Trainspotting ; here, he proves he can be almost as good when kept on a short leash. We do n't know much about Gaz, but he 's the most interesting character in the movie, largely because of Carlyle 's down - to - earth warmth. '' Personal Life Carlyle has been married to make - up artist Anastasia Shirley since 1997. They have three children : Ava ( born 2002 ), Harvey ( born 2004 ), and Pearce Joseph ( born 2006 ). The family lives in Glasgow. Carlyle is a patron of School For Life in Romania. Carlyle supports Rangers F.C.. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Silent Scream Big Woodsy Riff - Raff Steve 1993 Being Human Prehistoric Shaman 1994 Priest Graham Marooned Peter 1995 Go Now Nick Cameron Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Trainspotting Francis `` Franco '' Begbie Nominated -- BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama Carla 's Song George Lennox Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year 1997 The Full Monty Gary `` Gaz '' Schofield BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Face Ray Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year 1999 Plunkett & Macleane Will Plunkett Ravenous Colonel Ives / F.W. Colqhoun The World Is Not Enough Renard Angela 's Ashes Malachy McCourt Nominated -- Empire Award for Best British Actor Nominated -- IFTA Award for Best Actor 2000 The Beach Daffy There 's Only One Jimmy Grimble Eric Wirral 2001 To End All Wars Major Ian Campbell The 51st State Felix DeSouza 2002 Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Jimmy Black and White David O'Sullivan Dead Fish Danny Devine 2005 The Mighty Celt Marilyn Hotchkiss ' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Frank Keane Human Trafficking Sergei Karpovich 2006 Eragon Durza 2007 28 Weeks Later Don Harris Flood Robert Morrison 2008 Stone of Destiny John MacCormick Summer Shaun Nominated -- BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor I Know You Know Charlie 2009 The Tournament Father Joseph MacAvoy The Unloved Lucy 's Father 2012 California Solo Lachlan MacAldonich 2015 The Legend of Barney Thomson Barney Thomson Director Nominated -- BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor Nominated -- BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Director 2017 T2 Trainspotting Francis `` Franco '' Begbie Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Taggart Gordon Inglis Episode : `` Hostile Witness '' 1991 The Bill Tom Ward Episode : `` The Better Part of Valour '' 1993 Screenplay Nosty Episode : `` Safe '' 1994 99 - 1 Detective Constable Trevor Prescott Episode : `` Doing the Business '' Cracker Albie Kinsella 3 episodes BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor -- TV 1995 -- 98 Hamish Macbeth Hamish Macbeth 20 episodes RTS Television Award for Best Actor -- Male Nominated -- BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor -- TV Nominated -- BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor 1998 Looking After Jo Jo John Joe `` Jo Jo '' McCann Nominated -- BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor 2001 Chewin ' the Fat Himself Hogmanay Special 2003 Hitler : The Rise of Evil Adolf Hitler Nominated -- Satellite Award for Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film Gunpowder, Treason & Plot King James I Television film 2005 Human Trafficking Sergei Karpovich Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor -- Miniseries or a Movie Class of ' 76 Detective Inspector Tom Monroe Television film 2006 Born Equal Robert Television film 2008 The Last Enemy David Russell 5 episodes 24 : Redemption Carl Benton Television film 2009 The Unloved Father Scottish BAFTA for Best TV Actor The Man Who Walked Around the World Himself Advert for Johnnie Walker Zig Zag Love Jacko Television film 2009 -- 11 Stargate Universe Doctor Nicholas Rush 40 episodes Gemini Award Winner for Continuing Leading Dramatic Role 2010 2011 -- present Once Upon a Time Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold 137 episodes ( end of season 6 ) Video games Year Title Role Notes 2006 Eragon Shade Durza Voice only Castlevania : Lords of Shadow Gabriel Belmont Voice only 2013 Castlevania : Lords of Shadow -- Mirror of Fate Gabriel Belmont / Dracula Voice only 2014 Castlevania : Lords of Shadow 2 Gabriel Belmont / Dracula / Inner Dracula Voice only 2014 Watch Dogs Stephen Fedder Mission : Pawnee Control Center Voice only Music videos Year Title Role Notes 2002 Oasis `` Little By Little '' Audio books Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Cutting Room Narrator References Jump up ^ `` Robert Carlyle OBE ''. Once Upon A Time FAns. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Robert Carlyle OBE ''. Google sites. Retrieved 27 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Robert Carlyle Biography ''. FilmReference. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ `` Born Equal : Robert Carlyle ''. BBC Press Office. BBC. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ Pendreigh, Brian ( 29 January 2006 ). `` Father 's death causes Carlyle to quit movie ''. Scotsman.com News. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ Smith, Andrew ( 28 March 1999 ). `` Method man ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ Armstrong, Stephen ( 20 May 2007 ). `` On the Move : Robert Carlyle ''. Timesonline. Retrieved 5 April 2009. Jump up ^ Sweet, Matthew. `` The Saturday Profile : Robert Carlyle, Actor : A man for all regions ''. Independent. Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Sumner, Darren ( 15 December 2008 ). `` Robert Carlyle cast in Stargate Universe ''. GateWorld. p. 1. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ Sumner, Darren ( 15 January 2009 ). `` Brian J. Smith cast in Stargate Universe ''. GateWorld. p. 1. Retrieved 15 January 2009. Jump up ^ Sumner, Darren ( 15 December 2008 ). `` Robert Carlyle cast in Stargate Universe ''. GateWorld. p. 2. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ HLA AND BBH GO WALKING WITH ROBERT CARLYLE Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Shots, 6 August 2009 Jump up ^ Armstrong, Stephen ( 20 May 2007 ). `` On the Move : Robert Carlyle ''. Times Online. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ Leigh, Danny ( 8 January 2017 ). `` Robert Carlyle : ' I took out two teeth and suddenly Begbie came back to life ' ''. Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Jump up ^ Time Out New York, 14 -- 21 August 1997. Jump up ^ `` Skibo : The Full Monty ''. BBC News. BBC. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 15 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` School For Life Romania ''. Retrieved 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ `` Scots actor Robert Carlyle on missing creature comforts when working in Canada ''. Daily Record. Daily Record. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010. Jump up ^ `` British Academy Scotland Awards : Winners in 2015 ''. www.bafta.org. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Scottish Bafta nominations announced -- BBC News ''. BBC News. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` The Man Who Walked Around the World ''. Retrieved 11 October 2009. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Carlyle. 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Question: who plays mr gold on once upon a time
Answer: Robert Carlyle