Robert Carlyle Net Worth

Robert Carlyle's Quotes

• I hate that term, "Method". It's definitely been given to me over the years, but I don't know if it's true. My belief is that every actor's got their own "method", and as long as it works, that's OK.
• People like Jim Jarmusch or Spike Jonze make the kind of American cinema that really interests me. And working with them has, so far, been the only thing I haven't been able to do. But other than that I'm perfectly happy with where I am.
• I owe my father everything.
• Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.
• I'd totally be attracted to a geek girl!

Interesting Facts about Robert Carlyle

1. He was awarded the degree of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1999 New Years Honours List for his services to drama.
2. Founded a Theatre Company in 1991.
3. Ranked seventh in the 2001 Orange Film Survey of greatest British actors.
4. His wife gave birth to a daughter, Ava Carlyle of Clan Bruce (b. 2002).
5. Owns the Rain Dog Theatre Company, named after the album "Rain Dogs" by Tom Waits.
6. A partner in the British film production company 4 Ways along with Antonia Bird, Irvine Welsh and Mark Cousins.
7. His wife gave birth to a son, Harvey Carlyle of Clan Bruce (b. March 2004).
8. Has not seen his estranged mother, Elizabeth "Liz" McDonald of Clan Donald, since he was four years old.
9. His father, Joseph "Joe" Carlyle of Clan Bruce, died aged 76 on 7 January 2006 and was buried in Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 14 January 2006.
10. His wife gave birth to a son, Pearce Joseph Carlyle of Clan Bruce (b. Queen Mother's Hospital, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, April 2006).
11. Trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (renamed the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland [RCS] in 2011) and formed his own Theatre Company, Rain Dog, in 1991.
12. Turned down a role in 28 Days Later... (2002) before taking a role in 28 Weeks Later (2007).
13. At age 17 he once worked as a butcher.
14. Featured in the music video for the Oasis song "Little by Little".
15. Turned down a major role in Flight of the Phoenix (2004).
16. He was given the Special Acting Recognition Award by the Tallgrass Film Festival for his work in California Solo.
17. He is of both Scottish and Irish ancestry.
18. Good friends with Ewan McGregor who he worked with on Trainspotting (1996) and its sequel T2 Trainspotting (2017)..
19. He missed out on Christopher Eccleston's roles in Shallow Grave (1994) and 28 Days Later... (2002), both of which were directed by Danny Boyle. They did appear together in the Cracker (1993) storyline "To Be A Somebody".
20. He was originally offered David Thewlis' role in Divorcing Jack (1998), but he had to drop out when the shoot dates were changed and he became unavailable.