Welcome to the original source for the amazingly talented Scottish actor Robert Carlyle. The site has been up since the summer of 2003 and has brought you the latest on Mr. Carlyle's career. You might know Robert from the movies such as Trainspotting, The Full Monty, Ravenous, The 51st State, 28 Weeks Later, the series SGU Stargate Universe and the currently airing Once Upon A Time. Enjoy your stay!


Twitter transcript – April 24, 2012

Thanks to Once Upon a Time Fans for the transcript!

Robert Carlyle ‏ @robertcarlyle_

hello everyone.. so what’s up?

@robertcarlyle_ The big question of the 1st season…Will Rumple EVER find good help? A maid that lasts more than 1 episode?…LOL

@Amylia403 it’s a nightmare

@robertcarlyle_ I think you portrayed about 87% of possible human emotions in The Return. Amazing work!!

@samsjag maybe 86

@robertcarlyle_ This Dearie wants to know what you learnt about yourself since “becoming” Rumple, whom is such a dark person on the surface.

@SimplyChelseaB that i should have listened more in science at school

@robertcarlyle_ Hello! We missed you!

@EvilVulcanChick when?

@robertcarlyle_ Is this an accurate depiction of how Mr. Gold deals with his sorrows? Ice cream addiction is the worst http://pic.twitter.com/8To3yEKq

@ArielHenry en garde

@robertcarlyle_ Would you be so kind as to assist me in a demonstration of the Lindy Hop, Mr. Carlyle? May I have this dance, sir? :)

@aliciahinds i do believe i have tried that..

@robertcarlyle_ Celebrating my 21st birthday with a cold.Robert Carlyle ‏ @robertcarlyle_ Close

@jedimasterholly achoo

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Happy Birthday!

It’s a special day today! It’s Robert’s birthday! :)

Robert turns 51 years old today and I hope he has a wonderful day together with his family and dear ones, with a lot of presents and cake.

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our favorite actor and feel free to post your birthday wishes here!

Robert tweeted and said thanks for all the birthday wishes:

Thank you to everyone for all the b’day wishes,Twooly amazed by your kind words.Speak to you all soon.

‘Assignment X’ Interview – April 8, 2012

Even one more interview for us to enjoy!

ABC’s freshman hit ONCE UPON A TIME, Sundays at 8 PM, is unlike anything else currently on television. Created by its show runners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, ONCE posits that the curse of the Wicked Queen (Lana Parrilla) has deposited all of the inhabitants of Fairytale Land – Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), Jiminy Cricket (Raphael Sbarge), the Magic Mirror (Giancarlo Esposito) et al – in our world’s town of Storybrooke, Maine, a picturesque community where nothing ever changes.

Due to the curse, the inhabitants have no memory of their former selves and don’t realize that there’s anything odd in the fact that they don’t age and no one can leave town. Then bounty hunter Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) comes to town and things begin to change.

Although the premise is unconventional, it’s played straight. However, one standout character is the richest man in town, Mr. Gold, who in the Fairytale world is Rumpelstiltskin. Both are played by Robert Carlyle in a performance that is alternately fey, terrifying, hilarious, touching and ever-surprising.

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Twitter transcript – March 28, 2012

Thanks to Once Upon a Time Fans for the transcript!

Robert Carlyle ‏

Big thank you to @ginnygoodwin @joshdallas for their support of California Solo which got picked up for distribution by Strand Releasing.

Robert Carlyle

Hello all

@robertcarlyle_ Who was that on your shirt during Paley fest?

@Irishchick1982 Audrey Hepburn

@robertcarlyle_ Will you RT this? http://rumbellersanonymous.tumblr.com/post/20082883617/ouat-poll-for-all This poll was made for OUAT fav ships!! GO VOTE PPL!!!

@robertcarlyle_ Hi, Robert! One more brilliant piece Heike made us that Aurora wants to share with you. http://pic.twitter.com/NNI36RVH

@NancysHolistics that is utterly brilliant

@robertcarlyle_ If Rumple we’re to have a pet, what animal would it be and why?

@ReneeHarrison13 A spider
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Express (UK) Interview – April 8, 2012

New interview with Robert!

SMASH hit TV series Once Upon A Time has turned into a fairytale success for its star Robert Carlyle.

The most watched new drama series of the year in America, and a hit here too following its high-rated debut on Channel 5 last Sunday, the storybook show has brought him even more satisfaction than such past triumphs as Trainspotting, The World Is Not Enough and The Full Monty.

“I’m very, very pleased,” says the 50-year-old Glaswegian. “I had a lot of big successes way back in the past, a lot of big films, but I didn’t even think about it at the time. It was just ‘Move on, move on, move on’ but Once Upon A Time is going crazy and I’m enjoying this.”

Part of that pleasure comes from the fact that his role in the show as Rumpelstiltskin is a part he has waited 44 years to play.

“He was the first character I remember seeing on stage. I was a six-year-old boy in Glasgow when a travelling theatre group came to town to do a version of it and there was something about that very different character, from his name to his story, that stayed with me and fascinated me. I didn’t care about the king, the daughter or the gold, just Rumpelstiltskin, and it’s a dream to play him now.”
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