Great Actors = Great Movies (Robert Carlyle)

Great Actors are not only those who are on the big blockbuster year after year. Some go a bit under the radar, but still manage to spread their talent. Either by playing a small but memorable part in a big movie, or a big part in an independent film they keep us coming back for more.

Robert Carlyle (Glasgow, Scotland  1961)

Robert Carlyle

Summer (2008)

In Summer Robert Carlyle plays Shaun, a man that is forced to relive his troubled past. Shaun was kid with learning disabilities whose life was put on a downward spiral due to the lack of effort from his educators. Long after destroying his life, and his best friend’s Daz, Shaun is put in the position of having to pick up the pieces due to Daz’s terminal illness.

Carlyle his masterful in playing this broken man, a man that has learned his lesson, and is on a path to redemption.

Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)

If you are interested in knowing more about Hitler’s path to power this is the movie for you. The movie follows the life of Hitler from his childhood until he reaches the top of the German political hierarchy, just before the beginning of the second world war.

Carlyle plays the adult Hitler brilliantly giving us a sense that Hitler was brilliant albeit sick man.

Trainspotting (1996)

Trainspotting is about an addict trying to free himself from drugs, and his friends not helping all that much. The movie is very explicit, and in my opinion a great anti-drug movie. Carlyle plays  Begbie who though a supporting character is probably the most memorable in the picture. Begbie is a fight addict that doesn’t do drugs, this is one of my favorite movie characters of all-time due in no small part to Mr.Carlyle’s performance.

I hope you check out these movies, as well as his other work. Have a good time!

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