Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Carlyle, OBE (born 14 April 1961) is a Scottish film and television actor.Carlyle was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth, a bus company employee, and Joseph Carlyle, a painter and decorator. He was raised by his father after his mother left when Carlyle was four years old. He left school at 16 without qualifications and went to work for his father as a painter and decorator, however he continued his education by attending night classes at Cardonald College in Glasgow.