Iain Robertson

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Iain Robertson (born 27 May 1981) is a BAFTA award-winning Scottish actor. He portrayed "Lex" in the cult Glasgow gang film Small Faces. Robertson is also known for his work in the long-running children's drama Grange Hill and The Debt Collector, also starring Billy Connolly.

Robertson featured in Steven Spielberg's Band of Brothers and played “Gash” in the cult Scottish comedy Rab C. Nesbitt.^[1]

Early life

Robertson grew up in a family of seven in a tenement in Govan, Glasgow. He held no thoughts of becoming an actor until a primary school teacher pointed out his talent for drama. Robertson has said, "growing up in Govan put fire in my belly, made me push harder and also appreciate the things that have come my way."^[2]

At the age of 11, Robertson joined a local dramatic arts group. He set about producing his own play, co-written and directed by his friends. Soon after, he won a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.^[2]

After winning the scholarship at the age of 12, Robertson appeared in British dramas Kavanagh Q.C., Silent Witness, and Bramwell. In 1995 Gillies Mackinnon cast Robertson as the lead in the feature film Small Faces.

Career

Robertson portrayed Craig Stevenson in the paranormal drama series Sea of Souls. He appeared in the sequel Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, alongside American actress Sharon Stone. In a prolific period, he took parts in the thriller The Contractor with Wesley Snipes and joined the cast of Rab C. Nesbitt^[3] returning to the streets of his youth.

In 2012, Robertson starred with Simon Callow and Harry Enfield in the feature-length film Acts of Godfrey, a British comedy written entirely in verse.^[4]

Robertson appeared as Spanky in a revival of John Byrne's Slab Boys trilogy, and as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Citizens' Theatre. In 2009, he performed at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, in a theatre adaptation of James Hogg's "Confessions of a Justified Sinner".^[5]

During the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Robertson performed in D.C. Jackson's My Romantic History at the Traverse Theatre.^[6][7]

Robertson also starred in a one-man show Angels by Ronan O'Donnell at the "Play, a Pie and a Pint" event in Glasgow. This performance received acclaim from critics, noting his exceptional performance.^[8]

In 2011, he appeared in a revival of The Hard Man, a play about the Scottish criminal Jimmy Boyle.^[9]

Robertson starred with Dawn Steele on Sea of Souls, they had previously appeared together in The Slab Boys.^[10] He worked with co-star Bill Paterson on the feature film The Match.^[11]

Since 2017, he has played the role of Stevie O'Hara in River City, replacing Cas Harkins, who had played the role from 2003 to 2005.

Personal life

Robertson and his wife Judith Milne^[12] divorced in 2009, after three years of marriage.

In 2006, Robertson was accused of assaulting a photographer in Stirling,^[13] but was acquitted of the charge.^[14]

Filmography

• Holby City (2017) (TV series)
• River City (2017–) (TV series)
• Holby City (2015) (TV series)
• Whisky Galore (2015)
• Pale Star (2015)
• Holby City (2014) (TV series)
• Acts of Godfrey (2010)
• Rab C. Nesbitt (2008) (TV series)
• Deep Soul (Greek movie), 2009
• Next Time Ned (2009)
• The Contractor (2007)
• Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
• Casualty (2005) (TV series)
• Sea of Souls (2004) (TV series)
• One Last Chance (2004)
• Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2003) (TV series)
• Taggart (2002) (TV series)
• Band of Brothers (2001) (miniseries)
• Watchmen (2009)
• Hereafter (2000) (TV series)
• Fat Chance (2000)
• Homesick (2000)
• Oliver Twist (1999) (miniseries)
• Rebus (1999) (TV series)
• The Match (1999)
• Poached (1998)
• Grange Hill (1998)
• Plunkett & Macleane (1998)
• The Debt Collector (1998)
• Bramwell (1998) (TV series)
• Psychos (1998) (TV series)
• Trail By Jury (1997) (TV series)
• The Bill (1997) (TV series)
• Silent Witness (1997) (TV series)
• A Mugs Game (1996) (TV series)
• Bodyguards (1996) (TV series)
• Small Faces (1996)
• Kavanagh QC (1995) (TV series)

Selected theatre credits

• The Mysteries (1999) (Royal National Theatre)
• The Good Hope (2000) (Royal National Theatre)
• Romeo & Juliet (2006) (Citizens Theatre)
• Blood Wedding (2006) (Citizens Theatre)
• The Slab Boys Trilogy (2003) (Traverse Theatre)
• The Winters Tale (2000) (Royal National Theatre)
• The Tempest (2002) (Old Vic/Sheffield Crucible)
• Passing Places (2001) (Greenwich Theatre)
• Small Craft Warnings (2008) (Arcola Theatre)
• Confessions of a Justified Sinner (2009) (Royal Lyceum Theatre)

Selected radio credits

• McLevy: The Blue Gown (2011)^[15]
• An Audience with Ed Reardon (2010)^[16]
• The Sensitive (2010)^[17]
• My Blue Hen (2009)^[18]
• The Astronaut (2009)^[19]
• Tough Love (2008)^[20]
• Jimmy Murphy Makes Amends (2008)^[21]
• Rebus - Black & Blue (2008)^[22]
• Saturday, Sunday, Monday (2007)
• The Tenderness of Wolves (2007)^[23]
• Faust (2006)^[24]
• The Best Snow for Skiing (2005)^[25]
• Japanese Tales (2004)^[26]
• Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden (2004)^[27]
• Just Prose (2003)
• The Nativity (2003)
• The Passion (2003)^[28]
• The Prisoner of Papa Stour (1996)^[29]

Awards

• BAFTA (1996, for Small Faces)
• Ian Charleson Commendation (1999, for The Mysteries)
• Ian Charleson Award 3rd Prize (2002, for The Tempest)
• BAFTA (2005, for Sea of Souls)
• Edinburgh Fringe First (2010, for My Romantic History)

References

External links

• Iain Robertson at IMDb