Biography
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Iain Robertson (born 27 May 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor.
After winning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School at the age of 12, he quickly went to work appearing in what are now classic drama's such as Kavanagh Q.C, Silent Witness and Bramwell for example. Gillies Mackinnon wasted no time in casting him as the lead in the feature film Small Faces (film) alongside Kevin Mckidd, Laura Fraser and Claire Higgins which received world wide critical success and earned Iain a Best Performance BAFTA
He is probably best known for his role as Craig Stevenson in the paranormal drama series Sea of Souls, in its second and third series in 2005 and 2006. Robertson also appeared in a film role in the big screen sequel Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, alongside Hollywood superstar Sharon Stone.
He has also worked extensively in British Theatre, most notably the Millennium production of Bill Brydens 'The Mysteries' at The Royal National theatre and alongside Derek Jacobi in Michael Grandage's proudction of 'The Tempest' at the old Vic ... more recently he appeared as Spanky in the revival of John Byrne's Slab Boys Triolgy and as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Citizens Theatre.
He recently completed filming on The Shooter with Wesley Snipes, Charles Dance and Lena Heady
Selected filmography
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
- Small Faces (1996)
- Band of Brothers (2001) (miniseries)
- The Shooter (2006)
- Oliver Twist (1999) (miniseries)
- Grange Hill (1978) (TV series) (1998)
- Plunkett & Macleane (1998)
- The Match (1998)
- The Debt Collector (1998)
- One Last Chance (2002)
- Sea of Souls (2004) (TV series)
- Casualty (2005) (TV series)
- Kavanagh Qc (1995) (TV series)
- Bramwell (1998) (TV series)
- Rebus (1999) (TV series)
- The Bill (1997) (TV series)
- Psychos (1998) (TV series)
- Silent Witness (1996) (TV series)
- Hereafter (2000) (TV series)
- Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2003) (TV series)
- Taggart (2002) (TV series)
- A Mugs Game (1996) (TV series)
- Rab C. Nesbit (1995) (TV series)
- Trail By Jury (1997) (TV series)
- Bodyguards (1996) (TV series)
- Watchmen (2001)
- Fat Chance (2000)
- Homesick (2000)
- Poached (1998)
Selected Theatre Credits
- The Mysteries (1999) (Royal National Theatre)
- [[The Good Hope (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)
Selected Radio Credits
- The Best Snow for Skiing (2005)
- Japanese Tales (2004)
- Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden (2004)
- Just Prose (2003)
- The Nativity (2003)
- The Passion (2003)
- The Prisoner of Papa Stour (1996)
Awards
- Best Performance Bafta (1996) for Small Faces
- Best Series Bafta (2005) to Sea of Souls
- Ian Charleson Commedation (1999) for The Mysteries
- Ian Charleson 3rd Prize (2002) for The Tempest
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