Iain Robertson
| Iain Robertson | |
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| Born |
27 May 1981 Glasgow |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Small Faces, Grange Hill, Rab C. Nesbitt |
| Awards | BAFTA, Ian Charleson Award, twice nominee. |
Iain Robertson (born 27 May 1981) is a BAFTA award winning Scottish actor.
He portrayed Lex in cult Glasgow gang film, Small Faces, though 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 British comedy Rab C. Nesbitt.
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".
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.
On 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 award winning feature film Small Faces alongside Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser and Claire Higgins. The film earned Robertson a Best Performance BAFTA.
Robertson was once described by British film critic, Barry Norman, as "the best thing to come out of Scotland since whisky". Robertson portrayed Craig Stevenson in the paranormal drama series Sea of Souls.
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