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Iain Robertson(I)

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Mean, gritty, dirty, and low - and that's just Policeman Gary Keltie  out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh, Scotland during the 1970s by notorious, torturous, and killer debt collector Nickie Dryden.
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The Debt Collector (1999)
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Iain has worked extensively in the mediums of theatre, film, television and radio. Once described by Barry Norman as 'the best thing to come out of Scotland since whisky', his most noted credits are 'Small Faces' for which he was awarded a Scottish Best Performance BAFTA, 'The Debt Collector' with Billy Connolly & BBC Scotland's 'River City' as series regular Stevie O'Hara. Iain is also known to audiences for his Scottish walking show 'Iain Robertson Rambles', where viewers can join him and Molly the Collie on his long distance walks around Scotland.
BornMay 27, 1981
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    Known for

    Sharon Stone and David Morrissey in Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
    Basic Instinct 2
    4.4
    • Peter Ristedes
    • 2006
    Steven Duffy, Joe McFadden, and Iain Robertson in Small Faces (1995)
    Small Faces
    6.8
    • Lex Maclean
    • 1995
    Sea of Souls (2004)
    Sea of Souls
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Craig Stevenson
    Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Band of Brothers (2001)
    Band of Brothers
    9.4
    TV Mini Series
    • George Smith

    Credits

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    Actor



    • River City (2002)
      River City
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Stevie O'Hara
      • 2017–2023
    • Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan in The Last Bus (2021)
      The Last Bus
      6.6
      • Andrey
      • 2021
    • Next Time Ned - Director's Cut
      • Fraser Spencer
      • 2020
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Giuseppe Di Lucca
      • 2014–2017
    • Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, and Naomi Battrick in Whisky Galore (2016)
      Whisky Galore
      5.9
      • Sammy
      • 2016
    • Pale Star (2016)
      Pale Star
      5.4
      • Kurt
      • 2016
    • Douglas Henshall in Shetland (2013)
      Shetland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Jerry Markham
      • 2014
    • Collider (2013)
      Collider
      3.4
      • Peter Ansay
      • 2013
    • Rubenesque (2013)
      Rubenesque
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Barney
      • 2013
    • DCI Banks (2010)
      DCI Banks
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Glen Painter
      • 2012
    • Collider - Pequenos
      TV Mini Series
      • Peter Ansay
      • 2012
    • Save Our Souls: The Titanic Inquiry (2012)
      Save Our Souls: The Titanic Inquiry
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Charles Groves
      • 2012
    • Acts of Godfrey (2012)
      Acts of Godfrey
      6.0
      • Victor
      • 2012
    • Gregor Fisher in Rab C. Nesbitt (1988)
      Rab C. Nesbitt
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Gash
      • Gash Nesbitt
      • Damien
      • 1996–2011
    • Next Time Ned (2010)
      Next Time Ned
      8.2
      • Driving Casting Agent
      • 2010

    Director



    • Iain Robertson Rambles
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2023
    • Bridge (2018)
      Bridge
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018

    Writer



    • Iain Robertson Rambles
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2021–2023

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    Small Faces
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    Small Faces
    Small Faces
    Trailer 1:33
    Small Faces
    Plunkett And Macleane
    Trailer 2:26
    Plunkett And Macleane

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ian Robertson
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • May 27, 1981
      • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
    • Spouse
      • Judith MilneAugust 5, 2006 - May 2009 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Plays Trinculo in "The Tempest" play by William Shakespeare (Old Vic Theater, London, England, UK).

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      Although starring in the new series of Rab C Nesbitt, Ian appeared in the show at the age of 14 as a separate character, playing a teenage alcoholic.

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