Gary Lamont

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Gary Lamont
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Education Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
OccupationActor

Gary Lamont is a Scottish actor, best known for his role as hairdresser Robbie Fraser in the soap opera River City , a role which he played from 2009 to 2017.

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Lamont grew up in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow. [1] He attended the RSAMD in Glasgow. [2] As well as his popular role on River City , he appeared in the French war drama Joyeux Noël , Edinburgh crime drama Rebus and comedy Still Game as a barrister. [3]

After leaving River City, he trained to be a funeral celebrant as a sideline and made it the subject of his 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show. Lamont appeared in the 2022 Netflix film Boiling Point alongside Stephen Graham, as well as its 2023 television continuation. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Scott, Marion (29 January 2012). "Scots actor Gary Lamont tells of his heartbreak over the knife death of friend". Daily Record.
  2. "'River City' actor Gary Lamont hopes plot inspires other gay men".
  3. "Gary Lamont". IMDb.
  4. "Gary Lamont: Fancy A Stiff One?". The List . Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. "Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series". BBC .
  6. "Gary Lamont filming The North Water". facebook.com. 22 November 2019.