Gary Lamont

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Gary Lamont
Born
Glasgow, Scotland
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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Career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Joyeux Noël Scottish soldier
2017Kimye Body GuardKanye WestVideo
2018GhostedMarkShort
2021 Boiling Point Dean
2023 Silent Roar Mr. Brian
My Mother's Wedding Nurse

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Rebus Vincent HawkesEpisode: "Strip Jack"
2007 Still Game LawyerEpisode: "Recipe"
2009-2017 River City Robbie Fraser 214 episodes
2020-2023 Outlander Evan Lindsay9 episodes
2021 The North Water Webster4 episodes [6]
2022 Karen Pirie Paul3 episodes
I Hate Suzie Matt3 episodes
2023 Boiling Point DeanMain role
2024 Rivals Charles Fairburn

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. Kanter, Jake (7 November 2019). "'The North Water': Stephen Graham, Tom Courtenay & Peter Mullan Round Out Cast For BBC Whaling Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 19 October 2024.