{{Short description|Scottish actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Gary Lamont | birth_date = | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | occupation = Actor | education = Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama }} '''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, and as Charles Fairburn in ''Rivals'' (2024-present).
==Career== Lamont grew up in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-actor-gary-lamont-tells-1115177|title=Scots actor Gary Lamont tells of his heartbreak over the knife death of friend|first=Marion|last=Scott|date=29 January 2012|work=Daily Record}}</ref> He attended the RSAMD in Glasgow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://article.wn.com/view/2012/06/14/River_City_actor_Gary_Lamont_hopes_plot_inspires_other_gay_m/|title='River City' actor Gary Lamont hopes plot inspires other gay men}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2389290/|title=Gary Lamont|website=IMDb}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/1272551-gary-lamont-fancy-a-stiff-one/|title=Gary Lamont: Fancy A Stiff One?|access-date=20 June 2019|work=The List}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/boiling-point-series-casting|title= Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series|website=BBC}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{Pending films key}} === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2005 | ''Joyeux Noël'' | Scottish soldier | |- | 2017 | ''Kimye Body Guard'' | Kanye West | Video |- | 2018 | ''Ghosted'' | Mark | Short |- | 2021 | ''Boiling Point'' | Dean | |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ''Silent Roar'' | Mr. Brian | |- | ''My Mother's Wedding'' | Nurse | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2006 | ''Rebus'' | Vincent Hawkes | Episode: "Strip Jack" |- | 2007 | ''Still Game'' | Lawyer | Episode: "Recipe" |- | 2009-2017 | ''River City'' | Robbie Fraser | 214 episodes |- | 2020-2023 | ''Outlander'' | Evan Lindsay | 9 episodes |- | 2021 | ''The North Water'' | Webster | 4 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=November 7, 2019 |title=‘The North Water’: Stephen Graham, Tom Courtenay & Peter Mullan Round Out Cast For BBC Whaling Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-north-water-stephen-graham-tom-courtenay-peter-mullan-cast-1202779995/ |access-date=October 19, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | ''Karen Pirie'' | Paul | 3 episodes |- | ''I Hate Suzie'' | Matt | 3 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Boiling Point'' | Dean | Main role |- | 2024 | ''Rivals'' | Charles Fairburn | |- | 2026 | {{pending series|Number 10}} | | Upcoming series |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=2389290|name=Gary Lamont}}
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