# Gary Lamont

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{{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](/source/Glasgow), Scotland
| occupation = Actor
| education = [Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama](/source/Royal_Scottish_Academy_of_Music_and_Drama)
}}
'''Gary Lamont''' is a Scottish actor, best known for his role as hairdresser [Robbie Fraser](/source/Robbie_Fraser_(River_City)) in the [soap opera](/source/soap_opera) ''[River City](/source/River_City_(TV_series))'', a role which he played from 2009 to 2017, and as Charles Fairburn in ''[Rivals](/source/Rivals_(TV_series))'' (2024-present).

==Career==
Lamont grew up in the [Castlemilk](/source/Castlemilk) area of [Glasgow](/source/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](/source/RSAMD) in [Glasgow](/source/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](/source/River_City_(TV_series))'', he appeared in the French war drama ''[Joyeux Noël](/source/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl)'', [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) crime drama ''[Rebus](/source/Rebus_(2000_TV_series))'' and comedy ''[Still Game](/source/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](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) show. Lamont appeared in the 2022 Netflix film ''[Boiling Point](/source/Boiling_Point_(2021_film))'' alongside [Stephen Graham](/source/Stephen_Graham), as well as its [2023 television continuation](/source/Boiling_Point_(2023_TV_series)).<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](/source/The_List_(magazine))}}</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](/source/BBC)}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[Joyeux Noël](/source/Joyeux_No%C3%ABl)''
| Scottish soldier
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Kimye Body Guard''
| Kanye West
| Video
|-
| 2018
| ''Ghosted''
| Mark
| Short
|-
| 2021
| ''[Boiling Point](/source/Boiling_Point_(2021_film))''
| Dean
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[Silent Roar](/source/Silent_Roar)''
| Mr. Brian
|
|-
| ''[My Mother's Wedding](/source/My_Mother's_Wedding)''
| Nurse
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''[Rebus](/source/Rebus_(2000_TV_series))''
| Vincent Hawkes
| Episode: "Strip Jack"
|-
| 2007
| ''[Still Game](/source/Still_Game)''
| Lawyer
| Episode: "Recipe"
|-
| 2009-2017
| ''[River City](/source/River_City_(TV_series))''
| [Robbie Fraser](/source/Robbie_Fraser_(River_City))
| 214 episodes
|-
| 2020-2023
| ''[Outlander](/source/Outlander_(TV_series))''
| Evan Lindsay
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[The North Water](/source/The_North_Water_(miniseries))''
| 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](/source/Karen_Pirie_(TV_series))''
| Paul
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[I Hate Suzie](/source/I_Hate_Suzie)''
| Matt
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''[Boiling Point](/source/Boiling_Point_(2023_TV_series))''
| Dean
| Main role
|-
| 2024
| ''[Rivals](/source/Rivals_(TV_series))''
| Charles Fairburn
| 
|-
| 2026
| {{pending series|[Number 10](/source/Number_10_(upcoming_TV_series))}}
|
| Upcoming series
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=2389290|name=Gary Lamont}}

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