Gary Lamont Explained

Gary Lamont
Birth Place:	Glasgow, United Kingdom
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.

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]}

Television

• Rebus (2006)
• Still Game (2007)
• River City (2009- 2017)
• The North Water (2021) as Webster
• Boiling Point (2023)

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Filmography

• Joyeux Noel (2005) as a Scottish soldier
• Boiling Point (2021) as Dean, Head Waiter

Notes and References

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