Career
Best known for his role as Craig Stevenson in the paranormal drama series Sea of Souls, in its second and third series in 2005 and 2006. Robertson also appeared in a film role in the big screen sequel Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, alongside Hollywood superstar Sharon Stone, as well as dubious thriller The Contractor with troubled star Wesley Snipes. He has also joined the cast of the new series of "Rab C. Nesbitt" returning to the streets of his youth replacing Andrew Farlie as Nesbitt's son Gash. Rab C. Nesbitt creator Ian Pattison has affectionately described Iain as “a hamlet-faced bamette, who when not working ravages around like a wasp trapped in a jar, driven mad by his own bitterness!”
Robertson's most recent release was a feature length film with Simon Callow and Harry Enfield entitled 'Act's of Godfrey', an unusual British comedy written entirely in verse. The film had a limited cinematic release in January 2012 and Robertson gained favourable reviews for the lead role.
He has worked extensively in British theatre, most notably the Millennium production of Bill Bryden's The Mysteries at The Royal National Theatre and alongside Derek Jacobi in Michael Grandage's production of The Tempest at the Old Vic. More recently he appeared as Spanky in the revival of John Byrne's Slab Boys trilogy and as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Citizens' Theatre. In 2009 he starred as Gil Martin in the production of "Confessions of a Justified Sinner" at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. During the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010 Robertson received rave reviews for his leading role in D C Jackson's "My Romantic History". (an energetic, charismatic actor with a superb voice)
My Romantic History won a fringe first and toured around England, before a sellout run at the Bush Theatre. He also starred in a one man show Angels by Ronan O'Donnell at the successful Play a pie & a pint in Glasgow, where one critic described him as giving 'the performance of a lifetime'. In 2011 he appeared in a revival of The Hard Man, a play concerning the life of the infamous Scottish criminal Jimmy Boyle.
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