Robert Carlyle to talk in Bath
The Scottish actor is an old friend of former City director and acclaimed film maker Ken Loach and will be hosting a fundraising event at the football club.
He will talk about his acting career, showing slides from some of his most famous work and stories about his experiences on set.
Carlyle is probably best known for the lead roles in the films The Full Monty and Trainspotting, as well as his performance as a James Bond villain in The World Is Not Enough.
He first worked with Loach in 1990 on the film Rif Raf, when he played Stevie, a recently released prisoner working on a London building site.
Loach, who has recently moved back to Bath, said it had been a struggle to organise the talk because Carlyle was so busy with his career.
He said: "We've been friends for a long time. He is such a popular, well-known actor, who appeals to everybody.
"We are hoping this talk will attract so many people. I am hoping that people who are interested in film in general will want to come along and talk to him about screen acting.
"We have been trying to sort this for ages but it is difficult because he is so busy."
Carlyle last worked with Loach on the 1996 film Carla's Song, but the pair have stayed in touch ever since.
Loach said: "He is very unusual for our business because he is very guarded about his private life, so for him to do something like this is a real rarity.
"He is a very interesting man because he turns away from all the bright lights and celebrity culture."
Carlyle will be talking at Twerton Park on Monday December 8 at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £10 and are available through the club on 01225 423087.
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