Born in Glasgow in 1956, Robert Paterson graduated from Glasgow
University, where he studied English and Drama. He won a scholarship to
study acting at the London Drama Studio.
He worked in Scottish theatre, as well as in film, television and
radio.
He worked with the Citizens' Theatre's "Theatre About Glasgow" company,
with the Brunton Theatre at Musselburgh, and with the touring company
Winged Horse. He performed at the Glasgow Tron Thatre, Perth Theatre,
and the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh. He was a board member of Annexe
Theatre Company.
He wrote and collaborated with Mull Theatre director Alasdair McCrone
on the monologue Consider The Lilies, based on the work of Iain
Crichton Smith, and on a version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped;
in 2007, he also wrote radio plays and the Rep's hugely successful
Christmas show, Jack And the Beanstalk.
As a film and television actor, he played the priest in Mel Gibson's
Braveheart, and had parts in series such Taggart, Take The High Road
and Rebus; on radio, he played a variety of roles.
Robert Paterson joined the Dundee Rep ensemble in 2002. And remained
there until his untimely death at the age of 55.