Robert McCafferty

Robert was born 1965 in the Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in Livingston, near Edinburgh. As a child, Robert attended Knightsridge and Harrysmuir Primary schools and Blackburn Academy where he had enjoyed every opportunity to take part in school productions and anything art orientated. In his final year at Harrysmuir, Robert won a West Lothian wide painting competition, with a theme of Life in a New Town. Eventually an opportunity arose to join local amateur dramatics company, The Livingston Players at The Mews Theatre in Livingston. After receiving great reviews for his performance in Charlie Girl, Robert felt that the seed had been sown and that his future could be in acting. However, his home life was such that his dream had to be put on the back burner whilst he followed the traditional route of 'get a job' and a married life with children with a Management career in retail distribution. Starting off as a Transport Clerk and progressing onto running his own Distribution