Lamont grew up in the
Castlemilk area of
Glasgow. He attended the
RSAMD in
Glasgow. 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. 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. ==Filmography==