Robyn Malcolm’s partner is the Scottish actor and filmmaker Peter Mullan, and as of September 2026 they are still together, with Malcolm talking about visiting him in Glasgow. They met making Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake and have kept a long-distance relationship between New Zealand and Scotland for about 15 years. Malcolm was previously married to Allan Clark and has two sons, Charlie and Pete.
The Outrageous Fortune star was back in the headlines in September 2026 with her TVNZ documentary Menopause and Us, and in 2026 she also filmed the thriller series Careless, which Channel 4 said was shot in Sydney and Glasgow. Here is what she and the people around her have made public about her relationship and family.
| Name | Robyn Jane Malcolm MNZM |
| Born | 1965, Ashburton, Canterbury |
| Age | 61 (as of September 2026) |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Partner | Peter Mullan, Scottish actor and director |
| Together | About 15 years (as reported in July 2025) |
| Former husband | Allan Clark |
| Children | Two sons, Charlie and Pete |
Who is Peter Mullan?
Peter Mullan is a Scottish actor and director, born on 2 November 1959 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and raised in Glasgow. He won Best Actor at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for My Name Is Joe and the Golden Lion at Venice in 2002 for directing The Magdalene Sisters. He turns 67 on 2 November 2026.
He was the seventh of eight children in a working-class Glasgow family. His role in Top of the Lake earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination, and he has since appeared in The Underground Railroad, The North Water and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, where he played the dwarf king Durin III. His 2026 work includes the film The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, and he has been announced as Ser Eustace Osgrey in season two of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Malcolm described him to 1News in 2025 as “a great human being, a phenomenal father. Fierce and politically connected. And one of the greatest actors in the world.”
How did Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan meet?
Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan met while making Jane Campion’s mystery series Top of the Lake, which screened in 2013. Malcolm played Anita and Mullan was also in the cast. In July 2025 1News reported they had been together for 15 years, “albeit frequently oceans apart”.
They have acted together several times since. Both appear in the western Hostiles (2017), and in After the Party (2023), which Malcolm co-created with Dianne Taylor, Mullan played her character’s ex-husband. That series won Malcolm Best Actress at Séries Mania in France in March 2024 and was nominated for a BAFTA in 2025.
Malcolm has said she loves working with him. “Acting with each other is our favourite thing,” she told the NZ Herald. “He’s the kind of actor I would crawl over cut glass to work with because we work in a similar way – we’re not too prescriptive.”
Are Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan married?
No. As of October 2026 there is no public record of Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan marrying, and neither has announced an engagement. Media describe him as her partner, and they have been a couple for around 15 years while living largely in different countries.
In a July 2025 interview with 1News, Malcolm explained how the long-distance arrangement works: “You go, well, I love you, so we’ll make it work. It doesn’t have to be conventional, and we make sure we put the kids first.” She also recalled her mother’s view of him: “I like this man he puts his kids ahead of you. And that’s what he should do.”
Where does Robyn Malcolm live?
Robyn Malcolm is based in Auckland and spends time in Scotland, where Peter Mullan lives in Glasgow. She told the NZ Herald she stayed in Auckland while her sons grew up, and she has spoken of spending more time “between here and Scotland with Peter” once that changed.
When 1News spoke to her in September 2026 about Menopause and Us, she mentioned going “to see my partner in Glasgow”, so the relationship was still going as of September 2026. Her 2026 series Careless, in which she plays Angela opposite Richard Roxburgh, was filmed partly in Glasgow.
Who was Robyn Malcolm’s husband?
Robyn Malcolm’s former husband is Allan Clark. The dates of their marriage and separation have not been made public, and Malcolm has kept that part of her life largely out of interviews. She has not remarried, and her partner for about the past 15 years has been Peter Mullan.
Does Robyn Malcolm have children?
Yes. Robyn Malcolm has two sons, Charlie and Pete, from her marriage to Allan Clark. She has no daughter. In 2025 she told 1News she had gone to see Pete’s band, American Muscle, and she has said her boys came before her career.
Speaking to the NZ Herald, she put it plainly: “My boys were far more important than my career, so we stayed in Auckland and here we are.” That interview said Charlie was finishing university and Pete had started at Victoria University of Wellington. Beyond that, she has shared little about their lives, and this page goes no further than what she has published.
She credits her father, a school principal, with shaping her thinking on parenting: you can do a lot with children until they reach their early teens, and after that their world needs to stay stable. More on her upbringing, her family and her career is in our guide to Robyn Malcolm’s age and career.
Peter Mullan’s children
Mullan has four children of his own. He married the actor and scriptwriter Ann Swan in 1989 and they divorced in 2006; they have three children together. He also has one child with the activist Robina Qureshi. In 2025 1News reported that all of the couple’s six children were in their late teens or older.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Robyn Malcolm's partner now?
Scottish actor and director Peter Mullan. They were still together as of September 2026.
Is Robyn Malcolm married?
No. She was previously married to Allan Clark, and she and Peter Mullan have not announced a marriage or engagement.
Who is Robyn Malcolm married to?
Nobody at present. Her long-term partner is Peter Mullan.
Does Robyn Malcolm have kids?
Yes, two sons, Charlie and Pete.
Where does Robyn Malcolm live?
She is based in Auckland and spends time in Glasgow, Scotland, where Mullan lives.
How did Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan meet?
On the set of Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake, which screened in 2013.
