Acting
Ewen Bremner
Ewen Bremner (born January 23, 1972) is a Scottish character actor. His roles have included Julien in Julien Donkey-Boy and Daniel "Spud" Murphy in Trainspotting and its 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting. Bremner was born in Edinburgh, the son of two art teachers. He attended Davidson's Mains Primary School and Portobello High School. He originally wanted to be a circus clown, but was offered a chance at screen acting by television director Richard D. Brooks. One of his first notable roles was as a Glasgow schoolboy in Charles Gormley's Heavenly Pursuits (1986). He also played the lead in the BBC Scotland feature-length adaptation of the William McIlvanney short story "Dreaming" (1990). Bremner portrayed Spud in Danny Boyle's film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel Trainspotting, and later Mullet, a street thug in Guy Ritchie's Snatch. In the 1994 stage version of Trainspotting, Bremner played the lead role of Mark Renton, the role played by Ewan McGregor in the 1996 film. He has played supporting roles in blockbusters such as Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down. In 2017 he produced the short film No Song to Sing. He has one daughter, with actress Marcia Rose, whom he met during the filming of Skin.
Filmography
The Dog Stars
Film · 2026
Odd Socks
Film · 2025
Coldwater
Series · 2025
Freedom's Path
Film · 2023
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
Film · 2023
Cavewoman
Film · 2022
Our Flag Means Death
Series · 2022
Creation Stories
Film · 2021
American Sausage Standoff
Film · 2021
First Cow
Film · 2020
T2 Trainspotting
Film · 2017
Etta's Mission
Film · 2017
Wonder Woman
Film · 2017
Renegades
Film · 2017
Will
Series · 2017
Carousel
Film · 2016
Houdini & Doyle
Series · 2016
Banished
Series · 2015
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Film · 2014
Turks & Caicos
Film · 2014
Salting the Battlefield
Film · 2014
A Poet in New York
Film · 2014
The Veil of Twilight
Film · 2014
Get Santa
Film · 2014
Exchange and Mart
Film · 2014
Jack the Giant Slayer
Film · 2013
Snowpiercer
Film · 2013
Drone
Film · 2013
Great Expectations
Film · 2012
Blackout
Series · 2012
Them From That Thing
Series · 2012
Perfect Sense
Film · 2011
Page Eight
Film · 2011
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Film · 2010
One Night in Emergency
Film · 2010
Dive
Series · 2010
Accused
Series · 2010
Faintheart
Film · 2009
Wide Open Spaces
Film · 2009
The Zero Sum
Film · 2009
Moving On
Series · 2009
Fool's Gold
Film · 2008
Mediator
Film · 2008
Marvelous
Film · 2008
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Film · 2008
Death at a Funeral
Film · 2007
Hallam Foe
Film · 2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Lost Room
Series · 2006
The Virgin Queen
Series · 2006
Match Point
Film · 2005
My Name Is Earl
Series · 2005
Elizabeth I
Series · 2005
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Film · 2004
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 2004
The Reckoning
Film · 2004
The Rundown
Film · 2003
Sweet Dreams
Film · 2003
16 Years of Alcohol
Film · 2003
Coming Up
Series · 2003
Fancy Dancing
Film · 2002
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Film · 2002
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Film · 2002
Spooks
Series · 2002
Black Hawk Down
Film · 2001
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Making 'Snatch'
Film · 2001
Far from Las Vegas
Series · 2001
Snatch
Film · 2000
Paranoid
Film · 2000
The Secret World of Michael Fry
Film · 2000
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Film · 2000
The Secret World of Michael Fry
Series · 2000
Julien Donkey-Boy
Film · 1999
Love Story
Film · 1999
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
Film · 1999
The Acid House
Film · 1998
Mojo
Film · 1997
Deacon Brodie
Film · 1997
The Life of Stuff
Film · 1997
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Film · 1997
Trainspotting
Film · 1996
Dead London
Film · 1996
Masculine Mescaline
Film · 1996
Judge Dredd
Film · 1995
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
Film · 1995
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
Film · 1995
Skin
Film · 1995
Ruffian Hearts
Film · 1995
Prince of Jutland
Film · 1994
Harry Enfield and Chums
Series · 1994
Harry Enfield and Chums
Series · 1994
Naked
Film · 1993
Shooting Stars
Series · 1993
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
As You Like It
Film · 1992
Bye Bye Baby
Film · 1992
A Touch of Frost
Series · 1992
Dreaming
Film · 1991
Meat
Film · 1990
The Fool
Film · 1990
Forget About Me
Film · 1990
Conquest of the South Pole
Film · 1989
The Riveter
Film · 1988
Heavenly Pursuits
Film · 1986
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Taggart
Series · 1983
An Audience with...
Series · 1978
A Girl Named Sooner
Film · 1975
As Deep as the Grave
Film
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Film
Killa Bee
Film