Ewen Bremner

Known for ActingBorn 1972-01-23 (age 54)Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Life of Stuff

Deacon Brodie

The Secret World of Michael Fry

Love Story

Dreaming

Forget About Me

Accused

Freedom's Path

One Night in Emergency

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Trainspotting

The Fool

Conquest of the South Pole

Snatch

The Lost Room

Our Flag Means Death

Spooks

My Name Is Earl

Shooting Stars

A Touch of Frost

Black Hawk Down

Match Point

Moving On

Wonder Woman

Banished

The Graham Norton Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Elizabeth I

Coldwater

First Cow

Naked

Etta's Mission

Harry Enfield and Chums

T2 Trainspotting

Heavenly Pursuits

Snowpiercer

Fancy Dancing

The Secret World of Michael Fry

Death at a Funeral

Perfect Sense

Julien Donkey-Boy

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Ruffian Hearts

Screen Two

Pearl Harbor

The Dog Stars

Hallam Foe