Ewen Bremner
Acting
1972-01-23 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersThe Dog Stars
2026 · Movie
Coldwater
2025 · Series
Odd Socks
2025 · Movie
Freedom's Path
2023 · Movie
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023 · Movie
Cavewoman
2022 · Movie
Our Flag Means Death
2022 · Series
American Sausage Standoff
2021 · Movie
Creation Stories
2021 · Movie
First Cow
2020 · Movie
Etta's Mission
2017 · Movie
Renegades
2017 · Movie
Will
2017 · Series
Wonder Woman
2017 · Movie
T2 Trainspotting
2017 · Movie
Houdini & Doyle
2016 · Series
Carousel
2016 · Movie
Banished
2015 · Series
Get Santa
2014 · Movie
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014 · Movie
The Veil of Twilight
2014 · Movie
A Poet in New York
2014 · Movie
Salting the Battlefield
2014 · Movie
Turks & Caicos
2014 · Movie
Exchange and Mart
2014 · Movie
Snowpiercer
2013 · Movie
Drone
2013 · Movie
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013 · Movie
Great Expectations
2012 · Movie
Them From That Thing
2012 · Series
Blackout
2012 · Series
Perfect Sense
2011 · Movie
Page Eight
2011 · Movie
Accused
2010 · Series
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010 · Movie
Dive
2010 · Series
One Night in Emergency
2010 · Movie
Wide Open Spaces
2009 · Movie
The Zero Sum
2009 · Movie
Moving On
2009 · Series
Faintheart
2009 · Movie
Memories of "Trainspotting"
2008 · Movie
Marvelous
2008 · Movie
Fool's Gold
2008 · Movie
Mediator
2008 · Movie
Hallam Foe
2007 · Movie
Death at a Funeral
2007 · Movie
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
The Lost Room
2006 · Series
The Virgin Queen
2006 · Series
Match Point
2005 · Movie
Elizabeth I
2005 · Series
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Series
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Movie
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Movie
The Reckoning
2004 · Movie
The Rundown
2003 · Movie
16 Years of Alcohol
2003 · Movie
Sweet Dreams
2003 · Movie
Fancy Dancing
2002 · Movie
Spooks
2002 · Series
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
2002 · Movie
Black Hawk Down
2001 · Movie
Making 'Snatch'
2001 · Movie
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Movie
Far from Las Vegas
2001 · Series
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000 · Movie
Paranoid
2000 · Movie
Snatch
2000 · Movie
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000 · Series
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000 · Movie
Julien Donkey-Boy
1999 · Movie
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
1999 · Movie
Love Story
1999 · Movie
The Acid House
1998 · Movie
The Life of Stuff
1997 · Movie
Mojo
1997 · Movie
Deacon Brodie
1997 · Movie
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997 · Movie
Dead London
1996 · Movie
Masculine Mescaline
1996 · Movie
Trainspotting
1996 · Movie
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995 · Movie
Skin
1995 · Movie
Ruffian Hearts
1995 · Movie
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995 · Movie
Judge Dredd
1995 · Movie
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994 · Series
Prince of Jutland
1994 · Movie
Shooting Stars
1993 · Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Naked
1993 · Movie
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993 · Series
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Series
Bye Bye Baby
1992 · Movie
As You Like It
1992 · Movie
Dreaming
1991 · Movie
The Fool
1990 · Movie
Meat
1990 · Movie
Forget About Me
1990 · Movie
Conquest of the South Pole
1989 · Movie
The Riveter
1988 · Movie
Heavenly Pursuits
1986 · Movie
Screen Two
1985 · Series
Taggart
1983 · Series
An Audience with...
1978 · Series
A Girl Named Sooner
1975 · Movie
Killa Bee
Movie
As Deep as the Grave
Movie
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Movie
A Chill
Movie