🎬 Movies Mates PEOPLE
Ewen Bremner
Acting
Biography
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…
Read full biography
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.
Biography expanded
BODY OF WORK
Ewen Bremner's Filmography
Select any movie to open its full Movies Mates details page.
The Dog Stars
as Crossbow Hunter
Odd Socks
as Beng (voice)
Freedom's Path
as Silas
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
Cavewoman
as Brother
American Sausage Standoff
as Edward Hofler
Creation Stories
as Alan McGee
First Cow
as Lloyd
Etta's Mission
as Charlie
Renegades
as Jim Rainey
Wonder Woman
as Charlie
T2 Trainspotting
as Spud
Carousel
Get Santa
as PC Finkerton
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Expert
The Veil of Twilight
as Rabbi Dunbar
A Poet in New York
as John Malcolm Brinnin
Salting the Battlefield
as Rollo Madeley
Turks & Caicos
as Rollo Madeley
Exchange and Mart
as Mike
Snowpiercer
as Andrew
No Poster
Drone
as Drone Operator
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Wicke
Great Expectations
as Wemmick
Perfect Sense
as James
Page Eight
as Rollo Maverley
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Henry Strangler
One Night in Emergency
No Poster
Wide Open Spaces
as Austin
The Zero Sum
as Leonard Paulson
Faintheart
as Julian
Memories of "Trainspotting"
as Self
Marvelous
as Lars
Fool's Gold
as Alfonz
Mediator
as Steven
Hallam Foe
as Andy
Death at a Funeral
as Justin
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as R.L. Stevenson
Match Point
as Inspector Dowd
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Graeme Miller
Around the World in 80 Days
as Inspector Fix
The Reckoning
as Simon Damian
The Rundown
as Declan
16 Years of Alcohol
as Jake
Sweet Dreams
as Gabriel
Fancy Dancing
as Schiff
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
as Self
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Salvador Dali
Black Hawk Down
as Nelson
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
Pearl Harbor
as Red
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
as Self
Paranoid
as Gordon
Snatch
as Mullet
No Poster
The Secret World of Michael Fry
as Michael Fry
Julien Donkey-Boy
as Julien
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
as Self
Love Story
as Nick
The Acid House
as Coco Bryce
The Life of Stuff
as Fraser
Mojo
as Skinny
Deacon Brodie
as Louis the apprentice
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
as Chaz
Dead London
as Paul
Masculine Mescaline
as Steve Carlisle
Trainspotting
as Spud
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
as Joe
Skin
as Billy Boy
Ruffian Hearts
as Mick
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
Judge Dredd
as Junior Angel
Prince of Jutland
as Frovin
Naked
as Archie
No Poster
Bye Bye Baby
as Galloway
As You Like It
as Silvius
Dreaming
as Sammy Nelson
No Poster
The Fool
No Poster
Meat
No Poster
Forget About Me
as Broke
No Poster
Conquest of the South Pole
as Penguin
The Riveter
as Slim
Heavenly Pursuits
as Stevie Deans
A Girl Named Sooner
as Archie
No Poster
Killa Bee
as Greg
As Deep as the Grave
as Sylvanus G. Morley
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self