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Ewen Bremner

Known for: Acting

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 51

The Dog Stars 2026Movie as Crossbow Hunter
Judge Dredd 1995Movie BlockbusterSF Anytime as Junior Angel
Match Point 2005Movie FilmstribenRakuten TVBlockbuster +1 as Inspector Dowd
The Lost Room 2006TV show Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel as Harold Stritzke
Elizabeth I 2005TV show as King James VI
Will 2017TV show as Richard Topcliffe
Banished 2015TV show as Reverend Johnson
Page Eight 2011Movie SkyShowtimeAllenteViaplay +3 as Rollo Maverley
Dive 2010TV show as Stewart Wisley
Get Santa 2014Movie SkyShowtimeAllenteApple TV Store +4 as PC Finkerton
Blackout 2012TV show as Jerry Durrans
A Poet in New York 2014Movie as John Malcolm Brinnin