Acting · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Born January 23, 1972
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.
TVColdwater
2025
as Tommy
MovieOdd Socks
2025
as Beng (voice)
MovieFreedom's Path
2023
as Silas
MovieOff the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023
MovieCavewoman
2022
as Brother
TVOur Flag Means Death
2022
as Buttons
MovieAmerican Sausage Standoff
2021
as Edward Hofler
MovieCreation Stories
2021
as Alan McGee
MovieFirst Cow
2020
as Lloyd
MovieEtta's Mission
2017
as Charlie
MovieRenegades
2017
as Jim Rainey
TVWill
2017
as Richard Topcliffe
MovieWonder Woman
2017
as Charlie
MovieT2 Trainspotting
2017
as Spud
TVHoudini & Doyle
2016
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieCarousel
2016
TVBanished
2015
as Reverend Johnson
MovieGet Santa
2014
as PC Finkerton
MovieExodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Expert
MovieThe Veil of Twilight
2014
as Rabbi Dunbar
MovieA Poet in New York
2014
as John Malcolm Brinnin
MovieSalting the Battlefield
2014
as Rollo Madeley
MovieTurks & Caicos
2014
as Rollo Madeley
MovieExchange and Mart
2014
as Mike
MovieSnowpiercer
2013
as Andrew
Drone
2013
as Drone Operator
MovieJack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Wicke
MovieGreat Expectations
2012
as Wemmick
TVThem From That Thing
2012
as Various
TVBlackout
2012
as Jerry Durrans
MoviePerfect Sense
2011
as James
MoviePage Eight
2011
as Rollo Maverley
TVAccused
2010
as Frank Best
MovieYou Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Henry Strangler
TVDive
2010
as Stewart Wisley
MovieOne Night in Emergency
2010
Wide Open Spaces
2009
as Austin
MovieThe Zero Sum
2009
as Leonard Paulson
TVMoving On
2009
as Adam
MovieFaintheart
2009
as Julian
MovieMemories of "Trainspotting"
2008
as Self
MovieMarvelous
2008
as Lars
MovieFool's Gold
2008
as Alfonz
MovieMediator
2008
as Steven
MovieHallam Foe
2007
as Andy
MovieDeath at a Funeral
2007
as Justin
MovieIan Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007
as R.L. Stevenson
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVThe Lost Room
2006
as Harold Stritzke
TVThe Virgin Queen
2006
as Sir James Melville
MovieMatch Point
2005
as Inspector Dowd
TVElizabeth I
2005
as King James VI
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Raynard
MovieAVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
as Graeme Miller
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
2004
as Inspector Fix
MovieThe Reckoning
2004
as Simon Damian
MovieThe Rundown
2003
as Declan
Movie16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Jake
MovieSweet Dreams
2003
as Gabriel
MovieFancy Dancing
2002
as Schiff
TVSpooks
2002
as Ryan Baisley
MovieSurrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
2002
as Salvador Dali
MovieBlack Hawk Down
2001
as SPC Shawn Nelson
MovieMaking 'Snatch'
2001
as Self
MoviePearl Harbor
2001
as Red
TVFar from Las Vegas
2001
as John Twain D'Wain
MovieThe Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
as Self
MovieParanoid
2000
as Gordon
MovieSnatch
2000
as Mullet
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000
as Michael Fry
TVThe Secret World of Michael Fry
2000
as Michael Fry
MovieJulien Donkey-Boy
1999
as Julien
MovieThe Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
1999
as Self
MovieLove Story
1999
as Nick
MovieThe Acid House
1998
as Coco Bryce
MovieThe Life of Stuff
1997
as Fraser
MovieMojo
1997
as Skinny
MovieDeacon Brodie
1997
as Louis the apprentice
MovieRhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
as Chaz
MovieDead London
1996
as Paul
MovieMasculine Mescaline
1996
as Steve Carlisle
MovieTrainspotting
1996
as Spud
MovieThe Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995
as Joe
MovieSkin
1995
as Billy Boy
MovieRuffian Hearts
1995
as Mick
MovieAristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995
MovieJudge Dredd
1995
as Junior Angel
TVHarry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Jockey
MoviePrince of Jutland
1994
as Frovin
TVShooting Stars
1993
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieNaked
1993
as Archie
TVThe Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993
as Walter McNabb
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Gordon Hicks
Bye Bye Baby
1992
as Galloway
MovieAs You Like It
1992
as Silvius
MovieDreaming
1991
as Sammy Nelson
The Fool
1990
Meat
1990
Forget About Me
1990
as Broke
Conquest of the South Pole
1989
as Penguin
MovieThe Riveter
1988
as Slim
MovieHeavenly Pursuits
1986
as Stevie Deans
TVScreen Two
1985
as Sammy Nelson
TVTaggart
1983
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
MovieA Girl Named Sooner
1975
as Archie
MovieAs Deep as the Grave
as Sylvanus G. Morley
MovieMichael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self
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