Ewen Bremner
Birthday: 1972-01-23 | Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UKEwen 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Beng (voice)
as Tommy
as Silas
as Brother
as Buttons
as Alan McGee
as Edward Hofler
as Lloyd
as Jim Rainey
as Charlie
as Charlie
as Richard Topcliffe
as Spud
as Reverend Johnson
as Andrew
as John Malcolm Brinnin
as PC Finkerton
as Rabbi Dunbar
as Rollo Madeley
as Rollo Madeley
as Wemmick
as Wicke
as James
as Jerry Durrans
as Various
as Rollo Maverley
as Stewart Wisley
