Ewen Bremner
Born
January 23, 1972 (53 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Odd Socks
Beng (voice)
2025
Freedom's Path
Silas
2023
Cavewoman
Brother
2022
Our Flag Means Death
Buttons · (18 episodes)
2022
American Sausage Standoff
Edward Hofler
2021
Creation Stories
Alan McGee
2021
First Cow
Lloyd
2020
Etta's Mission
Charlie
2017
Renegades
Jim Rainey
2017
Will
Richard Topcliffe · (10 episodes)
2017
Wonder Woman
Charlie
2017
T2 Trainspotting
Spud
2017
Houdini & Doyle
Sherlock Holmes · (1 episode)
2016
Carousel
2016
Banished
Reverend Johnson · (7 episodes)
2015
Get Santa
PC Finkerton
2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Expert
2014
The Veil of Twilight
Rabbi Dunbar
2014
A Poet in New York
John Malcolm Brinnin
2014
Salting the Battlefield
Rollo Madeley
2014
Turks & Caicos
Rollo Madeley
2014
Exchange and Mart
Mike
2014
Snowpiercer
Andrew
2013
Drone
Drone Operator
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Wicke
2013
Great Expectations
Wemmick
2012
Them From That Thing
Various · (2 episodes)
2012
Blackout
Jerry Durrans · (3 episodes)
2012
Perfect Sense
James
2011
Page Eight
Rollo Maverley
2011
Accused
Frank Best · (1 episode)
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Henry Strangler
2010
Dive
Stewart · (2 episodes)
2010
One Night in Emergency
2010
Wide Open Spaces
Austin
2009
Moving On
Adam · (1 episode)
2009
Faintheart
Julian
2009
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Self
2008
Marvelous
Lars
2008
Fool's Gold
Alfonz
2008
Mediator
Steven
2008
Death at a Funeral
Justin
2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
R.L. Stevenson
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Hallam Foe
Andy
2007
The Lost Room
Harold Stritzke · (3 episodes)
2006
The Virgin Queen
Sir James Melville · (4 episodes)
2006
Match Point
Inspector Dowd
2005
Elizabeth I
King James VI · (2 episodes)
2005
My Name Is Earl
Raynard · (1 episode)
2005
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Graeme Miller
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
Inspector Fix
2004
The Reckoning
Simon Damian
2004
The Rundown
Declan
2003
16 Years of Alcohol
Jake
2003
Sweet Dreams
Gabriel
2003
Fancy Dancing
Bernard Schiff
2002
Spooks
Ryan Baisley · (1 episode)
2002
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali
2002
Black Hawk Down
SPC Shawn Nelson
2001
Making 'Snatch'
Self
2001
Pearl Harbor
Red Winkle
2001
Far from Las Vegas
John Twain D'Wain · (1 episode)
2001
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
Self
2000
Paranoid
Gordon
2000
Snatch
Mullet
2000
The Secret World of Michael Fry
Michael Fry
2000
Julien Donkey-Boy
Julien
1999
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
Self
1999
Love Story
Nick
1999
The Acid House
Coco Bryce
1998
The Life of Stuff
Fraser
1997
Mojo
Skinny
1997
Deacon Brodie
Louis the apprentice
1997
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Chaz
1997
Dead London
Paul
1996
Masculine Mescaline
Steve Carlisle
1996
Trainspotting
Spud
1996
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
Joe
1995
Skin
Billy Boy
1995
Ruffian Hearts
Mick
1995
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995
Judge Dredd
Junior Angel
1995
Harry Enfield and Chums
Jockey · (4 episodes)
1994
Harry Enfield and Chums
Jim / Jockey · (1 episode)
1994
Prince of Jutland
Frovin
1994
Shooting Stars
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Naked
Archie
1993
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Walter McNabb · (1 episode)
1993
A Touch of Frost
Gordon Hicks · (1 episode)
1992
Bye Bye Baby
Galloway
1992
As You Like It
Silvius
1992
Dreaming
Sammy Nelson
1991
The Fool
1990
Meat
1990
Forget About Me
Broke
1990
Conquest of the South Pole
Penguin
1989
The Riveter
Slim
1988
Heavenly Pursuits
Stevie Deans
1986
Canyon of the Dead
Sylvanus G. Morley
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self
Taggart
(1 episode)
1983
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978
A Girl Named Sooner
Archie
1975
Cold Water
Tommy · (6 episodes)