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)