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

Odd Socks

Beng (voice)

0.0

2025

Freedom's Path

Freedom's Path

Silas

7.9

2023

Cavewoman

Cavewoman

Brother

6.0

2022

Our Flag Means Death

Our Flag Means Death

Buttons · (18 episodes)

7.7

2022

American Sausage Standoff

American Sausage Standoff

Edward Hofler

5.0

2021

Creation Stories

Creation Stories

Alan McGee

5.8

2021

First Cow

First Cow

Lloyd

7.1

2020

Etta's Mission

Etta's Mission

Charlie

10.0

2017

Renegades

Renegades

Jim Rainey

5.6

2017

Will

Will

Richard Topcliffe · (10 episodes)

6.1

2017

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Charlie

7.2

2017

T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

Spud

6.9

2017

Houdini & Doyle

Houdini & Doyle

Sherlock Holmes · (1 episode)

6.5

2016

Carousel

0.0

2016

Banished

Banished

Reverend Johnson · (7 episodes)

7.3

2015

Get Santa

Get Santa

PC Finkerton

6.0

2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Expert

5.9

2014

The Veil of Twilight

The Veil of Twilight

Rabbi Dunbar

5.8

2014

A Poet in New York

A Poet in New York

John Malcolm Brinnin

5.3

2014

Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

Rollo Madeley

6.3

2014

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Rollo Madeley

6.3

2014

Exchange and Mart

Exchange and Mart

Mike

0.0

2014

Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

Andrew

6.9

2013

Drone

Drone Operator

5.0

2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

Wicke

5.9

2013

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Wemmick

6.4

2012

Them From That Thing

Them From That Thing

Various · (2 episodes)

0.0

2012

Blackout

Blackout

Jerry Durrans · (3 episodes)

6.2

2012

Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense

James

6.9

2011

Page Eight

Page Eight

Rollo Maverley

6.6

2011

Accused

Accused

Frank Best · (1 episode)

8.1

2010

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Henry Strangler

5.9

2010

Dive

Dive

Stewart · (2 episodes)

4.8

2010

One Night in Emergency

One Night in Emergency

8.0

2010

Wide Open Spaces

Austin

3.5

2009

Moving On

Moving On

Adam · (1 episode)

7.1

2009

Faintheart

Faintheart

Julian

6.3

2009

Memories of "Trainspotting"

Memories of "Trainspotting"

Self

0.0

2008

Marvelous

Marvelous

Lars

0.0

2008

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

Alfonz

5.8

2008

Mediator

Mediator

Steven

5.0

2008

Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

Justin

6.9

2007

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

R.L. Stevenson

8.0

2007

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.2

2007

Hallam Foe

Hallam Foe

Andy

6.7

2007

The Lost Room

The Lost Room

Harold Stritzke · (3 episodes)

7.7

2006

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

Sir James Melville · (4 episodes)

6.3

2006

Match Point

Match Point

Inspector Dowd

7.4

2005

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

King James VI · (2 episodes)

7.2

2005

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

Raynard · (1 episode)

7.7

2005

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Graeme Miller

5.9

2004

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Inspector Fix

5.9

2004

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Simon Damian

6.4

2004

The Rundown

The Rundown

Declan

6.5

2003

16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol

Jake

5.6

2003

Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

Gabriel

6.1

2003

Fancy Dancing

Fancy Dancing

Bernard Schiff

0.0

2002

Spooks

Spooks

Ryan Baisley · (1 episode)

7.7

2002

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

5.8

2002

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

SPC Shawn Nelson

7.4

2001

Making 'Snatch'

Making 'Snatch'

Self

6.4

2001

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Red Winkle

6.9

2001

Far from Las Vegas

Far from Las Vegas

John Twain D'Wain · (1 episode)

7.0

2001

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

Self

3.5

2000

Paranoid

Paranoid

Gordon

3.7

2000

Snatch

Snatch

Mullet

7.8

2000

The Secret World of Michael Fry

Michael Fry

0.0

2000

Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien

7.0

1999

The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

Self

6.0

1999

Love Story

Love Story

Nick

0.0

1999

The Acid House

The Acid House

Coco Bryce

6.3

1998

The Life of Stuff

The Life of Stuff

Fraser

0.0

1997

Mojo

Mojo

Skinny

4.8

1997

Deacon Brodie

Deacon Brodie

Louis the apprentice

0.0

1997

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Chaz

0.0

1997

Dead London

Dead London

Paul

0.0

1996

Masculine Mescaline

Masculine Mescaline

Steve Carlisle

0.0

1996

Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Spud

8.0

1996

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

Joe

4.8

1995

Skin

Skin

Billy Boy

5.9

1995

Ruffian Hearts

Mick

0.0

1995

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

7.0

1995

Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

Junior Angel

5.8

1995

Harry Enfield and Chums

Harry Enfield and Chums

Jockey · (4 episodes)

7.1

1994

Harry Enfield and Chums

Harry Enfield and Chums

Jim / Jockey · (1 episode)

7.1

1994

Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Frovin

5.5

1994

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

Self · (1 episode)

7.6

1993

Naked

Naked

Archie

7.2

1993

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

Walter McNabb · (1 episode)

6.3

1993

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Gordon Hicks · (1 episode)

7.5

1992

Bye Bye Baby

Galloway

1.0

1992

As You Like It

As You Like It

Silvius

5.5

1992

Dreaming

Dreaming

Sammy Nelson

0.0

1991

The Fool

7.0

1990

Meat

0.0

1990

Forget About Me

Broke

0.0

1990

Conquest of the South Pole

Penguin

0.0

1989

The Riveter

The Riveter

Slim

0.0

1988

Heavenly Pursuits

Heavenly Pursuits

Stevie Deans

7.2

1986

Canyon of the Dead

Canyon of the Dead

Sylvanus G. Morley

0.0

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Self

0.0

Taggart

Taggart

(1 episode)

6.3

1983

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

1978

A Girl Named Sooner

A Girl Named Sooner

Archie

5.4

1975

Cold Water

Tommy · (6 episodes)

0.0