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Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh

Born

September 27, 1958 (66 years old)

Known For

Writing

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

IMDbX

Irvine Welsh (born September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.

Known For

Trainspotting
8.0

Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting
6.9

T2 Trainspotting

The Acid House
6.3

The Acid House

Swung
5.6

Swung

Creation Stories
5.8

Creation Stories

Irvine Welsh: Reality is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality is Not Enough

Self

0.0

2025

Dick Dynamite: 1944

Dick Dynamite: 1944

Mikael Leznik

4.6

2024

Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem

Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem

Self

0.0

2024

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

Self

6.0

2024

Choose Irvine Welsh.

Choose Irvine Welsh.

Self

0.0

2023

Icons of Football

Icons of Football

Self - Interviewed Guest · (1 episode)

0.0

2023

I Am Weekender

I Am Weekender

Self

7.0

2023

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Self – Playwright and author · (1 episode)

2.7

2022

Creation Stories

Creation Stories

Titch

5.8

2021

Offended by Irvine Welsh

Offended by Irvine Welsh

Self - Presenter

6.0

2020

Shankly: Nature’s Fire

Shankly: Nature’s Fire

Himself

8.5

2017

T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

Mikey Forrester

6.9

2017

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

Self

8.0

2016

Swung

Swung

Male Bouncer

5.6

2015

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Self

8.7

2015

The Magnificent Eleven

The Magnificent Eleven

Diner

2.7

2013

Trigger Happy TV

Trigger Happy TV

(1 episode)

7.3

2000

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

Himself

0.0

1999

The Acid House

The Acid House

Parkie

6.3

1998

Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Mikey Forrester

8.0

1996

Question Time

Question Time

Self - Panellist · (1 episode)

5.5

1979

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