Acting
Ewen Bremner
EN, EL, NO, KO cinema · 87 credits
Born
23 January 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
As Deep as the Grave
as Sylvanus G. Morley
A Chill
Music
The Dog Stars
as Crossbow Hunter
Odd Socks
as Beng (voice)
Freedom's Path
as Silas
Cavewoman
as Brother
Creation Stories
as Alan McGee
American Sausage Standoff
as Edward Hofler
First Cow
as Lloyd
T2 Trainspotting
as Spud
Etta's Mission
as Charlie
Wonder Woman
as Charlie
Renegades
as Jim Rainey
Carousel
Actor
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Expert
Turks & Caicos
as Rollo Madeley
Salting the Battlefield
as Rollo Madeley
A Poet in New York
as John Malcolm Brinnin
The Veil of Twilight
as Rabbi Dunbar
Get Santa
as PC Finkerton
Snowpiercer
as Andrew
Drone
2013
Drone
as Drone Operator
Great Expectations
as Wemmick
Perfect Sense
as James
Page Eight
as Rollo Maverley
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Henry Strangler
Faintheart
as Julian
The Zero Sum
as Leonard Paulson
Fool's Gold
as Alfonz
Mediator
as Steven
Marvelous
as Lars
Death at a Funeral
as Justin
Hallam Foe
as Andy
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as R.L. Stevenson
Match Point
as Inspector Dowd
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Graeme Miller
Around the World in 80 Days
as Inspector Fix
The Reckoning
as Simon Damian
The Rundown
as Declan
Sweet Dreams
as Gabriel
Fancy Dancing
as Schiff
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Salvador Dali
Black Hawk Down
as Nelson
Pearl Harbor
as Red
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
Snatch
as Mullet
Paranoid
as Gordon
Julien Donkey-Boy
as Julien
Love Story
as Nick
The Acid House
as Coco Bryce
Mojo
as Skinny
Deacon Brodie
as Louis the apprentice
The Life of Stuff
as Fraser
Trainspotting
as Spud
Masculine Mescaline
as Steve Carlisle
Judge Dredd
as Junior Angel
Skin
as Billy Boy
Ruffian Hearts
as Mick
Prince of Jutland
as Frovin
Naked
as Archie
As You Like It
as Silvius
Bye Bye Baby
1992
Bye Bye Baby
as Galloway
Dreaming
as Sammy Nelson
Heavenly Pursuits
as Stevie Deans
A Girl Named Sooner
as Archie