Ewen Bremner
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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
Credits
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as SPC Shawn Nelson
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
as Expert
Snowpiercer (2013)
as Andrew
Wonder Woman (2017)
as Charlie
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
as Wicke
Snatch (2000)
as Mullet
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Red
Trainspotting (1996)
as Spud
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
as Graeme Miller
Judge Dredd (1995)
as Junior Angel
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
as Inspector Fix
The Rundown (2003)
as Declan
Death at a Funeral (2007)
as Justin
Fool's Gold (2008)
as Alfonz
Match Point (2005)
as Inspector Dowd
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
as Spud
Hallam Foe (2007)
as Andy
Perfect Sense (2011)
as James
Naked (1993)
as Archie
Great Expectations (2012)
as Wemmick
Killa Bee (—)
Actor
The Reckoning (2004)
as Simon Damian
Page Eight (2011)
as Rollo Maverley
As Deep as the Grave (—)
as Sylvanus G. Morley
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
as Henry Strangler
Renegades (2017)
as Jim Rainey
Ruffian Hearts (1995)
as Mick
Turks & Caicos (2014)
as Rollo Madeley
Mojo (1997)
as Skinny
First Cow (2020)
as Lloyd
Prince of Jutland (1994)
as Frovin
Sweet Dreams (2003)
as Gabriel
The Veil of Twilight (2014)
as Rabbi Dunbar
Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
as Julien
Get Santa (2014)
as PC Finkerton
Salting the Battlefield (2014)
as Rollo Madeley
The Acid House (1998)
as Coco Bryce
Faintheart (2009)
as Julian
Forget About Me (1990)
as Broke
The Riveter (1988)
as Slim
The Zero Sum (2009)
as Leonard Paulson
Dead London (1996)
as Paul
Paranoid (2000)
as Gordon
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet (1995)
as Joe
Creation Stories (2021)
as Alan McGee
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
as Jake
The Life of Stuff (1997)
as Fraser
As You Like It (1992)
as Silvius
Memories of "Trainspotting" (2008)
as Self
A Poet in New York (2014)
as John Malcolm Brinnin
Conquest of the South Pole (1989)
as Penguin
American Sausage Standoff (2021)
as Edward Hofler
Drone (2013)
as Drone Operator
Odd Socks (2025)
as Beng (voice)
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life (—)
as Self
Making 'Snatch' (2001)
as Self
Etta's Mission (2017)
as Charlie
Exchange and Mart (2014)
as Mike
Wide Open Spaces (2009)
as Austin
One Night in Emergency (2010)
Actor
The Fool (1990)
Actor
Marvelous (2008)
as Lars
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)
Actor
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali (2002)
as Salvador Dali
Meat (1990)
Actor
Deacon Brodie (1997)
as Louis the apprentice
A Girl Named Sooner (1975)
as Archie
Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
as Stevie Deans
Masculine Mescaline (1996)
as Steve Carlisle
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting (2023)
Actor
Carousel (2016)
Actor
Freedom's Path (2023)
as Silas
Bye Bye Baby (1992)
as Galloway
The Secret World of Michael Fry (2000)
as Michael Fry
Fancy Dancing (2002)
as Schiff
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 (2000)
as Self
Mediator (2008)
as Steven
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
as Self
Skin (1995)
as Billy Boy
Dreaming (1991)
as Sammy Nelson
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2007)
as R.L. Stevenson
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)
as Chaz
Love Story (1999)
as Nick
Cavewoman (2022)
as Brother