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
The Dog Stars (2026)
as Crossbow Hunter
Snatch (2000)
as Mullet
Judge Dredd (1995)
as Junior Angel
Wonder Woman (2017)
as Charlie
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Nelson
Snowpiercer (2013)
as Andrew
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
as Expert
Trainspotting (1996)
as Spud
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
as Wicke
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Red
The Rundown (2003)
as Declan
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
as Inspector Fix
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
as Spud
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
as Graeme Miller
Match Point (2005)
as Inspector Dowd
Renegades (2017)
as Jim Rainey
Death at a Funeral (2007)
as Justin
Fool's Gold (2008)
as Alfonz
First Cow (2020)
as Lloyd
Mojo (1997)
as Skinny
Ruffian Hearts (1995)
as Mick
Naked (1993)
as Archie
Sweet Dreams (2003)
as Gabriel
Perfect Sense (2011)
as James
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
as Henry Strangler
Great Expectations (2012)
as Wemmick
The Life of Stuff (1997)
as Fraser
Hallam Foe (2007)
as Andy
Faintheart (2009)
as Julian
One Night in Emergency (2010)
Actor
Killa Bee (—)
as Greg
Page Eight (2011)
as Rollo Maverley
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting” (2023)
Actor
As Deep as the Grave (—)
as Sylvanus G. Morley
Get Santa (2014)
as PC Finkerton
Bye Bye Baby (1992)
as Galloway
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)
Actor
The Reckoning (2004)
as Simon Damian
The Zero Sum (2009)
as Leonard Paulson
Creation Stories (2021)
as Alan McGee
Marvelous (2008)
as Lars
Paranoid (2000)
as Gordon
Odd Socks (2025)
as Beng (voice)
Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
as Julien
Salting the Battlefield (2014)
as Rollo Madeley
16 Years of Alcohol (2003)
as Jake
Dead London (1996)
as Paul
Meat (1990)
Actor
The Veil of Twilight (2014)
as Rabbi Dunbar
As You Like It (1992)
as Silvius
Memories of "Trainspotting" (2008)
as Self
Turks & Caicos (2014)
as Rollo Madeley
The Acid House (1998)
as Coco Bryce
American Sausage Standoff (2021)
as Edward Hofler
Prince of Jutland (1994)
as Frovin
Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
as Stevie Deans
Freedom's Path (2023)
as Silas
Conquest of the South Pole (1989)
as Penguin
The Riveter (1988)
as Slim
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet (1995)
as Joe
Forget About Me (1990)
as Broke
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali (2002)
as Salvador Dali
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 (2000)
as Self
A Poet in New York (2014)
as John Malcolm Brinnin
A Girl Named Sooner (1975)
as Archie
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2002)
as Self
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life (—)
as Self
Carousel (2016)
Actor
Deacon Brodie (1997)
as Louis the apprentice
Making 'Snatch' (2001)
as Self
Drone (2013)
as Drone Operator
Fancy Dancing (2002)
as Schiff
The Fool (1990)
Actor
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)
as Chaz
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2007)
as R.L. Stevenson
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
as Self
Dreaming (1991)
as Sammy Nelson
Etta's Mission (2017)
as Charlie
Masculine Mescaline (1996)
as Steve Carlisle
Wide Open Spaces (2009)
as Austin
Skin (1995)
as Billy Boy
Cavewoman (2022)
as Brother
Love Story (1999)
as Nick
Mediator (2008)
as Steven
The Secret World of Michael Fry (2000)
as Michael Fry
Exchange and Mart (2014)
as Mike