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