Ewen Bremner
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.
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As Deep As the Grave
as Sylvanus G. Morley
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self
The Dog Stars
as Crossbow Hunter
Coldwater
as Tommy
Odd Socks
as Beng (voice)
Freedom's Path
as Silas
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
as Unknown
Cavewoman
as Brother
Our Flag Means Death
as Buttons
American Sausage Standoff
as Edward Hofler
Creation Stories
as Alan McGee
First Cow
as Lloyd
Etta's Mission
as Charlie
Renegades
as Jim Rainey
Will
as Richard Topcliffe
T2 Trainspotting
as Spud
Houdini & Doyle
as Sherlock Holmes
Carousel
as Unknown
Banished
as Reverend Johnson
Get Santa
as PC Finkerton
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Expert
The Veil of Twilight
as Rabbi Dunbar
A Poet in New York
as John Malcolm Brinnin
Salting the Battlefield
as Rollo Madeley
Turks & Caicos
as Rollo Madeley
Exchange and Mart
as Mike
Snowpiercer
as Andrew
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Wicke
Great Expectations
as Wemmick
Them From That Thing
as Various
Blackout
as Jerry Durrans
Perfect Sense
as James
Page Eight
as Rollo Maverley
Accused
as Frank Best
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Henry Strangler
Dive
as Stewart Wisley
One Night in Emergency
as Unknown
The Zero Sum
as Leonard Paulson
Moving On
as Adam
Faintheart
as Julian
Memories of "Trainspotting"
as Self
Marvelous
as Lars
Fool's Gold
as Alfonz
Mediator
as Steven
Hallam Foe
as Andy
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as R.L. Stevenson
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Lost Room
as Harold Stritzke
The Virgin Queen
as Sir James Melville
Match Point
as Inspector Dowd
Elizabeth I
as King James VI
My Name Is Earl
as Raynard
Around the World in 80 Days
as Inspector Fix
The Reckoning
as Simon Damian
The Rundown
as Declan
16 Years of Alcohol
as Jake
Sweet Dreams
as Gabriel
Fancy Dancing
as Schiff
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
as Self
Spooks
as Ryan Baisley
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Salvador Dali
Black Hawk Down
as Nelson
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
Pearl Harbor
as Red
Far from Las Vegas
as John Twain D'Wain
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
as Self
Paranoid
as Gordon
Snatch
as Mullet
The Secret World of Michael Fry
as Michael Fry
Julien Donkey-Boy
as Julien
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
as Self
Love Story
as Nick
The Acid House
as Coco Bryce
The Life of Stuff
as Fraser
Mojo
as Skinny
Deacon Brodie
as Louis the apprentice
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
as Chaz
Dead London
as Paul
Masculine Mescaline
as Steve Carlisle
Trainspotting
as Spud
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
as Joe
Skin
as Billy Boy
Ruffian Hearts
as Mick
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
as Unknown
Judge Dredd
as Junior Angel
Harry Enfield and Chums
as Jockey
Harry Enfield and Chums
as Jim / Jockey
Prince of Jutland
as Frovin
Shooting Stars
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Naked
as Archie
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
as Walter McNabb
A Touch of Frost
as Gordon Hicks
As You Like It
as Silvius
Dreaming
as Sammy Nelson
The Riveter
as Slim
Heavenly Pursuits
as Stevie Deans
Screen Two
as Sammy Nelson
Taggart
as Unknown
An Audience with...
as Self
A Girl Named Sooner
as Archie