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Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Acting

Born: January 23, 1972Edinburgh, 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
Odd Socks

Odd Socks

Beng (voice)

2025
Freedom's Path

Freedom's Path

Silas

2023
Cavewoman

Cavewoman

Brother

2022
American Sausage Standoff

American Sausage Standoff

Edward Hofler

2021
Creation Stories

Creation Stories

Alan McGee

2021
First Cow

First Cow

Lloyd

2020
Etta's Mission

Etta's Mission

Charlie

2017
Renegades

Renegades

Jim Rainey

2017
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Charlie

2017
T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

Spud

2017

Carousel

2016
Get Santa

Get Santa

PC Finkerton

2014
Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Expert

2014
The Veil of Twilight

The Veil of Twilight

Rabbi Dunbar

2014
A Poet in New York

A Poet in New York

John Malcolm Brinnin

2014
Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

Rollo Madeley

2014
Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Rollo Madeley

2014
Exchange and Mart

Exchange and Mart

Mike

2014
Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

Andrew

2013

Drone

Drone Operator

2013
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

Wicke

2013
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Wemmick

2012
Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense

James

2011
Page Eight

Page Eight

Rollo Maverley

2011
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Henry Strangler

2010
One Night in Emergency

One Night in Emergency

2010

Wide Open Spaces

Austin

2009
Faintheart

Faintheart

Julian

2009
Memories of "Trainspotting"

Memories of "Trainspotting"

Self

2008
Marvelous

Marvelous

Lars

2008
Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

Alfonz

2008
Mediator

Mediator

Steven

2008
Hallam Foe

Hallam Foe

Andy

2007
Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

Justin

2007
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

R.L. Stevenson

2007
Match Point

Match Point

Inspector Dowd

2005
AVP: Alien vs. Predator

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Graeme Miller

2004
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Inspector Fix

2004
The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Simon Damian

2004
The Rundown

The Rundown

Declan

2003
16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol

Jake

2003
Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

Gabriel

2003
Fancy Dancing

Fancy Dancing

Bernard Schiff

2002
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

2002
Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

SPC Shawn Nelson

2001
Making 'Snatch'

Making 'Snatch'

Self

2001
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Red Winkle

2001
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

Self

2000
Paranoid

Paranoid

Gordon

2000
Snatch

Snatch

Mullet

2000

The Secret World of Michael Fry

Michael Fry

2000
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

Self

1999
Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien

1999
Love Story

Love Story

Nick

1999
The Acid House

The Acid House

Coco Bryce

1998
The Life of Stuff

The Life of Stuff

Fraser

1997
Mojo

Mojo

Skinny

1997
Deacon Brodie

Deacon Brodie

Louis the apprentice

1997
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Chaz

1997
Dead London

Dead London

Paul

1996
Masculine Mescaline

Masculine Mescaline

Steve Carlisle

1996
Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Spud

1996
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

Joe

1995
Skin

Skin

Billy Boy

1995
Ruffian Hearts

Ruffian Hearts

Mick

1995
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

1995
Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

Junior Angel

1995
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Frovin

1994
Naked

Naked

Archie

1993

Bye Bye Baby

Galloway

1992
As You Like It

As You Like It

Silvius

1992
Dreaming

Dreaming

Sammy Nelson

1991

The Fool

1990

Forget About Me

Broke

1990

Meat

1990

Conquest of the South Pole

Penguin

1989
The Riveter

The Riveter

Slim

1988
Heavenly Pursuits

Heavenly Pursuits

Stevie Deans

1986
A Girl Named Sooner

A Girl Named Sooner

Archie

1975