Ewen Bremner
Known For
Acting
Born
1972-01-23 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
My Name Is Earl
as Raynard
Wonder Woman
as Charlie
Spooks
as Ryan Baisley
Taggart
Snowpiercer
as Andrew
Snatch
as Mullet
A Touch of Frost
as Gordon Hicks
Black Hawk Down
as SPC Shawn Nelson
Trainspotting
as Spud
Pearl Harbor
as Red Winkle
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Expert
Moving On
as Adam
An Audience with...
as Self
Our Flag Means Death
as Buttons
Judge Dredd
as Junior Angel
Shooting Stars
as Self
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Graeme Miller
Sweet Dreams
as Gabriel
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Wicke