About
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,...
Known for
My Name Is EarlSeries • 2005
SpooksSeries • 2002
A Touch of FrostSeries • 1992
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
TaggartSeries • 1983
Black Hawk DownMovie • 2001
SnatchMovie • 2000
Judge DreddMovie • 1995
Wonder WomanMovie • 2017
The Dog StarsMovie • 2026
Moving OnSeries • 2009
Our Flag Means DeathSeries • 2022
SnowpiercerMovie • 2013
Pearl HarborMovie • 2001
Exodus: Gods and KingsMovie • 2014
TrainspottingMovie • 1996
The RundownMovie • 2003
AccusedSeries • 2010
Jack the Giant SlayerMovie • 2013
AVP: Alien vs. PredatorMovie • 2004
WillSeries • 2017
Houdini & DoyleSeries • 2016
Far from Las VegasSeries • 2001
T2 TrainspottingMovie • 2017