Ewen Bremner
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-01-23 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Ewen Bremner
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.
Acting
Am I Irvine Welsh?
as Daniel 'Spud' Murphy (archive footage)
Canyon of the Dead
as Sylvanus G. Morley
(2025)
Odd Socks
as Beng (voice)
(2023)
Freedom's Path
as Silas
(2022)
Cavewoman
as Brother
(2021)
Creation Stories
as Alan McGee
(2021)
American Sausage Standoff
as Edward Hofler
(2020)
First Cow
as Lloyd
(2017)
Wonder Woman
as Charlie
(2017)
T2 Trainspotting
as Spud
(2017)
Renegades
as Jim Rainey
(2017)
Etta's Mission
as Charlie
(2016)
(2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Expert
(2014)
Turks & Caicos
as Rollo Madeley
(2014)
Get Santa
as PC Finkerton
(2014)
Salting the Battlefield
as Rollo Madeley
(2014)
A Poet in New York
as John Malcolm Brinnin
(2014)
The Veil of Twilight
as Rabbi Dunbar
(2014)
Exchange and Mart
as Mike
(2013)
Snowpiercer
as Andrew
(2013)
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Wicke
(2013)
Drone
as Drone Operator
(2012)
Great Expectations
as Wemmick
(2011)
Perfect Sense
as James
(2011)
Page Eight
as Rollo Maverley
(2010)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Henry Strangler
(2010)
(2009)
Faintheart
as Julian
(2009)
Wide Open Spaces
as Austin
(2008)
Fool's Gold
as Alfonz
(2008)
Marvelous
as Lars
(2008)
Mediator
as Steven
(2007)
Death at a Funeral
as Justin
(2007)
Hallam Foe
as Andy
(2007)
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as R.L. Stevenson
(2005)
Match Point
as Inspector Dowd
(2004)
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Graeme Miller
(2004)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Inspector Fix
(2004)
The Reckoning
as Simon Damian
(2003)
The Rundown
as Declan
(2003)
16 Years of Alcohol
as Jake
(2003)
Sweet Dreams
as Gabriel
(2002)
Fancy Dancing
as Bernard Schiff
(2002)
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Salvador Dali
(2001)
Black Hawk Down
as SPC Shawn Nelson
(2001)
Pearl Harbor
as Red Winkle
(2001)
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
(2000)
Snatch
as Mullet
(2000)
Paranoid
as Gordon
(2000)
(2000)
The Secret World of Michael Fry
as Michael Fry
(1999)
Julien Donkey-Boy
as Julien
(1999)
Love Story
as Nick
(1999)
(1998)
The Acid House
as Coco Bryce
(1997)
Mojo
as Skinny
(1997)
(1997)
The Life of Stuff
as Fraser
(1997)
Deacon Brodie
as Louis the apprentice
(1996)
Trainspotting
as Spud
(1996)
Masculine Mescaline
as Steve Carlisle
(1996)
Dead London
as Paul
(1995)
Judge Dredd
as Junior Angel
(1995)
(1995)
Skin
as Billy Boy
(1995)
Ruffian Hearts
as Mick
(1995)
(1994)
Prince of Jutland
as Frovin
(1993)
Naked
as Archie
(1992)
As You Like It
as Silvius
(1992)
Bye Bye Baby
as Galloway
(1991)
(1990)
(1990)
Forget About Me
as Broke
(1990)
(1989)
Conquest of the South Pole
as Penguin
(1988)
The Riveter
as Slim
(1986)
Heavenly Pursuits
as Stevie Deans
(1975)
A Girl Named Sooner
as Archie
Crew
A Chill
Music