Ewen Bremner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

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.

Known For

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Snowpiercer

    Snowpiercer

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Our Flag Means Death

    Our Flag Means Death

  • Snatch

    Snatch

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Match Point

    Match Point

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Hallam Foe

    Hallam Foe

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • AVP: Alien vs. Predator

    AVP: Alien vs. Predator

  • Trainspotting

    Trainspotting

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Coldwater

    Coldwater

  • Far from Las Vegas

    Far from Las Vegas

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Perfect Sense

    Perfect Sense

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • The Rundown

    The Rundown

  • The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

    The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Dreaming

    Dreaming

  • Naked

    Naked

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry

    The Secret World of Michael Fry

  • The Lost Room

    The Lost Room

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Houdini & Doyle

    Houdini & Doyle

  • Julien Donkey-Boy

    Julien Donkey-Boy

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

    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

  • T2 Trainspotting

    T2 Trainspotting

  • Banished

    Banished

  • A Poet in New York

    A Poet in New York

  • The Virgin Queen

    The Virgin Queen

  • Get Santa

    Get Santa

  • The Acid House

    The Acid House

  • Heavenly Pursuits

    Heavenly Pursuits

  • First Cow

    First Cow

  • Will

    Will

  • Canyon of the Dead

    Canyon of the Dead

  • Page Eight

    Page Eight

  • 16 Years of Alcohol

    16 Years of Alcohol

  • Freedom's Path

    Freedom's Path

  • Meat

    Meat

  • Salting the Battlefield

    Salting the Battlefield

  • One Night in Emergency

    One Night in Emergency

  • Bye Bye Baby

    Bye Bye Baby

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • Mediator

    Mediator

  • The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

    The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

    The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

  • American Sausage Standoff

    American Sausage Standoff

  • Paranoid

    Paranoid

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

    Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Faintheart

    Faintheart

  • Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

    Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

  • Masculine Mescaline

    Masculine Mescaline

  • Skin

    Skin

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • Cavewoman

    Cavewoman

  • Dive

    Dive

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Marvelous

    Marvelous

  • Them From That Thing

    Them From That Thing

  • A Girl Named Sooner

    A Girl Named Sooner

  • Making 'Snatch'

    Making 'Snatch'

  • Sweet Dreams

    Sweet Dreams

  • Forget About Me

    Forget About Me

  • Conquest of the South Pole

    Conquest of the South Pole

  • Mojo

    Mojo

  • Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

    Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

  • Memories of "Trainspotting"

    Memories of "Trainspotting"

  • Wide Open Spaces

    Wide Open Spaces

  • The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

    The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

  • The Life of Stuff

    The Life of Stuff

  • Fancy Dancing

    Fancy Dancing

  • Deacon Brodie

    Deacon Brodie

  • Etta's Mission

    Etta's Mission

  • Turks & Caicos

    Turks & Caicos

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • Odd Socks

    Odd Socks

  • Carousel

    Carousel

  • The Veil of Twilight

    The Veil of Twilight

  • Drone

    Drone

  • Dead London

    Dead London

  • Ruffian Hearts

    Ruffian Hearts

  • Exchange and Mart

    Exchange and Mart

  • The Riveter

    The Riveter