Ewen Bremner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

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

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Snowpiercer

    Snowpiercer

  • Snatch

    Snatch

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • AVP: Alien vs. Predator

    AVP: Alien vs. Predator

  • Our Flag Means Death

    Our Flag Means Death

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • Get Santa

    Get Santa

  • Naked

    Naked

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Trainspotting

    Trainspotting

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • Hallam Foe

    Hallam Foe

  • Perfect Sense

    Perfect Sense

  • Coldwater

    Coldwater

  • The Rundown

    The Rundown

  • Cavewoman

    Cavewoman

  • Dreaming

    Dreaming

  • First Cow

    First Cow

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Match Point

    Match Point

  • Odd Socks

    Odd Socks

  • Masculine Mescaline

    Masculine Mescaline

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • Page Eight

    Page Eight

  • Far from Las Vegas

    Far from Las Vegas

  • Houdini & Doyle

    Houdini & Doyle

  • The Lost Room

    The Lost Room

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Will

    Will

  • A Poet in New York

    A Poet in New York

  • The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

    The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

  • Sweet Dreams

    Sweet Dreams

  • Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I

  • The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

    The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

  • Banished

    Banished

  • Skin

    Skin

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • T2 Trainspotting

    T2 Trainspotting

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • The Veil of Twilight

    The Veil of Twilight

  • Fancy Dancing

    Fancy Dancing

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • Faintheart

    Faintheart

  • Deacon Brodie

    Deacon Brodie

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • Mojo

    Mojo

  • Julien Donkey-Boy

    Julien Donkey-Boy

  • Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

    Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

  • Meat

    Meat

  • The Virgin Queen

    The Virgin Queen

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • Making 'Snatch'

    Making 'Snatch'

  • A Girl Named Sooner

    A Girl Named Sooner

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Salting the Battlefield

    Salting the Battlefield

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

    The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry

    The Secret World of Michael Fry

  • The Riveter

    The Riveter

  • The Acid House

    The Acid House

  • 16 Years of Alcohol

    16 Years of Alcohol

  • Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

  • Freedom's Path

    Freedom's Path

  • Ruffian Hearts

    Ruffian Hearts

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

    Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

  • One Night in Emergency

    One Night in Emergency

  • Canyon of the Dead

    Canyon of the Dead

  • American Sausage Standoff

    American Sausage Standoff

  • Paranoid

    Paranoid

  • The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

    The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

  • Bye Bye Baby

    Bye Bye Baby

  • Forget About Me

    Forget About Me

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry

    The Secret World of Michael Fry

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • The Life of Stuff

    The Life of Stuff

  • Dive

    Dive

  • Memories of "Trainspotting"

    Memories of "Trainspotting"

  • Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

    Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

  • Turks & Caicos

    Turks & Caicos

  • Mediator

    Mediator

  • Them From That Thing

    Them From That Thing

  • Wide Open Spaces

    Wide Open Spaces

  • Carousel

    Carousel

  • Drone

    Drone

  • Conquest of the South Pole

    Conquest of the South Pole

  • Etta's Mission

    Etta's Mission

  • Heavenly Pursuits

    Heavenly Pursuits

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

    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

  • Marvelous

    Marvelous

  • Dead London

    Dead London

  • Exchange and Mart

    Exchange and Mart