Ewen Bremner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-01-23 (54 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

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

  • Hallam Foe

    Hallam Foe

  • A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

  • Snowpiercer

    Snowpiercer

  • Snatch

    Snatch

  • Get Santa

    Get Santa

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Skin

    Skin

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Deacon Brodie

    Deacon Brodie

  • Faintheart

    Faintheart

  • Masculine Mescaline

    Masculine Mescaline

  • Exodus: Gods and Kings

    Exodus: Gods and Kings

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • AVP: Alien vs. Predator

    AVP: Alien vs. Predator

  • Moving On

    Moving On

  • Will

    Will

  • Sweet Dreams

    Sweet Dreams

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • The Lost Room

    The Lost Room

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Trainspotting

    Trainspotting

  • Our Flag Means Death

    Our Flag Means Death

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Mojo

    Mojo

  • Ruffian Hearts

    Ruffian Hearts

  • Coldwater

    Coldwater

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Marvelous

    Marvelous

  • Match Point

    Match Point

  • Houdini & Doyle

    Houdini & Doyle

  • Banished

    Banished

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Harry Enfield and Chums

    Harry Enfield and Chums

  • Naked

    Naked

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Meat

    Meat

  • One Night in Emergency

    One Night in Emergency

  • The Rundown

    The Rundown

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • Dreaming

    Dreaming

  • Bye Bye Baby

    Bye Bye Baby

  • Carousel

    Carousel

  • T2 Trainspotting

    T2 Trainspotting

  • Cavewoman

    Cavewoman

  • Far from Las Vegas

    Far from Las Vegas

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Odd Socks

    Odd Socks

  • Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I

  • The Virgin Queen

    The Virgin Queen

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Conquest of the South Pole

    Conquest of the South Pole

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

    The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

  • The Veil of Twilight

    The Veil of Twilight

  • Perfect Sense

    Perfect Sense

  • First Cow

    First Cow

  • Page Eight

    Page Eight

  • Drone

    Drone

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Dive

    Dive

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • Dead London

    Dead London

  • Forget About Me

    Forget About Me

  • The Riveter

    The Riveter

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • Turks & Caicos

    Turks & Caicos

  • The Acid House

    The Acid House

  • Salting the Battlefield

    Salting the Battlefield

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • Julien Donkey-Boy

    Julien Donkey-Boy

  • Them From That Thing

    Them From That Thing

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • A Girl Named Sooner

    A Girl Named Sooner

  • Paranoid

    Paranoid

  • The Life of Stuff

    The Life of Stuff

  • Making 'Snatch'

    Making 'Snatch'

  • The Fool

    The Fool

  • American Sausage Standoff

    American Sausage Standoff

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry

    The Secret World of Michael Fry

  • Memories of "Trainspotting"

    Memories of "Trainspotting"

  • Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

    Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali

  • Canyon of the Dead

    Canyon of the Dead

  • 16 Years of Alcohol

    16 Years of Alcohol

  • The Secret World of Michael Fry

    The Secret World of Michael Fry

  • Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

    Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

  • Heavenly Pursuits

    Heavenly Pursuits

  • The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

    The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

  • Freedom's Path

    Freedom's Path

  • Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

    Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

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

    Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

  • Etta's Mission

    Etta's Mission

  • Exchange and Mart

    Exchange and Mart

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

    The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy

  • A Poet in New York

    A Poet in New York

  • Fancy Dancing

    Fancy Dancing

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

    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

  • The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

    The Name of This Film Is Dogme95

  • Mediator

    Mediator

  • Wide Open Spaces

    Wide Open Spaces