Irvine Welsh

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

21

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-09-27 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Irvine Welsh

Biography

Irvine Welsh (born September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.

Known For

  • Question Time

    Question Time

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • Trainspotting

    Trainspotting

  • Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

    Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

  • Swung

    Swung

  • Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

  • T2 Trainspotting

    T2 Trainspotting

  • The Acid House

    The Acid House

  • Trigger Happy TV

    Trigger Happy TV

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Choose Irvine Welsh.

    Choose Irvine Welsh.

  • Icons of Football

    Icons of Football

  • I Am Weekender

    I Am Weekender

  • Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem

    Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem

  • Offended by Irvine Welsh

    Offended by Irvine Welsh

  • Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

    Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

  • The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

    The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

  • Dick Dynamite: 1944

    Dick Dynamite: 1944

  • The Magnificent Eleven

    The Magnificent Eleven

  • Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

    Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

  • Shankly: Nature’s Fire

    Shankly: Nature’s Fire