Ewen Bremner profile
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Ewen Bremner

23rd January 1972 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Acting

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.

82 Movies 25 TV Shows 107 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Drone 13th June 2013 as Drone Operator
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Snatch 1st September 2000 as Mullet
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Mojo 2nd September 1997 as Skinny
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Skin 14th October 1995 as Billy Boy
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Naked 6th August 1993 as Archie
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Will 10th July 2017 as Richard Topcliffe
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Banished 5th March 2015 as Reverend Johnson
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Accused 15th November 2010 as Frank Best
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Dive 8th July 2010 as Stewart Wisley
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Spooks 13th May 2002 as Ryan Baisley