Ewen Bremner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 23, 1972 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 112
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
Filmography
The Dog Stars
2026Movie
Crossbow Hunter
Coldwater
2025TV
Tommy
Odd Socks
2025Movie
Beng (voice)
Freedom's Path
2023Movie
Silas
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
2023Movie
Cavewoman
2022Movie
Brother
Our Flag Means Death
2022TV
Buttons
American Sausage Standoff
2021Movie
Edward Hofler
Creation Stories
2021Movie
Alan McGee
First Cow
2020Movie
Lloyd
Etta's Mission
2017Movie
Charlie
Renegades
2017Movie
Jim Rainey
Will
2017TV
Richard Topcliffe
Wonder Woman
2017Movie
Charlie
T2 Trainspotting
2017Movie
Spud
Houdini & Doyle
2016TV
Sherlock Holmes
Carousel
2016Movie
Banished
2015TV
Reverend Johnson
Get Santa
2014Movie
PC Finkerton
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014Movie
Expert
The Veil of Twilight
2014Movie
Rabbi Dunbar
A Poet in New York
2014Movie
John Malcolm Brinnin
Salting the Battlefield
2014Movie
Rollo Madeley
Turks & Caicos
2014Movie
Rollo Madeley
Exchange and Mart
2014Movie
Mike
Snowpiercer
2013Movie
Andrew
Drone
2013Movie
Drone Operator
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013Movie
Wicke
Great Expectations
2012Movie
Wemmick
Them From That Thing
2012TV
Various
Blackout
2012TV
Jerry Durrans
Perfect Sense
2011Movie
James
Page Eight
2011Movie
Rollo Maverley
Accused
2010TV
Frank Best
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010Movie
Henry Strangler
Dive
2010TV
Stewart Wisley
One Night in Emergency
2010Movie
Wide Open Spaces
2009Movie
Austin
The Zero Sum
2009Movie
Leonard Paulson
Moving On
2009TV
Adam
Faintheart
2009Movie
Julian
Memories of "Trainspotting"
2008Movie
Self
Marvelous
2008Movie
Lars
Fool's Gold
2008Movie
Alfonz
Mediator
2008Movie
Steven
Hallam Foe
2007Movie
Andy
Death at a Funeral
2007Movie
Justin
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007Movie
R.L. Stevenson
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
The Lost Room
2006TV
Harold Stritzke
The Virgin Queen
2006TV
Sir James Melville
Match Point
2005Movie
Inspector Dowd
Elizabeth I
2005TV
King James VI
My Name Is Earl
2005TV
Raynard
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004Movie
Graeme Miller
Around the World in 80 Days
2004Movie
Inspector Fix
The Reckoning
2004Movie
Simon Damian
The Rundown
2003Movie
Declan
16 Years of Alcohol
2003Movie
Jake
Sweet Dreams
2003Movie
Gabriel
Fancy Dancing
2002Movie
Schiff
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
2002Movie
Self
Spooks
2002TV
Ryan Baisley
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
2002Movie
Salvador Dali
Black Hawk Down
2001Movie
Nelson
Making 'Snatch'
2001Movie
Self
Pearl Harbor
2001Movie
Red
Far from Las Vegas
2001TV
John Twain D'Wain
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000Movie
Self
Paranoid
2000Movie
Gordon
Snatch
2000Movie
Mullet
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000Movie
Michael Fry
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000TV
Michael Fry
Julien Donkey-Boy
1999Movie
Julien
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
1999Movie
Self
Love Story
1999Movie
Nick
The Acid House
1998Movie
Coco Bryce
The Life of Stuff
1997Movie
Fraser
Mojo
1997Movie
Skinny
Deacon Brodie
1997Movie
Louis the apprentice
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997Movie
Chaz
Dead London
1996Movie
Paul
Masculine Mescaline
1996Movie
Steve Carlisle
Trainspotting
1996Movie
Spud
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995Movie
Joe
Skin
1995Movie
Billy Boy
Ruffian Hearts
1995Movie
Mick
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995Movie
Judge Dredd
1995Movie
Junior Angel
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994TV
Jockey, Jim / Jockey
Prince of Jutland
1994Movie
Frovin
Shooting Stars
1993TV
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Naked
1993Movie
Archie
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993TV
Walter McNabb
A Touch of Frost
1992TV
Gordon Hicks
Bye Bye Baby
1992Movie
Galloway
As You Like It
1992Movie
Silvius
Dreaming
1991Movie
Sammy Nelson
The Fool
1990Movie
Meat
1990Movie
Forget About Me
1990Movie
Broke
Conquest of the South Pole
1989Movie
Penguin
The Riveter
1988Movie
Slim
Heavenly Pursuits
1986Movie
Stevie Deans
Screen Two
1985TV
Sammy Nelson
Taggart
1983TV
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
A Girl Named Sooner
1975Movie
Archie
Killa Bee
Movie
Greg
As Deep As the Grave
Movie
Sylvanus G. Morley
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Movie
Self