Ewen Bremner
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.
Filmography
Freedom's Path
as Silas
Freedom's Path
as Silas
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
Cavewoman
as Brother
Cavewoman
as Brother
American Sausage Standoff
as Edward Hofler
American Sausage Standoff
as Edward Hofler
Creation Stories
as Alan McGee
Creation Stories
as Alan McGee
First Cow
as Lloyd
First Cow
as Lloyd
Etta's Mission
as Charlie
Etta's Mission
as Charlie
Renegades
as Jim Rainey
Renegades
as Jim Rainey
Wonder Woman
as Charlie
Wonder Woman
as Charlie
T2 Trainspotting
as Spud
T2 Trainspotting
as Spud
Carousel
Carousel
Get Santa
as PC Finkerton
Get Santa
as PC Finkerton
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Expert
Exodus: Gods and Kings
as Expert
The Veil of Twilight
as Rabbi Dunbar
The Veil of Twilight
as Rabbi Dunbar
A Poet in New York
as John Malcolm Brinnin
A Poet in New York
as John Malcolm Brinnin
Turks & Caicos
as Rollo Madeley
Turks & Caicos
as Rollo Madeley
Snowpiercer
as Andrew
Snowpiercer
as Andrew
Drone
as Drone Operator
Drone
as Drone Operator
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Wicke
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Wicke
Great Expectations
as Wemmick
Great Expectations
as Wemmick
Perfect Sense
as James
Perfect Sense
as James
Page Eight
as Rollo Maverley
Page Eight
as Rollo Maverley
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Henry Strangler
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Henry Strangler
The Zero Sum
as Leonard Paulson
The Zero Sum
as Leonard Paulson
Faintheart
as Julian
Faintheart
as Julian
Memories of "Trainspotting"
as Self
Memories of "Trainspotting"
as Self
Marvelous
as Lars
Marvelous
as Lars
Fool's Gold
as Alfonz
Fool's Gold
as Alfonz
Mediator
as Steven
Mediator
as Steven
Death at a Funeral
as Justin
Death at a Funeral
as Justin
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as R.L. Stevenson
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
as R.L. Stevenson
Match Point
as Inspector Dowd
Match Point
as Inspector Dowd
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Graeme Miller
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Graeme Miller
Around the World in 80 Days
as Inspector Fix
Around the World in 80 Days
as Inspector Fix
The Reckoning
as Simon Damian
The Reckoning
as Simon Damian
Sweet Dreams
as Gabriel
Sweet Dreams
as Gabriel
Fancy Dancing
as Schiff
Fancy Dancing
as Schiff
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Salvador Dali
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
as Salvador Dali
Black Hawk Down
as SPC Shawn Nelson
Black Hawk Down
as SPC Shawn Nelson
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
Making 'Snatch'
as Self
Paranoid
as Gordon
Paranoid
as Gordon
Snatch
as Mullet
Snatch
as Mullet
The Acid House
as Coco Bryce
The Acid House
as Coco Bryce
Mojo
as Skinny
Mojo
as Skinny
Deacon Brodie
as Louis the apprentice
Deacon Brodie
as Louis the apprentice
Masculine Mescaline
as Steve Carlisle
Masculine Mescaline
as Steve Carlisle
Skin
as Billy Boy
Skin
as Billy Boy
Ruffian Hearts
as Mick
Ruffian Hearts
as Mick
Judge Dredd
as Junior Angel
Judge Dredd
as Junior Angel
Prince of Jutland
as Frovin
Prince of Jutland
as Frovin
Naked
as Archie
Naked
as Archie
As You Like It
as Silvius
As You Like It
as Silvius
The Fool
The Fool
Forget About Me
as Broke
Forget About Me
as Broke
The Riveter
as Slim
The Riveter
as Slim
Heavenly Pursuits
as Stevie Deans
Heavenly Pursuits
as Stevie Deans
A Girl Named Sooner
as Archie
A Girl Named Sooner
as Archie
As Deep as the Grave
as Sylvanus G. Morley
As Deep as the Grave
as Sylvanus G. Morley
Killa Bee
as Greg
Killa Bee
as Greg