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 (27)
The Dog Stars
First Cow
T2 Trainspotting
Wonder Woman
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Turks & Caicos
Salting the Battlefield
Snowpiercer
Jack the Giant Slayer
Great Expectations
Perfect Sense
Page Eight
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Fool's Gold
Death at a Funeral
Hallam Foe
Match Point
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Around the World in 80 Days
The Reckoning
The Rundown
Black Hawk Down
Pearl Harbor
Snatch
Trainspotting
Judge Dredd
