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.
Acted in
Odd Socks
2025
as Beng (voice)
Freedom's Path
2023
as Silas
Cavewoman
2022
as Brother
Our Flag Means Death
2022
as Buttons
American Sausage Standoff
2021
as Edward Hofler
Creation Stories
2021
as Alan McGee
First Cow
2020
as Lloyd
Etta's Mission
2017
as Charlie
Renegades
2017
as Jim Rainey
Will
2017
as Richard Topcliffe
Wonder Woman
2017
as Charlie
T2 Trainspotting
2017
as Spud
Houdini & Doyle
2016
as Sherlock Holmes
Carousel
2016
Banished
2015
as Reverend Johnson
Get Santa
2014
as PC Finkerton
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Expert
The Veil of Twilight
2014
as Rabbi Dunbar
A Poet in New York
2014
as John Malcolm Brinnin
Salting the Battlefield
2014
as Rollo Madeley
Turks & Caicos
2014
as Rollo Madeley
Exchange and Mart
2014
as Mike
Snowpiercer
2013
as Andrew
Drone
2013
as Drone Operator
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Wicke
Great Expectations
2012
as Wemmick
Them From That Thing
2012
as Various
Blackout
2012
as Jerry Durrans
Perfect Sense
2011
as James
Page Eight
2011
as Rollo Maverley
Accused
2010
as Frank Best
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Henry Strangler
Dive
2010
as Stewart
One Night in Emergency
2010
Wide Open Spaces
2009
as Austin
Moving On
2009
as Adam
Faintheart
2009
as Julian
Marvelous
2008
as Lars
Fool's Gold
2008
as Alfonz
Mediator
2008
as Steven
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Justin
Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007
as R.L. Stevenson
Hallam Foe
2007
as Andy
The Lost Room
2006
as Harold Stritzke
The Virgin Queen
2006
as Sir James Melville
Match Point
2005
as Inspector Dowd
Elizabeth I
2005
as King James VI
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Raynard
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
as Graeme Miller
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Inspector Fix
The Reckoning
2004
as Simon Damian
The Rundown
2003
as Declan
16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Jake
Sweet Dreams
2003
as Gabriel
Fancy Dancing
2002
as Bernard Schiff
Spooks
2002
as Ryan Baisley
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
2002
as Salvador Dali
Black Hawk Down
2001
as SPC Shawn Nelson
Making 'Snatch'
2001
as Self
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Red Winkle
Far from Las Vegas
2001
as John Twain D'Wain
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
as Self
Paranoid
2000
as Gordon
Snatch
2000
as Mullet
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000
as Michael Fry
Julien Donkey-Boy
1999
as Julien
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
1999
as Self
Love Story
1999
as Nick
The Acid House
1998
as Coco Brice
The Life of Stuff
1997
as Fraser
Mojo
1997
as Skinny
Deacon Brodie
1997
as Louis the apprentice
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
as Chaz
Dead London
1996
as Paul
Trainspotting
1996
as Spud
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995
as Joe
Skin
1995
as Billy Boy
Ruffian Hearts
1995
as Mick
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995
Judge Dredd
1995
as Junior Angel
Royal Deceit
1994
as Frovin
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Naked
1993
as Archie
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993
as Walter McNabb
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Gordon Hicks
Bye Bye Baby
1992
as Galloway
As You Like It
1992
as Silvius
Dreaming
1991
The Fool
1990
Meat
1990
Forget About Me
1990
as Broke
Conquest of the South Pole
1989
as Penguin
The Riveter
1988
as Slim
Heavenly Pursuits
1986
as Stevie Deans
Taggart
1983
A Girl Named Sooner
1975
as Archie
Am I Irvine Welsh?
as Daniel 'Spud' Murphy (archive footage)
Canyon of the Dead
as Sylvanus G. Morley
Cold Water
as Tommy