Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner is a Scottish actor. His roles have included Shawn Nelson in Black Hawk Down, Julien in Julien Donkey-Boy and Daniel "Spud" Murphy in Trainspotting and its 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting.

Early life and education Ewen 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).

Career Bremner portrayed Spud in Danny Boyle's film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel Trainspotting, 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. In 2000 he would later play Mullet, a street thug in Guy Ritchie's Snatch. He has played supporting roles in blockbusters such as Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, Alien Vs Predator, Death at a Funeral, Great Expectations.

In 2017, he produced the short film No Song to Sing. Bremner reprised his role as Daniel “Spud” Murphy in the sequel T2 Trainspotting. He gained enthusiastic reviews for his performance from critics whilst receiving the BAFTA Scotland award for Best Actor in 2017, nominated alongside his fellow co-stars Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle

Bremner played WW1 soldier Charlie, a PTSD stricken marksman in 2017’s Wonder Woman.

Bremner plays a lead role as Tommy in the 2025 ITV series Coldwater.

Personal life He has one daughter, with actress Marcia Rose, whom he met during the filming of Skin.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1986 Heavenly Pursuits Stevie Deans 1993 Naked Archie 1994 Prince of Jutland Frovin 1995 Judge Dredd Junior Angel 1996 Trainspotting Daniel "Spud" Murphy 1998 The Acid House Colin 'Coco' Bryce Segment: "The Acid House" 1999 Julien Donkey-Boy Julien 2000 Paranoid Gordon Snatch Mullet 2001 Black Hawk Down SPC Shawn Nelson Pearl Harbor Red 2003 Skagerrak Gabriel 16 Years of Alcohol Jake The Rundown Declan 2004 The Reckoning Simon Damian Around the World in 80 Days Inspector Fix Alien vs. Predator Graeme Miller 2005 Match Point Inspector Dowd 2006 Marvelous Lars 2007 Death at a Funeral Justin Hallam Foe Andy 2008 Fool's Gold Alfonz Faintheart Julian 2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Henry Strangler 2011 Perfect Sense JamesPage Eight Rollo Maverley 2012 Great Expectations Wemmick 2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Wicke Snowpiercer Andrew 2014 The Veil of Twilight Rabbi Dunbar Exodus: Gods and Kings Expert Get Santa PC Finkerton 2017 T2 Trainspotting Daniel "Spud" Murphy BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor Wonder Woman Charlie Mary and the Witch's Flower Flanagan Voice role, English dub American Renegades Jim Rainey 2019 First Cow Lloyd 2021 Creation Stories Alan McGee 2022 Freedom's Path Silas 2026 The Dog Stars Crossbow Hunter TBA As Deep as the Grave Sylvanus G. Morley Post-production

Television

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