Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Coldwater ★ 7.2 Coldwater 2025 Odd Socks Odd Socks 2025 Freedom's Path ★ 8.1 Freedom's Path 2023 Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting 2023 Cavewoman ★ 6.0 Cavewoman 2022 Our Flag Means Death ★ 7.6 Our Flag Means Death 2022 American Sausage Standoff ★ 4.7 American Sausage Standoff 2021 Creation Stories ★ 5.9 Creation Stories 2021 First Cow ★ 7.1 First Cow 2020 Etta's Mission ★ 8.0 Etta's Mission 2017 Renegades ★ 5.6 Renegades 2017 Will ★ 5.9 Will 2017 Wonder Woman ★ 7.2 Wonder Woman 2017 T2 Trainspotting ★ 6.9 T2 Trainspotting 2017 Houdini & Doyle ★ 6.5 Houdini & Doyle 2016 Carousel Carousel 2016 Banished ★ 7.2 Banished 2015 Get Santa ★ 6.1 Get Santa 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings ★ 5.9 Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014 The Veil of Twilight ★ 5.8 The Veil of Twilight 2014 A Poet in New York ★ 5.3 A Poet in New York 2014 Salting the Battlefield ★ 6.3 Salting the Battlefield 2014 Turks & Caicos ★ 6.3 Turks & Caicos 2014 Exchange and Mart Exchange and Mart 2014 Snowpiercer ★ 6.9 Snowpiercer 2013 Drone ★ 5.2 Drone 2013 Jack the Giant Slayer ★ 5.9 Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 Great Expectations ★ 6.4 Great Expectations 2012 Them From That Thing Them From That Thing 2012 Blackout ★ 6.4 Blackout 2012 Perfect Sense ★ 6.9 Perfect Sense 2011 Page Eight ★ 6.6 Page Eight 2011 Accused ★ 8.1 Accused 2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger ★ 5.9 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 2010 Dive ★ 4.5 Dive 2010 One Night in Emergency ★ 8.0 One Night in Emergency 2010 Wide Open Spaces ★ 3.5 Wide Open Spaces 2009 The Zero Sum The Zero Sum 2009 Moving On ★ 7.4 Moving On 2009 Faintheart ★ 6.3 Faintheart 2009 Memories of "Trainspotting" Memories of "Trainspotting" 2008 Marvelous Marvelous 2008 Fool's Gold ★ 5.8 Fool's Gold 2008 Mediator ★ 5.0 Mediator 2008 Hallam Foe ★ 6.7 Hallam Foe 2007 Death at a Funeral ★ 6.9 Death at a Funeral 2007 Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde ★ 8.0 Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 2007 The Graham Norton Show ★ 7.2 The Graham Norton Show 2007 The Lost Room ★ 7.7 The Lost Room 2006 The Virgin Queen ★ 6.5 The Virgin Queen 2006 Match Point ★ 7.4 Match Point 2005 Elizabeth I ★ 7.2 Elizabeth I 2005 My Name Is Earl ★ 7.7 My Name Is Earl 2005 AVP: Alien vs. Predator ★ 5.9 AVP: Alien vs. Predator 2004 Around the World in 80 Days ★ 6.0 Around the World in 80 Days 2004 The Reckoning ★ 6.4 The Reckoning 2004 The Rundown ★ 6.5 The Rundown 2003 16 Years of Alcohol ★ 5.6 16 Years of Alcohol 2003 Sweet Dreams ★ 6.4 Sweet Dreams 2003 Fancy Dancing ★ 7.0 Fancy Dancing 2002 Spooks ★ 7.7 Spooks 2002 Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali ★ 5.8 Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali 2002 Black Hawk Down ★ 7.4 Black Hawk Down 2001 Making 'Snatch' ★ 6.4 Making 'Snatch' 2001 Pearl Harbor ★ 6.9 Pearl Harbor 2001 Far from Las Vegas ★ 6.7 Far from Las Vegas 2001 The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 ★ 5.0 The Name of This Film Is Dogme95 2000 Paranoid ★ 3.8 Paranoid 2000 Snatch ★ 7.8 Snatch 2000 The Secret World of Michael Fry ★ 9.0 The Secret World of Michael Fry 2000 The Secret World of Michael Fry ★ 7.0 The Secret World of Michael Fry 2000 Julien Donkey-Boy ★ 7.0 Julien Donkey-Boy 1999 The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy ★ 6.0 The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy 1999 Love Story ★ 9.0 Love Story 1999 The Acid House ★ 6.3 The Acid House 1998 The Life of Stuff ★ 10.0 The Life of Stuff 1997 Mojo ★ 4.7 Mojo 1997 Deacon Brodie ★ 9.5 Deacon Brodie 1997 Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest ★ 8.0 Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest 1997 Dead London Dead London 1996