Ewen Bremner
Born January 23, 1972 (Age: 54)
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
First Cow
2020
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as Lloyd
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Age: 48
Wonder Woman
2017
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as Charlie
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Age: 45
T2 Trainspotting
2017
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as Spud
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Age: 45
Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
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as Expert
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Age: 42
Snowpiercer
2013
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as Andrew
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Age: 41
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
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as Wicke
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Age: 41
Great Expectations
2012
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as Wemmick
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Age: 40
Perfect Sense
2011
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as James
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Age: 39
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
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as Henry Strangler
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Age: 38
Fool's Gold
2008
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as Alfonz
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Age: 36
Hallam Foe
2007
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as Andy
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Age: 35
Death at a Funeral
2007
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as Justin
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Age: 35
Match Point
2005
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as Inspector Dowd
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Age: 33
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
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as Graeme Miller
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Age: 32
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
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as Inspector Fix
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Age: 32
The Rundown
2003
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as Declan
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Age: 31
Black Hawk Down
2001
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as SPC Shawn Nelson
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Age: 29
Pearl Harbor
2001
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as Red Winkle
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Age: 29
The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
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as Self
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Age: 28
Snatch
2000
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as Mullet
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Age: 28
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The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000
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as Michael Fry
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Age: 28
Julien Donkey-Boy
1999
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as Julien
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Age: 27
Love Story
1999
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as Nick
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Age: 26
The Acid House
1998
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as Coco Bryce
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Age: 26
Masculine Mescaline
1996
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as Steve Carlisle
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Age: 24
Trainspotting
1996
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as Spud
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Age: 24
Judge Dredd
1995
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as Junior Angel
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Age: 23
Naked
1993
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as Archie
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Age: 21
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The Fool
1990
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as
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Age: 18
No Image
Forget About Me
1990
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as Broke
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Age: 17
No Image
Meat
1990
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as
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Age: 17