
Ewen Bremner
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1972-01-23 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- اون برمنر
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.
Known For
TV Shows (26)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Spooks
2002
as Ryan Baisley

My Name Is Earl
2005
as Raynard

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Gordon Hicks

Screen Two
1985
as Sammy Nelson

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Taggart
1983

Moving On
2009
as Adam

Our Flag Means Death
2022
as Buttons

Shooting Stars
1993
as Self

Accused
2010
as Frank Best

Far from Las Vegas
2001
as John Twain D'Wain

Houdini & Doyle
2016
as Sherlock Holmes

The Lost Room
2006
as Harold Stritzke

Banished
2015
as Reverend Johnson

Will
2017
as Richard Topcliffe

The Virgin Queen
2006
as Sir James Melville

Elizabeth I
2005
as King James VI

Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Jockey / Jim / Jockey

Coldwater
2025
as Tommy

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993
as Walter McNabb

Dive
2010
as Stewart Wisley

Blackout
2012
as Jerry Durrans

Them From That Thing
2012
as Various

The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000
as Michael Fry
Movies (82)

Black Hawk Down
2001
as SPC Shawn Nelson

Wonder Woman
2017
as Charlie

Pearl Harbor
2001
as Red

Snatch
2000
as Mullet

Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Wicke

Snowpiercer
2013
as Andrew

Trainspotting
1996
as Spud

Exodus: Gods and Kings
2014
as Expert

Judge Dredd
1995
as Junior Angel

Match Point
2005
as Inspector Dowd

AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
as Graeme Miller

Hallam Foe
2007
as Andy

Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Inspector Fix

The Rundown
2003
as Declan

Fool's Gold
2008
as Alfonz

Naked
1993
as Archie

T2 Trainspotting
2017
as Spud

Death at a Funeral
2007
as Justin

Perfect Sense
2011
as James

Great Expectations
2012
as Wemmick

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Henry Strangler

Renegades
2017
as Jim Rainey

The Reckoning
2004
as Simon Damian

Page Eight
2011
as Rollo Maverley

First Cow
2020
as Lloyd

Get Santa
2014
as PC Finkerton

Creation Stories
2021
as Alan McGee

Salting the Battlefield
2014
as Rollo Madeley

Turks & Caicos
2014
as Rollo Madeley

Prince of Jutland
1994
as Frovin

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self

Paranoid
2000
as Gordon

Julien Donkey-Boy
1999
as Julien

The Acid House
1998
as Coco Bryce

Heavenly Pursuits
1986
as Stevie Deans

The Name of This Film Is Dogme95
2000
as Self

Mojo
1997
as Skinny

Making 'Snatch'
2001
as Self

16 Years of Alcohol
2003
as Jake
The Fool
1990

American Sausage Standoff
2021
as Edward Hofler

One Night in Emergency
2010

Sweet Dreams
2003
as Gabriel

Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali
2002
as Salvador Dali

Faintheart
2009
as Julian

A Poet in New York
2014
as John Malcolm Brinnin
Wide Open Spaces
2009
as Austin

As Deep as the Grave
as Sylvanus G. Morley

Marvelous
2008
as Lars

Deacon Brodie
1997
as Louis the apprentice

Freedom's Path
2023
as Silas

Dreaming
1991
as Sammy Nelson

Mediator
2008
as Steven

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995
as Joe

The Life of Stuff
1997
as Fraser

Ruffian Hearts
1995
as Mick

Etta's Mission
2017
as Charlie

As You Like It
1992
as Silvius

Cavewoman
2022
as Brother
Bye Bye Baby
1992
as Galloway
The Secret World of Michael Fry
2000
as Michael Fry

Love Story
1999
as Nick

Skin
1995
as Billy Boy

The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy
1999
as Self

Fancy Dancing
2002
as Schiff

A Girl Named Sooner
1975
as Archie

Masculine Mescaline
1996
as Steve Carlisle

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
as Chaz
Conquest of the South Pole
1989
as Penguin

Memories of "Trainspotting"
2008
as Self

The Veil of Twilight
2014
as Rabbi Dunbar
Drone
2013
as Drone Operator

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
2007
as R.L. Stevenson
Forget About Me
1990
as Broke

The Riveter
1988
as Slim

Exchange and Mart
2014
as Mike
Carousel
2016
Meat
1990

Odd Socks
2025
as Beng (voice)
Killa Bee

Dead London
1996
as Paul
About 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 Pu… With 108 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Ewen Bremner has appeared in 82 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Black Hawk Down (2001) — as SPC Shawn Nelson
- Wonder Woman (2017) — as Charlie
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Red
- Snatch (2000) — as Mullet
- Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) — as Wicke
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