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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.

Filmography

2017
Wonder Woman

as Charlie

Movie
2017
T2 Trainspotting

as Spud

Movie
2013
Snowpiercer

as Andrew

Movie
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer

as Wicke

Movie
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

as Henry Strangler

Movie
2004
AVP: Alien vs. Predator

as Graeme Miller

Movie
2004
Around the World in 80 Days

as Inspector Fix

Movie
2001
Black Hawk Down

as SPC Shawn Nelson

Movie
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Red Winkle

Movie
2000
Snatch

as Mullet

Movie
1996
Trainspotting

as Spud

Movie
1995
Judge Dredd

as Junior Angel

Movie