Ewen Bremner | |
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 Bremner at the Berlinale 2017 | |
| Born | 23 January 1972 [1] Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Children | 1 |
Ewen Bremner (born 23 January 1972) is a Scottish 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). [2]
Bremner portrayed Spud in Danny Boyle's film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel Trainspotting , [3] 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 [4] and Black Hawk Down .
In 2017, he produced the short film No Song to Sing. [5]
He has one daughter, with actress Marcia Rose, whom he met during the filming of Skin . [6]
| 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 | Plays an Irish character | |
| 2004 | The Reckoning | Simon Damian | |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Inspector Fix | ||
| Alien vs. Predator | Dr. 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 | James | |
| Page 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 [7] |
| 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 | [8] |
| 2022 | Freedom's Path | Silas |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Taggart | Jason | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Screen Two | Sammy Nelson | 1 episode |
| 1994 | A Touch of Frost | Gordon Hicks | 1 episode |
| The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries | Walter McNabb | 1 episode | |
| 1994 - 1996 | The Bill | Paul Tovey / Sean Lewis | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Harry Enfield and Chums | various characters | 5 episodes |
| 2001 | Langt fra Las Vegas | John Twain D'Wain | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Coming Up | Johnny | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Elizabeth I | King James VI | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The Virgin Queen | Sir James Melville | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| The Lost Room | Harold Stritzke | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Raynard | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Spooks | Ryan Baisley | 1 episode |
| The Day of the Triffids | Walter Strange | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Strike Back | Gerald Baxter | 2 episodes |
| Dive | Stewart | Television film | |
| Moving On | Adam | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Blackout | Jerry Durrans | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| Accused | Frank Best | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos | Rollo Maverley | Television film |
| Salting the Battlefield | Rollo Maverley | Television film | |
| A Poet in New York | John Malcolm Brinnin | Television film | |
| 2015 | Banished | Reverend Johnson | Miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Houdini and Doyle | Sherlock Holmes | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Will | Richard Topcliffe | Main role, 10 episodes |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Assassin | Uncredited cameo, 1 episode |
| 2022 - 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | Buttons | Main role |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Our Flag Means Death | Nominated | [9] |
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