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Ewen Bremner

1972-01-23

The 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.

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Movies

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Wonder Woman

7.222 average rating
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Black Hawk Down

7.386 average rating
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Snowpiercer

6.906 average rating
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Pearl Harbor

6.943 average rating
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Judge Dredd

5.8 average rating
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Exodus: Gods and Kings

5.87 average rating
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Jack the Giant Slayer

5.846 average rating
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Snatch

7.811 average rating
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Trainspotting

7.965 average rating
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The Rundown

6.453 average rating
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Around the World in 80 Days

5.935 average rating
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator

5.9 average rating
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Match Point

7.361 average rating
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Renegades

5.6 average rating
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Fool's Gold

5.7 average rating
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T2 Trainspotting

6.947 average rating
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Hallam Foe

6.7 average rating
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Death at a Funeral

6.898 average rating
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Perfect Sense

6.878 average rating
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First Cow

7.051 average rating