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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A comic drama about the weird and wonderful world of Salvador Dali and the Surrealists. This film ch...
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Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties an...
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In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with...
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The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last s...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | First Cow (2020) | Lloyd | 7.4 | |
| 2 | Wonder Woman (2017) | Charlie | 7.9 | |
| 3 | Renegades (2017) | Jim Rainey | 6.4 | |
| 4 | T2 Trainspotting (2017) | Spud | 7.3 | |
| 5 | Turks & Caicos (2014) | Rollo Madeley | 6.3 | |
| 6 | Salting the Battlefield (2014) | Rollo Madeley | 6 | |
| 7 | Get Santa (2014) | PC Finkerton | 6.1 | |
| 8 | Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) | Expert | 5.9 | |
| 9 | Snowpiercer (2013) | Andrew | 7.3 | |
| 10 | Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) | Wicke | 6.2 | |
| 11 | Drone (2013) | Drone Operator | - | - |
| 12 | Great Expectations (2012) | Wemmick | 6.8 | |
| 13 | Perfect Sense (2011) | James | 7 | |
| 14 | Page Eight (2011) | Rollo Maverley | 7.6 | |
| 15 | One Night in Emergency (2010) | - | - | - |
| 16 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) | Henry Strangler | 5.6 | |
| 17 | Faintheart (2009) | Julian | 6 | |
| 18 | Fool's Gold (2008) | Alfonz | 5.9 | |
| 19 | Hallam Foe (2007) | Andy | 6 | |
| 20 | Death at a Funeral (2007) | Justin | 7.5 | |
| 21 | Match Point (2005) Oscars 2006 | Inspector Dowd | 7 | |
| 22 | The Reckoning (2004) | Simon Damian | 6.3 | |
| 23 | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | Inspector Fix | 5.9 | |
| 24 | AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) | Graeme Miller | 6.2 | |
| 25 | Sweet Dreams (2003) | Gabriel | 6 | |
| 26 | 16 Years of Alcohol (2003) | Jake | - | - |
| 27 | The Rundown (2003) | Declan | 6.5 | |
| 28 | Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali (2002) | Salvador Dali | - | - |
| 29 | Making 'Snatch' (2001) | Self | - | - |
| 30 | Black Hawk Down (2001) Oscars 2002 | SPC Shawn Nelson | 7.6 | |
| 31 | Pearl Harbor (2001) Oscars 2002 | Red Winkle | 6.3 | |
| 32 | Snatch (2000) Top 30 in 2000s | Mullet | 8.2 | |
| 33 | Paranoid (2000) | Gordon | - | - |
| 34 | Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) | Julien | 9.5 | |
| 35 | The Acid House (1998) | Coco Bryce | 7 | |
| 36 | Mojo (1997) | Skinny | - | - |
| 37 | Trainspotting (1996) | Spud | 8.2 | |
| 38 | Judge Dredd (1995) | Junior Angel | 5.8 | |
| 39 | Prince of Jutland (1994) | Frovin | 4 | |
| 40 | Naked (1993) | Archie | 8 |

