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.
as Sylvanus G. Morley
as Greg
as Crossbow Hunter
as Tommy(6 eps)
as Beng (voice)
as Silas
as Brother
as Buttons(18 eps)
as Edward Hofler
as Alan McGee
as Lloyd
as Charlie
as Jim Rainey
as Richard Topcliffe(10 eps)
as Charlie
as Spud
as Sherlock Holmes(1 ep)
as Reverend Johnson(7 eps)
as PC Finkerton
as Expert
as Rabbi Dunbar
as John Malcolm Brinnin
as Rollo Madeley
as Rollo Madeley
as Mike
as Andrew
as Drone Operator
as Wicke
as Wemmick
as Various(2 eps)
as Jerry Durrans(3 eps)
as James
as Rollo Maverley
as Frank Best(1 ep)
as Henry Strangler
as Stewart Wisley(2 eps)
as Austin
as Leonard Paulson
as Adam(1 ep)
as Julian
as Self
as Lars
as Alfonz
as Steven
as Andy
as Justin
as R.L. Stevenson
as Self(1 ep)
as Harold Stritzke(3 eps)
as Sir James Melville(2 eps)
as Inspector Dowd
as King James VI(2 eps)
as Raynard(1 ep)
as Graeme Miller
as Inspector Fix
as Simon Damian
as Declan
as Johnny(1 ep)
as Jake
as Gabriel
as Schiff
as Ryan Baisley(1 ep)
as Salvador Dali
as Nelson
as Self
as Red
as John Twain D'Wain(1 ep)
as Gordon
as Mullet
as Michael Fry
as Michael Fry(2 eps)
as Julien
as Nick
as Coco Bryce
as Fraser
as Skinny
as Louis the apprentice
as Paul
as Steve Carlisle
as Spud
as Billy Boy
as Mick
as Junior Angel
as Jockey(4 eps)
as Jim / Jockey(1 ep)
as Frovin
as Self(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Archie
as Walter McNabb(1 ep)
as Gordon Hicks(1 ep)
as Galloway
as Silvius
as Sammy Nelson
as Broke
as Penguin
as Slim
as Stevie Deans
as Sammy Nelson(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Archie