My Take
Ewen Bremner is one of those actors who could steal a scene from anyone without uttering a single word — the guy is pure kinetic energy. I fell for him hard as Spud in Trainspotting, that lovable, chaotic disaster of a human being, and then he brought the same character back for T2 twenty years later and somehow made it even more heartbreaking. Edinburgh clearly does something to its sons. Beyond Trainspotting, his turn in Black Hawk Down showed he has real dramatic range — not just the twitchy comic stuff. He keeps popping up in big films quietly doing excellent work, never quite getting the lead-actor headlines he probably deserves, but honestly that might suit the man just fine.
Overview
Ewen Bremner (born 23 January 1972) is a Scottish actor. His roles have included Shawn Nelson in Black Hawk Down, Julien in Julien Donkey-Boy and Daniel "Spud" Murphy in Trainspotting and its 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ewen Bremner
- Name (Japanese)
- ユエン・ブレムナー
- Reading
- ゆえん・ぶれむなー
- Born
- January 23, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Portobello High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.