Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner (born 11 December 1970) is a Scottish character actor. His roles have included Julien in Julien Donkey-Boy, Daniel "Spud" Murphy in Trainspotting and its 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting, SPC Shawn Nelson in Black Hawk Down, expert marksman Charlie in Wonder Woman and Lt. Red Winkle in Pearl Harbor.

Ewen Bremner
Bremner at the Berlinale 2017
Born (1970-12-11) 11 December 1970[1]
Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland
Years active1985–present
Known forTrainspotting (1996)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)

Early life

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 in show business 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 would also play the lead in the BBC Scotland feature-length adaptation of the William McIlvanney short story "Dreaming" (1990).[2]

Career

Bremner caught the eye of the film world with his appearance against David Thewlis in Mike Leigh's Naked (1993). He went on to portray 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 which he appeared alongside Trainspotting co-star Ewan McGregor (which he has again since, in Perfect Sense and Jack the Giant Slayer). In 2005, he had a small role in the mini-series Elizabeth I as James VI, King of Scots. In December 2006, he played Harold Stritzke in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room. In 2007, he played Robert Louis Stevenson in the BBC Four documentary Ian Rankin Investigates Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as Justin in Death at a Funeral.

In 2017, Bremner reprised his role as Spud in T2 Trainspotting, the sequel to Trainspotting, for which he was awarded the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor.

In 2017 he produced the short film No Song to Sing.[5]

Personal life

He has one daughter, with actress Marcia Rose, whom he met during the filming of Skin. Their daughter is named Harmony, who they named after the American director Harmony Korine.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1986 Heavenly Pursuits Stevie Deans
1993 Naked Archie
1995 Judge Dredd Junior Angel
Skin Billy Boy
1996 Trainspotting Daniel "Spud" Murphy
1997 The Life of Stuff Fraser
1998 The Acid House Colin "Coco" Bryce
1999 Julien Donkey-Boy Julien
2000 Snatch Mullet
The Secret World of Michael Fry Michael Fry
2001 Pearl Harbor Lt. Red Winkle
Black Hawk Down Nelson
2003 16 Years of Alcohol Jake
The Rundown Declan
Skagerrak Gabriel
The Reckoning Simon Damian
2004 Around the World in 80 Days Inspector Fix
Alien vs. Predator Graeme Miller
2005 Match Point Inspector Dowd
2006 Hallam Foe Andy
2007 Death at a Funeral Justin
2008 Mediator Steven
Fool's Gold Alfonz
Faintheart Julian
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Henry Strangler
2011 Perfect Sense James
2012 Great Expectations Wemmick
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Wicke
Snowpiercer Andrew
2014 The Veil of Twilight Rabbi Dunbar
Get Santa PC Finkerton
Exodus: Gods and Kings Expert
2017 T2 Trainspotting Daniel "Spud" Murphy BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor[6]
Wonder Woman Charlie
Renegades Jim Rainey
Mary and the Witch's Flower Flanagan Voice
2019 First Cow Lloyd
2020 Wonder Woman 1984 Charlie Photographic cameo

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Conquest of the South Pole Penguin Television role
1990 Taggart Jason Episode: "Love Knot"
Screen Two Sammy Episode: "Dreaming"
1991 Forget About Me Broke Television film
1994 A Touch of Frost Gordon Hicks Episode: "Nothing to Hide"
1994 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Walter McNabb Episode: "Dead Water"
1994–96 The Bill Paul Tovey / Sean Lewis 2 episodes
1996 Harry Enfield & Chums Jim / Jockey Television film
1997 Deacon Brodie Louis the Apprentice Television film
2005 Elizabeth I King James VI 2 episodes
2006 The Virgin Queen Sir James Melville 2 episodes
2006 The Lost Room Harold Stritzke Sci Fi Channel miniseries
Episode: "The Comb and the Box"
2008 My Name Is Earl Raynard Episode: "Reading Is a Funda Mental Case"
2009 Spooks Ryan Baisley Episode #8.6
The Day of the Triffids Walter Strange TV miniseries
Episode: "Part 1"
2010 Chris Ryan's Strike Back Gerald Baxter 2 episodes
Moving On Adam Episode: "Malaise"
Dive Stewart Television film
Accused Frank Best Episode: "Tina's Story"
2011 Page Eight Rollo Maverley Television film
2012 Blackout Jerry Durrans 2 episodes
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 7 episodes
The Devil You Know Israel Porter Pilot episode
2016 Houdini & Doyle Sherlock Holmes Episode: "Bedlam"
2017 Will Richard Topcliffe 10 episodes

References
  1. Pendreigh, Brian. The Scot Pack: The Further Adventures of the Trainspotters and Their Fellow Travellers. Mainstream Pub. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-84018-310-8. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Ewen Bremner:Biography". MSN Movies. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. "Ewen Bremner". Guardian Unlimited Film. Guardian Newspapers Limited. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Ewen Bremner Picture from the Movie". All Movie Photo. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. "Ewen Bremner delighted with short film after accidental move behind camera". The Herald Scotland. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. "T2 Trainspotting big winner at Scottish Baftas". BBC. 6 November 2017.
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