Ewen Bremner facts for kids
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Ewen Bremner
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Ewen Bremner at the Berlinale 2017
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| Born | 23 January 1972 Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Children | 1 |
Ewen Bremner (born on January 23, 1972) is a Scottish actor. He is well-known for playing Daniel "Spud" Murphy in the movies Trainspotting and T2 Trainspotting. He also appeared as Shawn Nelson in Black Hawk Down and Julien in Julien Donkey-Boy.
Early Life and First Roles
Ewen Bremner was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents were both art teachers. He went to Davidson's Mains Primary School and Portobello High School. When he was young, he dreamed of becoming a circus clown.
However, a TV director named Richard D. Brooks gave him a chance to act on screen. One of his first important roles was in the movie Heavenly Pursuits (1986). He played a schoolboy from Glasgow. He also starred in a BBC Scotland film called "Dreaming" (1990).
Acting Career Highlights
Ewen Bremner became famous for playing Spud in the movie Trainspotting. This film was based on a popular book by Irvine Welsh. Later, he played Mullet, a tough guy, in the movie Snatch.
Before the movie, Ewen actually played the main character, Mark Renton, in the 1994 stage play of Trainspotting. This was the role that Ewan McGregor played in the 1996 film. Ewen has also had supporting roles in big movies like Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down.
In 2017, he helped make a short film called No Song to Sing. He also returned to play Spud in the sequel, T2 Trainspotting, which was very popular. He won a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor for his role in T2 Trainspotting.
More recently, he has appeared in the fantasy TV series Our Flag Means Death as Buttons, a main character.
Personal Life
Ewen Bremner has one daughter. He met his daughter's mother, actress Marcia Rose, when they were filming the movie Skin.
Images for kids
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Ewen Bremner at the Berlinale in 2017.
See also
In Spanish: Ewen Bremner para niños
