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Irvine Welsh

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Irvine Welsh at an event for Filth (2013)
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Welsh's books have made him a cult figure within the writing world since the 1990s. Several of his books have become best sellers and all have a mixture of comedy, drama and hard-hitting issues...the best-known being Trainspotting (1996) which was made into a box-office smash worldwide at the movies in 1996. Of his other works, one other has been brought to screen, The Acid House (1998)..a trilogy of stories and though not as successful as Trainspotting commercially, became a cult success in his homeland of Scotland and the UK. At time of writing, Welsh is currently on a project writing the sequel to Trainspotting called 'Porn', which given the success of the first film, should make him even more famous when released as a film within the next year or so.
BornSeptember 27, 1958
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BornSeptember 27, 1958
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
    Trainspotting
    8.1
    • Writer
    • 1996
    Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
    T2 Trainspotting
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2017
    James McAvoy in Filth (2013)
    Filth
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2013
    Dougray Scott in Crime (2021)
    Crime
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)

    Credits

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    Writer



    • American Tabloid
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Trainspotting - Monologue (2024)
      Trainspotting - Monologue
      Short
      • based on characters created by
      • 2024
    • Dougray Scott in Crime (2021)
      Crime
      7.2
      TV Series
      • based on a book by
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2021
    • Ewen Bremner in Creation Stories (2021)
      Creation Stories
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • I riassuntini (2018)
      I riassuntini
      TV Series
      • based on the novel by (2020)
      • 2018
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
      T2 Trainspotting
      7.1
      • based on the books Porno and Trainspotting by
      • 2017
    • James McAvoy in Filth (2013)
      Filth
      7.0
      • based on the novel by
      • 2013
    • The Magnificent Eleven (2013)
      The Magnificent Eleven
      3.5
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Rachael (2012)
      Rachael
      5.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Billy Boyd, Kristin Kreuk, Natalie Brown, Carlo Rota, Adam Sinclair, Ashley Pover, and Olivia Andrup in Ecstasy (2011)
      Ecstasy
      5.0
      • based on a book by
      • 2011
    • Counterplay
      TV Series
      • based on "The Shooter" by
      • 2010
    • Good Arrows (2009)
      Good Arrows
      6.4
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Nuts
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Michelle Gomez, Shirley Henderson, Shauna Macdonald, and Kathleen McDermott in Wedding Belles (2007)
      Wedding Belles
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)
      The South Bank Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 2006
    • Bad Blood (2005)
      Bad Blood
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005

    Producer



    • Choose Irvine (2023)
      Choose Irvine
      4.8
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Johana Gomez in Little Warrior (2022)
      Little Warrior
      7.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Dougray Scott in Crime (2021)
      Crime
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
      T2 Trainspotting
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • James McAvoy in Filth (2013)
      Filth
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • The Magnificent Eleven (2013)
      The Magnificent Eleven
      3.5
      • consulting producer
      • 2013
    • Good Arrows (2009)
      Good Arrows
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Michelle Gomez, Shirley Henderson, Shauna Macdonald, and Kathleen McDermott in Wedding Belles (2007)
      Wedding Belles
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 2007
    • Dose
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2003

    Actor



    • Snars in Dick Dynamite 1944 (2023)
      Dick Dynamite 1944
      4.1
      • Mikael Leznik
      • 2023
    • Ewen Bremner in Creation Stories (2021)
      Creation Stories
      6.1
      • Titch
      • 2021
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner in T2 Trainspotting (2017)
      T2 Trainspotting
      7.1
      • Mikey Forrester
      • 2017
    • Elizabeth McGovern, Elena Anaya, Ewan Morrison, Owen McDonnell, and Colin Kennedy in Swung (2015)
      Swung
      4.7
      • Male Bouncer
      • 2015
    • The Magnificent Eleven (2013)
      The Magnificent Eleven
      3.5
      • Disgruntled Diner
      • 2013
    • www.antonthemovie.com
      Anton
      5.0
      • Father Freedom
      • 2008
    • Nuts
      6.3
      Short
      • Drunk
      • 2007
    • Arlene Cockburn in The Acid House (1998)
      The Acid House
      6.2
      • Parkie (segment "The Granton Star Cause")
      • 1998
    • Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)
      Trainspotting
      8.1
      • Mikey Forrester
      • 1996

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    Nuts
    Trailer #1
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    Trailer #1
    Underdog - The Andy Swallow Story *Official Trailer*
    Trailer 0:40
    Underdog - The Andy Swallow Story *Official Trailer*
    T2: Trainspotting
    Featurette 1:02
    T2: Trainspotting

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • September 27, 1958
      • Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    • Spouses
        Emma CurrieAugust 10, 2022 - present
    • Other works
      Novel: "Marabou Stork Nightmares," 1996.
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      • 6 Interviews
      • 4 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Welsh vowed that if any producer proved brave enough to take on the filming of Filth (2013), he would get a tattoo of the book's cover, a pig dressed like a cop. It took 15 years to get Filth made, and halfway through filming, Welsh proved true to his word and tattooed the pig on his arm.
    • Quotes
      I see the Scottish referendum as being more about the way Britain is governed than specifically about Scotland. I think that it's gonna be a catalyst for change right across the British Isles because I can't see England putting up with a system whereby so many people are grandfathered in before you get to divide the cake up: the monarchy, the aristocracy, the House of Lords, the bankers, the public school elite. There's not much left for anybody else after that. And once Scotland gets rid of all that, I would think that England might try and follow suit in some way.
    • Trademarks
        Frequently writes characters with addiction problems

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