Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh

🎂 27th September 1958 (67 yrs) 📍 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known For

Trainspotting

Biography

Irvine Welsh (born September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.

Irvine Welsh

Movies Featuring Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025)

as Self
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)

as Self
Dick Dynamite: 1944

Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2024)

as Mikael Leznik
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem

Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem (2024)

as Self
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story (2024)

as Self
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh (2023)

as Self
I Am Weekender

I Am Weekender (2023)

as Self
Creation Stories

Creation Stories (2021)

as Titch
Offended by Irvine Welsh

Offended by Irvine Welsh (2020)

as Self - Presenter
Shankly: Nature’s Fire

Shankly: Nature’s Fire (2017)

as Himself
T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting (2017)

as Mikey Forrester
No Image

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood (2016)

as Self
Swung

Swung (2015)

as Male Bouncer
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015)

as Self
The Magnificent Eleven

The Magnificent Eleven (2013)

as Diner
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs (1999)

as Himself
The Acid House

The Acid House (1998)

as Parkie
Trainspotting

Trainspotting (1996)

as Mikey Forrester