Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 27, 1958
Age
67
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity
1.3
Irvine Welsh
Writing
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.
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Known For
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · TV
5.9
Question Time
1979 · TV
7.2
Arena
1975 · TV
8.0
Trainspotting
1996 · Movie
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
2017 · Movie
6.8
Filth
2013 · Movie
6.5
Crime
2021 · TV
5.4
Swung
2015 · Movie
7.2
Trigger Happy TV
2000 · TV
0.0
Ucpanej systém
2026 · Movie
6.0
Creation Stories
2021 · Movie
6.2
The Acid House
1998 · Movie
Filmography
2026
Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen
TV · Self
0.0
2025
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Movie · Self
7.0
2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Movie · Self
8.3
2024
Dick Dynamite: 1944
Movie · Mikael Leznik
5.9
2024
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
Movie · Self
0.0
2024
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
Movie · Self
6.0
2023
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
Movie · Self
0.0
2023
Icons of Football
TV · Self - Interviewed Guest
0.0
2023
I Am Weekender
Movie · Self
7.0
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · Self – Playwright and author
2.8
2021
Creation Stories
Movie · Titch
6.0
2020
Offended by Irvine Welsh
Movie · Self - Presenter
6.5
2017
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
Movie · Himself
8.5
2017
T2 Trainspotting
Movie · Mikey Forrester
6.9
2016
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
Movie · Self
8.0
2015
Swung
Movie · Male Bouncer
5.4
2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Movie · Self
8.7
2013
The Magnificent Eleven
Movie · Diner
2.6
2000
Trigger Happy TV
TV
7.2
1999
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
Movie · Himself
0.0
1998
The Acid House
Movie · Parkie
6.2
1996
Trainspotting
Movie · Mikey Forrester
8.0
1979
Question Time
TV · Self - Panellist
5.9
1975
Arena
TV
7.2