Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 27, 1958
Age
68
Place of Birth
Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity
1.0
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.
Latest News
Known For
7.2
Arena
1975 · TV
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · TV
5.9
Question Time
1979 · TV
8.0
Trainspotting
1996 · Movie
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
2017 · Movie
6.5
Crime
2021 · TV
6.8
Filth
2013 · Movie
7.2
Trigger Happy TV
2000 · TV
5.4
Swung
2015 · Movie
0.0
Icons of Football
2023 · TV
5.9
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
5.9
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