Actor profile

Irvine Welsh

27th September 1958 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Writing

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.

17 Movies 6 TV Shows 24 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough poster

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough 26th September 2025 as Self

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible poster

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible 13th June 2025 as Self

Dick Dynamite: 1944 poster

Dick Dynamite: 1944 6th December 2024 as Mikael Leznik

Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem poster

Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem 22nd November 2024 as Self

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story poster

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story 20th August 2024 as Self

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh poster

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh 23rd August 2023 as Self

I Am Weekender poster

I Am Weekender 11th March 2023 as Self

Creation Stories poster

Creation Stories 15th April 2021 as Titch

Offended by Irvine Welsh poster

Offended by Irvine Welsh 17th November 2020 as Self - Presenter

Shankly: Nature’s Fire poster

Shankly: Nature’s Fire 29th October 2017 as Himself

T2 Trainspotting poster

T2 Trainspotting 27th January 2017 as Mikey Forrester

Swung poster

Swung 19th June 2015 as Male Bouncer

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World poster

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World 13th June 2015 as Self

The Magnificent Eleven poster

The Magnificent Eleven 8th March 2013 as Diner

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs poster

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs 11th July 1999 as Himself

The Acid House poster

The Acid House 31st December 1998 as Parkie

Trainspotting poster

Trainspotting 23rd February 1996 as Mikey Forrester

Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen poster

Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen 7th April 2026 as Self

Icons of Football poster

Icons of Football 16th June 2023 as Self - Interviewed Guest

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg poster

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 4th September 2022 as Self – Playwright and author

Trigger Happy TV poster

Trigger Happy TV 14th January 2000

Question Time poster

Question Time 25th September 1979 as Self - Panellist

Arena poster

Arena 1st October 1975