
Actor
Irvine Welsh
Born 1958 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Acting

Trainspotting
Mikey Forrester · 1996

T2 Trainspotting
Mikey Forrester · 2017

The Acid House
Parkie · 1998

Swung
Male Bouncer · 2015

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Self · 2025

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self · 2015

Creation Stories
Titch · 2021

Shankly: Nature’s Fire
Himself · 2017
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
Self · 2016

Question Time
Self - Panellist · 1979

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Self · 2025

Dick Dynamite: 1944
Mikael Leznik · 2024

I Am Weekender
Self · 2023

Offended by Irvine Welsh
Self - Presenter · 2020

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
Self · 2024

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Playwright and author · 2022

The Magnificent Eleven
Diner · 2013

Icons of Football
Self - Interviewed Guest · 2023

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
Self · 2023

Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen
Self · 2026

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
Himself · 1999

Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
Self · 2024
Writing

Trainspotting
Novel · 1996

T2 Trainspotting
Novel · 2017

Filth
Novel · 2013

The Acid House
Screenplay · 1998

Crime
Writer · 2021

Creation Stories
Screenplay · 2021

Dockers
Writer · 1999

Ecstasy
Book · 2011

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Writer · 2025

Wedding Belles
Writer · 2007

Bad Blood
Writer · 2005
Good Arrows
Writer · 2009

