Personal details
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Born
27 September 1958 (68)
Place of birth
Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Bekannt für
8.0
Film
Trainspotting
Mikey Forrester
1996
6.9
Film
T2 Trainspotting
Mikey Forrester
2017
5.4
Film
Swung
Male Bouncer
2015
6.2
Film
The Acid House
Parkie
1998
6.0
Film
Creation Stories
Titch
2021
8.3
Film
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Self
2025
5.9
Film
Dick Dynamite: 1944
Mikael Leznik
2024
7.0
Film
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Self
2025
8.0
Film
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
Self
2016
8.5
Film
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
Himself
2017
6.0
Film
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
Self
2024
6.5
Film
Offended by Irvine Welsh
Self - Presenter
2020
Acting credits 12 titles
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
as Self
7.0
2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
as Self
8.3
2025
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
as Self
6.0
2024
Dick Dynamite: 1944
as Mikael Leznik
5.9
2024
Creation Stories
as Titch
6.0
2021
Offended by Irvine Welsh
as Self - Presenter
6.5
2020
T2 Trainspotting
as Mikey Forrester
6.9
2017
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
as Himself
8.5
2017
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
as Self
8.0
2016
Swung
as Male Bouncer
5.4
2015
The Acid House
as Parkie
6.2
1998
Trainspotting
as Mikey Forrester
8.0
1996