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Irvine Welsh

Writing Born Sep 27, 1958 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 24 credits

Biography

Irvine Welsh works in writing. Born September 27, 1958 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Archytele lists 24 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Question Time

as Self - Panellist

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self – Playwright and author
Film

Trainspotting

as Mikey Forrester

Arena

1975
Film

Swung

as Male Bouncer
Film

T2 Trainspotting

as Mikey Forrester
Film

House

1985

Frequent co-stars

Ewan McGregor 2 shared titles
Ewen Bremner 2 shared titles
Jonny Lee Miller 2 shared titles
Robert Carlyle 2 shared titles
Kelly Macdonald 2 shared titles
James Cosmo 2 shared titles
Shirley Henderson 2 shared titles
Tony Benn 1 shared title
James Brown 1 shared title
Gail Porter 1 shared title

Career timeline

Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen
Simple Minds: Everything Is PossibleIrvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Dick Dynamite: 1944Underdog: The Andy Swallow StoryLoaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
Icons of FootballBeyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine WelshI Am Weekender
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Creation Stories
Offended by Irvine Welsh
T2 TrainspottingShankly: Nature’s Fire
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
SwungThe 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
The Magnificent Eleven
Trigger Happy TV
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
The Acid House
Trainspotting
Question Time
Arena

Full filmography

  • Question Time (1979) as Self - Panellist
  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2022) as Self – Playwright and author
  • Trainspotting (1996) as Mikey Forrester
  • Arena (1975)
  • Swung (2015) as Male Bouncer
  • T2 Trainspotting (2017) as Mikey Forrester
  • Trigger Happy TV (2000)
  • Icons of Football (2023) as Self - Interviewed Guest
  • The Acid House (1998) as Parkie
  • Creation Stories (2021) as Titch
  • Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2024) as Mikael Leznik
  • The Magnificent Eleven (2013) as Diner
  • The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015) as Self
  • Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood (2016) as Self
  • Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen (2026) as Self
  • Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh (2023) as Self
  • Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025) as Self
  • Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025) as Self
  • Dockers: Writing the Wrongs (1999) as Himself
  • I Am Weekender (2023) as Self
  • Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story (2024) as Self
  • Shankly: Nature’s Fire (2017) as Himself
  • Offended by Irvine Welsh (2020) as Self - Presenter
  • Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem (2024) as Self