Personal Info
Birthday
September 27, 1958
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Writing
Irvine Welsh
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.
Directed Movies (2)
Acting Filmography (23)
0.0
Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen
TV Series2026
7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Movie2025
8.3
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Movie2025
5.9
Dick Dynamite: 1944
Movie2024
0.0
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
Movie2024
6.0
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
Movie2024
0.0
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
Movie2023
0.0
Icons of Football
TV Series2023
7.0
I Am Weekender
Movie2023
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV Series2022
6.0
Creation Stories
Movie2021
6.5
Offended by Irvine Welsh
Movie2020
8.5
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
Movie2017
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
Movie2017
5.4
Swung
Movie2015
No Backdrop
8.7
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Movie2015
2.6
The Magnificent Eleven
Movie2013
7.3
Trigger Happy TV
TV Series2000
No Backdrop
0.0
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
Movie1999
6.3
The Acid House
Movie1998
8.0
Trainspotting
Movie1996
5.9
Question Time
TV Series1979
7.2
Arena
TV Series1975