Irvine Welsh

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

20

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-09-27 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

Known For

Trainspotting
8.0%

Trainspotting

Feb 23, 1996

T2 Trainspotting
6.9%

T2 Trainspotting

Jan 27, 2017

The Acid House
6.3%

The Acid House

Dec 31, 1998

Swung
5.5%

Swung

Jun 19, 2015

Creation Stories
5.8%

Creation Stories

Apr 15, 2021

Trigger Happy TV
7.3%

Trigger Happy TV

Jan 14, 2000

Question Time
5.1%

Question Time

Sep 25, 1979

The Magnificent Eleven
3.0%

The Magnificent Eleven

Mar 8, 2013

Dick Dynamite: 1944
5.3%

Dick Dynamite: 1944

Dec 6, 2024

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Acting

Am I Irvine Welsh? as Self
2024
Dick Dynamite: 1944 as Mikael Leznik
2024
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem as Self
2024
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story as Self
2023
Choose Irvine Welsh. as Self
2023
Icons of Football as Self - Interviewed Guest
2023
I Am Weekender as Self
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Playwright and author
2021
Creation Stories as Titch
2017
Shankly: Nature’s Fire as Himself
2017
T2 Trainspotting as Mikey Forrester
2016
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood as Self
2015
Swung as Male Bouncer
2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self
2013
The Magnificent Eleven as Diner
2000
Trigger Happy TV
1999
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs as Himself
1998
The Acid House as Parkie
1996
Trainspotting as Mikey Forrester
1979
Question Time as Self - Panellist

Creator

2021
Crime as Creator

Directing

2009
Good Arrows as Director
2008
The New Ten Commandments as Director
2007
Nuts as Director

Production

2024
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story as Executive Producer
2021
Crime as Executive Producer
2017
T2 Trainspotting as Executive Producer
2009
Good Arrows as Producer
2007
Wedding Belles as Co-Executive Producer

Writing

Am I Irvine Welsh? as Writer
2021
Crime as Writer
2021
Creation Stories as Screenplay
2020
Strolling Through the Meadows as Writer
2017
T2 Trainspotting as Novel
2013
Filth as Novel
2011
Ecstasy as Book
2009
Good Arrows as Writer
2007
Nuts as Writer
2007
Wedding Belles as Writer
2005
Bad Blood as Writer
1999
Dockers as Writer
1998
The Acid House as Screenplay
1998
The Acid House as Novel
1996
Trainspotting as Novel
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