Writing
Irvine Welsh
Born 1958-09-27
Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Department: Writing
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
Prominent works featuring Irvine Welsh
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Trainspotting
1996
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T2 Trainspotting
2017
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Filth
2013
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Question Time
1979
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Arena
1975
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
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The Acid House
1998
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Crime
2021
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Swung
2015
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Ecstasy
2011
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (50 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ucpanej systém | Original Story | Movie | 2026 |
 | Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen | Self | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough | Self | Movie | 2025 |
| Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough | Writer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Dick Dynamite: 1944 | Mikael Leznik | Movie | 2024 |
 | Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story | Self | Movie | 2024 |
| Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Icons of Football | Self - Interviewed Guest | TV Series | 2023 |
 | I Am Weekender | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self – Playwright and author | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Crime | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
| Crime | Writer | TV Series | 2021 |
| Crime | Creator | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Creation Stories | Titch | Movie | 2021 |
| Creation Stories | Screenplay | Movie | 2021 |
 | Offended by Irvine Welsh | Self - Presenter | Movie | 2020 |
 | Strolling Through the Meadows | Writer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Shankly: Nature’s Fire | Himself | Movie | 2017 |
 | T2 Trainspotting | Mikey Forrester | Movie | 2017 |
| T2 Trainspotting | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
| T2 Trainspotting | Novel | Movie | 2017 |
| Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood | Self | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Swung | Male Bouncer | Movie | 2015 |
 | The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Filth | Novel | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Magnificent Eleven | Diner | Movie | 2013 |
| The Magnificent Eleven | Writer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Ecstasy | Book | Movie | 2011 |
| Good Arrows | Producer | Movie | 2009 | |
| Good Arrows | Director | Movie | 2009 | |
| Good Arrows | Writer | Movie | 2009 | |
 | The New Ten Commandments | Director | Movie | 2008 |
 | Nuts | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| Nuts | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Wedding Belles | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
| Wedding Belles | Co-Executive Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Bad Blood | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Trigger Happy TV | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Dockers: Writing the Wrongs | Himself | Movie | 1999 |
 | Dockers | Writer | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Acid House | Parkie | Movie | 1998 |
| The Acid House | Screenplay | Movie | 1998 |
| The Acid House | Novel | Movie | 1998 |
 | Trainspotting | Mikey Forrester | Movie | 1996 |
| Trainspotting | Novel | Movie | 1996 |
 | Question Time | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Arena | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |