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Irvine Welsh
Born
September 27, 1958
Age 67
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
18
Movies
4
TV Shows
3
Directed
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Irvine Welsh
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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.
Movies
18
TV Shows
4
Director
3
7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
as
Self
2025
9.0
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
as
Self
2025
4.6
Dick Dynamite: 1944
as
Mikael Leznik
2024
0
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
as
Self
2024
6.0
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
as
Self
2024
0
Choose Irvine Welsh.
as
Self
2023
7.0
I Am Weekender
as
Self
2023
5.8
Creation Stories
as
Titch
2021
6.5
Offended by Irvine Welsh
as
Self - Presenter
2020
8.5
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
as
Himself
2017
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
as
Mikey Forrester
2017
8.0
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
as
Self
2016
5.4
Swung
as
Male Bouncer
2015
8.7
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as
Self
2015
2.6
The Magnificent Eleven
as
Diner
2013
0
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
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Himself
1999
6.2
The Acid House
as
Parkie
1998
8.0
Trainspotting
as
Mikey Forrester
1996
0
0
0
