Irvine Welsh
Biography
Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker whose books and stories explore working class life in Scotland. He was born in Leith, Edinburgh's port district. Trainspotting, his debut novel, appeared in 1993 and received great acclaim, becoming a cult classic. Danny Boyle directed the 1996 film version, written by John Hodge, and Welsh took the minor part of the drug dealer Mikey Forrester. The Acid House, a collection of his short stories, was adapted into a 1998 film in which he also appeared. Later novels include Filth, Glue and Porno, a sequel to Trainspotting, and T2 Trainspotting came out in 2017. Welsh has written stage plays such as Headstate and the musical Blackpool, directed the film Good Arrows and worked on a 2021 television adaptation of his novel Crime. His novel The Blade Artist was shortlisted for a Saltire Literary Award in 2016.
68years old
Turns 69 on September 27in 349 days
- Born Leith
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Irvine John Welsh
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 27 years1996 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Dick Dynamite: 1944IMDb rating 4.3
- 2017T2 TrainspottingIMDb rating 7.1
- 2013The Magnificent ElevenIMDb rating 3.5
- 1998The Acid HouseIMDb rating 6.2
- 1996TrainspottingIMDb rating 8.1
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Behind the camera
For Gene's track "Is It Over," taken from the album Libertine, Welsh directed a 15-minute film in 2001. He also directed a short film in 2006 to accompany "Atlantic," a track from Keane's album Under the Iron Sea.
Irvine Welsh movies on Netflix
Most often with
Danny Boyle directed two of these films. Ewen Bremner appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ewen Bremner's page
Ewan McGregor's page
James Cosmo's page
Shirley Henderson's page
Kelly Macdonald's page
Keith Allen's page
All films by Danny Boyle
Also two films together4 more actors
- Robert CarlyleT2 Trainspotting (2017) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Kevin McKiddThe Acid House (1998) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Jonny Lee MillerT2 Trainspotting (2017) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Annie Louise RossThe Acid House (1998) and Trainspotting (1996)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.