Irvine Welsh

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Irvine Welsh

Writing 67 September 27, 1958

Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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 w…

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Trainspotting

Trainspotting

8.0 1996 Movie
T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

6.9 2017 Movie
Filth

Filth

6.8 2013 Movie
Question Time

Question Time

5.9 1979 TV Show
Arena

Arena

7.2 1975 TV Show
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2.8 2022 TV Show
The Acid House

The Acid House

6.2 1998 Movie
Crime

Crime

6.5 2021 TV Show
Swung

Swung

5.4 2015 Movie
Trigger Happy TV

Trigger Happy TV

7.2 2000 TV Show
Ecstasy

Ecstasy

4.9 2011 Movie
Creation Stories

Creation Stories

6.0 2021 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Ucpanej systém

    Movie Original Story

  2. 2026
    Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen

    TV show Self

  3. 2025
    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Movie Self

  4. 2025
    Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible

    Movie Self

  5. 2024
    Dick Dynamite: 1944

    Movie Mikael Leznik

  6. 2024
    Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem

    Movie Self

  7. 2024
    Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

    Movie Self

  8. 2023
    Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh

    Movie Self

  9. 2023
    Icons of Football

    TV show Self - Interviewed Guest

  10. 2023
    I Am Weekender

    Movie Self

  11. 2022
    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    TV show Self – Playwright and author

  12. 2021
    Crime

    TV show Executive Producer

  13. 2021
    Creation Stories

    Movie Titch

  14. 2020
    Offended by Irvine Welsh

    Movie Self - Presenter

  15. 2020
    Strolling Through the Meadows

    Movie Writer

  16. 2017
    Shankly: Nature’s Fire

    Movie Himself

More credits
  1. 2017
    T2 Trainspotting

    Movie Mikey Forrester

  2. 2016
    Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

    Movie Self

  3. 2015
    Swung

    Movie Male Bouncer

  4. 2015
    The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

    Movie Self

  5. 2013
    Filth

    Movie Novel

  6. 2013
    The Magnificent Eleven

    Movie Diner

  7. 2011
    Ecstasy

    Movie Book

  8. 2009
    Good Arrows

    Movie Producer

  9. 2008
    The New Ten Commandments

    Movie Director

  10. 2007
    Nuts

    Movie Writer

  11. 2007
    Wedding Belles

    Movie Writer

  12. 2005
    Bad Blood

    Movie Writer

  13. 2000
    Trigger Happy TV

    TV show

  14. 1999
    Dockers: Writing the Wrongs

    Movie Himself

  15. 1999
    Dockers

    Movie Writer

  16. 1998
    The Acid House

    Movie Parkie

  17. 1996
    Trainspotting

    Movie Mikey Forrester

  18. 1979
    Question Time

    TV show Self - Panellist

  19. 1975
    Arena

    TV show