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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
September 27, 1958
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Irvine Welsh
0.2 Popularity
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
7.0
Self
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025
9.0
Self
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025
4.6
Mikael Leznik
Dick Dynamite: 1944
2024
0.0
Self
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
2024
6.0
Self
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
2024
0.0
Self
Choose Irvine Welsh.
2023
0.0
Self - Interviewed Guest
Icons of Football
2023
7.0
Self
I Am Weekender
2023
2.7
Self – Playwright and author
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
5.8
Titch
Creation Stories
2021
Credits
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
as Self
2025
7.0
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
as Self
2025
9.0
Dick Dynamite: 1944
as Mikael Leznik
2024
4.6
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
as Self
2024
0.0
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
as Self
2024
6.0
Choose Irvine Welsh.
as Self
2023
0.0
Icons of Football
as Self - Interviewed Guest
2023
0.0
I Am Weekender
as Self
2023
7.0
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Playwright and author
2022
2.7
Creation Stories
as Titch
2021
5.8
Offended by Irvine Welsh
as Self - Presenter
2020
6.5
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
as Himself
2017
8.5
T2 Trainspotting
as Mikey Forrester
2017
6.9
🎬
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
as Self
2016
8.0
Swung
as Male Bouncer
2015
5.4
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as Self
2015
8.7
The Magnificent Eleven
as Diner
2013
2.6
Trigger Happy TV
2000
7.3
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
as Himself
1999
0.0
The Acid House
as Parkie
1998
6.2
Trainspotting
as Mikey Forrester
1996
8.0
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979
5.5