Irvine Welsh
Writing
1958-09-27Edinburgh, 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 written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.
Known For
8.0
Trainspotting
1996 · movie
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · tv
5.5
Question Time
1979 · tv
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
2017 · movie
5.4
Swung
2015 · movie
6.2
The Acid House
1998 · movie
7.3
Trigger Happy TV
2000 · tv
7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025 · movie
5.9
Creation Stories
2021 · movie
4.7
Dick Dynamite: 1944
2024 · movie
Icons of Football
2023 · tv
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023 · movie
Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen
2026 · tv
2.6
The Magnificent Eleven
2013 · movie
9.0
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025 · movie
7.0
I Am Weekender
2023 · movie
8.7
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015 · movie
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
1999 · movie
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
2024 · movie
8.5
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
2017 · movie
6.0
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
2024 · movie
6.5
Offended by Irvine Welsh
2020 · movie