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
tv
5.9
1979
Question Time
1979 · tv
tv
2.8
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · tv
movie
8.0
1996
Trainspotting
1996 · movie
movie
5.4
2015
Swung
2015 · movie
movie
6.9
2017
T2 Trainspotting
2017 · movie
tv
7.4
2000
Trigger Happy TV
2000 · tv
movie
6.3
1998
The Acid House
1998 · movie
tv
2023
Icons of Football
2023 · tv
movie
8.7
2015
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015 · movie
movie
5.9
2021
Creation Stories
2021 · movie
movie
2.6
2013
The Magnificent Eleven
2013 · movie
tv
2026
Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen
2026 · tv
movie
5.9
2024
Dick Dynamite: 1944
2024 · movie
movie
7.0
2025
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025 · movie
movie
2024
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
2024 · movie
movie
9.0
2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025 · movie
movie
2023
Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
2023 · movie
movie
6.5
2020
Offended by Irvine Welsh
2020 · movie
movie
1999
Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
1999 · movie
movie
6.0
2024
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
2024 · movie
movie
7.0
2023
I Am Weekender
2023 · movie
movie
8.5
2017
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
2017 · movie