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Irvine Welsh

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Irvine Welsh

Born September 27, 1958 in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK15 films

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.

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Trainspotting posterFirst watchTrainspotting19968.0Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy.View film

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Filmography

15 films
  1. 2026Ucpanej systémOriginal Story
  2. 2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not EnoughWriter
  3. 2021Creation StoriesScreenplay
  4. 2020Strolling Through the MeadowsWriter
  5. 2017T2 TrainspottingNovel
  6. 2013FilthNovel
  7. 2013The Magnificent ElevenWriter
  8. 2011EcstasyBook
  9. 2009Good ArrowsWriter
  10. 2007NutsWriter
  11. 2007Wedding BellesWriter
  12. 2005Bad BloodWriter
  13. 1999DockersWriter
  14. 1998The Acid HouseScreenplay
  15. 1996TrainspottingNovel