Irvine Welsh

1958 (67) • Writing

Born: 9/27/1958 (67) in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known for: Writing

Irvine Welsh

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

Trainspotting

80%

Novel

1996

T2 Trainspotting

69%

Executive Producer

2017

Filth

68%

Novel

2013

The Acid House

62%

Novel

1998

Swung

54%

Male Bouncer

2015

Crime

65%

Creator

2021

Ecstasy

49%

Book

2011

Creation Stories

60%

Screenplay

2021

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

70%

Self

2025

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

70%

Writer

2025

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible

83%

Self

2025

Dick Dynamite: 1944

59%

Mikael Leznik

2024

Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem

Self

2024

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

60%

Self

2024

Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story

60%

Executive Producer

2024

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh

Self

2023

Icons of Football

Self - Interviewed Guest

2023

I Am Weekender

70%

Self

2023

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

28%

Self – Playwright and author

2022

Crime

65%

Creator

2021

Crime

65%

Executive Producer

2021

Crime

65%

Writer

2021

Creation Stories

60%

Titch

2021

Creation Stories

60%

Screenplay

2021

Offended by Irvine Welsh

65%

Self - Presenter

2020

Strolling Through the Meadows

Writer

2020

Shankly: Nature’s Fire

85%

Himself

2017

T2 Trainspotting

69%

Mikey Forrester

2017

T2 Trainspotting

69%

Executive Producer

2017

T2 Trainspotting

69%

Novel

2017

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

80%

Self

2016

Swung

54%

Male Bouncer

2015

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

87%

Self

2015

Filth

68%

Novel

2013

The Magnificent Eleven

26%

Diner

2013

The Magnificent Eleven

26%

Writer

2013