Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Irvine Welsh
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 8998
IMDb ID: nm0920543
Known for: Writing
Born: September 27, 1958
Age: 67
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2025
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.45
Wikidata: Q178403
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Writer (6)Executive Producer (3)Novel (2)Screenplay (2)Book (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Irvine Welsh.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Irvine Welsh.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Irvine Welsh.
8.0
Trainspotting
Novel
1996 Movie
6.8
Filth
Novel
2013 Movie
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
5.4
Swung
as Male Bouncer
2015 Movie
Nuts
Director
2007 Movie
5.9
Creation Stories
Screenplay
2021 Movie
4.9
Ecstasy
Book
2011 Movie
6.3
The Acid House
Screenplay
1998 Movie
7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Writer
2025 Movie
9.0
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
as Self
2025 Movie
8.7
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as Self
2015 Movie
2.6
The Magnificent Eleven
Writer
2013 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Irvine Welsh.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Irvine Welsh.
7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Writer
2025 Movie
6.0
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
5.9
Creation Stories
Screenplay
2021 Movie
Strolling Through the Meadows
Writer
2020 Movie
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.8
Filth
Novel
2013 Movie
2.6
The Magnificent Eleven
Writer
2013 Movie
4.9
Ecstasy
Book
2011 Movie
5.8
Wedding Belles
Writer
2007 Movie
Bad Blood
Writer
2005 Movie
6.5
Dockers
Writer
1999 Movie
6.3
The Acid House
Screenplay
1998 Movie
8.0
Trainspotting
Novel
1996 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Irvine Welsh.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Irvine Welsh.
7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
as Self
2025 Movie
9.0
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
as Self
2025 Movie
4.6
Dick Dynamite: 1944
as Mikael Leznik
2024 Movie
Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem
as Self
2024 Movie
6.0
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
as Self
2024 Movie
Choose Irvine Welsh.
as Self
2023 Movie
7.0
I Am Weekender
as Self
2023 Movie
5.9
Creation Stories
as Titch
2021 Movie
6.5
Offended by Irvine Welsh
as Self - Presenter
2020 Movie
8.5
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
as Himself
2017 Movie
6.9
T2 Trainspotting
as Mikey Forrester
2017 Movie
5.4
Swung
as Male Bouncer
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Irvine Welsh.