Irvine Welsh

Writer

Born: September 27, 1958 (67 years old)

Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography (13)

• Trainspotting (1996, ★ 8)
• T2 Trainspotting (2017, ★ 6.9)
• Trigger Happy TV (2000, ★ 7.3)
• Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2024, ★ 4.8)
• Swung (2015, ★ 5.4)
• The Acid House (1998, ★ 6.2)
• Creation Stories (2021, ★ 5.9)
• Filth (2013, ★ 6.8)
• Dockers (1999, ★ 6.5)
• Wedding Belles (2007, ★ 5.8)
• Crime (2021, ★ 6.3)
• Ecstasy (2011, ★ 4.9)
• The Magnificent Eleven (2013, ★ 2.6)