
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.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV • 2022

Question Time
TV • 1979

Trainspotting
MOVIE • 1996

Trigger Happy TV
TV • 2000

Swung
MOVIE • 2015

T2 Trainspotting
MOVIE • 2017

Icons of Football
TV • 2023

The Acid House
MOVIE • 1998

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
MOVIE • 2025

Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh
MOVIE • 2023

Creation Stories
MOVIE • 2021

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
MOVIE • 2015

Dockers: Writing the Wrongs
MOVIE • 1999

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
MOVIE • 2025

The Magnificent Eleven
MOVIE • 2013

Dick Dynamite: 1944
MOVIE • 2024

Offended by Irvine Welsh
MOVIE • 2020

Shankly: Nature’s Fire
MOVIE • 2017