Irvine Welsh

1958-09-27 (1958)Edinburgh, Scotland, UKWriting

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.

Known For

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