Background
Bremner was born in Edinburgh, the son of two art teachers.
Bremner was born in Edinburgh, the son of two art teachers.
He attended Davidson"s Mains Primary School and Portobello High School.
His roles have included Daniel "Spud" Murphy in Trainspotting, SPC Shawn Nelson in Black Hawk Down, and Lieutenant Red Winkle in Pearl Harbor. He originally wanted to be a circus clown, but was offered a chance in show business by television director Richard Doctorate. Brooks.
One of his first notable roles was as a Glasgow schoolboy in Charles Gormley"s Heavenly Pursuits (1985).
Bremner portrayed Spud in Danny Boyle"s film adaptation of Irvine Welsh"s 1993 novelTrainspotting, and Mullet, a street thug in Guy Ritchie"s Snatch. In the 1995 stage version of Trainspotting, Bremner played the lead role of Mark Renton, the role played by Ewan McGregor in the 1996 film.
He has played supporting roles in blockbusters such as Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down, in which he appeared alongside Trainspotting costar Ewan McGregor (which he has again since, in Perfect Sense and Jack the Giant Slayer). In 2005, he had a small role in the mini-series Elizabeth I as James VI, King of Scots.
In December 2006, he played Harold Stritzke in the Sciences Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.
In 2007, he played Robert Louis Stevenson in the British Broadcasting Corporation Four documentary Ian Rankin Investigates Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as Justin in "Death at a Funeral".