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

• 2026Ucpanej systém — Original Story
• 2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough — Self, Writer
• 2024Dick Dynamite: 1944 — Mikael Leznik
• 2024Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story — Self, Executive Producer
• 2021Creation Stories — Titch, Screenplay
• Crime — Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• 2020Strolling Through the Meadows — Writer
• 2017T2 Trainspotting — Mikey Forrester, Executive Producer, Novel
• 2015Swung — Male Bouncer
• 2013Filth — Novel
• 2013The Magnificent Eleven — Diner, Writer
• 2011Ecstasy — Book
• 2009Good Arrows — Producer, Director, Writer
• 2008The New Ten Commandments — Director
• 2007Nuts — Director, Writer
• 2007Wedding Belles — Writer, Co-Executive Producer
• 2005Bad Blood — Writer
• Trigger Happy TV
• 1999Dockers — Writer
• 1998The Acid House — Parkie, Screenplay, Novel
• 1996Trainspotting — Mikey Forrester, Novel
• Arena

Appearances as themselves (13)

• Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen — Self
• 2025Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible — Self
• 2024Loaded: Lads, Mags & Mayhem — Self
• 2023Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh — Self
• 2023I Am Weekender — Self
• Icons of Football — Self - Interviewed Guest
• Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self – Playwright and author
• 2020Offended by Irvine Welsh — Self - Presenter
• 2017Shankly: Nature’s Fire — Himself
• 2016Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood — Self
• 2015The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World — Self
• 1999Dockers: Writing the Wrongs — Himself
• Question Time — Self - Panellist