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Irvine Welsh
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.
Top Filmography

8.0
Trainspotting
1996 // MOVIE

6.9
T2 Trainspotting
2017 // MOVIE

6.2
The Acid House
1998 // MOVIE

5.4
Swung
2015 // MOVIE

5.9
Creation Stories
2021 // MOVIE

7.3
Trigger Happy TV
2000 // TV

5.5
Question Time
1979 // TV

2.6
The Magnificent Eleven
2013 // MOVIE

4.5
Dick Dynamite: 1944
2024 // MOVIE

2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 // TV

7.0
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025 // MOVIE

6.0
Underdog: The Andy Swallow Story
2024 // MOVIE

8.7
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015 // MOVIE

7.0
I Am Weekender
2023 // MOVIE

8.5
Shankly: Nature’s Fire
2017 // MOVIE