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'Trainspotting': The Cast Then And Now

Laura Pérez / November 15, 2024 - 11:00 pm

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Ewan McGregor in 'Trainspotting'.
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Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor won a BAFTA for "Best Actor" for his role as the heroin addict protagonist "Renton" in Trainspotting.

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Ewan McGregor at the 'Doctor Sleep' Los Angeles Premiere.
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Ewan McGregor

Award-Winning actor and father of 4, Ewan McGregor has almost 100 film, television, and theater roles under his belt and is going to be the voice of "Pinocchio" in Guillermo Del Toro's newest film!

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Jonny Lee Miller in 'Trainspotting'.
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Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller was raised in a family of actors, and he delighted us as smooth trickster "Sick Boy" in the 1996 film Trainspotting.

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Jonny Lee Miller
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Jonny Lee Miller

Once married to Angelina Jolie, now married to model and actress Michele Hicks, Jonny Lee Miller has been quite busy since Trainspotting. He's scored major roles in hits like Hackers and Dexter and has starred as "Sherlock Holmes" in the American procedural television show Elementary.

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Ewen Bremner
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Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner played awkward and lovable thief "Spud" in Trainspotting. His goofy thick accent and emotional face made him a fan favorite!

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Ewen Bremner
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Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner starred in another Irving Welsh adaptation, Acid House and Oscar-Winning director Bong Joon-Ho's Snowpiercer. He recently starred in the American drama film First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt.

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Kelly Macdonald
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Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald played underage seductress "Diane" in Trainspotting which was her first role on the big screen! 

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Kelly Macdonald
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Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald has had an incredible career, starring in No Country For Old Men, Black Mirror, Brave and Boardwalk Empire. She is currently filming for the war film Operation Mincemeat, where she will be starring alongside Colin Firth!

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Robert Carlyle in 'Trainspotting'
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Robert Carlyle

How could we forget Robert Carlyle as the fantastically aggressive "Begbie" in Trainspotting? His wild performance as an impulsive hurricane left the characters and audiences terrified!

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Robert Carlyle
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Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle has also had an impressive filmography since his time on Danny Boyle's Trainspotting. He starred in The Full Monty, Once Upon a Time, and The Unloved. He even had his directorial debut for his BAFTA-nominated film The Legend Of Barney Thomson.

Robert Carlyle recently joined the cast of the 2020 British drama series Cobra where he plays Prime Minister "Robert Sutherland".

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Starring Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller, Trainspotting is a big 1990's classic! Do you know what the cast members are up to now? Find out here...

The Cast Of 'Trainspotting' Then And Now

Who's your favourite Trainspotting character?

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