Trainspotting (1996) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Danny Boyle.

Cast

• Ewan McGregor as Renton
• Ewen Bremner as Spud
• Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy
• Kevin McKidd as Tommy
• Robert Carlyle as Begbie
• Kelly Macdonald as Diane
• Peter Mullan as Swanney
• James Cosmo as Renton's Father
• Eileen Nicholas as Renton's Mother
• Susan Vidler as Allison
• Pauline Lynch as Lizzy
• Shirley Henderson as Gail
• Stuart McQuarrie as Gavin
• Irvine Welsh as Mikey Forrester
• Dale Winton as Game Show Host
• Keith Allen as Dealer
• Kevin Allen as Andreas
• Annie Louise Ross as Gail's Mother
• Billy Riddoch as Gail's Father
• Fiona Bell as Diane's Mother
• Vincent Friell as Diane's Father
• Hugh Ross as Man
• Victor Eadie as Man
• Kate Donnelly as Woman
• Finlay Welsh as Sheriff
• Eddie Nestor as Estate Agent

Crew

• Brian Tufano — Director of Photography
• John Hodge — Screenplay
• Danny Boyle — Director
• Andrew Macdonald — Producer
• Irvine Welsh — Novel

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