Renton — Trainspotting Character Profile

About Renton

Cynical heroin addict turned London property developer, narrator of the group's downfall and survival.

Renton — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Cynical narration, Property development, Survival instinct, Manipulation, Withdrawal endurance

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 4/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about Renton

Education

University of Aberdeen

Occupation

talent manager, club promoter, unemployed

Nationality

[[Scottish people

Renton's Known Relations

• Sick Boy — Significant person
• Spud — Significant person
• Francis Begbie — Significant person

Renton appears in 2 titles

• Trainspotting (1996)
• T2 Trainspotting (2017) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ewan McGregor

Appears in

Trainspotting (1996)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (10)

• Renton — alliance — Spud (Ewen Bremner)
• Renton — alliance — Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller)
• Renton — conflict — Begbie (Robert Carlyle)
• Renton — romantic — Diane (Kelly Macdonald)
• Renton — conflict — Tommy (Kevin McKidd)
• Renton — father — Renton's Father (James Cosmo)
• Renton — mother — Renton's Mother (Eileen Nicholas)
• Renton — family — Renton's Father (James Cosmo)
• Renton — family — Renton's Mother (Eileen Nicholas)
• Renton — Professional Drug Supplier — Swanney (Peter Mullan)

  Dealer-supplier relationship

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More characters from Trainspotting

• Spud (Ewen Bremner)
• Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller)
• Tommy (Kevin McKidd)
• Lizzy (Pauline Lynch)
• Begbie (Robert Carlyle)
• Gail (Shirley Henderson)
• Gail's Father (Billy Riddoch)
• Gail's Mother (Annie Louise Ross)
• Diane's Mother (Fiona Bell)
• Game Show Host (Dale Winton)
• Diane's Father (Vincent Friell)
• Andreas (Kevin Allen)