Who plays Spud in Trainspotting?

Spud is played by Ewen Bremner.

What are Spud's abilities?

Spud's abilities include writing, empathy, endurance, loyalty, creative thinking.

Spud has 5 mapped relationships in Trainspotting. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

Sick Boy (Significant person). Mark Renton (Significant person). Francis Begbie (Significant person).

Docile, bumbling friend and aspiring writer who struggles with addiction and family loss.

Spud — Social Friend — Renton (Ewan McGregor)
Renton and Spud remain connected through addiction, crime, and mutual dependence.

Renton regularly takes drugs with Spud, and they later shoplift together.
Spud — Alliance Teammate — Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller)
They cooperate within the drug-using group and its criminal ventures.

Sick Boy and Spud relapse with Renton and later participate in the heroin resale plan.
Spud — Alliance Criminal Associate — Begbie (Robert Carlyle)
Spud is drawn into Begbie's dangerous criminal operation.

Begbie and Spud return to London with Renton and Sick Boy to sell the heroin.
Spud — Professional Drug Buyer — Mikey Forrester (Irvine Welsh)
Spud is a reluctant participant in Mikey's drug transaction.

Spud participates with the group in buying heroin from Mikey Forrester for resale.
Spud — Professional Seller — Dealer (Keith Allen)
Spud is involved in the transaction but remains uneasy about betraying Begbie.

Spud travels with the group to London and participates in the heroin sale.

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