After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
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Ewan McGregor as Mark "Rent Boy" Renton |
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Jonny Lee Miller as Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson |
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Ewen Bremner as Daniel "Spud" Murphy |
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Robert Carlyle as Francis "Franco" Begbie |
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Anjela Nedyalkova as Veronika Kovach |
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Kelly Macdonald as Diane Coulston |
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Shirley Henderson as Gail Houston |
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Irvine Welsh as Mikey Forrester |
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James Cosmo as Mr. Renton |
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Eileen Nicholas as Mrs. Renton (archive footage) |
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Karl Argue as Mad Pipper |
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Simon Weir as Jailhoose |
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Pauline Turner as June Begbie |
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Scot Greenan as Frank Junior |
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Gordon Kennedy as Tulloch |
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Steven Robertson as Stoddart |
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John Kazek as Tom |
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Bradley Welsh as Doyle |
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Katie Leung as Nurse |
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Tom Urie as Big Bear |
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Amy Manson as Woman in Club |
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Christopher Douglas as Chris the Oracle |
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James McElvar as Simon Williamson (aged 20) |
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Connor McIndoe as Mark Renton (aged 20) |
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John Bell as Spud Murphy (aged 20) |
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Michael Shaw as Tommy MacKenzie (aged 20) |
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Christopher Mullen as Francis Begbie (aged 20) |
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Elijah Wolf as Tommy MacKenzie (aged 9) |
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Ben Skelton as Mark Renton (aged 9) |
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Kyle Fitzpatrick as Fergus |
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Tereza Duskova as Tourism Girl |
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Pauline Lynch as Lizzy |
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Svetla Yancheva as Veronika's Mother |
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Kevin McKidd as Tommy MacKenzie (archive footage) |
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Blair Flucker as Club Patron (uncredited) |
Editing | Jon Harris | Editor |
Camera | Anthony Dod Mantle | Director of Photography |
Directing | Danny Boyle | Director |
Production | Danny Boyle | Producer |
Production | Andrew Macdonald | Producer |
Art | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
Writing | Irvine Welsh | Novel |
Writing | John Hodge | Screenplay |
Writing | John Hodge | Adaptation |
Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Sound Designer |
Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Ben Barker | Sound Designer |
Production | Bernard Bellew | Producer |
Art | Véronique Melery | Set Decoration |
Art | Katie Johnston | Painter |
Production | Christian Colson | Producer |
Sound | Rick Smith | Original Music Composer |
Costume & Make-Up | Lee Gren | Tattoo Designer |
Crew | Julian Spencer | Fight Choreographer |
Lighting | Thomas Neivelt | Gaffer |
Crew | John Gorman | Property Master |
Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Noble | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Primorac | Hair Designer |
Crew | Jim Elliott | Armorer |
Crew | Russell D. Equi | Transportation Captain |
Art | Elo Soode | Conceptual Design |
Sound | Niv Adiri | Sound Designer |
Sound | Danny Freemantle | Sound Effects Editor |
Crew | Rob Pavey | Stunts |
Camera | Jaap Buitendijk | Still Photographer |
Directing | Sylvia Parker | Script Supervisor |
Camera | Graeme Hunter | Still Photographer |
Camera | Alastair Rae | Camera Operator |
Writing | Brendan Houghton | Storyboard |
Production | Claire Campbell | Production Manager |
Production | Rebecca Farhall | Casting Associate |
Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Facial Setup Artist |
Sound | Colin Nicolson | Production Sound Mixer |
Art | Adam Squires | Art Direction |
Sound | Colin Gregory | First Assistant Sound Editor |
Crew | Martin Auld | Driver |
Crew | Andy Finnie | Driver |
Crew | Stuart W. Fraser | Driver |
Production | Neil Cairns | Production Accountant |
Crew | Amy MacIlraith | Transportation Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | Kamen Glover | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Heather Manson | Hairstylist |
Crew | Erol Mehmet | Stunts |
Crew | Chey Anich | Stunt Double |
Crew | Robert Hladik | Stunt Driver |
Crew | Lee Moulton-Davies | Stunt Double |
Camera | Scott Hunter | Camera Trainee |