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Irvine Welsh

About the person
Career:

Writing

Date of birth:
1958-09-2767
Place of birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

1

Biography

Irvine Welsh (born September 27, 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel Trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films.