---
title: "Trainspotting: cast and crew"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/trainspotting/cast-and-crew"
title_page: "https://film.one/film/trainspotting"
cast: 26
crew: 82
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Trainspotting (1996): cast and crew

26 cast and 82 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Ewan McGregor](https://film.one/person/ewan-mcgregor.md) as Renton
- [Ewen Bremner](https://film.one/person/ewen-bremner.md) as Spud
- [Jonny Lee Miller](https://film.one/person/jonny-lee-miller.md) as Sick Boy
- [Kevin McKidd](https://film.one/person/kevin-mckidd.md) as Tommy
- [Robert Carlyle](https://film.one/person/robert-carlyle.md) as Begbie
- [Kelly Macdonald](https://film.one/person/kelly-macdonald.md) as Diane
- [Peter Mullan](https://film.one/person/peter-mullan.md) as Swanney
- [James Cosmo](https://film.one/person/james-cosmo.md) as Renton's Father
- [Eileen Nicholas](https://film.one/person/eileen-nicholas.md) as Renton's Mother
- [Susan Vidler](https://film.one/person/susan-vidler.md) as Allison
- [Pauline Lynch](https://film.one/person/pauline-lynch.md) as Lizzy
- [Shirley Henderson](https://film.one/person/shirley-henderson.md) as Gail
- [Stuart McQuarrie](https://film.one/person/stuart-mcquarrie.md) as Gavin
- Irvine Welsh as Mikey Forrester
- Dale Winton as Game Show Host
- [Keith Allen](https://film.one/person/keith-allen.md) 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

## Directing

- [Danny Boyle](https://film.one/person/danny-boyle.md): Director
- David Gilchrist: First Assistant Director
- Anne Coulter: Script Supervisor
- Ben Johnson: Third Assistant Director
- Claire Hughes: Second Assistant Director

## Writing

- [John Hodge](https://film.one/person/john-hodge.md): Screenplay
- Irvine Welsh: Novel

## Production

- [Andrew Macdonald](https://film.one/person/andrew-macdonald.md): Producer
- Gail Stevens: Casting
- Andy Pryor: Casting
- Lesley Stewart: Production Manager
- Jenifer Booth: Production Accountant
- Andrew Bainbridge: Location Manager
- Shellie Smith: Production Coordinator
- Kirstin McDougall: Production Runner
- Charlie Hiscott: Location Assistant
- [Saul Metzstein](https://film.one/person/saul-metzstein.md): Location Assistant

## Camera

- [Brian Tufano](https://film.one/person/brian-tufano.md): Director of Photography
- Simon Bray: Steadicam Operator
- Mike Valentine: Underwater Camera
- Adrian McCarthy: Grip
- Liam Longman: Still Photographer
- Neil Davidson: Camera Trainee
- Lewis Buchan: Clapper Loader
- Bob Shipsey: Focus Puller

## Editing

- [Masahiro Hirakubo](https://film.one/person/masahiro-hirakubo.md): Editor
- Denton Brown: Assistant Editor

## Sound and music

- James Boyle: Assistant Sound Editor
- Colin Nicolson: Sound Recordist
- Richard Fettes: Dialogue Editor
- Tony Cook: Boom Operator
- Jonathan Miller: Sound Effects Editor
- Mark Taylor: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ray Merrin: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Brian Saunders: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Allen Dam: Music Consultant
- Damon Albarn: Songs
- Neil Barnes: Songs
- Paul Daley: Songs

## Art

- Tracey Gallacher: Art Direction
- [Kave Quinn](https://film.one/person/kave-quinn.md): Production Design
- Irene Harris: Art Department Assistant
- Niki Longmuir: Assistant Art Director
- Paul Curren: Painter
- Lorna J. Stewart: Art Department Assistant
- Gordon Fitzgerald: Property Master
- Scott Keery: Standby Property Master
- Piero Jamieson: Dressing Prop
- Bobby Gee: Painter
- Penny Crawford: Set Dresser
- Bert Ross: Standby Carpenter
- Stewart Cunningham: Standby Property Master
- James Patrick: Painter
- Stephen Wong: Art Department Trainee
- Mat Bergel: Dressing Prop

## Costume and make-up

- Robert McCann: Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- [Rachael Fleming](https://film.one/person/rachael-fleming.md): Costume Design
- Graham Johnston: Makeup Designer
- Stephen Noble: Wardrobe Supervisor

## Visual effects

- Tony Steers: Visual Effects
- Grant Mason: Visual Effects

## Lighting

- Arthur Donnelly: Electrician
- Willie Cadden: Gaffer
- Mark Ritchie: Best Boy Electric

## Crew

- Eric Smith: Driver
- Brian Adams: Carpenter
- Scott Cowan: Utility Stunts
- David Aukin: Thanks
- Stuart Clarke: Scenic Artist
- William Adams: Security
- Andreas Petrides: Stunts
- Tom Delmar: Stunts
- Richard Hassall: Carpenter
- Paul Heasman: Stunts
- John Watt: Carpenter
- Richard Hammatt: Stunts
- Tom Lucy: Stunts
- Nrinder Dhudwar: Stunts
- Peter Knotts: Carpenter
- Terry Forrestal: Stunt Coordinator
- John Duncan: Generator Operator
- Michael Queen: Floor Runner

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/trainspotting.md