Born into a family of doctors, he followed the traditional path into medicine until he met with producer Andrew Macdonald in 1990 and completed the screenplay for Shallow Grave (1994). He returned to medicine again briefly following the release of the film, but then returned to screenwriting with Trainspotting (1996).
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Program
2015/II
screenplay
Antigang
2015
original story
Trance
2013/I
screenplay
The Sweeney
2012
written by
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011
Alien Love Triangle
2008
Short written by
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
screenplay
The Final Curtain
2002
written by
The Beach
2000/I
screenplay
A Life Less Ordinary
1997
written by
Trainspotting
1996
screenplay by
The Last Ten Minutes
1995
Short
Shallow Grave
1994
written by
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Trainspotting
1996
Store Security Officer (plain clothes) (uncredited)
Shallow Grave
1994
D.C. Mitchell
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Movie Connections
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
The South Bank Show
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Charlie Rose
1996
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Film '72
1996
TV Series
Himself
The Little Picture Show
1995
TV Series
Himself
Shallow Grave: Digging Your Own Grave
1994
Video documentary short
Himself - Screenwriter
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1997
BAFTA Scotland Award
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
Best Feature Film
Trainspotting (1996)
1997
Evening Standard British Film Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Best Screenplay
Trainspotting (1996)
1996
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Screenplay - Adapted
Trainspotting (1996)
1996
ACCA
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Trainspotting (1996)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1997
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Trainspotting (1996)
1997
BAFTA Scotland Award
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
Best Writer
Trainspotting (1996)
1997
CFCA Award
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Best Screenplay
Trainspotting (1996)
1997
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Trainspotting (1996)
1997
Golden Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Trainspotting (1996)
1997
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
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