Irvine Welsh

Birthday: Sep 27, 1958

Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Website: http://www.irvinewelsh.net/

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.