"At one point you've got it, then you lose it, then it's gone forever."

Ewan McGregor                  Mark Renton
Ewan Bremner                   Spud Murphy
Jonny Lee Miller               Sick Boy
Kevin McKidd                   Tommy
Robert Carlyle                 Francis Begbie
Kelly MacDonald                Diane
Peter Mullan                   Swanney
James Cosmo                    Mr. Renton
Eileen Nicholas                Mrs. Renton
Susan Vidler                   Allison
Pauline Lynch                  Lizzy
Shirley Henderson              Gail
Stuart McQuarrie               Gav/US Tourist
Irvine Welsh                   Mikey Forrester
Dale Winton                    Game Show Host
Keith Allen                    Dealer
Kevin Allen                    Andreas
Annie Louise Ross              Gail's Mother
Billy Riddoch                  Gail's Father
Fiona Bell                     Diane's Mother
Vincent Friell                 Diane's Father
Hugh Ross                      Man
Victor Eadie                   Man
Kate Donnelly                  Woman
Finlay Welsh                   Sheriff
Eddie Nestor                   Estate Agent
Andrew MacDonald               Flat Buyer