Trainspotting (1996) has at least 1 Black credited character out of 26.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 4%
One. Technically not zero.
6 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 26, so the real number may be higher. Why.
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify as Black; marks actors with no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. How actors are tagged.
| # | Actor | Character | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ewan McGregor | Renton | |
| 2 | Ewen Bremner | Spud | |
| 3 | Jonny Lee Miller | Sick Boy | |
| 4 | Kevin McKidd | Tommy | |
| 5 | Robert Carlyle | Begbie | |
| 6 | Kelly Macdonald | Diane | |
| 7 | Peter Mullan | Swanney | |
| 8 | James Cosmo | Renton's Father | |
| 9 | Eileen Nicholas | Renton's Mother | |
| 10 | Susan Vidler | Allison | |
| 11 | Pauline Lynch | Lizzy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 12 | Shirley Henderson | Gail | |
| 13 | Stuart McQuarrie | Gavin | |
| 14 | Irvine Welsh | Mikey Forrester | |
| 15 | Dale Winton | Game Show Host | |
| 16 | Keith Allen | Dealer | |
| 17 | Kevin Allen | Andreas | |
| 18 | Annie Louise Ross | Gail's Mother | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | Billy Riddoch | Gail's Father | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Fiona Bell | Diane's Mother | |
| 21 | Vincent Friell | Diane's Father | |
| 22 | Hugh Ross | Man | |
| 23 | Victor Eadie | Man | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Kate Donnelly | Woman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Finlay Welsh | Sheriff | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Eddie Nestor | Estate Agent | ●Counted as Black |