Ewan McGregor (Renton), Ewen Bremner (Spud), Jonny Lee Miller (Sick Boy), Kevin McKidd (Tommy), Robert Carlyle (Begbie), Kelly Macdonald (Diane), Peter Mullan (Swanney) more..., James Cosmo (Renton's Father), Eileen Nicholas (Renton's Mother), Susan Vidler (Allison), Pauline Lynch (Lizzy), Shirley Henderson (Gail), Stuart McQuarrie (Gavin), 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)

John Hodge (Screenplay), Andrew Macdonald (Producer), Brian Tufano (Director of Photography), Masahiro Hirakubo (Editor), Andy Pryor (Casting), Gail Stevens (Casting), Kave Quinn (Production Design) more..., Tracey Gallacher (Art Direction), Robert McCann (Makeup Artist), Lesley Stewart (Production Manager), Rachael Fleming (Costume Design), David Gilchrist (First Assistant Director), Irene Harris (Art Department Assistant), Niki Longmuir (Assistant Art Director), Paul Curren (Painter), Adrian McCarthy (Grip), Simon Bray (Steadicam Operator), Liam Longman (Still Photographer), Mike Valentine (Underwater Camera), Robert McCann (Hairstylist), Graham Johnston (Makeup Designer), Brian Adams (Carpenter), Eric Smith (Driver), Stuart Clarke (Scenic Artist), William Adams (Security), Colin Nicolson (Sound Recordist), Scott Cowan (Utility Stunts), Anne Coulter (Script Supervisor), Richard Fettes (Dialogue Editor), Mark Ritchie (Best Boy Electric), Arthur Donnelly (Electrician), Willie Cadden (Gaffer), Andrew Bainbridge (Location Manager), Jenifer Booth (Production Accountant), Shellie Smith (Production Coordinator), Tony Cook (Boom Operator), James Boyle (Assistant Sound Editor), Jonathan Miller (Sound Effects Editor), David Aukin (Thanks), Claire Hughes (Second Assistant Director) and others.