Sick Boy in Trainspotting

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Sick Boy in Trainspotting is a charming yet amoral heroin addict from Edinburgh whose cynical wit and obsession with Sean Connery make him one of the film’s most memorable antiheroes.

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film character
literary character
adaptedFrom Trainspotting (novel) NERFINISHED
appearsIn Porno (novel) NERFINISHED
T2 Trainspotting (film) NERFINISHED
Trainspotting (film) NERFINISHED
Trainspotting (novel) NERFINISHED
bookSeries Trainspotting series NERFINISHED
closeFriendOf Mark Renton NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
creator Irvine Welsh NERFINISHED
criminalActivity drug dealing
scamming
theft
fandom James Bond films NERFINISHED
fictionalHomeCity Edinburgh NERFINISHED
fictionalNationality Scottish
filmDebut Trainspotting (1996 film) NERFINISHED
filmDirectorOfWorkHeAppearsIn Danny Boyle NERFINISHED
filmScreenwriterOfWorkHeAppearsIn John Hodge NERFINISHED
friendOf Begbie NERFINISHED
Spud NERFINISHED
fullName Simon Williamson NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWork black comedy
drama
hairColor blond
languageSpoken English
Scots
narrativeRole antihero
notableFor amoral worldview
cynical wit
notableQuoteTheme Sean Connery’s career
notableTraitInFilm Bond trivia rants
cynical monologues
novelDebut Trainspotting (1993 novel) NERFINISHED
obsession Sean Connery NERFINISHED
occupation heroin addict
personalityTrait amoral
charming
cynical
manipulative
witty
portrayedBy Jonny Lee Miller NERFINISHED
relationshipTypeWithRenton friend and rival
sequelAppearance Porno (2002 novel) NERFINISHED
T2 Trainspotting (2017 film) NERFINISHED
setting Leith, Edinburgh NERFINISHED

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Jonny Lee Miller role Sick Boy in Trainspotting