Trainspotting Easter Egg - Writer on Screen

In the opening scene on the film, you will see Renton, Spud and Sickboy being chased down the street by a couple of security guards.
You may already know this but one of the security guards is the screen writer Mike Hodge.

For a closer look at what he looks like also rent out Shallow Grave, he is also one of the two cops questioning Mr McGregor.