Ewan McGregor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Perth, Scotland, UK
Biography
Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity. While studying drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, McGregor began his career with a leading role in the British series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993). He gained international recognition for starring as drug addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting (1996) and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005). His career progressed with starring roles in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001), action film Black Hawk Down (2001), fantasy film Big Fish (2003), and thriller Angels and Demons (2009). He gained praise for his performances in the thriller The Ghost Writer (2010) and romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011). McGregor made his directorial debut with the crime film American Pastoral (2016), in which he also starred. For his dual role as brothers Ray and Emmit Stussy in the third season of the anthology series Fargo (2017), he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He voiced Lumière in Beauty and the Beast (2017), and played the title role in Christopher Robin (2018), Dan Torrance in Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in Birds of Prey (2020). He reprised his role as Kenobi in the 2022 miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of fashion designer Halston in the miniseries Halston (2021). McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005–2007) and Othello (2007–2008). He has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2004.
Known For
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Beauty and the Beast
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Trainspotting
Big Fish
Angels & Demons
The Impossible
Black Hawk Down
Photos
Filmography
The Cow
Movie · as Charlie Granger
The Spot
TV · 1 ep
The End of Oak Street
Movie · as Greg Platt
The Land of Sometimes
Movie · as The Wish Collector (voice)
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
TV · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) · 1 ep
The Dark Fantastic
Movie · as Self
Long Way Home
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Bleeding Love
Movie · as Father
Mother, Couch
Movie · as David
A Gentleman in Moscow
TV · as Count Alexander Rostov · 8 eps
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
Movie
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Movie · as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Movie · as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Movie · as Cricket (voice)
Raymond & Ray
Movie · as Raymond
The Last Movie Stars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Obi-Wan Kenobi
TV · as Obi-Wan Kenobi · 6 eps
The Birthday Cake
Movie · as Father Kelly
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Halston
TV · as Halston · 5 eps
WAMEGO: Addendum
Movie
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Movie · as Roman Sionis
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Movie · as Self
Staged
TV · as Ewan · 1 ep
Long Way Up
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Stormborn
TV · 3 eps
Doctor Sleep
Movie · as Danny Torrance
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
Movie · as Narrator
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zoe
Movie · as Cole
Christopher Robin
Movie · as Christopher Robin
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
Movie · as Self
A Movie Is Made For Pooh
Movie · as Self
T2 Trainspotting
Movie · as Renton
Beauty and the Beast
Movie · as Lumière
Red Point
Movie · as Brown
Now You See It
Movie · as Voiceover (voice)
And the Winner Isn't
Movie · as Self
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron
Movie · as Narrator
Our Kind of Traitor
Movie · as Perry Makepeace
Last Days in the Desert
Movie · as Jesus
Miles Ahead
Movie · as Dave Braden
American Pastoral
Movie · as Swede Levov
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
Movie · as Self
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Jane Got a Gun
Movie · as John Bishop
Mortdecai
Movie · as Inspector Alistair Martland
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Movie · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
Humpback Whales
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ice Bear
Movie
Son of a Gun
Movie · as Brendan Lynch
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Movie · as Cowboy at Fair
Doll & Em
TV · as Sleazy Ewan McGregor · 1 ep
Fargo
TV · as Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy · 10 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Jack the Giant Slayer
Movie · as Elmont
August: Osage County
Movie · as Bill Fordham
Muse of Fire
Movie · as Self
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
The Impossible
Movie · as Henry Bennett
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Movie · as Dr. Alfred Jones
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Bomber Boys
Movie · as Self
Gina Carano in Training
Movie
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
TV · as Self - Interviewee · 1 ep
Haywire
Movie · as Kenneth
Perfect Sense
Movie · as Michael
Beginners
Movie · as Oliver Fields
Charge
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Teenage Wildlife
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Fastest
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
A Short Film About Making Beginners
Movie
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ghost Writer
Movie · as The Ghost
I Love You Phillip Morris
Movie · as Phillip Morris
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Movie · as Mr. Green
The Battle of Britain
Movie · as Self
Jackboots on Whitehall
Movie · as Chris (voice)
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Movie · as Bob Wilton
Amelia
Movie · as Gene Vidal
Angels & Demons
Movie · as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Deception
Movie · as Jonathan McQuarry
Incendiary
Movie · as Jasper Black
The New Ten Commandments
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Movie · as Self
Cassandra's Dream
Movie · as Ian Blaine
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Long Way Down
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 8 eps
British Film Forever
TV · 1 ep
Stormbreaker
Movie · as Ian Rider
Miss Potter
Movie · as Norman Warne
50 Films to See Before You Die
Movie · as Self
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Movie · as Billy
Soccer Aid
TV · 2 eps
Race to Dakar
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Island
Movie · as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie · as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Stay
Movie · as Sam Foster
Robots
Movie · as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Valiant
Movie · as Valiant (voice)
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
Movie · as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Troy's Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Spooks & Creeps
Movie · as Stroller ("Desserts")
Faster & Faster
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Story of Star Wars
Movie · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Long Way Round
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Culture Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Young Adam
Movie · as Joe Taylor
Big Fish
Movie · as Ed Bloom (young)
Down with Love
Movie · as Catcher Block
Faster
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie · as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Solid Geometry
Movie · as Phil
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Movie · as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Black Hawk Down
Movie · as Grimes
Moulin Rouge!
Movie · as Christian
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
Movie · as Self
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Movie · as Self
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Movie · as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Movie · as Self
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor
Movie · as Self
Nora
Movie · as James Joyce
Desserts
Movie · as Stroller
Killing Priscilla
Movie · as Self
Anno Domini
Movie · as The Stranger
Happy M’Gee
Movie · as Happy
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Rogue Trader
Movie · as Nick Leeson
Eye of the Beholder
Movie · as Stephen Wilson
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Velvet Goldmine
Movie · as Curt Wild
Little Voice
Movie · as Billy
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Nightwatch
Movie · as Martin Bells
A Life Less Ordinary
Movie · as Robert Lewis
The Serpent's Kiss
Movie · as Meneer Chrome
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Elle Style Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 2 eps
Trainspotting
Movie · as Renton
Emma
Movie · as Frank Churchill
Brassed Off
Movie · as Andy Barrow
TFI Friday
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Karaoke
TV · as Young Man · 1 ep
The Pillow Book
Movie · as Jerome
Blue Juice
Movie · as Dean Raymond
Soccer AM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kavanagh Q.C.
TV · as David Robert Armstrong · 1 ep
Shallow Grave
Movie · as Alex Law
Being Human
Movie · as Alvarez
Doggin' Around
Movie · as Tom Clayton
ER
TV · as Duncan Stewart · 1 ep
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Family Style
Movie · as Jimmie
Lipstick on Your Collar
TV · as Private Mick Hopper · 6 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Scarlet and Black
TV · as Julien Sorel · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 2 eps
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Ford · 1 ep
Screen One
TV · as Tom Clayton · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nature
TV · as Host, Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep