Ewan McGregor
Acting
Born: March 31, 1971 (age 55) · Perth, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
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
2015
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
Trainspotting
1996
Big Fish
2003
Angels & Demons
2009
The Impossible
2012
Black Hawk Down
2001
Photos (11)
Movies (94)
The End of Oak Street
Greg Platt
Beauty and the Beast
Lumière
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
Black Hawk Down
Grimes
The Impossible
Henry Bennett
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Jack the Giant Slayer
Elmont
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Trainspotting
Renton
Angels & Demons
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Robots
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Roman Sionis
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Island
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
Big Fish
Ed Bloom (young)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Rory Green
Doctor Sleep
Danny Torrance
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Cricket (voice)
Moulin Rouge!
Christian
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Cowboy at Fair
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin
Mortdecai
Inspector Alistair Martland
T2 Trainspotting
Renton
Stay
Sam Foster
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Bob Wilton
August: Osage County
Bill Fordham
Haywire
Kenneth
Valiant
Valiant (voice)
Our Kind of Traitor
Perry Makepeace
I Love You Phillip Morris
Phillip Morris
Son of a Gun
Brendan Lynch
Young Adam
Joe Taylor
Deception
Jonathan McQuarry
Stormbreaker
Ian Rider
Nightwatch
Martin Bells
Miss Potter
Norman Warne
Down with Love
Catcher Block
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Dr. Alfred Jones
American Pastoral
Swede Levov
Perfect Sense
Michael
Cassandra's Dream
Ian Blaine
Zoe
Cole
Jane Got a Gun
John Bishop
Emma
Frank Churchill
A Life Less Ordinary
Robert Lewis
Raymond & Ray
Raymond
The Pillow Book
Jerome
Eye of the Beholder
Stephen Wilson
Last Days in the Desert
Jesus
The Land of Sometimes
The Wish Collector (voice)
Shallow Grave
Alex Law
Miles Ahead
Dave Braden
Velvet Goldmine
Curt Wild
Amelia
Gene Vidal
The Birthday Cake
Father Kelly
Beginners
Oliver Fields
Brassed Off
Andy Barrow
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Billy
Little Voice
Billy
Blue Juice
Dean Raymond
Mother, Couch
David
Rogue Trader
Nick Leeson
Being Human
Alvarez
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Jackboots on Whitehall
Chris (voice)
Welcome to Hollywood
Ewan McGregor
Incendiary
Jasper Black
Humpback Whales
Narrator (voice)
Bleeding Love
Father
Fastest
Narrator (voice)
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
Narrator (voice)
Spooks & Creeps
Stroller ("Desserts")
The Story of Star Wars
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
The Serpent's Kiss
Meneer Chrome
Red Point
Brown
Faster
Narrator (voice)
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Narrator (voice)
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
Narrator
Doggin' Around
Tom Clayton
Nora
James Joyce
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Narrator (voice)
Now You See It
Voiceover (voice)
Solid Geometry
Phil
Troy's Story
Narrator (voice)
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Narrator (voice)
Charge
Narrator (voice)
Family Style
Jimmie
Anno Domini
The Stranger
Ice Bear
2014
Desserts
Stroller
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron
Narrator
TV Shows (24)
Fargo
Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy · 10 eps
ER
Duncan Stewart · 1 eps
Nature
Host · 1 eps
Nature
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Ford · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) · 1 eps
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi · 6 eps
Staged
Ewan · 1 eps
Screen One
Tom Clayton · 1 eps
A Gentleman in Moscow
Count Alexander Rostov · 8 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
David Robert Armstrong · 1 eps
British Film Forever
1 eps
Karaoke
Young Man · 1 eps
Halston
Halston · 5 eps
Soccer Aid
2 eps
Doll & Em
Sleazy Ewan McGregor · 1 eps
Doll & Em
Ewan · 1 eps
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Scarlet and Black
Julien Sorel · 3 eps
Lipstick on Your Collar
Private Mick Hopper · 6 eps
Stormborn
3 eps
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (69)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 4 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 8 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
American Idol
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 3 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Soccer AM
Self · 1 eps
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self · 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
TFI Friday
Self · 1 eps
The Culture Show
Self · 1 eps
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self · 2 eps
Long Way Down
Self · 6 eps
The Last Movie Stars
Self · 1 eps
Long Way Home
Self · 10 eps
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
Long Way Up
Self · 11 eps
Long Way Round
Self · 7 eps
Elle Style Awards
Self - Winner · 2 eps
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
Self - (archive footage)
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self · 1 eps
Race to Dakar
Self · 7 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Muse of Fire
Self
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Live 8
Self
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
Self - Interviewee · 1 eps
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
And the Winner Isn't
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Self
A Movie Is Made For Pooh
Self
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
Self · 2 eps
The Battle of Britain
Self
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Self
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Self
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Self
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
Self
The New Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
The Dark Fantastic
Self
Bomber Boys
Self
Faster & Faster
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
Self
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor
Self
Directing (2)
Producing (11)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Executive Producer
A Gentleman in Moscow
Executive Producer
Long Way Down
Producer
Long Way Down
Executive Producer
Long Way Home
Executive Producer
Long Way Up
Executive Producer
Halston
Executive Producer
Long Way Round
Executive Producer
Mother, Couch
Executive Producer
Bleeding Love
Executive Producer
Nora
Producer
