Ewan McGregor

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1971-03-31 (53 years old)

Place of Birth Perth, Scotland, UK

Also Known As إيوان مكريغور, 이완 맥그리거, ユアン・マクレガー, ยวน แม็คเกรเกอร์, 伊万·迈克格雷戈, 伊万·麦克格雷格, Γιούαν Γκόρντον ΜακΓκρέγκορ, יואן מקגרגור, 伊旺·麥奎格, Юен Мак-Грегор, Юен Макґреґор, Еван Макгрегор

Ewan McGregor

Biography

Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor who has starred in numerous film and musical roles. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. He then achieved international fame with his portrayals of heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting (1996) and T2 Trainspotting (2017), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005) and the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001), SPC John Grimes in Black Hawk Down (2001), young Edward Bloom in Big Fish (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Lumière in the live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017), the adult version of the titular character in the fantasy comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018), the adult version of Dan Torrance in the horror film Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Birds of Prey (2020). In 2021, he portrayed fashion designer Halston in a Netflix miniseries Halston. In 2018, McGregor won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his dual role as brothers Ray & Emmit Stussy in the third season of FX anthology series Fargo, and received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for both Moulin Rouge! and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005–2007) and Othello (2007–2008). He was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in British culture.

Known For

Actor

Am I Irvine Welsh?

as Mark 'Rent Boy' Renton (archive footage)

The Land of Sometimes

as The Wish Collector

The Cow

as Charlie Granger

Everest

as George Mallory

2024
2024
Bleeding Love

as Father

2024
Long Way Home

as Ewan McGregor

2024
A Gentleman in Moscow

as Count Alexander Rostov

2023
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open

as Self (archive footage)

2022
2022
Raymond & Ray

as Raymond

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

2021
The Birthday Cake

as Father Kelly

2021
Halston

as Halston

2020
Long Way Up

as Self

2020
Staged

as Ewan

2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)

2019
Doctor Sleep

as Danny Torrance

2019
2018
Christopher Robin

as Christopher Robin

2018
Zoe

as Cole

2017
2017
Red Point

as Brown

2017
2017
Now You See It

as Voiceover (voice)

2016
American Pastoral

as Swede Levov

2016
Gimme Danger

as Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Our Kind of Traitor

as Perry Makepeace

2016
Miles Ahead

as Dave Braden

2016
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

2015
Jane Got a Gun

as John Bishop

2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)

2015
The Blackened Mantle

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

2015
Humpback Whales

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Mortdecai

as Inspector Alistair Martland

2014
Son of a Gun

as Brendan Lynch

2014
2014
Fargo

as Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy

2014
Doll & Em

as Sleazy Ewan McGregor

2014
Doll & Em

as Ewan

2013
August: Osage County

as Bill Fordham

2013
Muse of Fire

as Self

2013
2012
The Impossible

as Henry Bennett

2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

as Dr. Alfred Jones

2012
Bomber Boys

as Himself

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
Buenas noches y Buenafuente

as Himself - Interviewee

2012
Honest Trailers

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

2012
Bomber Boys

as self cast

2011
Charge

as Narrator (voice)

2011
Haywire

as Kenneth

2011
Teenage Wildlife

as Narrator

2011
Perfect Sense

as Michael

2011
Fastest

as Narrator (voice)

2011
Beginners

as Oliver Fields

2010
Jackboots on Whitehall

as Chris (voice)

2010
The Ghost Writer

as The Ghost

2010
I Love You Phillip Morris

as Phillip Morris

2010
Conan

as Self

2009
Amelia

as Gene Vidal

2009
2009
Angels & Demons

as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna

2009
2008
Deception

as Jonathan McQuarry

2008
Incendiary

as Jasper Black

2007
Cassandra's Dream

as Ian Blaine

2007
Long Way Down

as Himself

2006
Miss Potter

as Norman Warne

2006
Stormbreaker

as Ian Rider

2006
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

2006
Race to Dakar

as Himself

2005
Live 8

as Self

2005
Stay

as Sam Foster

2005
The Island

as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln

2005
Valiant

as Valiant (voice)

2005
Troy's Story

as Narrator

2005
Robots

as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)

2005
VM Show Vol. 2

as Renton (archive footage)

2004
Faster & Faster

as Narrator (voice)

2004
Spooks & Creeps

as Stroller ("Desserts")

2004
The Story of Star Wars

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

2004
2004
Long Way Round

as Himself

2003
Big Fish

as Ed Bloom (young)

2003
Young Adam

as Joe Taylor

2003
Faster

as Narrator

2003
Down with Love

as Catcher Block

2003
2002
2002
Top Gear

as Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

2002
2001
Black Hawk Down

as SPC John Grimes

2001
Moulin Rouge!

as Christian

2000
Desserts

as Stroller

2000
2000
Nora

as James Joyce

2000
Anno Domini

as The Stranger

1999
Eye of the Beholder

as Stephen Wilson

1999
Rogue Trader

as Nick Leeson

1999
1999
Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

1998
Little Voice

as Billy

1998
Welcome to Hollywood

as Ewan McGregor

1998
Velvet Goldmine

as Curt Wild

1997
A Life Less Ordinary

as Robert Lewis

1997
The Serpent's Kiss

as Meneer Chrome

1997
Nightwatch

as Martin Bells

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Brassed Off

as Andy Barrow

1996
Emma

as Frank Churchill

1996
Trainspotting

as Renton

1996
1996
Karaoke

as Young Man

1996
TFI Friday

as Self

1995
Blue Juice

as Dean Raymond

1995
The Pillow Book

as Jerome

1995
Soccer AM

as Self

1995
Kavanagh Q.C.

as David Robert Armstrong

1994
Shallow Grave

as Alex Law

1994
Doggin' Around

as Tom Clayton

1994
Being Human

as Alvarez

1994
ER

as Duncan Stewart

1993
Family Style

as Jimmie

1993
Scarlet and Black

as Julien Sorel

1993
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar

as Private Hopper

1988
This Morning

as Self

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1982
Nature

as Host

1982
Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Producer

2024
Bleeding Love

as Executive Producer

2024
Mother, Couch!

as Executive Producer

2024
A Gentleman in Moscow

as Executive Producer

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Executive Producer

2021
Halston

as Executive Producer

2020
Long Way Up

as Executive Producer

2007
Long Way Down

as Producer

2004
Long Way Round

as Producer

2000
Nora

as Producer

Creator

2007
Long Way Down

as Creator

2004
Long Way Round

as Creator

Director

2016
American Pastoral

as Director

1999
Tube Tales

as Director