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Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Acting March 31, 1971 (55 years old) 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.

Movies 124

The End of Oak Street 7.0

The End of Oak Street

as Greg Platt

2026
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 7.2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)

2015
Beauty and the Beast 7.0

Beauty and the Beast

as Lumière

2017
Black Hawk Down 7.4

Black Hawk Down

as Grimes

2001
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 6.2

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)

2019
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 6.6

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

1999
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 7.5

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

2005
Trainspotting 8.0

Trainspotting

as Renton

1996
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 6.9

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

as Roman Sionis

2020
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 6.6

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

2002
Robots 6.5

Robots

as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)

2005
Angels & Demons 6.7

Angels & Demons

as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna

2009
Jack the Giant Slayer 5.9

Jack the Giant Slayer

as Elmont

2013
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 8.0

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

as Cricket (voice)

2022
The Island 6.7

The Island

as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln

2005
Big Fish 7.7

Big Fish

as Ed Bloom (young)

2003
The Impossible 7.4

The Impossible

as Henry Bennett

2012
Doctor Sleep 7.2

Doctor Sleep

as Danny Torrance

2019
Moulin Rouge! 7.5

Moulin Rouge!

as Christian

2001
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 6.3

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

as Mr. Green

2010
A Million Ways to Die in the West 6.0

A Million Ways to Die in the West

as Cowboy at Fair

2014
Christopher Robin 7.3

Christopher Robin

as Christopher Robin

2018
Stay 6.6

Stay

as Sam Foster

2005
August: Osage County 6.9

August: Osage County

as Bill Fordham

2013
I Love You Phillip Morris 6.4

I Love You Phillip Morris

as Phillip Morris

2010
T2 Trainspotting 6.9

T2 Trainspotting

as Renton

2017
Mortdecai 5.5

Mortdecai

as Inspector Alistair Martland

2015
The Ghost Writer 6.8

The Ghost Writer

as The Ghost

2010
Down with Love 6.1

Down with Love

as Catcher Block

2003
Jane Got a Gun 5.9

Jane Got a Gun

as John Bishop

2015
The Men Who Stare at Goats 6.0

The Men Who Stare at Goats

as Bob Wilton

2009
Haywire 5.7

Haywire

as Kenneth

2011
Emma 6.6

Emma

as Frank Churchill

1996
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 6.8

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer

2022
A Life Less Ordinary 6.2

A Life Less Ordinary

as Robert Lewis

1997
Shallow Grave 7.0

Shallow Grave

as Alex Law

1994
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 6.4

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

as Dr. Alfred Jones

2012
Nightwatch 6.1

Nightwatch

as Martin Bells

1997
Brassed Off 7.0

Brassed Off

as Andy Barrow

1996
Valiant 5.7

Valiant

as Valiant (voice)

2005
Perfect Sense 6.9

Perfect Sense

as Michael

2011
Our Kind of Traitor 6.0

Our Kind of Traitor

as Perry Makepeace

2016
Velvet Goldmine 6.9

Velvet Goldmine

as Curt Wild

1998
Son of a Gun 6.4

Son of a Gun

as Brendan Lynch

2014
Cassandra's Dream 6.3

Cassandra's Dream

as Ian Blaine

2007
Deception 6.0

Deception

as Jonathan McQuarry

2008
The Land of Sometimes 6.8

The Land of Sometimes

as The Wish Collector (voice)

2026
Last Days in the Desert 5.7

Last Days in the Desert

as Jesus

2016
Stormbreaker 5.2

Stormbreaker

as Ian Rider

2006
American Pastoral 6.2

American Pastoral

as Swede Levov

2016
Eye of the Beholder 4.9

Eye of the Beholder

as Stephen Wilson

1999
Miss Potter 6.7

Miss Potter

as Norman Warne

2006
Amelia 5.7

Amelia

as Gene Vidal

2009
Young Adam 5.9

Young Adam

as Joe Taylor

2003
Zoe 5.9

Zoe

as Cole

2018
Beginners 6.8

Beginners

as Oliver Fields

2011
The Pillow Book 6.3

The Pillow Book

as Jerome

1995
And the Winner Isn't 6.2

And the Winner Isn't

as Self

2017
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
Raymond & Ray 6.2

Raymond & Ray

as Raymond

2022
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones 6.5

Untold UK: Vinnie Jones

as Self - (archive footage)

2026
Scenes of a Sexual Nature 5.3

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

as Billy

2006
Incendiary 5.4

Incendiary

as Jasper Black

2008
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema 7.6

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

as Self

2022
The Birthday Cake 5.0

The Birthday Cake

as Father Kelly

2021
Blue Juice 4.1

Blue Juice

as Dean Raymond

1995
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III 7.2

Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III

as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi

2005
Rogue Trader 5.9

Rogue Trader

as Nick Leeson

1999
Little Voice 6.5

Little Voice

as Billy

1998
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I 7.3

The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

as Self

2001
Being Human 5.1

Being Human

as Alvarez

1994
Miles Ahead 6.4

Miles Ahead

as Dave Braden

2016
Mother, Couch 5.6

Mother, Couch

as David

2024
Muse of Fire 6.5

Muse of Fire

as Self

2013
Nora 5.2

Nora

as James Joyce

2000
Humpback Whales 7.1

Humpback Whales

as Narrator (voice)

2015
Bleeding Love 6.3

Bleeding Love

as Father

2024
Jackboots on Whitehall 4.9

Jackboots on Whitehall

as Chris (voice)

2010
The Serpent's Kiss 5.4

The Serpent's Kiss

as Meneer Chrome

1997
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' 6.6

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

as Self

2001
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid 6.7

The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

as Narrator (voice)

2006
Fastest 7.0

Fastest

as Narrator (voice)

2011
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 6.7

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

as Self

2001
The New Ten Commandments 8.7

The New Ten Commandments

as Self (archive footage)

2008
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II 6.8

From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II

as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi

2002
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”

Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”

2023
Doggin' Around 6.0

Doggin' Around

as Tom Clayton

1994
Wild Ways of the Vikings 6.6

Wild Ways of the Vikings

as Narrator (voice)

2019
The Story of Star Wars 7.2

The Story of Star Wars

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)

2004
50 Films to See Before You Die 8.4

50 Films to See Before You Die

as Self

2006
Faster 7.6

Faster

as Narrator (voice)

2003
A Movie Is Made For Pooh 7.0

A Movie Is Made For Pooh

as Self

2018
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story 7.0

Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook 4.0

Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

as Self

2020
Red Point 5.1

Red Point

as Brown

2017
Spooks & Creeps 2.0

Spooks & Creeps

as Stroller ("Desserts")

2004
The Battle of Britain 6.6

The Battle of Britain

as Self

2010
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier 7.2

Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier

as Narrator

2019
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story

The Unauthorized Star Wars Story

as Self

1999
Solid Geometry 4.9

Solid Geometry

as Phil

2002
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene

Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene

as Narrator (voice)

2007
The Cow

The Cow

as Charlie Granger

Gina Carano in Training 8.0

Gina Carano in Training

2012
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor 4.9

RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor

as Self

2018
The Dark Fantastic

The Dark Fantastic

as Self

2025
A Short Film About Making Beginners

A Short Film About Making Beginners

2011
WAMEGO: Addendum

WAMEGO: Addendum

2020
Now You See It 5.3

Now You See It

as Voiceover (voice)

2017
Charge

Charge

as Narrator (voice)

2011
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor

The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor

as Self

2001
Memories of "Trainspotting"

Memories of "Trainspotting"

as Self

2008
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car 7.2

The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car

as Self

2016
Family Style 6.0

Family Style

as Jimmie

1993
Anno Domini 9.0

Anno Domini

as The Stranger

2000
Troy's Story 7.0

Troy's Story

as Narrator (voice)

2005
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron

Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron

as Narrator

2017
Happy M’Gee

Happy M’Gee

as Happy

2000
Bomber Boys 8.0

Bomber Boys

as Self

2012
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor 9.3

Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor

as Self

2001
Desserts 6.1

Desserts

as Stroller

2000
Faster & Faster 6.0

Faster & Faster

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2004
Killing Priscilla 7.7

Killing Priscilla

as Self

2000
Ice Bear 9.0

Ice Bear

2014
Teenage Wildlife

Teenage Wildlife

as Narrator (voice)

2011

TV Shows 72

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
Conan 7.2

Conan

as Self

2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 6.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

2005
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Fargo 8.3

Fargo

as Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy

2014
ER 7.8

ER

as Duncan Stewart

1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
American Idol 5.0

American Idol

as Self

2002
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Top Gear 7.6

Top Gear

as Self

2002
Nature 7.9

Nature

as Host

1982
Nature 7.9

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

1982
The South Bank Show 5.6

The South Bank Show

1978
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

1967
A Little Late with Lilly Singh 3.4

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
Soccer AM 6.3

Soccer AM

as Self

1995
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Ford

1989
Off Camera with Sam Jones 5.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

2014
The Jonathan Ross Show 5.2

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

2011
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Self

1978
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 6.1

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self

2002
TFI Friday 7.1

TFI Friday

as Self

1996
Goldene Kamera 5.7

Goldene Kamera

as Self

1984
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

1953
The Jay Leno Show 3.3

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

2009
Obi-Wan Kenobi 7.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord 8.5

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)

2026
Parkinson 7.0

Parkinson

as Self - Guest

2004
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Tom Clayton

1989
The Culture Show 6.7

The Culture Show

as Self

2004
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
Kavanagh Q.C. 7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

as David Robert Armstrong

1995
Staged 7.9

Staged

as Ewan

2020
This Morning 5.2

This Morning

as Self

1988
Halston 7.0

Halston

as Halston

2021
A Gentleman in Moscow 6.7

A Gentleman in Moscow

as Count Alexander Rostov

2024
The Last Movie Stars 7.0

The Last Movie Stars

as Self

2022
Soccer Aid 7.3

Soccer Aid

2006
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

as Self

1994
Long Way Round 8.2

Long Way Round

as Self

2004
Long Way Up 7.5

Long Way Up

as Self

2020
Doll & Em 6.4

Doll & Em

as Sleazy Ewan McGregor

2014
Doll & Em 6.4

Doll & Em

as Ewan

2014
Long Way Home 7.9

Long Way Home

as Self

2025
Elle Style Awards

Elle Style Awards

as Self - Winner

1997
British Film Forever 5.5

British Film Forever

2007
Karaoke 6.8

Karaoke

as Young Man

1996
Long Way Down 8.1

Long Way Down

as Self

2007
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

as Self

2010
Lipstick on Your Collar 6.9

Lipstick on Your Collar

as Private Mick Hopper

1993
Scarlet and Black 6.2

Scarlet and Black

as Julien Sorel

1993
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart 5.9

Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
Buenas noches y Buenafuente 6.0

Buenas noches y Buenafuente

as Self - Interviewee

2012
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury 9.0

Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury

as Narrator (voice)

2021
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge 9.7

Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

as Narrator (voice)

2013
Stormborn 6.5

Stormborn

2020
Race to Dakar 6.7

Race to Dakar

as Self

2006
The Spot

The Spot

Teen Choice Awards 9.1

Teen Choice Awards

as Self

1999
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

as Self

2012

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