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Ewan McGregor
Actor

Ewan McGregor

31 Mar 1971Born
55Age
127Credits
Perth, Scotland, UKBirthplace

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).

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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.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 127 credits.

  1. TBAThe CowFilm: Charlie Granger
  2. TBAThe SpotSeries
  3. 2026The End of Oak StreetFilm: Greg Platt
  4. 2026Star Wars: Maul - Shadow LordSeries: Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (1 episode)
  5. 2026The Land of SometimesFilm: The Wish Collector (voice)
  6. 2025Long Way HomeSeries: Creator
  7. 2024Mother, CouchFilm: David
  8. 2024A Gentleman in MoscowSeries: Count Alexander Rostov (8 episodes)
  9. 2024Bleeding LoveFilm: Father
  10. 2023Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”Film
  11. 2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioFilm: Cricket (voice)
  12. 2022Raymond & RayFilm: Raymond
  13. 2022Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent StoryFilm: Narrator (voice)
  14. 2022Obi-Wan KenobiSeries: Obi-Wan Kenobi (6 episodes)
  15. 2021Jerusalem: City of Faith and FurySeries: Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)
  16. 2021The Birthday CakeFilm: Father Kelly
  17. 2021HalstonSeries: Halston (5 episodes)
  18. 2020WAMEGO: AddendumFilm
  19. 2020StormbornSeries (3 episodes)
  20. 2020Long Way UpSeries: Creator
  21. 2020StagedSeries: Ewan (1 episode)
  22. 2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Film: Roman Sionis
  23. 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFilm: Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
  24. 2019Doctor SleepFilm: Danny Torrance
  25. 2019Wild Ways of the VikingsFilm: Narrator (voice)
  26. 2019Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking FrontierFilm: Narrator
  27. 2018Christopher RobinFilm: Christopher Robin
  28. 2018ZoeFilm: Cole
  29. 2017Beauty and the BeastFilm: Lumière
  30. 2017Red PointFilm: Brown
  31. 2017T2 TrainspottingFilm: Renton
  32. 2017Now You See ItFilm: Voiceover (voice)
  33. 2017Salt Bike: A Year with the BaronFilm: Narrator
  34. 2016American PastoralFilm: Swede Levov, Director
  35. 2016Last Days in the DesertFilm: Jesus
  36. 2016Our Kind of TraitorFilm: Perry Makepeace
  37. 2016Miles AheadFilm: Dave Braden
  38. 2015Jane Got a GunFilm: John Bishop
  39. 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensFilm: Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
  40. 2015Humpback WhalesFilm: Narrator (voice)
  41. 2015MortdecaiFilm: Inspector Alistair Martland
  42. 2014Son of a GunFilm: Brendan Lynch
  43. 2014A Million Ways to Die in the WestFilm: Cowboy at Fair
  44. 2014FargoSeries: Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy (10 episodes)
  45. 2014Doll & EmSeries: Sleazy Ewan McGregor (1 episode)
  46. 2014Ice BearFilm
  47. 2013August: Osage CountyFilm: Bill Fordham
  48. 2013Hebrides: Islands on the EdgeSeries: Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
  49. 2013Jack the Giant SlayerFilm: Elmont
  50. 2012The ImpossibleFilm: Henry Bennett
  51. 2012Gina Carano in TrainingFilm
  52. 2012Salmon Fishing in the YemenFilm: Dr. Alfred Jones
  53. 2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm: (archive footage)
  54. 2011ChargeFilm: Narrator (voice)
  55. 2011HaywireFilm: Kenneth
  56. 2011Teenage WildlifeFilm: Narrator (voice)
  57. 2011Perfect SenseFilm: Michael
  58. 2011FastestFilm: Narrator (voice)
  59. 2011BeginnersFilm: Oliver Fields
  60. 2011A Short Film About Making BeginnersFilm
  61. 2010Jackboots on WhitehallFilm: Chris (voice)
  62. 2010Nanny McPhee and the Big BangFilm: Mr. Green
  63. 2010The Ghost WriterFilm: The Ghost
  64. 2010I Love You Phillip MorrisFilm: Phillip Morris
  65. 2009AmeliaFilm: Gene Vidal
  66. 2009The Men Who Stare at GoatsFilm: Bob Wilton
  67. 2009Angels & DemonsFilm: Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
  68. 2008DeceptionFilm: Jonathan McQuarry
  69. 2008IncendiaryFilm: Jasper Black
  70. 2007Cassandra's DreamFilm: Ian Blaine
  71. 2007Long Way DownSeries: Creator
  72. 2007British Film ForeverSeries (1 episode)
  73. 2007Legacy: A Personal History of Barry SheeneFilm: Narrator (voice)
  74. 2006Miss PotterFilm: Norman Warne
  75. 2006Scenes of a Sexual NatureFilm: Billy
  76. 2006StormbreakerFilm: Ian Rider
  77. 2006The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky KidFilm: Narrator (voice)
  78. 2006Soccer AidSeries (2 episodes)
  79. 2005StayFilm: Sam Foster
  80. 2005The IslandFilm: Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln

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