Acting
Ewan McGregor
EN, PL, HU cinema · 127 credits
Born
31 March 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Perth, Scotland, UK
Also known as Ewan Gordon McGregor
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
Filmography
The Cow
The Cow
as Charlie Granger
The End of Oak Street
as Greg Platt
The Land of Sometimes
as The Wish Collector (voice)
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
as Self - (archive footage)
Bleeding Love
as Father, Executive Producer
Mother, Couch
as David, Executive Producer
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
as Narrator (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Cricket (voice)
Raymond & Ray
as Raymond
The Birthday Cake
as Father Kelly
Doctor Sleep
as Danny Torrance
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Wild Ways of the Vikings
as Narrator (voice)
Zoe
as Cole
Christopher Robin
as Christopher Robin
T2 Trainspotting
as Renton
Beauty and the Beast
as Lumière
Now You See It
as Voiceover (voice)
Red Point
as Brown
Our Kind of Traitor
as Perry Makepeace
Miles Ahead
as Dave Braden
American Pastoral
as Swede Levov, Director
Jane Got a Gun
as John Bishop
Mortdecai
as Inspector Alistair Martland
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
Humpback Whales
as Narrator (voice)
Ice Bear
Actor
Son of a Gun
as Brendan Lynch
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Cowboy at Fair
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Elmont
August: Osage County
as Bill Fordham
Muse of Fire
as Self
The Impossible
as Henry Bennett
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Dr. Alfred Jones
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Bomber Boys
as Self
Haywire
as Kenneth
Perfect Sense
as Michael
Beginners
as Oliver Fields
Charge
as Narrator (voice)
Teenage Wildlife
2011
Teenage Wildlife
as Narrator (voice)
Fastest
as Narrator (voice)
The Ghost Writer
as The Ghost
I Love You Phillip Morris
as Phillip Morris
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
as Mr. Green
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Chris (voice)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Bob Wilton
Amelia
as Gene Vidal
Angels & Demons
as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Deception
as Jonathan McQuarry
Incendiary
as Jasper Black
The New Ten Commandments
as Self (archive footage)
Cassandra's Dream
as Ian Blaine
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
as Narrator (voice)
Stormbreaker
as Ian Rider
Miss Potter
as Norman Warne
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
as Narrator (voice)
The Island
as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Stay
as Sam Foster
Robots
as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Valiant
as Valiant (voice)
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Troy's Story
as Narrator (voice)
Spooks & Creeps
as Stroller ("Desserts")
Faster & Faster
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Story of Star Wars
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Young Adam
as Joe Taylor
Big Fish
as Ed Bloom (young)
Down with Love
as Catcher Block
Faster
as Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Solid Geometry
as Phil
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Black Hawk Down
as Grimes
Moulin Rouge!
as Christian
Nora
as James Joyce, Producer
Desserts
as Stroller
Welcome to Hollywood
as Ewan McGregor
Anno Domini
as The Stranger
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Rogue Trader
as Nick Leeson
Eye of the Beholder
as Stephen Wilson
Tube Tales
Director
Velvet Goldmine
as Curt Wild
Little Voice
as Billy
Nightwatch
as Martin Bells
A Life Less Ordinary
as Robert Lewis
The Serpent's Kiss
as Meneer Chrome
Trainspotting
as Renton
Emma
as Frank Churchill
Brassed Off
as Andy Barrow
The Pillow Book
as Jerome
Blue Juice
as Dean Raymond
Shallow Grave
as Alex Law
Being Human
as Alvarez
Doggin' Around
as Tom Clayton
Family Style
as Jimmie