Ewan McGregor
Acting
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.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 34 (now 55)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Cricket (voice)
Age 51 (now 55)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 28 (now 55)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 31 (now 55)
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
as Self
Age 51 (now 55) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Cricket (voice)
Age 51 (now 55)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
Age 51 (now 55)
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
as Narrator (voice)
Age 51 (now 55)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
as Roman Sionis
Age 48 (now 55)
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
as Self
Age 48 (now 55)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Age 48 (now 55)
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
as Narrator
Age 47 (now 55)
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
as Self
Age 46 (now 55)
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
as Self
Age 45 (now 55)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 55)
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Cowboy at Fair
Age 43 (now 55)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Dr. Alfred Jones
Age 40 (now 55)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 40 (now 55)
The New Ten Commandments
as Self (archive footage)
Age 36 (now 55)
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
as Narrator (voice)
Age 35 (now 55)
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
as Narrator (voice)
Age 35 (now 55)
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 34 (now 55)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 34 (now 55)
The Story of Star Wars
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Age 33 (now 55)
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 31 (now 55)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 31 (now 55)
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
as Self
Age 30 (now 55)
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor
as Self
Age 30 (now 55)
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
as Self
Age 30 (now 55)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Age 28 (now 55)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Age 55
A Gentleman in Moscow
as Count Alexander Rostov
Age 52 (now 55)
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
as Narrator (voice)
Age 50 (now 55)
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 45 (now 55)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Age 44 (now 55)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Age 43 (now 55)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 43 (now 55)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 42 (now 55)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 42 (now 55)
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
as Narrator (voice)
Age 42 (now 55)
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
as Self
Age 41 (now 55)
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
as Self - Interviewee
Age 41 (now 55)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Age 33 (now 55)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
Age 31 (now 55)
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
as Self
Age 22 (now 55)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 22 (now 55)
Lipstick on Your Collar
as Private Mick Hopper
Age 21 (now 55)
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Also Known As
Ewan Gordon McGregor
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