Ewan McGregor
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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
Credits
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as SPC John Grimes
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
as Lumière
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
as Elmont
The End of Oak Street (2026)
as Greg Platt
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Robots (2005)
as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Trainspotting (1996)
as Renton
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
as Roman Sionis
Angels & Demons (2009)
as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Big Fish (2003)
as Ed Bloom (young)
The Island (2005)
as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
The Impossible (2012)
as Henry Bennett
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)
as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
as Christian
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
as Rory Green
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
as Cricket (voice)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
as Danny Torrance
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
as Cowboy at Fair
Christopher Robin (2018)
as Christopher Robin
Perfect Sense (2011)
as Michael
Nightwatch (1997)
as Martin Bells
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
as Stephen Wilson
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
as Renton
Mortdecai (2015)
as Inspector Alistair Martland
Valiant (2005)
as Valiant (voice)
Stay (2005)
as Sam Foster
Young Adam (2003)
as Joe Taylor
Shallow Grave (1994)
as Alex Law
The Land of Sometimes (2026)
as The Wish Collector (voice)
Miss Potter (2006)
as Norman Warne
Haywire (2011)
as Kenneth
The Pillow Book (1995)
as Jerome
Stormbreaker (2006)
as Ian Rider
August: Osage County (2013)
as Bill Fordham
Deception (2008)
as Jonathan McQuarry
Son of a Gun (2014)
as Brendan Lynch
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
as Curt Wild
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
as Bob Wilton
The Ghost Writer (2010)
as The Ghost
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
as Phillip Morris
Brassed Off (1996)
as Andy Barrow
Rogue Trader (1999)
as Nick Leeson
Emma (1996)
as Frank Churchill
Down with Love (2003)
as Catcher Block
American Pastoral (2016)
as Swede Levov
Blue Juice (1995)
as Dean Raymond
Jane Got a Gun (2015)
as John Bishop
Raymond & Ray (2022)
as Raymond
Zoe (2018)
as Cole
Beginners (2011)
as Oliver Fields
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)
as Dr. Alfred Jones
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
as Ian Blaine
Amelia (2009)
as Gene Vidal
Being Human (1994)
as Alvarez
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
as Perry Makepeace
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Little Voice (1998)
as Billy
Miles Ahead (2016)
as Dave Braden
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
as Robert Lewis
Incendiary (2008)
as Jasper Black
Last Days in the Desert (2016)
as Jesus
The Birthday Cake (2021)
as Father Kelly
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
as Billy
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
as Chris (voice)
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Ewan McGregor
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002)
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Mother, Couch (2024)
as David
Nora (2000)
as James Joyce
Bomber Boys (2012)
as Self
Happy M’Gee (2000)
as Happy
The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001)
as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022)
as Self
Bleeding Love (2024)
as Father
The Story of Star Wars (2004)
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006)
as Self
Humpback Whales (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
as Meneer Chrome
Spooks & Creeps (2004)
as Stroller ("Desserts")
Ice Bear (2014)
Actor
Fastest (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
as Self
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III (2005)
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Faster (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
The Cow (—)
as Charlie Granger
The Battle of Britain (2010)
as Self
Doggin' Around (1994)
as Tom Clayton
The New Ten Commandments (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Memories of "Trainspotting" (2008)
as Self
Family Style (1993)
as Jimmie
Anno Domini (2000)
as The Stranger
The Dark Fantastic (2025)
as Self
WAMEGO: Addendum (2020)
Actor
Wild Ways of the Vikings (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story (1999)
as Self
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Faster & Faster (2004)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Solid Geometry (2002)
as Phil
Red Point (2017)
as Brown
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting (2023)
Actor
Gina Carano in Training (2012)
Actor
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001)
as Self
Killing Priscilla (2000)
as Self
Desserts (2000)
as Stroller
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor (2018)
as Self
Charge (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Troy's Story (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Now You See It (2017)
as Voiceover (voice)
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car (2016)
as Self
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook (2020)
as Self
Teenage Wildlife (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
A Short Film About Making Beginners (2011)
Actor
A Movie Is Made For Pooh (2018)
as Self
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor (2001)
as Self
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor (2001)
as Self
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier (2019)
as Narrator
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron (2017)
as Narrator