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