Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Biography: Ewan Gordon McGregor (/ˈjuːən/ YOO-ən; born 31 March 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: March 31, 1971

Deathday: N/A

Popularity:

38.132

Known For

Young Adam
Young Adam

2003-09-26

Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down

2001-12-28

Big Fish
Big Fish

2003-12-25

Trainspotting
Trainspotting

1996-02-23

The Island
The Island

2005-07-21

Nightwatch
Nightwatch

1997-01-31

Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!

2001-05-18

Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine

1998-08-28

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005-05-17

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999-05-19

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002-05-15

The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009-10-17

Emma
Emma

1996-08-02

Down with Love
Down with Love

2003-05-08

Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream

2007-10-31

Faster
Faster

2003-05-15

Rogue Trader
Rogue Trader

1999-06-25

The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer

2010-02-12

Stay
Stay

2005-09-24

A Life Less Ordinary
A Life Less Ordinary

1997-10-24

Little Voice
Little Voice

1998-11-05

I Love You Phillip Morris
I Love You Phillip Morris

2010-02-04

Amelia
Amelia

2009-10-22

Brassed Off
Brassed Off

1996-11-01

The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book

1995-09-01

Robots
Robots

2005-03-10

Deception
Deception

2008-04-24

Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker

2006-07-21

Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave

1994-12-22

Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons

2009-04-23

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010-03-26

Nora
Nora

2000-04-05

Miss Potter
Miss Potter

2006-12-03

Valiant
Valiant

2005-03-25

50 Films to See Before You Die
50 Films to See Before You Die

2006-07-22

Incendiary
Incendiary

2008-01-20

The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

2006-07-18

The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain

2010-09-19

The Serpent's Kiss
The Serpent's Kiss

1997-05-14

Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Scenes of a Sexual Nature

2006-11-03

Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder

1999-09-04

Blue Juice
Blue Juice

1995-09-15

Spooks & Creeps
Spooks & Creeps

2004-10-26

The Impossible
The Impossible

2012-09-09

Haywire
Haywire

2011-11-01

Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer

2013-02-27

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

2012-03-09

Perfect Sense
Perfect Sense

2011-09-29

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

2005-11-01

Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor

2001-10-07

Beginners
Beginners

2011-06-03

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012-02-04

Jackboots on Whitehall
Jackboots on Whitehall

2010-10-08

Solid Geometry
Solid Geometry

2002-11-28

August: Osage County
August: Osage County

2013-12-26

T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting

2017-01-27

WAMEGO: Addendum
WAMEGO: Addendum

2020-12-15

Jane Got a Gun
Jane Got a Gun

2015-12-31

Charge
Charge

2011-12-10

Mortdecai
Mortdecai

2015-01-21

Desserts
Desserts

2000-06-03

Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor

2016-05-05

Troy's Story
Troy's Story

2005-03-11

Bleeding Love
Bleeding Love

2024-02-16

Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

2022-06-17

Ice Bear
Ice Bear

2014-01-01

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022-09-07

Son of a Gun
Son of a Gun

2014-10-16

Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open

2023-09-10

A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014-05-22

Last Days in the Desert
Last Days in the Desert

2016-05-13

Mother, Couch
Mother, Couch

2024-07-05

Miles Ahead
Miles Ahead

2016-01-22

Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills in San Francisco
Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills in San Francisco

2011-05-08

Killing Priscilla
Killing Priscilla

2000-06-02

American Pastoral
American Pastoral

2016-10-20

Flowervale Street
Flowervale Street

2026-03-12

Am I Irvine Welsh?
Am I Irvine Welsh?

Being Human
Being Human

1994-05-06

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022-12-09

Live 8
Live 8

2005-11-07

Bomber Boys
Bomber Boys

2012-02-05

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015-12-15

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast

2017-03-16

Doggin' Around
Doggin' Around

1994-10-16

The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001-10-16

Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales

2015-02-13

The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car

2016-12-13

Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire

2013-09-26

Zoe
Zoe

2018-07-19

Red Point
Red Point

2017-02-15

Now You See It
Now You See It

2017-01-07

Family Style
Family Style

1993-01-01

Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood

1998-10-01

Anno Domini
Anno Domini

2000-01-01

Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene

2007-03-15

Gimme Danger
Gimme Danger

2016-08-05

The Land of Sometimes
The Land of Sometimes

Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin

2018-08-01

And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't

2017-12-08

Faster & Faster
Faster & Faster

2004-11-20

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

2002-11-12

RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor

2018-03-25

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

2001-05-01

The Cow
The Cow

Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep

2019-10-30

Teenage Wildlife
Teenage Wildlife

2011-10-17

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

2020-02-05

Fastest
Fastest

2011-09-20

The Birthday Cake
The Birthday Cake

2021-06-18

The Story of Star Wars
The Story of Star Wars

2004-08-18

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019-12-18

Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier

2019-01-23

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022-11-09

Wild Ways of the Vikings
Wild Ways of the Vikings

2019-02-13

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

2001-11-25

A Movie Is Made For Pooh
A Movie Is Made For Pooh

2018-11-02

Gina Carano in Training
Gina Carano in Training

2012-05-01

Everest
Everest

Raymond & Ray
Raymond & Ray

2022-10-14

Happy M’Gee
Happy M’Gee

2000-01-27

The New Ten Commandments
The New Ten Commandments

2008-01-02