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