Ewan McGregor
Born March 31, 1971 (Age: 54)
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Perth, Scotland, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Mother, Couch
2024
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as David
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Age: 53
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
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as Roman Sionis
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Age: 48
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
2020
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as Self
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Age: 48
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
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as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
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Age: 48
Doctor Sleep
2019
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as Danny Torrance
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Age: 48
Christopher Robin
2018
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as Christopher Robin
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Age: 47
Beauty and the Beast
2017
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as Lumière
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Age: 45
T2 Trainspotting
2017
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as Renton
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Age: 45
American Pastoral
2016
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as Swede Levov
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Age: 45
Our Kind of Traitor
2016
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as Perry Makepeace
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Age: 45
Miles Ahead
2016
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as Dave Braden
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Age: 44
Jane Got a Gun
2015
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as John Bishop
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Age: 44
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
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as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Mortdecai
2015
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as Inspector Alistair Martland
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Age: 43
Son of a Gun
2014
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as Brendan Lynch
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Age: 43
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
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as Cowboy at Fair
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Age: 43
August: Osage County
2013
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as Bill Fordham
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Age: 42
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
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as Elmont
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Age: 41
The Impossible
2012
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as Henry Bennett
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Age: 41
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
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as Dr. Alfred Jones
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Age: 40
Haywire
2011
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as Kenneth
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Age: 40
Perfect Sense
2011
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as Michael
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Age: 40
Beginners
2011
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as Oliver Fields
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Age: 40
No Image
A Short Film About Making Beginners
2011
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as
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Age: 39
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010
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as Rory Green
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Age: 38
The Ghost Writer
2010
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as The Ghost
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Age: 38
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
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as Phillip Morris
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Age: 38
Amelia
2009
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as Gene Vidal
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Age: 38
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
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as Bob Wilton
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Age: 38
Angels & Demons
2009
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as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
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Age: 38
Deception
2008
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as Jonathan McQuarry
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Age: 37
Cassandra's Dream
2007
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as Ian Blaine
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Age: 36
Miss Potter
2006
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as Norman Warne
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Age: 35
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006
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as Billy
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Age: 35
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
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as Self
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Age: 35
Stormbreaker
2006
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as Ian Rider
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Age: 35
Stay
2005
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as Sam Foster
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Age: 34
The Island
2005
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as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
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Age: 34
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
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as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Age: 34
Valiant
2005
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as Valiant (voice)
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Age: 33
Robots
2005
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as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
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Age: 33
Big Fish
2003
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as Ed Bloom (young)
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Age: 32
Young Adam
2003
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as Joe Taylor
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Age: 32
Down with Love
2003
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as Catcher Block
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Age: 32
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
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as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Age: 31
Black Hawk Down
2001
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as SPC John Grimes
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Age: 30
Moulin Rouge!
2001
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as Christian
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Age: 30
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001
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as Self
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Age: 30
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
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as Ewan McGregor
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Age: 29
Desserts
2000
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as Stroller
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Age: 29
No Image
Killing Priscilla
2000
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as Self
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Age: 29
Eye of the Beholder
2000
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as Stephen Wilson
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Age: 28
Anno Domini
2000
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as The Stranger
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Age: 28
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
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as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Age: 28
Velvet Goldmine
1998
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as Curt Wild
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Age: 27
A Life Less Ordinary
1997
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as Robert Lewis
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Age: 26
Nightwatch
1997
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as Martin Bells
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Age: 25
Emma
1996
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as Frank Churchill
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Age: 25
Trainspotting
1996
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as Renton
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Age: 24
Shallow Grave
1994
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as Alex Law
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Age: 23
Being Human
1994
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as Alvarez
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Age: 23