Ewan McGregor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

184

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-03-31 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Perth, Scotland, UK

Ewan McGregor

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Soccer AM

    Soccer AM

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Angels & Demons

    Angels & Demons

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

  • The Impossible

    The Impossible

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

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

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

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Big Fish

    Big Fish

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

  • Long Way Home

    Long Way Home

  • A Million Ways to Die in the West

    A Million Ways to Die in the West

  • Trainspotting

    Trainspotting

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Down with Love

    Down with Love

  • Doctor Sleep

    Doctor Sleep

  • The Men Who Stare at Goats

    The Men Who Stare at Goats

  • Mortdecai

    Mortdecai

  • The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

    The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

  • Kavanagh Q.C.

    Kavanagh Q.C.

  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

  • A Life Less Ordinary

    A Life Less Ordinary

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • Staged

    Staged

  • Valiant

    Valiant

  • Perfect Sense

    Perfect Sense

  • August: Osage County

    August: Osage County

  • The Island

    The Island

  • Son of a Gun

    Son of a Gun

  • TFI Friday

    TFI Friday

  • Long Way Round

    Long Way Round

  • Solid Geometry

    Solid Geometry

  • The Culture Show

    The Culture Show

  • Beginners

    Beginners

  • Long Way Up

    Long Way Up

  • Moulin Rouge!

    Moulin Rouge!

  • Halston

    Halston

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

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

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

  • A Gentleman in Moscow

    A Gentleman in Moscow

  • The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

  • The Pillow Book

    The Pillow Book

  • RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor

    RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor

  • Long Way Down

    Long Way Down

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Jane Got a Gun

    Jane Got a Gun

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Stay

    Stay

  • Faster & Faster

    Faster & Faster

  • Blue Juice

    Blue Juice

  • Our Kind of Traitor

    Our Kind of Traitor

  • Deception

    Deception

  • Soccer Aid

    Soccer Aid

  • Last Days in the Desert

    Last Days in the Desert

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • And the Winner Isn't

    And the Winner Isn't

  • American Pastoral

    American Pastoral

  • The Beginning: Making Episode I

    The Beginning: Making Episode I

  • Charge

    Charge

  • Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

    Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

  • Raymond & Ray

    Raymond & Ray

  • T2 Trainspotting

    T2 Trainspotting

  • Bomber Boys

    Bomber Boys

  • Velvet Goldmine

    Velvet Goldmine

  • Faster

    Faster

  • Christopher Robin

    Christopher Robin

  • Anno Domini

    Anno Domini

  • Nightwatch

    Nightwatch

  • Miss Potter

    Miss Potter

  • Haywire

    Haywire

  • The Cow

    The Cow

  • Doll & Em

    Doll & Em

  • Doll & Em

    Doll & Em

  • The Birthday Cake

    The Birthday Cake

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Mother, Couch

    Mother, Couch

  • Bleeding Love

    Bleeding Love

  • Karaoke

    Karaoke

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • The Serpent's Kiss

    The Serpent's Kiss

  • Nora

    Nora

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • Young Adam

    Young Adam

  • WAMEGO: Addendum

    WAMEGO: Addendum

  • Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

    Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

  • I Love You Phillip Morris

    I Love You Phillip Morris

  • Jackboots on Whitehall

    Jackboots on Whitehall

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

  • Cassandra's Dream

    Cassandra's Dream

  • Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

    Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

  • The Land of Sometimes

    The Land of Sometimes

  • Zoe

    Zoe

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene

    Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene

  • Amelia

    Amelia

  • Buenas noches y Buenafuente

    Buenas noches y Buenafuente

  • Incendiary

    Incendiary

  • Lipstick on Your Collar

    Lipstick on Your Collar

  • Red Point

    Red Point

  • A Movie Is Made For Pooh

    A Movie Is Made For Pooh

  • Family Style

    Family Style

  • Shallow Grave

    Shallow Grave

  • Flowervale Street

    Flowervale Street

  • Fastest

    Fastest

  • Emma

    Emma

  • The Dark Fantastic

    The Dark Fantastic

  • Eye of the Beholder

    Eye of the Beholder

  • The Story of Star Wars

    The Story of Star Wars

  • Scarlet and Black

    Scarlet and Black

  • Scenes of a Sexual Nature

    Scenes of a Sexual Nature

  • Doggin' Around

    Doggin' Around

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

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

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • Memories of "Trainspotting"

    Memories of "Trainspotting"

  • Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury

    Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury

  • Race to Dakar

    Race to Dakar

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut

  • Miles Ahead

    Miles Ahead

  • Rogue Trader

    Rogue Trader

  • Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart

    Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart

  • Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

    Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

  • Killing Priscilla

    Killing Priscilla

  • Stormborn

    Stormborn

  • Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

    Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

  • Desserts

    Desserts

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

    Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

  • Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor

    Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor

  • Gina Carano in Training

    Gina Carano in Training

  • Ice Bear

    Ice Bear

  • Spooks & Creeps

    Spooks & Creeps

  • Happy M’Gee

    Happy M’Gee

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

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

  • Teenage Wildlife

    Teenage Wildlife

  • Wild Ways of the Vikings

    Wild Ways of the Vikings

  • Humpback Whales

    Humpback Whales

  • Troy's Story

    Troy's Story

  • Now You See It

    Now You See It

  • Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier

    Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier

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

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

  • The New Ten Commandments

    The New Ten Commandments