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

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • 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

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • ER

    ER

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Nature

    Nature

  • Nature

    Nature

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Soccer AM

    Soccer AM

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • A Million Ways to Die in the West

    A Million Ways to Die in the West

  • 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

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Angels & Demons

    Angels & Demons

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

  • Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

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

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

  • Big Fish

    Big Fish

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

  • The Island

    The Island

  • Valiant

    Valiant

  • The Impossible

    The Impossible

  • Doctor Sleep

    Doctor Sleep

  • Kavanagh Q.C.

    Kavanagh Q.C.

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • The Culture Show

    The Culture Show

  • Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene

    Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene

  • A Gentleman in Moscow

    A Gentleman in Moscow

  • Trainspotting

    Trainspotting

  • Moulin Rouge!

    Moulin Rouge!

  • Son of a Gun

    Son of a Gun

  • Haywire

    Haywire

  • Perfect Sense

    Perfect Sense

  • Stay

    Stay

  • Blue Juice

    Blue Juice

  • Stormbreaker

    Stormbreaker

  • Faster & Faster

    Faster & Faster

  • Mortdecai

    Mortdecai

  • Red Point

    Red Point

  • Halston

    Halston

  • Family Style

    Family Style

  • Bleeding Love

    Bleeding Love

  • Young Adam

    Young Adam

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

  • Staged

    Staged

  • Faster

    Faster

  • Rogue Trader

    Rogue Trader

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Christopher Robin

    Christopher Robin

  • American Pastoral

    American Pastoral

  • The Cow

    The Cow

  • Nora

    Nora

  • TFI Friday

    TFI Friday

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Miss Potter

    Miss Potter

  • The Men Who Stare at Goats

    The Men Who Stare at Goats

  • Charge

    Charge

  • Raymond & Ray

    Raymond & Ray

  • Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • Zoe

    Zoe

  • Solid Geometry

    Solid Geometry

  • WAMEGO: Addendum

    WAMEGO: Addendum

  • Mother, Couch

    Mother, Couch

  • Jane Got a Gun

    Jane Got a Gun

  • Doll & Em

    Doll & Em

  • Doll & Em

    Doll & Em

  • Bomber Boys

    Bomber Boys

  • T2 Trainspotting

    T2 Trainspotting

  • Nightwatch

    Nightwatch

  • Anno Domini

    Anno Domini

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

  • Long Way Home

    Long Way Home

  • Miles Ahead

    Miles Ahead

  • Flowervale Street

    Flowervale Street

  • Deception

    Deception

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

  • Our Kind of Traitor

    Our Kind of Traitor

  • A Life Less Ordinary

    A Life Less Ordinary

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Last Days in the Desert

    Last Days in the Desert

  • Long Way Up

    Long Way Up

  • Desserts

    Desserts

  • The Birthday Cake

    The Birthday Cake

  • Doggin' Around

    Doggin' Around

  • August: Osage County

    August: Osage County

  • I Love You Phillip Morris

    I Love You Phillip Morris

  • Karaoke

    Karaoke

  • Eye of the Beholder

    Eye of the Beholder

  • Long Way Round

    Long Way Round

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Long Way Down

    Long Way Down

  • Cassandra's Dream

    Cassandra's Dream

  • And the Winner Isn't

    And the Winner Isn't

  • Beginners

    Beginners

  • Soccer Aid

    Soccer Aid

  • Gina Carano in Training

    Gina Carano in Training

  • The Land of Sometimes

    The Land of Sometimes

  • Scenes of a Sexual Nature

    Scenes of a Sexual Nature

  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

    Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

  • The Pillow Book

    The Pillow Book

  • Velvet Goldmine

    Velvet Goldmine

  • Emma

    Emma

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

  • Down with Love

    Down with Love

  • The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

    The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

  • Jackboots on Whitehall

    Jackboots on Whitehall

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

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

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

  • Incendiary

    Incendiary

  • The Serpent's Kiss

    The Serpent's Kiss

  • The Beginning: Making Episode I

    The Beginning: Making Episode I

  • Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

    Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • The Dark Fantastic

    The Dark Fantastic

  • Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

    Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

  • Amelia

    Amelia

  • Shallow Grave

    Shallow Grave

  • Humpback Whales

    Humpback Whales

  • Scarlet and Black

    Scarlet and Black

  • Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

    Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

  • Lipstick on Your Collar

    Lipstick on Your Collar

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

  • Memories of "Trainspotting"

    Memories of "Trainspotting"

  • Race to Dakar

    Race to Dakar

  • Buenas noches y Buenafuente

    Buenas noches y Buenafuente

  • Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

    Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

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

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

  • Fastest

    Fastest

  • Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury

    Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury

  • Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

    Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

  • The Story of Star Wars

    The Story of Star Wars

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • The Spot

    The Spot

  • Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor

    Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor

  • Spooks & Creeps

    Spooks & Creeps

  • A Movie Is Made For Pooh

    A Movie Is Made For Pooh

  • Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart

    Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Killing Priscilla

    Killing Priscilla

  • Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier

    Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier

  • Wild Ways of the Vikings

    Wild Ways of the Vikings

  • Troy's Story

    Troy's Story

  • Stormborn

    Stormborn

  • Now You See It

    Now You See It

  • Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

    Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

  • The New Ten Commandments

    The New Ten Commandments

  • Happy M’Gee

    Happy M’Gee

  • RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor

    RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor

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

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

  • Ice Bear

    Ice Bear

  • Teenage Wildlife

    Teenage Wildlife