Ewan McGregor
Born
March 31, 1971 (54 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Perth, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
Flowervale Street
2026
The Dark Fantastic
Self
2025
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Cricket (voice)
2022
Raymond & Ray
Raymond
2022
Staged
Ewan · (1 episode)
2020
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Roman Sionis
2020
Now You See It
Voiceover (voice)
2017
Gimme Danger
Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
The Land of Sometimes
The Wish Collector (voice)
The Birthday Cake
Father Kelly
2021
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Self
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
2019
The Saga: Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau
Obiwan Kenobi
2019
Doctor Sleep
Danny Torrance
2019
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Narrator (voice)
2019
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
Narrator
2019
A Movie Is Made For Pooh
Self
2018
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin
2018
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
Self
2018
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Gina Carano in Training
2012
Teenage Wildlife
Narrator (voice)
2011
Fastest
Narrator (voice)
2011
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Self
2008
The New Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
2008
Long Way Down
Self · (6 episodes)
2007
Race to Dakar
Self · (7 episodes)
2006
Soccer Aid
(2 episodes)
2006
Faster & Faster
Narrator (voice)
2004
Long Way Round
Self · (7 episodes)
2004
The Story of Star Wars
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
2004
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
2002
Top Gear
Self · (1 episode)
2002
American Idol
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self · (1 episode)
2002
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Self
2001
The Cow
Charlie Granger
Long Way Home
Self · (10 episodes)
2025
Mother, Couch
David
2024
A Gentleman in Moscow
Count Alexander Rostov · (8 episodes)
2024
Bleeding Love
Father
2024
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (archive footage)
2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
2022
The Last Movie Stars
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Narrator (voice)
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi · (6 episodes)
2022
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
Narrator (voice) · (6 episodes)
2021
Halston
Halston · (5 episodes)
2021
WAMEGO: Addendum
2020
Stormborn
(3 episodes)
2020
Long Way Up
Self · (11 episodes)
2020
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Zoe
Cole
2018
Beauty and the Beast
Lumière
2017
Red Point
Brown
2017
T2 Trainspotting
Renton
2017
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
Self
2016
American Pastoral
Swede Levov
2016
Last Days in the Desert
Jesus
2016
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
2016
Our Kind of Traitor
Perry Makepeace
2016
Miles Ahead
Dave Braden
2016
Jane Got a Gun
John Bishop
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Humpback Whales
Narrator (voice)
2015
Mortdecai
Inspector Alistair Martland
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Son of a Gun
Brendan Lynch
2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Cowboy at Fair
2014
Fargo
Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy · (10 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
Doll & Em
Sleazy Ewan McGregor · (1 episode)
2014
Doll & Em
Ewan · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Ice Bear
2014
August: Osage County
Bill Fordham
2013
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Elmont
2013
The Impossible
Henry Bennett
2012
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
Self · (2 episodes)
2012
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
Self - Interviewee · (1 episode)
2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Dr. Alfred Jones
2012
Honest Trailers
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2012
Bomber Boys
Self
2012
Bomber Boys
Self · (4 episodes)
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Charge
Narrator (voice)
2011
Haywire
Kenneth
2011
Perfect Sense
Michael
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · (1 episode)
2011
Beginners
Oliver Fields
2011
Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills in San Francisco
Self
2011
Conan
Self · (2 episodes)
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Chris (voice)
2010
The Battle of Britain
Self
2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Rory Green
2010
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost
2010
I Love You Phillip Morris
Phillip Morris
2010
Amelia
Gene Vidal
2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Bob Wilton
2009
Angels & Demons
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
2009
Deception
Jonathan McQuarry
2008
Incendiary
Jasper Black
2008
Cassandra's Dream
Ian Blaine
2007
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Narrator (voice)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (8 episodes)
2007
Miss Potter
Norman Warne
2006
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Billy
2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
2006
Stormbreaker
Ian Rider
2006
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
Narrator (voice)
2006
Live 8
Self
2005
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
2005
Stay
Sam Foster
2005
The Island
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2005
Valiant
Valiant (voice)
2005
Troy's Story
Narrator (voice)
2005
Robots
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Culture Show
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Spooks & Creeps
Stroller ("Desserts")
2004
Big Fish
Ed Bloom (young)
2003
Young Adam
Joe Taylor
2003
Faster
Narrator (voice)
2003
Down with Love
Catcher Block
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Solid Geometry
Phil
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2002
Black Hawk Down
SPC John Grimes
2001
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Self
2001
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
Self
2001
Moulin Rouge!
Christian
2001
Welcome to Hollywood
Ewan McGregor
2000
Desserts
Stroller
2000
Killing Priscilla
Self
2000
Nora
James Joyce
2000
Happy M’Gee
Happy
2000
Anno Domini
The Stranger
2000
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Eye of the Beholder
Stephen Wilson
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999
Rogue Trader
Nick Leeson
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Obi-Wan Kenobi
1999
Little Voice
Billy
1998
Velvet Goldmine
Curt Wild
1998
Parkinson
Self · (3 episodes)
1998
A Life Less Ordinary
Robert Lewis
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
The Serpent's Kiss
Meneer Chrome
1997
Nightwatch
Martin Bells
1997
Brassed Off
Andy Barrow
1996
Emma
Frank Churchill
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Karaoke
Young Man · (4 episodes)
1996
Trainspotting
Renton
1996
TFI Friday
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Blue Juice
Dean Raymond
1995
The Pillow Book
Jerome
1995
Soccer AM
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
David Robert Armstrong · (1 episode)
1995
Shallow Grave
Alex Law
1994
Doggin' Around
Tom Clayton
1994
ER
Duncan Stewart · (1 episode)
1994
Being Human
Alvarez
1994
Scarlet and Black
Julien Sorel · (3 episodes)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar
Private Hopper · (6 episodes)
1993
Family Style
Jimmie
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
Tales from the Crypt
Ford · (1 episode)
1989
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Nature
Host · (1 episode)
1982
Nature
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1982
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944