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

The Birthday Cake
Father Kelly
2021

Staged
Ewan · (1 episode)
2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Roman Sionis
2020

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

Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin
2018

RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
Self
2018

And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017

Gimme Danger
Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016

Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Narrator (voice)
2007

The Land of Sometimes
The Wish Collector (voice)

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
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

Now You See It
Voiceover (voice)
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
(1 episode)
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 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

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