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Ewan McGregor

Actor / Film Director / Television Producer | * 03/31/1971 (53) | Perth, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
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Ewan Gordon McGregor ( 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 stardom 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..."> ()
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Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor who has starred in numerous film and musical roles. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. He then achieved international fame with his portrayals of heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting (1996) and T2 Trainspotting (2017), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005) and the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001), SPC John Grimes in Black Hawk Down (2001), young Edward Bloom in Big Fish (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Lumière in the live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017), the adult version of the titular character in the fantasy comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018), the adult version of Dan Torrance in the horror film Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Birds of Prey (2020). In 2021, he portrayed fashion designer Halston in a Netflix miniseries Halston.In 2018, McGregor won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his dual role as brothers Ray & Emmit Stussy in the third season of FX anthology series Fargo, and received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for both Moulin Rouge! and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005–2007) and Othello (2007–2008). He was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in British culture.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional wom ...

August: Osage County

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2013 | 3.4/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Drama
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After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie. ...

T2 Trainspotting

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2017 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Drama, Comedy
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Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the rid ...

Trainspotting

R

1996 | 4.0/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Crime
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A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world o ...

Moulin Rouge!

PG-13

2001 | 3.8/5 | 2h 7min
Drama, Romance / Love, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Ewan McGregor

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Donostia Award Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award European Film Award for Best Actor European Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Ewan McGregor as Actor(109)

2024 Bleeding Love
as Narrator2023 Speed is Expensive: Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle
as Charlie Granger2023 The Cow
as The Wish Collector2023 The Land of Sometimes
as George Mallory2023 Everest
as David2023 Mother, Couch
as Raymond2022 Raymond & Ray
as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Sebastian J. Cricket (voice)2022 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as himself2022 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
as Father Kelly2021 The Birthday Cake
as Roman Sionis / Black Mask2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
as Himself - Narrator2019 Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Narrator2019 Wild Ways of the Vikings
as Danny Torrance2019 Doctor Sleep
as Cole2018 Zoe
as Christopher Robin2018 Christopher Robin
2018 A Movie Is Made For Pooh
as himself2018 RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
as himself2017 And the Winner Isn't
as Lumière2017 Beauty and the Beast
as Mark "Rent Boy" Renton2017 T2 Trainspotting
as Voiceover (voice)2017 Now You See It
as Brown2017 Red Point
as himself2016 The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
as Perry Makepeace2016 Our Kind of Traitor
as Jesus2016 Last Days in the Desert
as Dave Braden2016 Miles Ahead
as Swede Levov2016 American Pastoral
as Curt Wild (archive footage)2016 Gimme Danger
as Inspector Alistair Martland2015 Mortdecai
as John Bishop2015 Jane Got a Gun
as Narrator (voice)2015 Humpback Whales
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Brendan Lynch2014 Son of a Gun
as Cowboy at Fair2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 Ice Bear
as Bill Fordham2013 August: Osage County
as himself2013 Muse of Fire
as Elmont2013 Jack the Giant Slayer
as Dr. Alfred Jones2012 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as himself2012 Bomber Boys
as Henry Bennett2012 The Impossible
as Kenneth2011 Haywire
as Narrator (voice)2011 Charge
as Oliver Fields2011 Beginners
as Michael2011 Perfect Sense
as Narrator (voice)2011 Fastest
as himself2010 The Battle of Britain
as The Ghost2010 The Ghost Writer
as Chris (voice)2010 Jackboots on Whitehall
as Rory Green2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
as Gene Vidal2009 Amelia
as Bob Wilton2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna2009 Angels & Demons
as Phillip Morris2009 I Love You Phillip Morris
as Jasper Black2008 Incendiary
as Jonathan McQuarry2008 Deception
as Ian Blaine2007 Cassandra's Dream
as himself2007 Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
as Norman Warne2006 Miss Potter
as Himself - Narrator (voice)2006 The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
as Billy2006 Scenes of a Sexual Nature
as Ian Rider2006 Stormbreaker
as himself2005 Live 8
as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln2005 The Island
as Sam Foster2005 Stay
as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)2005 Robots
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi2005 Within a Minute: The Making of Episode III
as Obi-Wan Kenobi2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Valiant (voice)2005 Valiant
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)2004 The Story of Star Wars
as Stroller ("Desserts")2004 Spooks & Creeps
as Narrator (voice)2004 Faster & Faster
as Catcher Block2003 Down with Love
as Narrator2003 Faster
as Younger Ed Bloom2003 Big Fish
as Joe Taylor2003 Young Adam
as Obi-Wan Kenobi2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi2002 From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
as Phil2002 Solid Geometry
2001 The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
as Christian2001 Moulin Rouge!
as himself2001 The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
as Spec. John Grimes2001 Black Hawk Down
as himself2001 R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as James Joyce2000 Nora
as The Stranger2000 Anno Domini
as himself2000 Killing Priscilla
as Nick Leeson1999 Rogue Trader
as Stroller1999 Desserts
as Stephen Wilson1999 Eye of the Beholder
as Obi-Wan Kenobi1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Curt Wild1998 Velvet Goldmine
as himself1998 Welcome to Hollywood
as Billy1998 Little Voice
as Meneer Chrome1997 The Serpent's Kiss
as Martin Bells1997 Nightwatch
as Robert Lewis1997 A Life Less Ordinary
as Andy Barrow1996 Brassed Off
as Jerome1996 The Pillow Book
as Mark "Rent Boy" Renton1996 Trainspotting
as Frank Churchill1996 Emma
as Dean Raymond1995 Blue Juice
as Tom Clayton1994 Doggin' Around
as Alvarez1994 Being Human
as Alex Law1994 Shallow Grave
as Jimmie1993 Family Style

TV Shows/Series with Ewan McGregor as Actor(48)

as Count Alexander Rostov2024 A Gentleman in Moscow
as himself2022 The Last Movie Stars
as Narrator2021 Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
as Halston2021 Halston
2020 Stormborn
as himself2020 Long Way Up
as Ewan2020 Staged
as himself2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as himself2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
as himself2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy2014 Fargo
as Ewan2014 Doll & Em
as Sleazy Ewan McGregor2014 Doll & Em
as himself2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Himself - Interviewee2012 Buenas noches y Buenafuente
as himself2012 Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
as himself2010 Conan
as himself2009 The Jay Leno Show
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
2006 Soccer Aid
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as himself2004 Long Way Round
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as himself2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as himself2002 Top Gear
as himself2002 American Idol
as himself1999 The Early Show
as himself1997 The View
as Young Man1996 Karaoke
1996 TFI Friday
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as David Robert Armstrong1995 Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 Soccer AM
as Duncan Stewart1994 ER
as Julien Sorel1993 Scarlet and Black
as Private Hopper1993 Lipstick on Your Collar
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as himself1988 This Morning
as Host1982 Nature
as Narrator (voice)1982 Nature
as himself1978 An Audience with...
as himself??? Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Movies with Ewan McGregor as Crew(6)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Bleeding Love
Production/Executive Producer2023 Mother, Couch
Sound/Songs2017 Beauty and the Beast
Directing/Director2016 American Pastoral
Production/Producer2000 Nora
Directing/Director1999 Tube Tales

TV Shows/Series with Ewan McGregor as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2024 A Gentleman in Moscow
Production/Executive Producer2021 Halston
Production/Executive Producer2020 Long Way Up
Production/Producer2004 Long Way Round
Creator/Creator2004 Long Way Round

Additional Information

Full Name: Ewan Gordon McGregor
Born: Wednesday, 03/31 1971 (March) in Perth, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 53 years + 24 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Morrison's Academy
Spouses (current/former): Eve Mavrakis, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Children: Clara McGregor, Jamyan McGregor
Other names for Ewan McGregor (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"إيوان مكريغور"
"이완 맥그리거"
"ユアン・マクレガー"
"Юэн МакГрегор"
"ยวน แม็คเกรเกอร์"
"伊万·迈克格雷戈"
"伊万·麦克格雷格"
"Γιούαν Γκόρντον ΜακΓκρέγκορ"
"Γιούαν ΜακΓκρέγκορ"
"יואן מקגרגור"
"Ewan Gordon McGregor"
Ewan McGregor frequently works together with these people:
George Lucas (19x, Crew)
Mark Neale (19x, Crew)
Daniel Radcliffe (16x, Actor)
Samuel L. Jackson (15x, Actor)
Hugh Grant (15x, Actor)
Helen Mirren (15x, Actress)
Ricky Gervais (15x, Actor)
Tom Hanks (14x, Actor)
Ethan Hawke (14x, Actor)
Seth Rogen (14x, Actor)
Chelsea Handler (14x, Actress)
Ben Burtt (14x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:76, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024