Ewan McGregor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1971
- Birthplace
- Perth, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
- The Cow
The Cow TBA
as Charlie Granger
The End of Oak Street 2026
as Greg Platt
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones 2026
as Self - (archive footage)
The Land of Sometimes 2026
as The Wish Collector (voice)
The Dark Fantastic 2025
as Self
Mother, Couch 2024
as David, Executive Producer
Bleeding Love 2024
as Father, Executive Producer
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting” 2023
Actor
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema 2022
as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 2022
as Cricket (voice)
Raymond & Ray 2022
as Raymond
A Cooler Climate 2022
Thanks
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 2022
as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story 2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Birthday Cake 2021
as Father Kelly
- WAMEGO: Addendum
WAMEGO: Addendum 2020
Actor
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020
as Roman Sionis
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook 2020
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Doctor Sleep 2019
as Danny Torrance
Wild Ways of the Vikings 2019
as Narrator (voice)
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier 2019
as Narrator
A Movie Is Made For Pooh 2018
as Self
Christopher Robin 2018
as Christopher Robin
Zoe 2018
as Cole
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor 2018
as Self
And the Winner Isn't 2017
as Self
Beauty and the Beast 2017
as Lumière
Red Point 2017
as Brown
T2 Trainspotting 2017
as Renton
Now You See It 2017
as Voiceover (voice)
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron 2017
as Narrator
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car 2016
as Self
American Pastoral 2016
as Swede Levov, Director
Last Days in the Desert 2016
as Jesus
Our Kind of Traitor 2016
as Perry Makepeace
Miles Ahead 2016
as Dave Braden
Jane Got a Gun 2015
as John Bishop
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
Humpback Whales 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Mortdecai 2015
as Inspector Alistair Martland
Son of a Gun 2014
as Brendan Lynch
A Million Ways to Die in the West 2014
as Cowboy at Fair
Ice Bear 2014
Actor
August: Osage County 2013
as Bill Fordham
Muse of Fire 2013
as Self
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013
as Elmont
The Impossible 2012
as Henry Bennett
- Gina Carano in Training
Gina Carano in Training 2012
Actor
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 2012
as Dr. Alfred Jones
Bomber Boys 2012
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
as (archive footage)
Charge 2011
as Narrator (voice)
Haywire 2011
as Kenneth
- Teenage Wildlife
Teenage Wildlife 2011
as Narrator (voice)
Perfect Sense 2011
as Michael
Fastest 2011
as Narrator (voice)
Beginners 2011
as Oliver Fields
A Short Film About Making Beginners 2011
Actor
Jackboots on Whitehall 2010
as Chris (voice)
The Battle of Britain 2010
as Self
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 2010
as Mr. Green
The Ghost Writer 2010
as The Ghost
I Love You Phillip Morris 2010
as Phillip Morris
Amelia 2009
as Gene Vidal
The Men Who Stare at Goats 2009
as Bob Wilton
Angels & Demons 2009
as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Memories of "Trainspotting" 2008
as Self
Deception 2008
as Jonathan McQuarry
Incendiary 2008
as Jasper Black
The New Ten Commandments 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Cassandra's Dream 2007
as Ian Blaine
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene 2007
as Narrator (voice)
Miss Potter 2006
as Norman Warne
Scenes of a Sexual Nature 2006
as Billy
50 Films to See Before You Die 2006
as Self
Stormbreaker 2006
as Ian Rider
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid 2006
as Narrator (voice)
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III 2005
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Stay 2005
as Sam Foster
The Island 2005
as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Valiant 2005
as Valiant (voice)
Troy's Story 2005
as Narrator (voice)
Robots 2005
as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Faster & Faster 2004
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Spooks & Creeps 2004
as Stroller ("Desserts")
The Story of Star Wars 2004
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
Big Fish 2003
as Ed Bloom (young)
Young Adam 2003
as Joe Taylor
Faster 2003
as Narrator (voice)
Down with Love 2003
as Catcher Block
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II 2002
as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Solid Geometry 2002
as Phil
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Black Hawk Down 2001
as Grimes
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 2001
as Self
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I 2001
as Self
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor 2001
as Self
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor 2001
as Self
Moulin Rouge! 2001
as Christian
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' 2001
as Self
Desserts 2000
as Stroller
- Killing Priscilla
Killing Priscilla 2000
as Self
Nora 2000
as James Joyce, Producer
- Happy M’Gee
Happy M’Gee 2000
as Happy
Anno Domini 2000
as The Stranger
Eye of the Beholder 1999
as Stephen Wilson
Tube Tales 1999
Director
Rogue Trader 1999
as Nick Leeson
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story 1999
as Self
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Little Voice 1998
as Billy
Velvet Goldmine 1998
as Curt Wild
A Life Less Ordinary 1997
as Robert Lewis
The Serpent's Kiss 1997
as Meneer Chrome
Nightwatch 1997
as Martin Bells
Brassed Off 1996
as Andy Barrow
Emma 1996
as Frank Churchill
Trainspotting 1996
as Renton
Blue Juice 1995
as Dean Raymond
The Pillow Book 1995
as Jerome
Shallow Grave 1994
as Alex Law
Doggin' Around 1994
as Tom Clayton
Being Human 1994
as Alvarez
Family Style 1993
as Jimmie
Credits from TMDB.