Ewan McGregor

Acting

Born Mar 31, 1971 (age 55) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)⁩
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi⁩
Beauty and the Beast2017
as ⁨Lumière⁩
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi⁩
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi⁩
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)⁩
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020
as ⁨Roman Sionis⁩
as ⁨Renton⁩
as ⁨Ed Bloom (young)⁩
as ⁨Camerlengo Patrick McKenna⁩
as ⁨Henry Bennett⁩
as ⁨Grimes⁩
as ⁨Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln⁩
as ⁨Elmont⁩
as ⁨Danny Torrance⁩
as ⁨Rodney Copperbottom (voice)⁩
as ⁨Christian⁩
as ⁨Cowboy at Fair⁩
as ⁨Cricket (voice)⁩
as ⁨Renton⁩
as ⁨Christopher Robin⁩
as ⁨Inspector Alistair Martland⁩
as ⁨The Ghost⁩
as ⁨Bob Wilton⁩
as ⁨Greg Platt⁩
as ⁨Mr. Green⁩
as ⁨Phillip Morris⁩
as ⁨Bill Fordham⁩
as ⁨Sam Foster⁩
as ⁨Kenneth⁩
as ⁨Michael⁩
as ⁨Alex Law⁩
as ⁨Oliver Fields⁩
as ⁨Valiant (voice)⁩
as ⁨Dr. Alfred Jones⁩
as ⁨John Bishop⁩
as ⁨Brendan Lynch⁩
as ⁨Ian Blaine⁩
as ⁨Catcher Block⁩
as ⁨Swede Levov⁩ · Director
as ⁨Jonathan McQuarry⁩
as ⁨Frank Churchill⁩
as ⁨Ian Rider⁩
as ⁨Perry Makepeace⁩
as ⁨Norman Warne⁩
as ⁨Curt Wild⁩
as ⁨Robert Lewis⁩
as ⁨Martin Bells⁩
as ⁨Cole⁩
as ⁨Andy Barrow⁩
as ⁨Gene Vidal⁩
as ⁨Dave Braden⁩
as ⁨Raymond⁩
as ⁨Joe Taylor⁩
as ⁨Billy⁩
as ⁨Jerome⁩
as ⁨Jasper Black⁩
as ⁨Jesus⁩
as ⁨Stephen Wilson⁩
as ⁨Nick Leeson⁩
as ⁨Billy⁩
as ⁨(archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Alvarez⁩
as ⁨Father Kelly⁩
as ⁨David⁩ · Executive producer

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)⁩
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi⁩
Beauty and the Beast2017
as ⁨Lumière⁩
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi⁩
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi⁩
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
as ⁨Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)⁩
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020
as ⁨Roman Sionis⁩
as ⁨Renton⁩
as ⁨Ed Bloom (young)⁩
as ⁨Camerlengo Patrick McKenna⁩
as ⁨Henry Bennett⁩
as ⁨Grimes⁩
as ⁨Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln⁩
as ⁨Elmont⁩
as ⁨Danny Torrance⁩
as ⁨Rodney Copperbottom (voice)⁩
as ⁨Christian⁩
as ⁨Cowboy at Fair⁩
as ⁨Cricket (voice)⁩
as ⁨Renton⁩
as ⁨Christopher Robin⁩
as ⁨Inspector Alistair Martland⁩
as ⁨The Ghost⁩
as ⁨Bob Wilton⁩
as ⁨Greg Platt⁩
as ⁨Mr. Green⁩
as ⁨Phillip Morris⁩
as ⁨Bill Fordham⁩
as ⁨Sam Foster⁩
as ⁨Kenneth⁩
as ⁨Michael⁩
as ⁨Alex Law⁩
as ⁨Oliver Fields⁩
as ⁨Valiant (voice)⁩
as ⁨Dr. Alfred Jones⁩
as ⁨John Bishop⁩
as ⁨Brendan Lynch⁩
as ⁨Ian Blaine⁩
as ⁨Catcher Block⁩
as ⁨Swede Levov⁩ · Director
as ⁨Jonathan McQuarry⁩
as ⁨Frank Churchill⁩
as ⁨Ian Rider⁩
as ⁨Perry Makepeace⁩
as ⁨Norman Warne⁩
as ⁨Curt Wild⁩
as ⁨Robert Lewis⁩
as ⁨Martin Bells⁩
as ⁨Cole⁩
as ⁨Andy Barrow⁩
as ⁨Gene Vidal⁩
as ⁨Dave Braden⁩
as ⁨Raymond⁩
as ⁨Joe Taylor⁩
as ⁨Billy⁩
as ⁨Jerome⁩
as ⁨Jasper Black⁩
as ⁨Jesus⁩
as ⁨Stephen Wilson⁩
as ⁨Nick Leeson⁩
as ⁨Billy⁩
as ⁨(archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Alvarez⁩
as ⁨Father Kelly⁩
as ⁨David⁩ · Executive producer