03/31/1971
Perth, Scotland, UK:
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.
Bleeding Love (2024) Father |
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Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open (2023) Self (archive footage) |
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Mother, Couch! (2023) David |
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) Self |
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Sebastian J. Cricket (voice) |
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Raymond & Ray (2022) Raymond |
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022) Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer |
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Speed is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story (2022) Narrator (voice) |
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The Birthday Cake (2021) Father Kelly |
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WAMEGO: Addendum (2020) |
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) Roman Sionis / Black Mask |
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) |
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Doctor Sleep (2019) Danny Torrance |
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Wild Ways of the Vikings (2019) Narrator |
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Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier (2019) Himself - Narrator |
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A Movie Is Made For Pooh (2018) |
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Christopher Robin (2018) Christopher Robin |
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Zoe (2018) Cole |
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RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor (2018) Self |
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And the Winner Isn't (2017) Self |
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Beauty and the Beast (2017) Lumière |
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Red Point (2017) Brown |
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T2 Trainspotting (2017) Mark "Rent Boy" Renton |
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Now You See It (2017) Voiceover (voice) |
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The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car (2016) Self |
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American Pastoral (2016) Swede Levov |
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Gimme Danger (2016) Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Last Days in the Desert (2016) Jesus |
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Our Kind of Traitor (2016) Perry Makepeace |
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Miles Ahead (2016) Dave Braden |
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Jane Got a Gun (2015) John Bishop |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited) |
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Humpback Whales (2015) Narrator (voice) |
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Mortdecai (2015) Inspector Alistair Martland |
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Son of a Gun (2014) Brendan Lynch |
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A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Cowboy at Fair |
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Ice Bear (2014) |
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August: Osage County (2013) Bill Fordham |
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Muse of Fire (2013) Self |
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) Elmont |
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The Impossible (2012) Henry Bennett |
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Gina Carano in Training (2012) |
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) Dr. Alfred Jones |
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Bomber Boys (2012) Himself |
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) (archive footage) |
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Charge (2011) Narrator (voice) |
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Haywire (2011) Kenneth |
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Teenage Wildlife (2011) Narrator |
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Perfect Sense (2011) Michael |
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Fastest (2011) Narrator (voice) |
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Beginners (2011) Oliver Fields |
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Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills in San Francisco (2011) |
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Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) Chris (voice) |
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The Battle of Britain (2010) Self |
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) Rory Green |
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The Ghost Writer (2010) The Ghost |
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I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) Phillip Morris |
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Amelia (2009) Gene Vidal |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) Bob Wilton |
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Angels & Demons (2009) Camerlengo Patrick McKenna |
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Deception (2008) Jonathan McQuarry |
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Incendiary (2008) Jasper Black |
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Cassandra's Dream (2007) Ian Blaine |
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Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene (2007) Himself |
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Miss Potter (2006) Norman Warne |
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Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) Billy |
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50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) Self |
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Stormbreaker (2006) Ian Rider |
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The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid (2006) Himself - Narrator (voice) |
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Live 8 (2005) Self |
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Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III (2005) Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi |
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Stay (2005) Sam Foster |
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The Island (2005) Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln |
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) Obi-Wan Kenobi |
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Valiant (2005) Valiant (voice) |
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Troy's Story (2005) Narrator |
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Robots (2005) Rodney Copperbottom (voice) |
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Faster & Faster (2004) Narrator (voice) |
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Spooks & Creeps (2004) Stroller ("Desserts") |
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The Story of Star Wars (2004) Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) |
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Big Fish (2003) Ed Bloom (young) |
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Young Adam (2003) Joe Taylor |
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Faster (2003) Narrator |
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Down with Love (2003) Catcher Block |
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Solid Geometry (2002) Phil |
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From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi |
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Obi-Wan Kenobi |
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Black Hawk Down (2001) SPC John Grimes |
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) Self |
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The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001) Self |
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Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor (2001) Self |
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Moulin Rouge! (2001) Christian |
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The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001) Self |
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Desserts (2000) Stroller |
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Killing Priscilla (2000) Self |
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Nora (2000) James Joyce |
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Anno Domini (2000) The Stranger |
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Eye of the Beholder (1999) Stephen Wilson |
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Rogue Trader (1999) Nick Leeson |
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Obi-Wan Kenobi |
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Little Voice (1998) Billy |
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Welcome to Hollywood (1998) Ewan McGregor |
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Velvet Goldmine (1998) Curt Wild |
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Robert Lewis |
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The Serpent's Kiss (1997) Meneer Chrome |
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Nightwatch (1997) Martin Bells |
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Brassed Off (1996) Andy Barrow |
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Emma (1996) Frank Churchill |
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Trainspotting (1996) Mark "Rent Boy" Renton |
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Blue Juice (1995) Dean Raymond |
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The Pillow Book (1995) Jerome |
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Shallow Grave (1994) Alex Law |
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Doggin' Around (1994) Tom Clayton |
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Being Human (1994) Alvarez |
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Family Style (1993) Jimmie |
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Untitled David Robert Mitchell Movie () |
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The Cow () Charlie Granger |
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Am I Irvine Welsh? () Mark 'Rent Boy' Renton (archive footage) |
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Flowervale Street () |
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Everest () George Mallory |
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The Land of Sometimes () The Wish Collector |
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Star War The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West () Ratio Tile / Ratio / The Willing to Compares / Ratio Prosperous |
Bleeding Love (2024) Executive Producer |
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Mother, Couch! (2023) Executive Producer |
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American Pastoral (2016) Director |
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Nora (2000) Producer |
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Tube Tales (1999) Director |