Ewan McGregor
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting193
movieThe End of Oak Street
2026
Greg Platt
tvStar Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
movieThe Land of Sometimes
2026
The Wish Collector (voice)
tvA Gentleman in Moscow
2024
Count Alexander Rostov
movieBleeding Love
2024
Father
movieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
Cricket (voice)
movieRaymond & Ray
2022
Raymond
movieObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
movieSpeed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
2022
Narrator (voice)
tvObi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
tvJerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
2021
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Birthday Cake
2021
Father Kelly
tvHalston
2021
Halston
tvStaged
2020
Ewan
movieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
movieDoctor Sleep
2019
Danny Torrance
movieWild Ways of the Vikings
2019
Narrator (voice)
movieChristopher Robin
2018
Christopher Robin
movieZoe
2018
Cole
movieRed Point
2017
Brown
movieNow You See It
2017
Voiceover (voice)
movieAmerican Pastoral
2016
Swede Levov
tvHighlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
2016
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieOur Kind of Traitor
2016
Perry Makepeace
movieMiles Ahead
2016
Dave Braden
movieJane Got a Gun
2015
John Bishop
movieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
movieHumpback Whales
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieMortdecai
2015
Inspector Alistair Martland
movieSon of a Gun
2014
Brendan Lynch
movieA Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
Cowboy at Fair
tvFargo
2014
Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvDoll & Em
2014
Sleazy Ewan McGregor / Ewan
movieAugust: Osage County
2013
Bill Fordham
tvHebrides: Islands on the Edge
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Impossible
2012
Henry Bennett
tvBuenas noches y Buenafuente
2012
Self - Interviewee
movieSalmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
Dr. Alfred Jones
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieCharge
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieHaywire
2011
Kenneth
Teenage Wildlife
2011
Narrator (voice)
moviePerfect Sense
2011
Michael
movieFastest
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieBeginners
2011
Oliver Fields
tvConan
2010
Self
movieJackboots on Whitehall
2010
Chris (voice)
movieNanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010
Rory Green
movieThe Ghost Writer
2010
The Ghost
movieI Love You Phillip Morris
2010
Phillip Morris
movieAmelia
2009
Gene Vidal
movieThe Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
Bob Wilton
movieAngels & Demons
2009
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
movieDeception
2008
Jonathan McQuarry
movieIncendiary
2008
Jasper Black
movieThe New Ten Commandments
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieCassandra's Dream
2007
Ian Blaine
movieLegacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
2007
Narrator (voice)
movieMiss Potter
2006
Norman Warne
movieStormbreaker
2006
Ian Rider
movieThe Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieLive 8
2005
Self
movieStar Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
2005
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
movieStay
2005
Sam Foster
movieThe Island
2005
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
movieStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Obi-Wan Kenobi
movieValiant
2005
Valiant (voice)
movieTroy's Story
2005
Narrator (voice)
movieRobots
2005
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
movieFaster & Faster
2004
Self - Narrator (voice)
Spooks & Creeps
2004
Stroller ("Desserts")
movieThe Story of Star Wars
2004
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
movieBig Fish
2003
Ed Bloom (young)
movieYoung Adam
2003
Joe Taylor
movieFaster
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieDown with Love
2003
Catcher Block
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieFrom Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
tvTop Gear
2002
Self
movieStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Obi-Wan Kenobi
movieBlack Hawk Down
2001
SPC John Grimes
movieMoulin Rouge!
2001
Christian
movieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
Ewan McGregor
movieDesserts
2000
Stroller
movieNora
2000
James Joyce
movieAnno Domini
2000
The Stranger
movieEye of the Beholder
1999
Stephen Wilson
movieRogue Trader
1999
Nick Leeson
movieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Obi-Wan Kenobi
movieVelvet Goldmine
1998
Curt Wild
tvParkinson
1998
Self
movieA Life Less Ordinary
1997
Robert Lewis
tvElle Style Awards
1997
Self - Winner
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieThe Serpent's Kiss
1997
Meneer Chrome
movieNightwatch
1997
Martin Bells
movieBrassed Off
1996
Andy Barrow
movieEmma
1996
Frank Churchill
tvKaraoke
1996
Young Man
movieTrainspotting
1996
Renton
tvTFI Friday
1996
Self
movieBlue Juice
1995
Dean Raymond
movieThe Pillow Book
1995
Jerome
tvSoccer AM
1995
Self
tvKavanagh Q.C.
1995
David Robert Armstrong
movieShallow Grave
1994
Alex Law
movieDoggin' Around
1994
Tom Clayton
tvER
1994
Duncan Stewart
movieBeing Human
1994
Alvarez
tvScarlet and Black
1993
Julien Sorel
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLipstick on Your Collar
1993
Private Mick Hopper
movieFamily Style
1993
Jimmie
tvScreen One
1989
Tom Clayton
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvNature
1982
Host / Narrator (voice)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self - Presenter
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
The Cow
Charlie Granger
Production10
tvLong Way Home
2025
Executive Producer
movieMother, Couch
2024
Executive Producer
tvA Gentleman in Moscow
2024
Executive Producer
movieBleeding Love
2024
Executive Producer
tvObi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Executive Producer
tvHalston
2021
Executive Producer
tvLong Way Up
2020
Executive Producer
tvLong Way Down
2007
Producer, Executive Producer
tvLong Way Round
2004
Executive Producer
movieNora
2000
Producer
Creator4
tvLong Way Home
2025
Creator
tvLong Way Up
2020
Creator
tvLong Way Down
2007
Creator
tvLong Way Round
2004
Creator
Directing2
movieAmerican Pastoral
2016
Director
movieTube Tales
1999
Director
