
Ewan Gordon McGregor was born 31 March 1971 in Crieff, Scotland. At 16, he left Crieff and Morrison Academy to join the Perth Repertory Theatre. His parents encouraged him to leave school and pursue his acting goals rather than be unhappy. McGregor studied drama for a year at Kirkcaldly in Fife, then enrolled at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama for a three-year course. He studied alongside Daniel Craig and Alistair McGowan among others, and left right before graduating after snagging the role of Private Mick Hopper in Dennis Potter's 1993 six-part Channel 4 series "Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993). His first notable role was that of Alex Law in Shallow Grave (1994), directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge and produced by Andrew MacDonald. This was followed by The Pillow Book (1996) and Trainspotting (1996), the latter of which brought him to the public's attention. He is now one of the most critically acclaimed actors of his generation, and portrays Obi-wan Kenobi in the first three Star Wars episodes. McGregor is married to French production designer Eve Mavrakis, whom he met while working on the TV show "Kavanagh QC" (1995). They married in France in the summer of 1995 and have two daughters, Clara Mathilde and Esther Rose. McGregor has formed a production company with friends Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law and Sadie Frost. Called Natural Nylon, they hope it will make innovative films that do not conform to Hollywood standards.
Series | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2022-05-26 |
Movie | Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer | 2022-09-08 |
Movie | Raymond & Ray | Raymond | 2022-10-14 |
Movie | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Sebastian J. Cricket (voice) | 2022-11-09 |
Movie | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema | Self | 2022-12-09 |
Series | Halston | Halston | 2021-05-14 |
Movie | The Birthday Cake | Father Kelly | 2021-06-18 |
Movie | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Roman Sionis / Black Mask | 2020-02-05 |
Movie | Doctor Sleep | Danny Torrance | 2019-10-30 |
Movie | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
Movie | Zoe | Cole | 2018-07-19 |
Movie | Christopher Robin | Christopher Robin | 2018-08-02 |
Movie | Now You See It | Voiceover (voice) | 2017-01-07 |
Movie | Red Point | Brown | 2017-02-15 |
Movie | T2 Trainspotting | Mark "Rent Boy" Renton | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
Movie | Beauty and the Beast | Lumière | 2017-03-16 |
Movie | Our Kind of Traitor | Perry Makepeace | 2016-05-05 |
Series | Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | Miles Ahead | Dave Braden | 2016-01-22 |
Movie | Last Days in the Desert | Jesus | 2016-05-13 |
Movie | Gimme Danger | Curt Wild (archive footage) | 2016-10-28 |
Movie | American Pastoral | Swede Levov | 2016-10-20 |
Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited) | 2015-12-15 |
Movie | Mortdecai | Inspector Alistair Martland | 2015-01-21 |
Movie | Jane Got a Gun | John Bishop | 2015-12-31 |
Series | Doll & Em | Sleazy Ewan McGregor | 2014-02-18 |
Series | Fargo | Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy | 2014-04-15 |
Movie | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cowboy at Fair | 2014-05-22 |
Movie | Son of a Gun | Brendan Lynch | 2014-10-16 |
Movie | Jack the Giant Slayer | Elmont | 2013-02-27 |
Movie | Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
Movie | August: Osage County | Bill Fordham | 2013-12-26 |
Movie | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Dr. Alfred Jones | 2012-03-09 |
Movie | Bomber Boys | Himself | 2012-02-05 |
Series | Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission | Self | 2012-04-22 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Gina Carano in Training | 2012-05-01 | |
Movie | The Impossible | Henry Bennett | 2012-09-09 |
Movie | The Men of Haywire | 2012-05-01 | |
Movie | Perfect Sense | Michael | 2011-09-29 |
Movie | Fastest | Narrator (voice) | 2011-09-20 |
Movie | Teenage Wildlife | Narrator | 2011-10-17 |
Movie | Haywire | Kenneth | 2011-11-01 |
Movie | Charge | Narrator (voice) | 2011-12-10 |
Movie | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Rory Green | 2010-03-26 |
Series | Justin Lee Collins: Good Times | Unknown | 2010-03-29 |
Movie | The Ghost Writer | The Ghost | 2010-02-12 |
Movie | Beginners | Oliver Fields | 2010-09-16 |
Movie | Jackboots on Whitehall | Chris (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
Movie | The Battle of Britain | Self | 2010-09-19 |
Movie | I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | 2009-01-18 |
Movie | Angels & Demons | Camerlengo Patrick McKenna | 2009-05-13 |
Movie | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Bob Wilton | 2009-10-17 |
Movie | Amelia | Gene Vidal | 2009-10-22 |
Movie | Incendiary | Jasper Black | 2008-01-20 |
Movie | Deception | Jonathan McQuarry | 2008-04-24 |
Series | Long Way Down | Himself | 2007-10-28 |
Movie | Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene | Himself | 2007-03-15 |
Movie | Cassandra's Dream | Ian Blaine | 2007-06-18 |
Movie | 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | 2006-07-22 |
Series | Soccer Aid | Unknown | 2006-05-22 |
Movie | The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2006-07-18 |
Movie | Stormbreaker | Ian Rider | 2006-07-21 |
Series | Race to Dakar | Himself | 2006-10-17 |
Movie | Miss Potter | Norman Warne | 2006-12-03 |
Movie | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Billy | 2006-11-03 |
Movie | Valiant | Valiant (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
Movie | Robots | Rodney Copperbottom (voice) | 2005-03-10 |
Movie | The Island | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln | 2005-07-21 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2005-05-17 |
Movie | Live 8 | Self | 2005-11-07 |
Movie | Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III | Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2005-11-01 |
Movie | Stay | Sam Foster | 2005-09-24 |
Movie | The Story of Star Wars | Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
Series | Long Way Round | Himself | 2004-10-18 |
Movie | Spooks & Creeps | Stroller ("Desserts") | 2004-10-26 |
Movie | Faster & Faster | Narrator (voice) | 2004-11-20 |
Movie | Down with Love | Catcher Block | 2003-05-08 |
Movie | Faster | Narrator | 2003-05-15 |
Movie | Young Adam | Joe Taylor | 2003-09-26 |
Movie | Big Fish | Younger Ed Bloom | 2003-12-25 |
Series | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Unknown | 2002-06-08 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2002-05-15 |
Series | Top Gear | Unknown | 2002-10-20 |
Movie | Solid Geometry | Phil | 2002-11-28 |
Movie | From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' | Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2002-11-12 |
Movie | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | 2001-05-24 |
Movie | The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' | 2001-05-01 | |
Series | Pop Idol | Unknown | 2001-10-06 |
Movie | R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Self | 2001-11-25 |
Movie | The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' | Self | 2001-10-16 |
Movie | Black Hawk Down | Spec. John Grimes | 2001-12-28 |
Movie | Nora | James Joyce | 2000-04-05 |
Movie | Anno Domini | The Stranger | 2000-01-01 |
Movie | Killing Priscilla | Self | 2000-06-02 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 1999-05-19 |
Movie | Rogue Trader | Nick Leeson | 1999-06-25 |
Movie | Desserts | Stroller | 1999-07-03 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Eye of the Beholder | Stephen Wilson | 1999-09-04 |
Movie | Velvet Goldmine | Curt Wild | 1998-08-28 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Ewan McGregor | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Little Voice | Billy | 1998-11-05 |
Movie | Nightwatch | Martin Bells | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | The Serpent's Kiss | Meneer Chrome | 1997-05-14 |
Movie | A Life Less Ordinary | Robert Lewis | 1997-10-24 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Karaoke | Young Man | 1996-04-28 |
Series | TFI Friday | Unknown | 1996-02-09 |
Movie | Trainspotting | Mark "Rent Boy" Renton | 1996-02-23 |
Movie | Emma | Frank Churchill | 1996-08-02 |
Movie | Brassed Off | Andy Barrow | 1996-11-01 |
Series | Soccer AM | Unknown | 1995-08-12 |
Movie | Blue Juice | Dean Raymond | 1995-09-15 |
Movie | The Pillow Book | Jerome | 1995-09-01 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | Being Human | Alvarez | 1994-05-06 |
Movie | Doggin' Around | Tom Clayton | 1994-10-16 |
Movie | Shallow Grave | Alex Law | 1994-12-22 |
Movie | Family Style | Jimmie | 1993-01-01 |
Series | Lipstick on Your Collar | Private Hopper | 1993-02-21 |
Series | Scarlet and Black | Julien Sorel | 1993-10-31 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Series | This Morning | Unknown | 1988-10-03 |
Series | Nature | Himself - Host | 1982-10-10 |