
Ewan McGregor
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.
55Credits25 TV · 30 films
1967–2026Years activefirst to latest
9.7 Highest ratedHebrides: Islands on the Edge
7.4 Average ratingacross 54 titles
Top TV shows 25best Ewan McGregor shows
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Hebrides: Islands on the EdgeNarrator (voice) · 4 eps · 2013 - 2
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow LordObi-Wan Kenobi (voice) · 1 ep · 2026 - 3
FargoEmmit Stussy / Ray Stussy · 10 eps · 2014 - 4
Long Way RoundCreator · Executive Producer · 7 eps · 2004 - 5
Long Way DownCreator · Executive Producer · 6 eps · 2007 - 6
Long Way HomeCreator · Executive Producer · 10 eps · 2025 - 7
Jerusalem: City of Faith and FuryNarrator (voice) · 6 eps · 2021 - 8
Tales from the CryptFord · 1 ep · 1989 - 9
StagedEwan · 1 ep · 2020 - 10
NatureHost · 1 ep · 1982 - 11
ERDuncan Stewart · 1 ep · 1994 - 12
Long Way UpCreator · Executive Producer · 11 eps · 2020 - 13
Kavanagh Q.C.David Robert Armstrong · 1 ep · 1995 - 14
Omnibus1 ep · 1967 - 15
Screen OneTom Clayton · 1 ep · 1989 - 16
Obi-Wan KenobiObi-Wan Kenobi · 6 eps · 2022 - 17
HalstonHalston · 5 eps · 2021 - 18
Stormborn3 eps · 2020 - 19
Lipstick on Your CollarPrivate Mick Hopper · 6 eps · 1993 - 20
A Gentleman in MoscowCount Alexander Rostov · 8 eps · 2024 - 21
KaraokeYoung Man · 1 ep · 1996 - 22
Doll & EmSleazy Ewan McGregor · 1 ep · 2014 - 23
Scarlet and BlackJulien Sorel · 3 eps · 1993 - 24
British Film Forever1 ep · 2007 - 25The Spot
Top movies 30best Ewan McGregor movies
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Anno DominiThe Stranger · 2000 - 2
Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioCricket (voice) · 2022 · Animation - 3Gina Carano in Training2012
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A Cooler ClimateThanks · 2022 - 5
Ice Bear2014 - 6
TrainspottingRenton · 1996 · Drama - 7
Big FishEd Bloom (young) · 2003 · Adventure - 8
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking FrontierNarrator · 2019 - 9
FasterNarrator (voice) · 2003 - 10
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage) · 2012 - 11
Moulin Rouge!Christian · 2001 · Drama - 12
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithObi-Wan Kenobi · 2005 · Adventure - 13
Black Hawk DownSPC John Grimes · 2001 · Action - 14
The ImpossibleHenry Bennett · 2012 · Drama - 15
Christopher RobinChristopher Robin · 2018 · Adventure - 16
Star Wars: The Force AwakensObi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited) · 2015 - 17
The Story of Star WarsObi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) · 2004 - 18
Doctor SleepDanny Torrance · 2019 · Horror - 19
Humpback WhalesNarrator (voice) · 2015 - 20
Brassed OffAndy Barrow · 1996 - 21
Troy's StoryNarrator (voice) · 2005 - 22
Beauty and the BeastLumière · 2017 · Family - 23
T2 TrainspottingRenton · 2017 · Drama - 24
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Roman Sionis · 2020 · Action - 25
Angels & DemonsCamerlengo Patrick McKenna · 2009 · Thriller - 26
The IslandLincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln · 2005 · Action - 27
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesObi-Wan Kenobi · 2002 · Adventure - 28
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceObi-Wan Kenobi · 1999 · Adventure - 29
RobotsRodney Copperbottom (voice) · 2005 · Animation - 30
Jack the Giant SlayerElmont · 2013 · Fantasy