Ewan McGregor

Ewan Gordon McGregor OBE (born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor who has had a lot of success in both mainstream and indie movies. He is ranked #36 in Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. He is perhaps best known for playing the lead role in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting, his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy of Star Wars, and his motorcycle adventures with friend Charley Boorman.

Ewan McGregor OBE
McGregor in 2013
Born	Ewan Gordon McGregor (1971-03-31) 31 March 1971 Perth, Scotland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Eve Mavrakis (m. 1995; separated 2017)
Children	4
Relatives	Denis Lawson (maternal uncle)
Awards	Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2001 Moulin Rouge!

McGregor starred as Christopher in the 2018 Disney movie Christopher Robin. He will star as the villain Black Mask in the 2020 DCEU movie Birds of Prey.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1994	Being Human	Alvarez	Bill Forsyth
	Shallow Grave	Alex Law	Danny Boyle
1995	Blue Juice	Dean Raymond	Carl Prechezer
1996	Trainspotting	Mark Renton	Danny Boyle
	The Pillow Book	Jerome	Peter Greenaway
	Emma	Frank Churchill	Douglas McGrath
	Brassed Off	Andy Barrow	Mark Herman
1997	Nightwatch	Martin Bells	Ole Bornedal
	The Serpent's Kiss	Meneer Chrome	Philippe Rousselot
	A Life Less Ordinary	Robert Lewis	Danny Boyle
1998	Velvet Goldmine	Curt Wild	Todd Haynes
	Little Voice	Billy	Mark Herman
1999	Desserts	Stroller	Jeff Stark	Short film
	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	Obi-Wan Kenobi	George Lucas
	Rogue Trader	Nick Leeson	James Dearden
	Eye of the Beholder	Stephen Wilson/The Eye	Stephan Elliott
2000	Nora	James Joyce	Pat Murphy
2001	Moulin Rouge!	Christian	Baz Luhrmann
	Black Hawk Down	SPC John Grimes	Ridley Scott
2002	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones	Obi-Wan Kenobi	George Lucas
	Solid Geometry	Phil	Denis Lawson
2003	Down with Love	Catcher Block	Peyton Reed
	Young Adam	Joe Taylor	David Mackenzie
	Faster	Narrator	Mark Neale	Voice
	Big Fish	Edward Bloom (young)	Tim Burton
2005	Logan Swan	Logan Swan
	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	Obi-Wan Kenobi	George Lucas
	Valiant	Valiant	Gary Chapman	Voice
	The Island	Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln	Michael Bay
	Stay	Dr. Sam Foster	Marc Forster
2006	Stormbreaker	Ian Rider	Geoffrey Sax
	Scenes of a Sexual Nature	Billy	Ed Blum
	Miss Potter	Norman Warne	Chris Noonan
2007	Cassandra's Dream	Ian Blane	Woody Allen
2008	Incendiary	Jasper Black	Sharon Maguire
	Deception	Jonathan McQuarry	Marcel Langenegger
2009	Angels & Demons	Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna	Ron Howard
	I Love You Phillip Morris	Phillip Morris	John Requa Glenn Ficarra
	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Bob Wilton	Grant Heslov
	Amelia	Gene Vidal	Mira Nair
2010	The Ghost Writer	The Ghost Writer	Roman Polanski	Alternative title: The Ghost
	Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang	Rory Green	Susanna White
	Jackboots on Whitehall	Chris	The McHenry Brothers	Voice
	Beginners	Oliver Fields	Mike Mills
2011	Perfect Sense	Michael	David Mackenzie
	Fastest	Narrator	Mark Neale	Voice
	Haywire	Kenneth	Steven Soderbergh
2012	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen	Dr. Alfred Jones	Lasse Hallström
	The Impossible	Henry Bennett	J. A. Bayona
2013	Jack the Giant Slayer	Elmont	Bryan Singer
	August: Osage County	Bill Fordham	John Wells
2014	A Million Ways to Die in the West	Cowboy at Fair	Seth MacFarlane	Cameo
	Son of a Gun	Brendan Lynch	Julius Avery
2015	Mortdecai	Inspector Alistair Martland	David Koepp
	Last Days in the Desert	Yeshua / Satan	Rodrigo García
	Miles Ahead	Dave Brill	Don Cheadle
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)	J. J. Abrams	Cameo
2016	Jane Got a Gun	John Bishop	Gavin O'Connor
	Our Kind of Traitor	Peregrine "Perry" Makepeace	Susanna White
	American Pastoral	Seymour "Swede" Levov	Himself	Also director
2017	T2 Trainspotting	Mark Renton	Danny Boyle
	Beauty and the Beast	Lumière	Bill Condon
2018	Zoe	Cole	Drake Doremus
	Christopher Robin	Christopher Robin	Marc Forster
2019	Doctor Sleep	Danny Torrance	Mike Flanagan
2020	Birds of Prey	Roman Sionis / Black Mask	Cathy Yan	Post-production

Television

• The Scarlet and the Black (1993)
• Lipstick On Your Collar (1993)
• Tales from the Crypt - Cold War (1996)
• ER (1997)
• Long Way Round (2004)
• Long Way Down (2007)

Discography

• "TV Eye" Single (Soundtrack for movie Velvet Goldmine Cover version of original song by The Stooges - 1998)
• "Gimme Danger" Single (Soundtrack for movie Velvet Goldmine Cover version of original song by The Stooges - 1998)
• "Come What May" Single (Duet with Nicole Kidman - October 2001) UK #27
• "Your Song" single
• "Elephant Love Medley" Single (Duet with Nicole Kidman - October 2001)

Other websites

• Ewan McGregor on IMDb
• Ewan McGregor at the Voice Chasers Database
• Ewan McGregor to star in "Othello" at the Donmar Warehouse on Theatre.com Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine