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.
Movie | Bleeding Love | Father | 2024-02-16 |
Movie | Raymond & Ray | Raymond | 2022-10-14 |
Movie | The Birthday Cake | Father Kelly | 2021-06-18 |
Movie | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Roman Sionis | 2020-02-05 |
Movie | The Land of Sometimes | The Wish Collector | 2019 |
Movie | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
Movie | Christopher Robin | Christopher Robin | 2018-08-01 |
Movie | Zoe | Cole | 2018-07-19 |
Movie | Red Point | Brown | 2017-02-15 |
Movie | Now You See It | Voiceover (voice) | 2017-01-07 |
Movie | T2 Trainspotting | Renton | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Beauty and the Beast | Lumière | 2017-03-16 |
Movie | And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
Series | Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2016-05-11 |
Movie | Miles Ahead | Dave Braden | 2016-01-22 |
Movie | Our Kind of Traitor | Perry Makepeace | 2016-05-05 |
Movie | Last Days in the Desert | Jesus | 2016-05-13 |
Movie | American Pastoral | Swede Levov | 2016-10-20 |
Movie | Gimme Danger | Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-08-05 |
Movie | Mortdecai | Inspector Alistair Martland | 2015-01-21 |
Movie | Humpback Whales | Narrator (voice) | 2015-02-13 |
Movie | Jane Got a Gun | John Bishop | 2015-12-31 |
Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited) | 2015-12-15 |
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 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Bomber Boys | Himself | 2012-02-05 |
Movie | The Impossible | Henry Bennett | 2012-09-09 |
Movie | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Dr. Alfred Jones | 2012-03-09 |
Movie | Fastest | Narrator (voice) | 2011-09-20 |
Movie | Perfect Sense | Michael | 2011-09-29 |
Movie | Beginners | Oliver Fields | 2011-06-03 |
Movie | Haywire | Kenneth | 2011-11-01 |
Movie | Charge | Narrator (voice) | 2011-12-10 |
Movie | The Ghost Writer | The Ghost | 2010-02-12 |
Movie | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Rory Green | 2010-03-26 |
Movie | I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | 2010-02-04 |
Movie | Long Way Down | 2010-11-30 | |
Movie | Jackboots on Whitehall | Chris (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
Movie | The Battle of Britain | Self | 2010-09-19 |
Movie | Angels & Demons | Camerlengo Patrick McKenna | 2009-04-23 |
Movie | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Bob Wilton | 2009-10-17 |
Movie | Incendiary | Jasper Black | 2008-01-20 |
Movie | Deception | Jonathan McQuarry | 2008-04-24 |
Movie | Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene | Himself | 2007-03-15 |
Movie | Cassandra's Dream | Ian Blaine | 2007-10-31 |
Movie | The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2006-07-18 |
Movie | Stormbreaker | Ian Rider | 2006-07-21 |
Movie | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Billy | 2006-11-03 |
Movie | Miss Potter | Norman Warne | 2006-12-03 |
Movie | Robots | Rodney Copperbottom (voice) | 2005-03-10 |
Movie | Valiant | Valiant (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
Movie | The Island | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln | 2005-07-21 |
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 | The Story of Star Wars | Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
Movie | Faster | Narrator | 2003-05-15 |
Movie | Down with Love | Catcher Block | 2003-05-08 |
Movie | Young Adam | Joe Taylor | 2003-09-26 |
Movie | Big Fish | Ed Bloom (young) | 2003-12-25 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2002-05-15 |
Series | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Unknown | 2002-06-08 |
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 | The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' | Self | 2001-05-01 |
Movie | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | 2001-05-18 |
Movie | R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Self | 2001-11-25 |
Movie | The Beginning: Making Episode I | Self | 2001-10-16 |
Movie | Black Hawk Down | SPC 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 | Desserts | Stroller | 2000-06-03 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 1999-05-19 |
Movie | Rogue Trader | Nick Leeson | 1999-06-25 |
Movie | Eye of the Beholder | Stephen Wilson | 1999-09-04 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
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 |
Movie | Trainspotting | Renton | 1996-02-23 |
Series | TFI Friday | Unknown | 1996-02-09 |
Movie | Emma | Frank Churchill | 1996-08-02 |
Series | Karaoke | Young Man | 1996-04-28 |
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 |
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 |
Movie | Lipstick on Your Collar | Private Hopper | 1993-02-21 |
Series | Scarlet and Black | Julien Sorel | 1993-10-31 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | Nature | Himself - Host | 1982-10-10 |
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