Ewan McGregor
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Fargo
Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy
2014
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Film
The End of Oak Street
Greg Platt
2026
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
ER
Duncan Stewart
1994
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
2019
Series
American Idol
Self
2002
Series
Nature
Host
1982
Series
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Film
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
2015
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Beauty and the Beast
Lumière
2017
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Ford
1989
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
Black Hawk Down
SPC John Grimes
2001
Film
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Obi-Wan Kenobi
1999
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Film
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2005
Series
Soccer AM
Self
1995
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
2026
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Film
Angels & Demons
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
2009
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2002
Series
TFI Friday
Self
1996
Film
The Island
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
2005
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Series
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Film
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Roman Sionis
2020
Film
The Impossible
Henry Bennett
2012
Film
Trainspotting
Renton
1996
Film
Robots
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
2005
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Film
Jack the Giant Slayer
Elmont
2013
Film
Big Fish
Ed Bloom (young)
2003
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Film
Doctor Sleep
Danny Torrance
2019
Series
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Film
Moulin Rouge!
Christian
2001
Film
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Rory Green
2010
Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Cricket (voice)
2022
Series
The Culture Show
Self
2004
Film
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Cowboy at Fair
2014
Series
Kavanagh Q.C.
David Robert Armstrong
1995
Series
Elle Style Awards
Self - Winner
1997
Series
Staged
Ewan
2020
Film
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin
2018
Series
The Last Movie Stars
Self
2022
Series
Screen One
Tom Clayton
1989
Film
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
2022
Film
Mortdecai
Inspector Alistair Martland
2015
Series
Halston
Halston
2021
Film
Valiant
Valiant (voice)
2005
Film
Miss Potter
Norman Warne
2006
Series
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self
1994
Film
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost
2010
Series
A Gentleman in Moscow
Count Alexander Rostov
2024
Film
Stay
Sam Foster
2005
Film
August: Osage County
Bill Fordham
2013
Film
Haywire
Kenneth
2011
Film
T2 Trainspotting
Renton
2017
Series
British Film Forever
2007
Series
Long Way Home
Self
2025
Film
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Bob Wilton
2009
Film
Shallow Grave
Alex Law
1994
Film
Perfect Sense
Michael
2011
Film
I Love You Phillip Morris
Phillip Morris
2010
Film
Young Adam
Joe Taylor
2003
Film
Deception
Jonathan McQuarry
2008
Film
Emma
Frank Churchill
1996
Film
Raymond & Ray
Raymond
2022
Film
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Dr. Alfred Jones
2012
Film
Son of a Gun
Brendan Lynch
2014
Series
Long Way Up
Self
2020
Film
Jane Got a Gun
John Bishop
2015
Film
Brassed Off
Andy Barrow
1996
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
Nightwatch
Martin Bells
1997
Film
Beginners
Oliver Fields
2011
Film
Down with Love
Catcher Block
2003
Film
Zoe
Cole
2018
Film
American Pastoral
Swede Levov
2016
Film
Stormbreaker
Ian Rider
2006
Film
Velvet Goldmine
Curt Wild
1998
Series
Doll & Em
Sleazy Ewan McGregor
2014
Series
Doll & Em
Ewan
2014
Film
Welcome to Hollywood
Ewan McGregor
2000
Film
A Life Less Ordinary
Robert Lewis
1997
Series
Long Way Down
Self
2007
Film
Our Kind of Traitor
Perry Makepeace
2016
Film
Amelia
Gene Vidal
2009
Film
Eye of the Beholder
Stephen Wilson
1999
Film
Last Days in the Desert
Jesus
2016
Film
Cassandra's Dream
Ian Blaine
2007
Film
The Pillow Book
Jerome
1995
Film
Miles Ahead
Dave Braden
2016
Series
Soccer Aid
2006
Series
Karaoke
Young Man
1996
Film
The Land of Sometimes
The Wish Collector (voice)
2026
Series
Long Way Round
Self
2004
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
Mother, Couch
David
2024
Series
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self
2010
Film
Rogue Trader
Nick Leeson
1999
Film
Little Voice
Billy
1998
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
2006
Film
Blue Juice
Dean Raymond
1995
Film
Live 8
Self
2005
Film
The Birthday Cake
Father Kelly
2021
Film
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
2001
Series
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
Narrator (voice)
2021
Series
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
Self - Interviewee
2012
Film
Being Human
Alvarez
1994
Film
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
2022
Film
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Billy
2006
Series
Scarlet and Black
Julien Sorel
1993
Film
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001
Film
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
2002
Film
Incendiary
Jasper Black
2008
Series
Lipstick on Your Collar
Private Mick Hopper
1993
Film
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Film
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
2005
Film
Jackboots on Whitehall
Chris (voice)
2010
Film
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
The Spot
Film
Nora
James Joyce
2000
Film
Bleeding Love
Father
2024
Film
Humpback Whales
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Fastest
Narrator (voice)
2011
Series
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Spooks & Creeps
Stroller ("Desserts")
2004
Film
The Story of Star Wars
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
2004
Film
A Movie Is Made For Pooh
Self
2018
Series
Race to Dakar
Self
2006
Film
The New Ten Commandments
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Self
2008
Film
The Serpent's Kiss
Meneer Chrome
1997
Killing Priscilla
Self
2000
Film
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Self
1999
Film
Red Point
Brown
2017
Series
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Faster
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Narrator (voice)
2019
Series
Stormborn
2020
Gina Carano in Training
2012
Film
Troy's Story
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
Now You See It
Voiceover (voice)
2017
A Short Film About Making Beginners
2011
Film
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
Narrator
2019
Film
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Self
2001
Film
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Self
2020
Film
The Dark Fantastic
Self
2025
Teenage Wildlife
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
Faster & Faster
Self - Narrator (voice)
2004
Film
Doggin' Around
Tom Clayton
1994
Film
The Battle of Britain
Self
2010
Film
Solid Geometry
Phil
2002
WAMEGO: Addendum
2020
Film
Anno Domini
The Stranger
2000
Film
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
Self
2016
Film
Ice Bear
2014
Film
Family Style
Jimmie
1993
Film
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
Self
2018
Series
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
Self
2012
Film
Bomber Boys
Self
2012
Film
Charge
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Narrator (voice)
2022
Happy M’Gee
Happy
2000
Film
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor
Self
2001
The Cow
Charlie Granger
Film
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
Self
2001
Film
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Desserts
Stroller
2000
Film
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron
Narrator
2017