
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 | And the Winner Isn't | Himself | 2017-12-08 |
Movie | T2 Trainspotting | Mark Renton | 2017-01-27 |
Movie | Red Point | Brown | 2017-02-15 |
Movie | Beauty and the Beast | Lumière | 2017-03-16 |
Movie | Our Kind of Traitor | Perry Makepeace | 2016-05-05 |
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 | Miles Ahead | Dave Braden | 2015-10-10 |
Movie | Mortdecai | Inspektor Alistair Martland | 2015-01-21 |
Movie | Humpback Whales | Narrator (voice) | 2015-02-13 |
Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) | 2015-12-15 |
Movie | Jane Got a Gun | John Bishop | 2015-12-31 |
Series | Fargo | Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy | 2014-04-15 |
Series | Doll & Em | Sleazy Ewan McGregor | 2014-02-18 |
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 | Himself | 2013-09-26 |
Movie | August: Osage County | Bill Fordham | 2013-12-26 |
Movie | Bomber Boys | Himself | 2012-02-05 |
Movie | The Impossible | Henry Bennett | 2012-09-09 |
Movie | Perfect Sense | Michael | 2011-01-24 |
Movie | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Dr. Alfred Jones | 2011-09-10 |
Movie | Charge | Narrator | 2011-12-10 |
Movie | Haywire | Kenneth | 2011-11-06 |
Movie | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Rory Green | 2010-03-26 |
Movie | The Ghost Writer | The Ghost | 2010-02-12 |
Series | Justin Lee Collins: Good Times | Unknown | 2010-03-29 |
Movie | The Battle of Britain | Himself | 2010-09-19 |
Movie | Jackboots on Whitehall | Chris (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
Movie | Beginners | Oliver Fields | 2010-09-11 |
Movie | Long Way Down | 2010-11-30 | |
Movie | Angels & Demons | Camerlengo Patrick McKenna | 2009-05-13 |
Movie | I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | 2009-01-18 |
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 |
Movie | Cassandra's Dream | Ian Blaine | 2007-06-18 |
Movie | Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene | Himself | 2007-03-15 |
Series | Long Way Down | 2007-10-28 | |
Movie | Stormbreaker | Ian Rider | 2006-07-21 |
Movie | The Doctor, The Tornado And The Kentucky Kid | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
Series | Race to Dakar | 2006-10-17 | |
Movie | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Billy | 2006-11-03 |
Movie | Miss Potter | Norman Warne | 2006-12-03 |
Movie | Valiant | Valiant (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
Movie | Robots | Rodney Copperbottom (voice) | 2005-03-10 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2005-05-17 |
Movie | The Island | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln | 2005-07-20 |
Movie | Within a Minute: The Making of Episode III | Himself/Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2005-11-01 |
Movie | Stay | Sam Foster | 2005-09-24 |
Series | Long Way Round | Himself | 2004-10-18 |
Movie | Spooks & Creeps | Stroller ("Desserts") | 2004-10-26 |
Movie | Down with Love | Catcher Block | 2003-05-08 |
Movie | Faster | Narrator | 2003-05-15 |
Movie | Big Fish | Younger Ed Bloom | 2003-12-25 |
Movie | Young Adam | Joe Taylor | 2003-09-26 |
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 | The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' | Himself | 2001-02-01 |
Movie | Black Hawk Down | Spec. John Grimes | 2001-12-28 |
Movie | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | 2001-03-09 |
Movie | Nora | James Joyce | 2000-04-05 |
Movie | Killing Priscilla | Himself | 2000-06-02 |
Movie | Desserts | Stroller | 1999-02-01 |
Movie | Rogue Trader | Nick Leeson | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Obi Wan Kenobi | 1999-05-19 |
Movie | Eye of the Beholder | Stephen Wilson | 1999-09-04 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Ewan McGregor | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Velvet Goldmine | Curt Wild | 1998-10-23 |
Movie | Little Voice | Billy | 1998-11-05 |
Movie | Nightwatch | Martin Bells | 1997-01-31 |
Movie | The Serpent's Kiss | Meneer Chrome | 1997-05-14 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | A Life Less Ordinary | Robert Lewis | 1997-10-24 |
Movie | Trainspotting | Mark Renton | 1996-02-23 |
Series | TFI Friday | Unknown | 1996-02-09 |
Series | Karaoke | Young Man | 1996-04-28 |
Movie | Brassed Off | Andy Barrow | 1996-11-01 |
Movie | The Pillow Book | Jerome | 1996-05-12 |
Movie | Emma | Frank Churchill | 1996-08-02 |
Series | Kavanagh QC | Unknown | 1995-01-03 |
Series | Soccer AM | Unknown | 1995-08-12 |
Movie | Blue Juice | Dean Raymond | 1995-09-15 |
Movie | Being Human | Alvarez | 1994-05-06 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | Doggin' Around | Tom Clayton | 1994-10-16 |
Movie | Shallow Grave | Alex Law | 1994-12-22 |
Series | Lipstick on Your Collar | Private Hopper | 1993-02-21 |
Series | The Scarlet and the 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 | Nature | Himself - Host | 1982-10-10 |
Series | The Academy Awards | Ewan McGregor | 1953-03-18 |