Ewan Gordon McGregor is a Scottish actor who has starred in numerous film and musical roles. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. He then achieved international fame with his portrayals of heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting (1996) and T2 Trainspotting (2017), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005) and the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001), SPC John Grimes in Black Hawk Down (2001), young Edward Bloom in Big Fish (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Lumière in the live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017), the adult version of the titular character in the fantasy comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018), the adult version of Dan Torrance in the horror film Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Birds of Prey (2020). In 2021, he portrayed fashion designer Halston in a Netflix miniseries Halston. In 2018, McGregor won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his dual role as brothers Ray & Emmit Stussy in the third season of FX anthology series Fargo, and received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for both Moulin Rouge! and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005–2007) and Othello (2007–2008). He was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in British culture.
Young Adam
(Joe Taylor)
Black Hawk Down
(SPC John Grimes)
Big Fish
(Ed Bloom (young))
Trainspotting
(Renton)
The Island
(Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln)
Nightwatch
(Martin Bells)
Moulin Rouge!
(Christian)
Velvet Goldmine
(Curt Wild)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
(Bob Wilton)
Emma
(Frank Churchill)
Down with Love
(Catcher Block)
Cassandra's Dream
(Ian Blaine)
Faster
(Narrator)
Rogue Trader
(Nick Leeson)
The Ghost Writer
(The Ghost)
Stay
(Sam Foster)
A Life Less Ordinary
(Robert Lewis)
Little Voice
(Billy)
I Love You Phillip Morris
(Phillip Morris)
Amelia
(Gene Vidal)
Brassed Off
(Andy Barrow)
The Pillow Book
(Jerome)
Robots
(Rodney Copperbottom (voice))
Deception
(Jonathan McQuarry)
Stormbreaker
(Ian Rider)
Shallow Grave
(Alex Law)
Angels & Demons
(Camerlengo Patrick McKenna)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
(Rory Green)
Nora
(James Joyce)
Miss Potter
(Norman Warne)
Valiant
(Valiant (voice))
50 Films to See Before You Die
(Self)
Incendiary
(Jasper Black)
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
(Himself - Narrator (voice))
The Battle of Britain
(Self)
The Serpent's Kiss
(Meneer Chrome)
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
(Billy)
Eye of the Beholder
(Stephen Wilson)
Blue Juice
(Dean Raymond)
Spooks & Creeps
(Stroller ("Desserts"))
The Impossible
(Henry Bennett)
Haywire
(Kenneth)
Jack the Giant Slayer
(Elmont)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
(Dr. Alfred Jones)
Perfect Sense
(Michael)
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
(Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
(Self)
Beginners
(Oliver Fields)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
Jackboots on Whitehall
(Chris (voice))
Solid Geometry
(Phil)
August: Osage County
(Bill Fordham)
T2 Trainspotting
(Renton)
WAMEGO: Addendum
Jane Got a Gun
(John Bishop)
Charge
(Narrator (voice))
Mortdecai
(Inspector Alistair Martland)
Desserts
(Stroller)
Our Kind of Traitor
(Perry Makepeace)
Troy's Story
(Narrator)
Bleeding Love
(Father)
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
(Narrator (voice))
Ice Bear
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
(Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer)
Son of a Gun
(Brendan Lynch)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
(Self (archive footage))
A Million Ways to Die in the West
(Cowboy at Fair)
Last Days in the Desert
(Jesus)
Mother, Couch
(David)
Miles Ahead
(Dave Braden)
Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills in San Francisco
Killing Priscilla
(Self)
American Pastoral
(Swede Levov)
Flowervale Street
Am I Irvine Welsh?
(Mark 'Rent Boy' Renton (archive footage))
Being Human
(Alvarez)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
(Self)
Live 8
(Self)
Bomber Boys
(Himself)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited))
Beauty and the Beast
(Lumière)
Doggin' Around
(Tom Clayton)
The Beginning: Making Episode I
(Self)
Humpback Whales
(Narrator (voice))
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
(Self)
Muse of Fire
(Self)
Zoe
(Cole)
Red Point
(Brown)
Now You See It
(Voiceover (voice))
Family Style
(Jimmie)
Welcome to Hollywood
(Ewan McGregor)
Anno Domini
(The Stranger)
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
(Himself)
Gimme Danger
(Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Land of Sometimes
(The Wish Collector)
Christopher Robin
(Christopher Robin)
And the Winner Isn't
(Self)
Faster & Faster
(Narrator (voice))
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
(Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi)
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
(Self)
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
(Self)
The Cow
(Charlie Granger)
Doctor Sleep
(Danny Torrance)
Teenage Wildlife
(Narrator)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
(Roman Sionis)
Fastest
(Narrator (voice))
The Birthday Cake
(Father Kelly)
The Story of Star Wars
(Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage))
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice))
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
(Himself - Narrator)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
(Cricket (voice))
Wild Ways of the Vikings
(Narrator)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
(Self)
A Movie Is Made For Pooh
(Self)
Gina Carano in Training
Everest
(George Mallory)
Raymond & Ray
(Raymond)
Top Gear
(Self)
Soccer Aid
Lipstick on Your Collar
(Private Hopper)
This Morning
(Self)
Soccer AM
(Self)
Long Way Down
(Himself)
Tales from the Crypt
(Ford)
The View
(Self)
Staged
(Ewan)
TFI Friday
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
(Self)
Long Way Round
(Himself)
American Idol
(Self)
The Early Show
(Self)
Race to Dakar
(Himself)
The Jay Leno Show
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
ER
(Duncan Stewart)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
(Self)
Nature
(Host)
The Jonathan Ross Show
(Self)
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
(Narrator)
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
(Narrator)
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
(Self)
Scarlet and Black
(Julien Sorel)
The Daily Show
(Self)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
Doll & Em
(Sleazy Ewan McGregor)
Doll & Em
(Ewan)
Bomber Boys
(self cast)
Fargo
(Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy)
An Audience with...
(Self)
Kavanagh Q.C.
(David Robert Armstrong)
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
(Himself - Narrator (voice))
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
(Self)
Karaoke
(Young Man)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Teen Choice Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Last Movie Stars
(Self)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
A Gentleman in Moscow
(Count Alexander Rostov)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
Honest Trailers
(Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage))
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(Self)
The Culture Show
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
(Himself - Interviewee)
Nature
(Narrator (voice))
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Halston
(Halston)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
VM Show Vol. 2
(Renton (archive footage))
Long Way Round (Special Edition)
(Self - Presenter)
Long Way Up
(Self)
Long Way Home
(Ewan McGregor)
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
Stormborn
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Conan
(Self)
Parkinson
(Self)
Tube Tales
(Director)
Bleeding Love
(Executive Producer)
American Pastoral
(Director)
Nora
(Producer)
Mother, Couch
(Executive Producer)
Long Way Down
(Producer)
Long Way Round
(Producer)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Executive Producer)
Long Way Up
(Executive Producer)
Halston
(Executive Producer)
Long Way Down (Special Edition)
(Producer)
A Gentleman in Moscow
(Executive Producer)
Long Way Down
(Creator)
Long Way Round
(Creator)
Long Way Down (Special Edition)
(Creator)