Acting
Ewan McGregor
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
The End of Oak Street
Film · 2026
The Land of Sometimes
Film · 2026
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
Film · 2026
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Series · 2026
The Dark Fantastic
Film · 2025
Long Way Home
Series · 2025
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Series · 2025
Bleeding Love
Film · 2024
Mother, Couch
Film · 2024
A Gentleman in Moscow
Series · 2024
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting”
Film · 2023
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Film · 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Film · 2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Film · 2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Film · 2022
Raymond & Ray
Film · 2022
The Last Movie Stars
Series · 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Series · 2022
The Birthday Cake
Film · 2021
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury
Series · 2021
Halston
Series · 2021
WAMEGO: Addendum
Film · 2020
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Film · 2020
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
Film · 2020
Staged
Series · 2020
Long Way Up
Series · 2020
Stormborn
Series · 2020
Doctor Sleep
Film · 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Film · 2019
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
Film · 2019
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Film · 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Series · 2019
Zoe
Film · 2018
Christopher Robin
Film · 2018
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
Film · 2018
A Movie Is Made For Pooh
Film · 2018
T2 Trainspotting
Film · 2017
Beauty and the Beast
Film · 2017
Red Point
Film · 2017
Now You See It
Film · 2017
And the Winner Isn't
Film · 2017
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron
Film · 2017
Our Kind of Traitor
Film · 2016
Last Days in the Desert
Film · 2016
Miles Ahead
Film · 2016
American Pastoral
Film · 2016
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
Film · 2016
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart
Series · 2016
Jane Got a Gun
Film · 2015
Mortdecai
Film · 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Film · 2015
Humpback Whales
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
Ice Bear
Film · 2014
Son of a Gun
Film · 2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Film · 2014
Doll & Em
Series · 2014
Doll & Em
Series · 2014
Fargo
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Jack the Giant Slayer
Film · 2013
August: Osage County
Film · 2013
Muse of Fire
Film · 2013
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
Series · 2013
The Impossible
Film · 2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Film · 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Film · 2012
Bomber Boys
Film · 2012
Gina Carano in Training
Film · 2012
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission
Series · 2012
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
Series · 2012
Haywire
Film · 2011
Perfect Sense
Film · 2011
Beginners
Film · 2011
Charge
Film · 2011
Teenage Wildlife
Film · 2011
Fastest
Film · 2011
A Short Film About Making Beginners
Film · 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series · 2011
The Ghost Writer
Film · 2010
I Love You Phillip Morris
Film · 2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Film · 2010
The Battle of Britain
Film · 2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Film · 2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Series · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Film · 2009
Amelia
Film · 2009
Angels & Demons
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
Deception
Film · 2008
Incendiary
Film · 2008
The New Ten Commandments
Film · 2008
Memories of "Trainspotting"
Film · 2008
Cassandra's Dream
Film · 2007
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
Film · 2007
Long Way Down
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
British Film Forever
Series · 2007
Stormbreaker
Film · 2006
Miss Potter
Film · 2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
Film · 2006
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
Film · 2006
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Film · 2006
Soccer Aid
Series · 2006
Race to Dakar
Series · 2006
The Island
Film · 2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Film · 2005
Stay
Film · 2005
Robots
Film · 2005
Valiant
Film · 2005
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
Film · 2005
Troy's Story
Film · 2005
Live 8
Film · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
Spooks & Creeps
Film · 2004
Faster & Faster
Film · 2004
The Story of Star Wars
Film · 2004
Long Way Round
Series · 2004
The Culture Show
Series · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Young Adam
Film · 2003
Big Fish
Film · 2003
Down with Love
Film · 2003
Faster
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Film · 2002
Solid Geometry
Film · 2002
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Film · 2002
Top Gear
Series · 2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Series · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
Black Hawk Down
Film · 2001
Moulin Rouge!
Film · 2001
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
Film · 2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Film · 2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Film · 2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Film · 2001
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor
Film · 2001
Nora
Film · 2000
Desserts
Film · 2000
Killing Priscilla
Film · 2000
Anno Domini
Film · 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
Film · 2000
Happy M’Gee
Film · 2000
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Film · 1999
Rogue Trader
Film · 1999
Eye of the Beholder
Film · 1999
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Series · 1999
Velvet Goldmine
Film · 1998
Little Voice
Film · 1998
Parkinson
Series · 1998
Nightwatch
Film · 1997
A Life Less Ordinary
Film · 1997
The Serpent's Kiss
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Elle Style Awards
Series · 1997
Trainspotting
Film · 1996
Emma
Film · 1996
Brassed Off
Film · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Karaoke
Series · 1996
The Pillow Book
Film · 1995
Blue Juice
Film · 1995
Soccer AM
Series · 1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Series · 1995
Shallow Grave
Film · 1994
Being Human
Film · 1994
Doggin' Around
Film · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Series · 1994
Family Style
Film · 1993
Lipstick on Your Collar
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Scarlet and Black
Series · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Screen One
Series · 1989
This Morning
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Nature
Series · 1982
Nature
Series · 1982
An Audience with...
Series · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Omnibus
Series · 1967
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
The Cow
Film
The Spot
Series