Ewan McGregor

55 years old Perth, Scotland, UK

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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 The End of Oak Street (2026) Greg Platt -
2 Mother, Couch (2024) David 1
3 Bleeding Love (2024) Father -
4 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022) Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer 7.3
5 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) Self 8
6 Raymond & Ray (2022) Raymond 6
7 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Most waited movies 2022 		Cricket (voice) 7.8
8 The Birthday Cake (2021) Father Kelly 5.5
9 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Top movies in 2020 		Roman Sionis 6.4
10 Wild Ways of the Vikings (2019) Narrator (voice) -
11 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) 6.7
12 Doctor Sleep (2019) Danny Torrance 7.4
13 Christopher Robin (2018) Christopher Robin 7.7
14 Zoe (2018) Cole 6.5
15 T2 Trainspotting (2017) Renton 7.3
16 Red Point (2017) Brown -
17 Beauty and the Beast (2017) Lumière 7.5
18 Miles Ahead (2016) Dave Braden 5.6
19 Our Kind of Traitor (2016) Perry Makepeace 6.9
20 Last Days in the Desert (2016) Jesus 6.7
21 American Pastoral (2016) Director / Writer 5.8
22 Mortdecai (2015) Inspector Alistair Martland 5.7
23 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited) 8.1
24 Jane Got a Gun (2015) John Bishop 5.3
25 A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Cowboy at Fair 6.4
26 Son of a Gun (2014) Brendan Lynch 5.3
27 Muse of Fire (2013) Self -
28 August: Osage County (2013)
Oscars 2014 		Bill Fordham 7.6
29 Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) Elmont 6.2
30 The Impossible (2012)
Oscars 2013 		Henry Bennett 7.8
31 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) Dr. Alfred Jones 6.8
32 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) (archive footage) 8
33 Haywire (2011) Kenneth 5.7
34 Perfect Sense (2011) Michael 7
35 Fastest (2011) Narrator (voice) 9
36 Beginners (2011)
Oscars 2012 		Oliver Fields 7.1
37 Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) Chris (voice) -
38 The Ghost Writer (2010) The Ghost 6.5
39 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) Rory Green 6.6
40 I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) Phillip Morris 7.1
41 Angels & Demons (2009) Camerlengo Patrick McKenna 6.9
42 The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) Bob Wilton 6.5
43 Amelia (2009) Gene Vidal 5
44 Incendiary (2008) Jasper Black 4.8
45 Deception (2008) Jonathan McQuarry 6.4
46 Cassandra's Dream (2007) Ian Blaine 6.1
47 Stormbreaker (2006) Ian Rider 5
48 Miss Potter (2006) Norman Warne 7.2
49 Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) Billy -
50 Robots (2005) Rodney Copperbottom (voice) 6.8
51 Stay (2005) Sam Foster 6.8
52 Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III (2005) Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi 9
53 Valiant (2005) Valiant (voice) 6.1
54 The Island (2005) Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln 6.9
55 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Oscars 2006 		Obi-Wan Kenobi 7.5
56 Live 8 (2005) Self -
57 Spooks & Creeps (2004) Stroller ("Desserts") -
58 The Story of Star Wars (2004) Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) 8
59 Faster (2003) Narrator (voice) 3
60 Young Adam (2003) Joe Taylor 6.6
61 Big Fish (2003)
Oscars 2004 		Ed Bloom (young) 7.9
62 Down with Love (2003) Catcher Block 7.1
63 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Oscars 2003 		Obi-Wan Kenobi 7
64 From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi -
65 The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001) Self 10
66 Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Oscars 2002 		Christian 7.3
67 The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001) Self -
68 Black Hawk Down (2001)
Oscars 2002 		SPC John Grimes 7.6
69 Killing Priscilla (2000) Self -
70 Welcome to Hollywood (2000) Ewan McGregor -
71 Rogue Trader (1999) Nick Leeson 6
72 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Oscars 2000 		Obi-Wan Kenobi 6.7
73 Eye of the Beholder (1999) Stephen Wilson 5
74 Tube Tales (1999) Director / Writer 6
75 Little Voice (1998)
Oscars 1999 		Billy 5.5
76 Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Oscars 1999 		Curt Wild 6.9
77 A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Robert Lewis 6
78 Nightwatch (1997) Martin Bells 5.7
79 The Serpent's Kiss (1997) Meneer Chrome -
80 Trainspotting (1996) Renton 8.2
81 Emma (1996) Frank Churchill 6.5
82 Brassed Off (1996) Andy Barrow 6.7
83 Blue Juice (1995) Dean Raymond -
84 The Pillow Book (1995) Jerome -
85 Shallow Grave (1994) Alex Law 7.8
86 Being Human (1994) Alvarez -