1971-03-31 Perth, Scotland, UK
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 has two daughters (Clara Mathilde and Esther Rose) with French production designer Eve Mavrakis, whom he met while working on the TV show "Kavanagh QC" (1995) and later married. McGregor filed for divorce in 2018. McGregor has a production company with friends Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law and Sadie Frost. Called Natural Nylon, they aim to make innovative films that do not conform to Hollywood standards.
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The Birthday Cake | Father Kelly | 2021-06-18 |
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Roman Sionis / Black Mask | 2020-02-05 |
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Doctor Sleep | Danny Torrance | 2019-10-30 |
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Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier | Himself - Narrator | 2019-01-23 |
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Wild Way of the Vikings | Narrator | 2019-01-01 |
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
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Zoe | Cole | 2018-07-19 |
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Christopher Robin | Christopher Robin | 2018-08-02 |
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RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor | Self | 2018-03-25 |
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A Movie Is Made For Pooh | 2018-11-02 | |
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T2 Trainspotting | Mark "Rent Boy" Renton | 2017-01-27 |
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Czerwony punkt | Brown | 2017-02-15 |
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Now You See It | Voiceover (voice) | 2017-01-07 |
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Beauty and the Beast | Lumière | 2017-03-16 |
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And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
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Our Kind of Traitor | Perry Makepeace | 2016-05-05 |
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Miles Ahead | Dave Braden | 2016-01-22 |
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Last Days in the Desert | Jesus | 2016-05-13 |
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American Pastoral | Swede Levov | 2016-10-20 |
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Gimme Danger | Curt Wild (archive footage) | 2016-10-28 |
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The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car | Himself | 2016-12-13 |
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Mortdecai | Inspektor Alistair Martland | 2015-01-21 |
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Humpback Whales | Narrator (voice) | 2015-02-13 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited) | 2015-12-15 |
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Jane Got a Gun | John Bishop | 2015-12-31 |
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A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cowboy at Fair | 2014-05-22 |
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Son of a Gun | Brendan Lynch | 2014-10-16 |
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August: Osage County | Bill Fordham | 2013-12-26 |
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Jack the Giant Slayer | Elmont | 2013-02-27 |
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Muse of Fire | Himself | 2013-09-26 |
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The Men of Haywire | 2012-05-01 | |
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Gina Carano in Training | 2012-05-01 | |
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The Impossible | Henry Bennett | 2012-09-09 |
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Bomber Boys | Himself | 2012-02-05 |
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Dr. Alfred Jones | 2012-03-09 |
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The Making of: I Love You, Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris / Himself | 2011-04-05 |
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Haywire | Kenneth | 2011-11-01 |
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Charge | Narrator (voice) | 2011-12-10 |
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Perfect Sense | Michael | 2011-09-29 |
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Beginners | Oliver Fields | 2011-06-09 |
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Teenage Wildlife | Narrator | 2011-10-17 |
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Fastest | Narrator (voice) | 2011-09-20 |
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The Battle of Britain | Self | 2010-09-19 |
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The Ghost Writer | The Ghost | 2010-02-12 |
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Jackboots on Whitehall | Chris (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Rory Green | 2010-03-26 |
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Amelia | Gene Vidal | 2009-10-22 |
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Angels & Demons | Camerlengo Patrick McKenna | 2009-05-13 |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats | Bob Wilton | 2009-10-17 |
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I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | 2009-01-18 |
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Deception | Jonathan McQuarry | 2008-04-24 |
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Incendiary | Jasper Black | 2008-01-20 |
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Cassandra's Dream | Ian Blaine | 2007-06-18 |
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Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene | Himself | 2007-03-15 |
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Miss Potter | Norman Warne | 2006-12-03 |
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Stormbreaker | Ian Rider | 2006-07-21 |
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Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Billy | 2006-11-03 |
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The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid | Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2006-07-18 |
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Robots | Rodney Copperbottom (voice) | 2005-03-10 |
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Valiant | Valiant (voice) | 2005-03-25 |
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Stay | Sam Foster | 2005-09-24 |
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2005-05-17 |
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Within a Minute: The Making of Episode III | Himself/Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2005-11-01 |
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The Island | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln | 2005-07-21 |
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The Story of Star Wars | Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage) | 2004-08-18 |
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Spooks & Creeps | Stroller ("Desserts") | 2004-10-26 |
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Faster & Faster | Narrator (voice) | 2004-11-20 |
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Big Fish | Younger Ed Bloom | 2003-12-25 |
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Faster | Narrator | 2003-05-15 |
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Young Adam | Joe Taylor | 2003-09-26 |
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Down with Love | Catcher Block | 2003-05-08 |
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Solid Geometry | Phil | 2002-11-28 |
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From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' | Himself/Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2002-11-12 |
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2002-05-15 |
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Black Hawk Down | Spec. John Grimes | 2001-12-28 |
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Self | 2001-11-25 |
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Moulin Rouge! | Christian | 2001-05-24 |
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The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' | Himself | 2001-02-01 |
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The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' | 2001-05-01 | |
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Killing Priscilla | Himself | 2000-06-02 |
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Anno Domini | The Stranger | 2000-01-01 |
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Nora | James Joyce | 2000-04-05 |
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Desserts | Stroller | 1999-07-03 |
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Eye of the Beholder | Stephen Wilson | 1999-09-04 |
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Rogue Trader | Nick Leeson | 1999-06-25 |
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 1999-05-19 |
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Little Voice | Billy | 1998-11-05 |
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Velvet Goldmine | Curt Wild | 1998-10-23 |
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Welcome to Hollywood | Ewan McGregor | 1998-10-01 |
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Nightwatch | Martin Bells | 1997-01-31 |
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The Serpent's Kiss | Meneer Chrome | 1997-05-14 |
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A Life Less Ordinary | Robert Lewis | 1997-10-24 |
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Trainspotting | Mark "Rent Boy" Renton | 1996-02-23 |
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The Pillow Book | Jerome | 1996-05-12 |
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Emma | Frank Churchill | 1996-08-02 |
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Brassed Off | Andy Barrow | 1996-11-01 |
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Blue Juice | Dean Raymond | 1995-09-15 |
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Being Human | Alvarez | 1994-05-06 |
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Doggin' Around | Tom Clayton | 1994-10-16 |
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Shallow Grave | Alex Law | 1994-12-22 |
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Family Style | Jimmie | 1993-01-01 |
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The Land of Sometimes | The Wish Collector | |
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The Cow | Charlie Granger | |
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Raymond and Ray | Raymond | |
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Everest | George Mallory | |
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Pinocchio | Cricket (voice) |
