Ewan McGregor biography
Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor, born on 31 March 1971 in Perth.
Ewan McGregor's screen career began in 1993 with Scarlet and Black, playing Julien Sorel.
Ewan McGregor has appeared in 83 films and 17 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The End of Oak Street (2026), The Land of Sometimes (2026), Bleeding Love (2023).
Ewan McGregor is best known for Star Wars, Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge!, The Impossible.
Honours include Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Donostia Award and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
- Born
- 31 March 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Perth
- Work
- Actor, Singer, Stage actor, Voice actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1992 to present
- Known for
- Star Wars, Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge!, The Impossible, Fargo, Halston
- Awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Donostia Award
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Ewan McGregor filmography
83 films and 17 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The End of Oak Street | Greg Platt | ||
| 2026 | The Land of Sometimes | The Wish Collector | Voice | |
| 2023 | Bleeding Love | Father | ||
| 2023 | Mother, Couch | David | ||
| 2023 | Speed Is Expensive: Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2022 | Raymond & Ray | Raymond | ||
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Sebastian J. Cricket | Voice | |
| 2021 | The Birthday Cake | Father Kelly | ||
| 2020 | Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn | English | ||
| 2020 | Birds of Prey | Roman Sionis / Black Mask | ||
| 2019 | Doctor Sleep | Danny "Dan" Torrance | ||
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Voice cameo | |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Christopher Robin | ||
| 2018 | Zoe | Cole | ||
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast | Lumière | also voice | |
| 2017 | T2 Trainspotting | Mark Renton | ||
| 2016 | American Pastoral | Seymour "Swede" Levov | Also director | |
| 2016 | Our Kind of Traitor | Peregrine "Perry" Makepeace | ||
| 2016 | Jane Got a Gun | John Bishop | ||
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII , The Force Awakens | English | ||
| 2015 | Mortdecai | Inspector Alistair Martland | ||
| 2015 | Miles Ahead | Dave Brill | ||
| 2015 | Last Days in the Desert | Yeshua / Satan | ||
| 2015 | Humpback Whales | English | ||
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Voice cameo |
Show all 83 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Son of a Gun | Brendan Lynch | ||
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cowboy at Fair | Cameo | |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Bill Fordham | ||
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Elmont | ||
| 2012 | The Impossible | Henry Bennett | ||
| 2012 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Dr. Alfred Jones | ||
| 2011 | Perfect Sense | Michael | ||
| 2011 | Haywire | Kenneth | ||
| 2011 | Fastest | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Rory Green | ||
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | The Ghost Writer | ||
| 2010 | Beginners | Oliver Fields | ||
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall | Chris | Voice | |
| 2009 | Angels & Demons | Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna | ||
| 2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | ||
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Bob Wilton | ||
| 2009 | Amelia | Gene Vidal | ||
| 2008 | Incendiary | Jasper Black | ||
| 2008 | Deception | Jonathan McQuarry | ||
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Obi-Wan Kenobi | PSP version only | |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Ian Blane | ||
| 2006 | Stormbreaker | Ian Rider | ||
| 2006 | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Billy | ||
| 2006 | Miss Potter | Norman Warne | ||
| 2005 | The Island | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln | ||
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III , Revenge of the Sith | Obi-Wan Kenobi | ||
| 2005 | Stay | Dr. Sam Foster | ||
| 2005 | Valiant | Valiant | Voice | |
| 2005 | Robots | Rodney Copperbottom | Voice | |
| 2004 | Faster & Faster | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Young Edward Bloom | ||
| 2003 | Young Adam | Joe Taylor | ||
| 2003 | Faster | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2003 | Down with Love | Catcher Block | ||
| 2002 | Solid Geometry | Phil | Short film | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II , Attack of the Clones | Obi-Wan Kenobi | ||
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | SPC John Grimes | ||
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | ||
| 2000 | Welcome to Hollywood | English | ||
| 2000 | Nora | James Joyce | Also co-producer | |
| 2000 | Anno Donimi | The Stranger | Short film | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I , The Phantom Menace | Obi-Wan Kenobi | ||
| 1999 | Rogue Trader | Nick Leeson | ||
| 1999 | Eye of the Beholder | Stephen Wilson/The Eye | ||
| 1999 | Tube Tales | Director: segment "Bone" | ||
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Curt Wild | ||
| 1998 | Little Voice | Billy | ||
| 1998 | Desserts | Stroller | Short film | |
| 1997 | Nightwatch | Martin Bells | ||
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss | Meneer Chrome | ||
| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary | Robert Lewis | ||
| 1996 | The Pillow Book | Jerome | ||
| 1996 | Trainspotting | Mark Renton | ||
| 1996 | Emma | Frank Churchill | ||
| 1996 | Brassed Off | Andy Barrow | ||
| 1995 | Blue Juice | Dean Raymond | ||
| 1994 | Shallow Grave | Alex Law | ||
| 1994 | Being Human | Alvarez |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Star Wars: Maul , Shadow Lord | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Voice; episode: "The Creeping Fear" (archive material) | |
| 2024 | A Gentleman in Moscow | Count Alexander Rostov | 8 episodes | |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 6 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2021 | Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury | Narrator | Documentary series | |
| 2021 | Halston | Halston | 5 episodes | |
| 2019 | Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Voice; 2 episodes (archive material) | |
| 2017 | Fargo | Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy | 10 episodes | |
| 2016 | Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart | Narrator | Documentary series | |
| 2013 | Hebrides: Islands on the Edge | Narrator | Documentary series | |
| 2012 | The Corrections | Chip Lambert | Unaired pilot | |
| 1997 | ER | Duncan Stewart | Episode: "The Long Way Around" | |
| 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Ford | Episode: "Cold War" | |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Young Man | Episode: "Tuesday" | |
| 1995 | Kavanagh QC | David Robert Armstrong | Episode: "Nothing But the Truth" | |
| 1994 | Doggin Around | Tom Clayton | Television film | |
| 1993 | Scarlet and Black | Julien Sorel | 4 episodes | |
| 1993 | Lipstick on Your Collar | PTE Mick Hopper | 6 episodes |