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Aliases: إيوان مكريغور , 이완 맥그리거 , ユアン・マクレガー , ยวน แม็คเกรเกอร์ , 伊万·迈克格雷戈 , 伊万·麦克格雷格 , Γιούαν Γκόρντον ΜακΓκρέγκορ , יואן מקגרגור , 伊旺·麥奎格 , Юен Мак-Грегор , Юен Макґреґор , Еван Макгрегор

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Perth, Scotland, UK

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Movie Involvements: 89

TV Involvements: 32


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Fargo
Average
8

Fargo

(2014) Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy
American Idol
Average
5

American Idol

(2002) Self
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Average
4
Nature
Average
8

Nature

(1982) Narrator (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Average
7

Obi-Wan Kenobi

(2022) Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Last Movie Stars
Average
7

The Last Movie Stars

(2022) Self
Halston
Average
7

Halston

(2021) Halston
ER
Average
8

ER

(1994) Duncan Stewart

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Father
2023 Self (archive footage)
David
2022 Self
Sebastian J. Cricket (voice)
Raymond
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
Self
Narrator (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2021 Narrator
Father Kelly
Halston
2020 N/A
N/A
Self
Ewan
Roman Sionis / Black Mask
2019 Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
Danny Torrance
Self
Narrator
Himself - Narrator
2018 N/A
Christopher Robin
Cole
Self
2017 Self
Lumière
Brown
Mark "Rent Boy" Renton
Voiceover (voice)
2016 Self
Swede Levov
Curt Wild (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jesus
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Perry Makepeace
Dave Braden
2015 John Bishop
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
Self
Self
Narrator (voice)
Inspector Alistair Martland
2014 Self
Brendan Lynch
Cowboy at Fair
Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy
Self
Ewan
Sleazy Ewan McGregor
Self
N/A
Self
N/A
2013 Bill Fordham
Self
Narrator
Elmont
2012 Henry Bennett
N/A
Self
Himself - Interviewee
Dr. Alfred Jones
self cast
Himself
(archive footage)
2011 Narrator (voice)
Kenneth
Narrator
Michael
Narrator (voice)
Self
Oliver Fields
2010 Self
Chris (voice)
Self
N/A
Rory Green
The Ghost
Phillip Morris
2009 Gene Vidal
Bob Wilton
Self
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
2008 Jonathan McQuarry
Jasper Black
2007 Himself
Ian Blaine
Himself
Self
2006 Norman Warne
Billy
Himself
Self
Ian Rider
Himself - Narrator (voice)
N/A
2005 Self
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Sam Foster
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Valiant (voice)
Narrator
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Self
2004 Narrator (voice)
Stroller ("Desserts")
Himself
Main
Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
2003 Ed Bloom (young)
Joe Taylor
Narrator
Catcher Block
Self
2002 Phil
Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Self
Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2001 SPC John Grimes
Self
Self
Self
Christian
Self
2000 Self
James Joyce
The Stranger
1999 Self
Stephen Wilson
Self - Nominee: Movie Hissy Fit
Stroller
Nick Leeson
Obi-Wan Kenobi
1998 Billy
Ewan McGregor
Curt Wild
1997 Robert Lewis
Self
Meneer Chrome
Martin Bells
1996 Andy Barrow
Frank Churchill
Self
Young Man
Mark "Rent Boy" Renton
N/A
1995 Dean Raymond
Jerome
N/A
David Robert Armstrong
1994 Alex Law
Tom Clayton
Duncan Stewart
Alvarez
1993 Julien Sorel
Self - Guest
Private Hopper
Jimmie
1992 N/A
1989 Ford
1988 Self
Self - Guest
1982 Host
Narrator (voice)
1978 Self
1966 Self
The Wish Collector
Alexander Rostov
George Mallory
Charlie Granger
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Director
1999 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 Presenter
Year Role Movie/Tv

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