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The Land of Sometimes
as The Wish Collector (voice)
2026
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Ewan McGregor
Also known as Ewan Gordon McGregor
Biography
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.
Personal details
Full filmography
2026
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The End of Oak Street
London premiereas Greg Platt
2026
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Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
as Self - (archive footage)
2026
2025
T
The Dark Fantastic
as Self
2025
2024
B
Bleeding Love
2024
M
Mother, Couch
2024
2023
O
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting
2023
2022
S
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
as Narrator (voice)
2022
O
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
2022
G
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
as Self
2022
G
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Cricket (voice)
2022
R
Raymond & Ray
as Raymond
2022
A
A Cooler Climate
2022
2021
T
The Birthday Cake
as Father Kelly
2021
2020
W
WAMEGO: Addendum
2020
B
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
as Roman Sionis
2020
D
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook
as Self
2020
2019
D
Doctor Sleep
as Danny Torrance
2019
S
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
2019
W
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier
as Narrator
2019
W
Wild Ways of the Vikings
as Narrator (voice)
2019
2018
Z
Zoe
as Cole
2018
C
Christopher Robin
as Christopher Robin
2018
R
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
as Self
2018
A
A Movie Is Made For Pooh
as Self
2018
2017
T
T2 Trainspotting
as Renton
2017
B
Beauty and the Beast
as Lumière
2017
R
Red Point
as Brown
2017
N
Now You See It
as Voiceover (voice)
2017
A
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
2017
S
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron
as Narrator
2017
2016
O
Our Kind of Traitor
as Perry Makepeace
2016
L
Last Days in the Desert
as Jesus
2016
M
Miles Ahead
as Dave Braden
2016
A
American Pastoral
2016
T
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car
as Self
2016
2015
J
Jane Got a Gun
as John Bishop
2015
M
Mortdecai
as Inspector Alistair Martland
2015
S
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
2015
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Humpback Whales
as Narrator (voice)
2015
2014
I
Ice Bear
2014
S
Son of a Gun
as Brendan Lynch
2014
A
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Cowboy at Fair
2014
2013
J
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Elmont
2013
A
August: Osage County
as Bill Fordham
2013
M
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
2012
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The Impossible
as Henry Bennett
2012
S
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Dr. Alfred Jones
2012
F
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
B
Bomber Boys
as Self
2012
G
Gina Carano in Training
2012
2011
H
Haywire
as Kenneth
2011
P
Perfect Sense
as Michael
2011
B
Beginners
as Oliver Fields
2011
C
Charge
as Narrator (voice)
2011
T
Teenage Wildlife
as Narrator (voice)
2011
F
Fastest
as Narrator (voice)
2011
A
A Short Film About Making Beginners
2011
2010
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The Ghost Writer
as The Ghost
2010
I
I Love You Phillip Morris
as Phillip Morris
2010