The End of Oak Street2026
As Greg Platt
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Ewan McGregor
Born
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.
Filmography (126)
Black Hawk Down2001
As Grimes
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Beauty and the Beast2017
As Lumière
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015
As Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Angels & Demons2009
As Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
As Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999
As Obi-Wan Kenobi
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Trainspotting1996
As Renton
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Impossible2012
As Henry Bennett
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005
As Obi-Wan Kenobi
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Island2005
As Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020
As Roman Sionis
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Jack the Giant Slayer2013
As Elmont
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Robots2005
As Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002
As Obi-Wan Kenobi
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Doctor Sleep2019
As Danny Torrance
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Big Fish2003
As Ed Bloom (young)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang2010
As Rory Green
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022
As Cricket (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Million Ways to Die in the West2014
As Cowboy at Fair
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Moulin Rouge!2001
As Christian
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Mortdecai2015
As Inspector Alistair Martland
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Stay2005
As Sam Foster
TMDb 6.6 / 10
T2 Trainspotting2017
As Renton
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Haywire2011
As Kenneth
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Men Who Stare at Goats2009
As Bob Wilton
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Christopher Robin2018
As Christopher Robin
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Valiant2005
As Valiant (voice)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
August: Osage County2013
As Bill Fordham
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Ghost Writer2010
As The Ghost
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return2022
As Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Young Adam2003
As Joe Taylor
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Miss Potter2006
As Norman Warne
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Deception2008
As Jonathan McQuarry
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Son of a Gun2014
As Brendan Lynch
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Zoe2018
As Cole
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Nightwatch1997
As Martin Bells
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Our Kind of Traitor2016
As Perry Makepeace
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Stormbreaker2006
As Ian Rider
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Raymond & Ray2022
As Raymond
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Shallow Grave1994
As Alex Law
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Down with Love2003
As Catcher Block
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Emma1996
As Frank Churchill
TMDb 6.6 / 10
I Love You Phillip Morris2010
As Phillip Morris
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Perfect Sense2011
As Michael
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Jane Got a Gun2015
As John Bishop
TMDb 5.8 / 10
A Life Less Ordinary1997
As Robert Lewis
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Cassandra's Dream2007
As Ian Blaine
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen2012
As Dr. Alfred Jones
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Blue Juice1995
As Dean Raymond
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Velvet Goldmine1998
As Curt Wild
TMDb 6.9 / 10
American Pastoral2016
As Swede Levov
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Birthday Cake2021
As Father Kelly
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones2026
As Self - (archive footage)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Rogue Trader1999
As Nick Leeson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Pillow Book1995
As Jerome
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Land of Sometimes2026
As The Wish Collector (voice)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Brassed Off1996
As Andy Barrow
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Miles Ahead2016
As Dave Braden
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Eye of the Beholder1999
As Stephen Wilson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Last Days in the Desert2016
As Jesus
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Amelia2009
As Gene Vidal
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Being Human1994
As Alvarez
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Mother, Couch2024
As David
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Humpback Whales2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Little Voice1998
As Billy
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Beginners2011
As Oliver Fields
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Scenes of a Sexual Nature2006
As Billy
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Live 82005
As Self
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Incendiary2008
As Jasper Black
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Story of Star Wars2004
As Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Spooks & Creeps2004
As Stroller ("Desserts")
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Welcome to Hollywood2000
As Ewan McGregor
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Muse of Fire2013
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bleeding Love2024
As Father
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema2022
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I2001
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome2001
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Red Point2017
As Brown
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III2005
As Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Killing Priscilla
Killing Priscilla2000
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Jackboots on Whitehall2010
As Chris (voice)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II2002
As Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
TMDb 6.8 / 10
50 Films to See Before You Die2006
As Self
TMDb 8.4 / 10
The Serpent's Kiss1997
As Meneer Chrome
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Doggin' Around1994
As Tom Clayton
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Fastest2011
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
And the Winner Isn't2017
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Nora2000
As James Joyce
TMDb 5.3 / 10
WAMEGO: Addendum
WAMEGO: Addendum2020
Wild Ways of the Vikings2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Faster2003
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Memories of "Trainspotting"2008
As Self
Off the Rails: The Making of “Trainspotting2023
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story1999
As Self
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'2001
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The New Ten Commandments2008
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.7 / 10
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid2006
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Now You See It2017
As Voiceover (voice)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Movie Is Made For Pooh2018
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Faster & Faster2004
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Ice Bear2014
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier2019
As Narrator
TMDb 7.7 / 10
A Short Film About Making Beginners
A Short Film About Making Beginners2011
Troy's Story2005
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Battle of Britain2010
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook2020
As Self
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story2022
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene2007
As Narrator (voice)
The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car2016
As Self
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Gina Carano in Training
Gina Carano in Training2012
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Solid Geometry2002
As Phil
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Charge2011
As Narrator (voice)
Desserts2000
As Stroller
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Teenage Wildlife
Teenage Wildlife2011
As Narrator (voice)
Anno Domini2000
As The Stranger
TMDb 9.0 / 10
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor2018
As Self
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Happy M’Gee
Happy M’Gee2000
As Happy
The Cow
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As Charlie Granger
The Dark Fantastic2025
As Self
Bomber Boys2012
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Polar Bears of Churchill with Ewan McGregor2001
As Self
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor2001
As Self
TMDb 9.3 / 10
Family Style1993
As Jimmie
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron2017
As Narrator
Filmography and biography: TMDb