Ewan McGregor
Acting
Born: Mar 31, 1971
From: Perth, Scotland, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ghost Writer | The Ghost | 2010 | 6.8 |
| I Love You Phillip Morris | Phillip Morris | 2010 | 6.421 |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | Bob Wilton | 2009 | 5.968 |
| Amelia | Gene Vidal | 2009 | 5.7 |
| Angels & Demons | Camerlengo Patrick McKenna | 2009 | 6.718 |
| Deception | Jonathan McQuarry | 2008 | 5.952 |
| Cassandra's Dream | Ian Blaine | 2007 | 6.294 |
| Stormbreaker | Ian Rider | 2006 | 5.24 |
| The Island | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom … | 2005 | 6.693 |
| Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2005 | 7.463 |
| Stay | Sam Foster | 2005 | 6.61 |
| Robots | Rodney Copperbottom (voice) | 2005 | 6.484 |
| Young Adam | Joe Taylor | 2003 | 5.839 |
| Big Fish | Ed Bloom (young) | 2003 | 7.758 |
| Down with Love | Catcher Block | 2003 | 6.116 |
| Faster | Narrator (voice) | 2003 | 7.661 |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 2002 | 6.592 |
| Black Hawk Down | SPC John Grimes | 2001 | 7.4 |
| Moulin Rouge! | Christian | 2001 | 7.529 |
| Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Obi-Wan Kenobi | 1999 | 6.573 |
| Rogue Trader | Nick Leeson | 1999 | 5.9 |
| Velvet Goldmine | Curt Wild | 1998 | 6.882 |
| Little Voice | Billy | 1998 | 6.475 |
| Nightwatch | Martin Bells | 1997 | 6.057 |
| A Life Less Ordinary | Robert Lewis | 1997 | 6.134 |
| Trainspotting | Renton | 1996 | 7.959 |
| Emma | Frank Churchill | 1996 | 6.614 |
| Brassed Off | Andy Barrow | 1996 | 6.99 |
| The Pillow Book | Jerome | 1995 | 6.364 |
| Shallow Grave | Alex Law | 1994 | 7.0 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1971 |
| From | Perth, Scotland, UK |