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Ewan McGregor
Actor, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born March 31, 1971 (53 years)
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.
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | The Land of Sometimes · as The Wish Collector |
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| 2024 | A Gentleman In Moscow (TV Series) · as Count Alexander Rostov |
| 2023 | Mother Couch · as David |
| 2023 | Bleeding Love · as Father |
| 2023 | Speed Is Expensive: Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio · as Cricket (voice) |
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Grimes |
| 2022 | Raymond & Ray · as Raymond |
| 2022 | KENOBI - A Star Wars Story · as Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV Series) · as Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 2021 | Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The Birthday Cake · as Father Kelly |
| 2021 | Halston (TV Series) · as Halston |
| 2020 | Stormborn (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Staged (TV Series) · as Ewan |
| 2020 | The Final Fix · as Narrator |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey · as Roman Sionis |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) |
| 2019 | Doctor Sleep · as Danny Torrance |
| 2019 | Wild Ways of the Vikings · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures (TV Series) · as Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin · as Christopher Robin |
| 2018 | Zoe · as Cole |
| 2018 | RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor (TV Series) · as Presenter |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast · as Lumière |
| 2017 | T2 Trainspotting · as Renton |
| 2017 | Salt Bike: a year with the Baron · as Narrator |
| 2016 | American Pastoral · as Swede Levov |
| 2016 | Gimme Danger · as Curt Wild (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Our Kind of Traitor · as Perry Makepeace |
| 2015 | Last Days in the Desert · as Jesus |
| 2015 | Jane Got a Gun · as John Bishop |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Miles Ahead · as Dave Braden |
| 2015 | Humpback Whales · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Mortdecai · as Inspector Alistair Martland |
| 2014 | Son of a Gun · as Brendan Lynch |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West · as Cowboy At Fair |
| 2014 | Fargo (TV Series) · as Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy |
| 2013 | August: Osage County · as Bill Fordham |
| 2013 | Doll & Em (TV Series) · as Sleazy Ewan Mcgregor |
| 2013 | Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer · as Elmont |
| 2012 | The Impossible · as Henry Bennett |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | The Corrections · as Chip |
| 2011 | Charge · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Teenage Wildlife · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen · as Dr. Alfred Jones |
| 2011 | Perfect Sense · as Michael |
| 2010 | Beginners · as Oliver Fields |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall · as Chris (voice) |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee Returns · as Rory Green |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer · as The Ghost |
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats · as Bob Wilton |
| 2009 | Amelia · as Gene Vidal |
| 2009 | Angels & Demons · as Camerlengo Patrick Mckenna |
| 2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris · as Phillip Morris |
| 2008 | Incendiary · as Jasper Black |
| 2008 | Deception · as Jonathan Mcquarry |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream · as Ian Blaine |
| 2006 | Miss Potter · as Norman Warne |
| 2006 | Scenes of a Sexual Nature · as Billy |
| 2006 | The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker · as Ian Rider |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Christian |
| 2006 | Soccer Aid (TV Series) |
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| 2005 | Valiant · as Valiant (voice) |
| 2005 | The Island · as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · as Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 2005 | The Science of Star Wars (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2005 | Troy's Story · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Robots · as Rodney Copperbottom (voice) |
| 2004 | Faster & Faster · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | The Story of Star Wars · as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Big Fish · as Ed Bloom (young) |
| 2003 | Young Adam · as Joe Taylor |
| 2003 | Down with Love · as Catcher Block |
| 2003 | Faster · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | Solid Geometry · as Phil |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones · as Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Christian |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Deleted Scenes · as Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down · as Spc John Grimes |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! · as Christian |
| 2001 | The Polar Bears of Churchill, with Ewan McGregor · as Presenter |
| 2000 | Nora · as James Joyce |
| 2000 | Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 - Toronto · as Stroller (desserts) |
| 1999 | Eye of the Beholder · as Stephen Wilson |
| 1999 | Rogue Trader · as Nick Leeson |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · as Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 1999 | Desserts · as Stroller |
| 1998 | Little Voice · as Billy |
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine · as Curt Wild |
| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary · as Robert Lewis |
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss · as Meneer Chrome |
| 1997 | Nightwatch · as Martin Bells |
| 1996 | Brassed Off · as Andy Barrow |
| 1996 | Emma · as Frank Churchill |
| 1996 | Karaoke (TV Series) · as Young Man |
| 1996 | Trainspotting · as Renton |
| 1995 | Blue Juice · as Dean Raymond |
| 1995 | The Pillow Book · as Jerome |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as David Robert Armstrong |
| 1994 | Shallow Grave · as Alex Law |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Duncan Stewart |
| 1994 | Being Human · as Alvarez |
| 1993 | Scarlet and Black (TV Series) · as Julien Sorel |
| 1993 | Lipstick on Your Collar (TV Series) · as Private Hopper |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Ford |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Tom Clayton |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Host |