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Ewan McGregor

Acting

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Acting credits

174

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

3.9

Moderate attention

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Movies: 114Series: 61Crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 3061

IMDb ID: nm0000191

Known for: Acting

Born: March 31, 1971

Age: 54

Place of birth: Perth, Scotland, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2026

Years active: 83

Average TMDB rating: 6.45

Wikidata: Q165518

Also known as

Ewan Gordon McGregor

Other jobs

Executive Producer (8)Director (2)Producer (2)

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.

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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Ewan McGregor.

Long Way Home poster
8.0

Long Way Home

as Self • 10 eps

2025 Series
A Gentleman in Moscow poster
6.8

A Gentleman in Moscow

as Count Alexander Rostov • 8 eps

2024 Series
The Last Movie Stars poster
6.9

The Last Movie Stars

as Self • 1 eps

2022 Series
Obi-Wan Kenobi poster
7.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Obi-Wan Kenobi • 6 eps

2022 Series
Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury poster

Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury

as Narrator (voice) • 6 eps

2021 Series
Halston poster
7.0

Halston

as Halston • 5 eps

2021 Series
Stormborn poster

Stormborn

3 eps

2020 Series
Long Way Up poster
7.5

Long Way Up

as Self • 11 eps

2020 Series
Staged poster
7.9

Staged

as Ewan • 1 eps

2020 Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster
3.5

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self • 1 eps

2019 Series
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart poster
5.9

Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart

as Self - Narrator (voice) • 4 eps

2016 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster
6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self • 1 eps

2015 Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster
5.3

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self • 1 eps

2015 Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster
4.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self • 2 eps

2014 Series
Fargo poster
8.3

Fargo

as Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy • 10 eps

2014 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster
5.3

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest • 4 eps

2014 Series
Doll & Em poster
6.4

Doll & Em

as Sleazy Ewan McGregor • 1 eps

2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self • 4 eps

2014 Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster
4.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self • 1 eps

2014 Series
Hebrides: Islands on the Edge poster
9.7

Hebrides: Islands on the Edge

as Narrator (voice) • 4 eps

2013 Series
Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission poster

Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

as Self • 2 eps

2012 Series
Buenas noches y Buenafuente poster
6.0

Buenas noches y Buenafuente

as Self - Interviewee • 1 eps

2012 Series
The Jonathan Ross Show poster
5.3

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self • 1 eps

2011 Series
Conan poster
7.1

Conan

as Self • 2 eps

2010 Series
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