Personal Info
Birth date
1971-03-31 (54 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Perth, Scotland, UK
Also known as
Γιούαν Γκόρντον ΜακΓκρέγκορ
Юен Мак-Грегор
Юен Макґреґор
Еван Макгрегор
ایوان مک گرگور
Ewan Gordon McGregor
ایوان مکگرگور
Ewan McGregor
Biography
Ewan Gordon McGregor (/ˈjuːən/ YOO-ən; born 31 March 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
The Daily Show
6.4
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.The Graham Norton Show
7.185
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.Fargo
8.289
Overview:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.3
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".Real Time with Bill Maher
6.038
Overview:
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.ER
7.834
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.Top Gear
7.5
Overview:
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
5
Overview:
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.281
Overview:
Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.5
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.78
Overview:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.An Audience with...
5.3
Overview:
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.669
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
5.972
Overview:
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.Nature
8.1
Overview:
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.Tales from the Crypt
8
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?The View
4.3
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.257
Overview:
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.American Idol
5.122
Overview:
Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?Beauty and the Beast
6.968
Overview:
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.Angels & Demons
6.716
Overview:
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.286
Overview:
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.Robots
6.47
Overview:
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.Black Hawk Down
7.388
Overview:
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.191
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Jack the Giant Slayer
5.857
Overview:
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.Acting
TBAThe Land of Sometimes as The Wish Collector (voice)
TBAThe Cow as Charlie Granger
2026Flowervale Street as Unknown
2025The Dark Fantastic as Self
2025Long Way Home (10 Episodes) as Self
2024Mother, Couch as David
2024A Gentleman in Moscow (8 Episodes) as Count Alexander Rostov
2024Bleeding Love as Father
2022Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema as Self
2022Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Cricket (voice)
2022Raymond & Ray as Raymond
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
2022The Last Movie Stars (1 Episode) as Self
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story as Narrator (voice)
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi (6 Episodes) as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2021Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury (6 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2021The Birthday Cake as Father Kelly
2021Halston (5 Episodes) as Halston
2020WAMEGO: Addendum as Unknown
2020Stormborn (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2020Long Way Up (11 Episodes) as Self
2020Staged (1 Episode) as Ewan
2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Roman Sionis
2020Doctor Sleep: Return To The Overlook as Self
2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
2019Doctor Sleep as Danny Torrance
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh (1 Episode) as Self
2019Wild Ways of the Vikings as Narrator (voice)
2019Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier as Narrator
2018A Movie Is Made For Pooh as Self
2018Christopher Robin as Christopher Robin
2018Zoe as Cole
2018RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor as Self
2017And the Winner Isn't as Self
2017Beauty and the Beast as Lumière
2017Red Point as Brown
2017T2 Trainspotting as Renton
2017Now You See It as Voiceover (voice)
2016The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car as Self
2016American Pastoral as Swede Levov
2016Last Days in the Desert as Jesus
2016Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart (4 Episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016Our Kind of Traitor as Perry Makepeace
2016Miles Ahead as Dave Braden
2015Jane Got a Gun as John Bishop
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (1 Episode) as Self
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden (1 Episode) as Self
2015Humpback Whales as Narrator (voice)
2015Mortdecai as Inspector Alistair Martland
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2 Episodes) as Self
2014Son of a Gun as Brendan Lynch
2014A Million Ways to Die in the West as Cowboy at Fair
2014Fargo (10 Episodes) as Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (4 Episodes) as Self
2014Doll & Em (1, 1 Episode) as Sleazy Ewan McGregor, Ewan
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (4 Episodes) as Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones (1 Episode) as Self
2014Ice Bear as Unknown
2013August: Osage County as Bill Fordham
2013Muse of Fire as Self
2013Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (4 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2013Jack the Giant Slayer as Elmont
2012The Impossible as Henry Bennett
2012Gina Carano in Training as Unknown
2012Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission (2 Episodes) as Self
2012Buenas noches y Buenafuente (1 Episode) as Self - Interviewee
2012Salmon Fishing in the Yemen as Dr. Alfred Jones
2012Bomber Boys as Self
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2011Charge as Narrator (voice)
2011Haywire as Kenneth
2011Teenage Wildlife as Narrator (voice)
2011Perfect Sense as Michael
2011Fastest as Narrator (voice)
2011The Jonathan Ross Show (1 Episode) as Self
2011Beginners as Oliver Fields
2010Conan (2 Episodes) as Self
2010Jackboots on Whitehall as Chris (voice)
2010The Battle of Britain as Self
2010Justin Lee Collins: Good Times (1 Episode) as Self
2010Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Rory Green
2010The Ghost Writer as The Ghost
2010I Love You Phillip Morris as Phillip Morris
2009Amelia as Gene Vidal
2009The Men Who Stare at Goats as Bob Wilton
2009The Jay Leno Show (1 Episode) as Self
2009Angels & Demons as Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
2008Memories of "Trainspotting" as Self
2008Deception as Jonathan McQuarry
2008Incendiary as Jasper Black
2008The New Ten Commandments as Self (archive footage)
2007Cassandra's Dream as Ian Blaine
2007Long Way Down (6 Episodes) as Self
2007Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene as Narrator (voice)
2007The Graham Norton Show (8 Episodes) as Self
2006Miss Potter as Norman Warne
2006Scenes of a Sexual Nature as Billy
2006Race to Dakar (7 Episodes) as Self
200650 Films to See Before You Die as Self
2006Stormbreaker as Ian Rider
2006The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid as Narrator (voice)
2006Soccer Aid (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2005Live 8 as Self
2005Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
2005Stay as Sam Foster
2005The Island as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2005Valiant as Valiant (voice)
2005Troy's Story as Narrator (voice)
2005Robots as Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 Episode) as Self
2004Faster & Faster as Narrator (voice)
2004The Culture Show (1 Episode) as Self
2004Spooks & Creeps as Stroller ("Desserts")
2004Long Way Round (7 Episodes) as Self
2004The Story of Star Wars as Obi-Wan Kenobi (archive footage)
2003Big Fish as Ed Bloom (young)
2003Young Adam as Joe Taylor
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 Episode) as Self
2003Faster as Narrator (voice)
2003Down with Love as Catcher Block
2003Real Time with Bill Maher (1 Episode) as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2 Episodes) as Self
2002From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' as Self / Obi-Wan Kenobi
2002Top Gear (1 Episode) as Self
2002Solid Geometry as Phil
2002American Idol (1 Episode) as Self
2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (1 Episode) as Self
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Obi-Wan Kenobi
2001Black Hawk Down as SPC John Grimes
2001R2-D2: Beneath the Dome as Self
2001The Beginning: Making Episode I as Self
2001Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor as Self
2001Moulin Rouge! as Christian
2001The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' as Self
2000Welcome to Hollywood as Ewan McGregor
2000Desserts as Stroller
2000Killing Priscilla as Self
2000Nora as James Joyce
2000Happy M’Gee as Happy
2000Anno Domini as The Stranger
1999The Early Show (1 Episode) as Self
1999Eye of the Beholder as Stephen Wilson
1999Teen Choice Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee
1999Rogue Trader as Nick Leeson
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Obi-Wan Kenobi
1998Little Voice as Billy
1998Velvet Goldmine as Curt Wild
1998Parkinson (3 Episodes) as Self
1997A Life Less Ordinary as Robert Lewis
1997The View (2 Episodes) as Self
1997The Serpent's Kiss as Meneer Chrome
1997Nightwatch as Martin Bells
1996Brassed Off as Andy Barrow
1996Emma as Frank Churchill
1996The Daily Show (1 Episode) as Self
1996Karaoke (4 Episodes) as Young Man
1996Trainspotting as Renton
1996TFI Friday (1 Episode) as Self
1995Blue Juice as Dean Raymond
1995The Pillow Book as Jerome
1995Soccer AM (1 Episode) as Self
1995Kavanagh Q.C. (1 Episode) as David Robert Armstrong
1994Shallow Grave as Alex Law
1994Doggin' Around as Tom Clayton
1994ER (1 Episode) as Duncan Stewart
1994Being Human as Alvarez
1993Scarlet and Black (3 Episodes) as Julien Sorel
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1993Lipstick on Your Collar (6 Episodes) as Private Hopper
1993Family Style as Jimmie
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Ford
1988This Morning (1 Episode) as Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1984Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1 Episode) as Self
1982Nature (1, 1 Episode) as Host, Narrator (voice)
1978An Audience with... (1 Episode) as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee
Production
2025Long Way Home (10 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2024Mother, Couch ... Executive Producer
2024A Gentleman in Moscow (8 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2024Bleeding Love ... Executive Producer
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi (6 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2021Halston (5 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2020Long Way Up (11 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2007Long Way Down (0, 6 Episode) ... Producer, Executive Producer
2004Long Way Round (7 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2000Nora ... Producer
Creator
2025Long Way Home ... Creator
2020Long Way Up ... Creator
2007Long Way Down ... Creator
2004Long Way Round ... Creator