Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor Movies and TV Shows

Ewan Gordon McGregor OBE (born 31 March 1971) 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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 3/31/1971 (53 years old)
  • Place of birth: Perth, Scotland, UK
  • nationality: British
  • height: 1.79 m
  • Net worth: $25,000,000
  • twitter: mcgregor_ewan
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
A Gentleman in Moscow
TMDB 52%
role:
Executive Producer
2024

Drama

52%
Bleeding Love
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 60%
role:
Executive Producer
2024

Drama

5.5
60%
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 82%
role:
Sebastian J. Cricket (voice)
2022

Animation

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
82%
Raymond & Ray
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Raymond
2022

Comedy

Drama

6.2
71%
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer
2022

Documentary

7.3
70%
Obi-Wan Kenobi
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 71%
role:
Executive Producer
2022

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
71%
The Birthday Cake
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Father Kelly
2021

Crime

Thriller

4.4
61%
Halston
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
Not available
2021

Drama

7.5
72%
Not available
Long Way Up
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 76%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
Not available
2020

Documentary

8.2
76%
Not available
2020

Action

Crime

6.1
70%
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
Doctor Sleep
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Danny Torrance
2019

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
72%
Christopher Robin
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
Christopher Robin
2018

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
73%
Zoe
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Cole
2018

Romance

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
60%
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2017

Family

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
70%
T2 Trainspotting
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Mark "Rent Boy" Renton
2017

Crime

Drama

7.2
70%
Gimme Danger
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Curt Wild (archive footage)
2016

Documentary

Music

7.2
68%
American Pastoral
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Director & 1 more
2016

Crime

Drama

6.1
61%
2016

Adventure

Drama

History

5.6
56%
Our Kind of Traitor
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Perry Makepeace
2016

Thriller

6.2
60%
Miles Ahead
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
Dave Braden
2016

Drama

History

Music

6.4
65%
Jane Got a Gun
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
John Bishop
2015

Action

Drama

Western

5.9
58%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)
2015

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
73%
Humpback Whales
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 70%
role:
Narrator (voice)
2015

Documentary

7.1
70%
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Mortdecai
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 55%
role:
Inspektor Alistair Martland
2015

Adventure

Comedy

5.5
55%
Son of a Gun
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Brendan Lynch
2014

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4
64%
2014

Comedy

Western

6.1
60%
August: Osage County
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Bill Fordham
2013

Comedy

Drama

7.2
69%
2013

Action

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
58%
The Impossible
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Henry Bennett
2012

Drama

Thriller

7.5
74%
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 64%
role:
Dr. Alfred Jones
2012

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.8
64%
Haywire
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Kenneth
2011

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.8
57%
Perfect Sense
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 69%
role:
Michael
2011

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
69%
Fastest
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 69%
role:
Narrator (voice)
2011

Documentary

7.7
69%
Beginners
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Oliver Fields
2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
69%
Jackboots on Whitehall
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 51%
role:
Chris (voice)
2010

Animation

Comedy

War & Politics

5.3
51%
2010

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
63%
The Ghost Writer
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
The Ghost
2010

Mystery

Thriller

7.2
68%
Amelia
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Gene Vidal
2009

Adventure

Drama

5.8
57%
2009

Comedy

War & Politics

6.2
60%
Angels & Demons
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
2009

Mystery

Thriller

6.7
67%
I Love You Phillip Morris
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Phillip Morris
2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6
64%
Deception
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Jonathan McQuarry
2008

Thriller

6.0
59%
Incendiary
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 54%
role:
Jasper Black
2008

Drama

Romance

Thriller

5.8
54%
Long Way Down
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 81%
role:
Producer & 1 more
Not available
2007

Documentary

8.3
81%
Not available
Cassandra's Dream
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Ian Blaine
2007

Crime

Drama

6.6
62%
Miss Potter
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Norman Warne
2006

Drama

Family

Romance

7.0
66%
2006

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.9
53%
Stormbreaker
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 52%
role:
Ian Rider
2006

Action

Adventure

Family

5.1
52%
The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 53%
role:
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2006

Documentary

7.8
53%
Stay
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Sam Foster
2005

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.7
66%
The Island
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
2005

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
67%
2005

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
74%
Valiant
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 55%
role:
Valiant (voice)
2005

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

War & Politics

5.5
55%
Robots
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
2005

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
64%
Big Fish
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 78%
role:
Younger Ed Bloom
2003

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
78%
Young Adam
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Joe Taylor
Not available
2003

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

6.3
59%
Not available
Down with Love
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Catcher Block
2003

Comedy

Romance

6.3
61%
2002

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
66%
Black Hawk Down
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 74%
role:
SPC John Grimes
2001

Action

History

War & Politics

7.7
74%
Moulin Rouge!
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 76%
role:
Christian
2001

Drama

Music

Romance

7.6
76%
Eye of the Beholder
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 50%
role:
Stephen Wilson
1999

Mystery

Thriller

5.0
50%
Rogue Trader
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 59%
role:
Nick Leeson
1999

Drama

History

6.4
59%
1999

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
65%
Little Voice
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Billy
1998

Comedy

Drama

7.0
66%
Velvet Goldmine
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Curt Wild
1998

Drama

Music

6.9
69%
A Life Less Ordinary
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Robert Lewis
1997

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
61%
Nightwatch
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Martin Bells
1997

Action

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.2
61%
Brassed Off
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Andy Barrow
1996

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
70%
Emma
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 67%
role:
Frank Churchill
1996

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6
67%
1996

Drama

Romance

6.5
65%
Trainspotting
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
Mark "Rent Boy" Renton
1996

Crime

Drama

8.1
80%
Shallow Grave
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Alex Law
1994

Crime

Thriller

7.3
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Ewan McGregor are, for example, A Gentleman in Moscow, Bleeding Love and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Trainspotting (8.1), Big Fish (7.9) and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (7.9).
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