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Ewan McGregor
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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.
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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.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Daily Show
The Graham Norton Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
ER
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Teen Choice Awards
Tales from the Crypt
The Early Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
American Idol
Soccer AM
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Jonathan Ross Show
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
The Jay Leno Show
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Honest Trailers
Nature
Top Gear
Doll & Em
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Last Movie Stars
A Million Ways to Die in the West
The Story of Star Wars
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Beauty and the Beast
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Fargo
Haywire
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Emma
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Jane Got a Gun
Stormbreaker
Black Hawk Down
Jack the Giant Slayer
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Impossible
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Angels & Demons
Long Way Down
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Down with Love
Moulin Rouge!
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Beginners
Christopher Robin
Valiant
Velvet Goldmine
Long Way Up
RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor
American Pastoral
Halston
Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
The Ghost Writer
Stay
Raymond & Ray
Doctor Sleep
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Robots
A Gentleman in Moscow
T2 Trainspotting
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Trainspotting
Big Fish
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Long Way Round
Production Credits
Long Way Up
A Gentleman in Moscow
Long Way Round
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
American Pastoral
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Halston
Long Way Down
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