Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor recognized with a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2013 for his contributions to drama and charitable work. McGregor's career spans a variety of roles, establishing him as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.
In 1969, Ewan McGregor's older brother, Colin, was born.
On 31 March 1971, Ewan McGregor was born in Perth, Scotland, and was raised in nearby Crieff.
In 1993, Ewan McGregor began his career with a leading role in the British series Lipstick on Your Collar while studying drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
In 1993, prior to his graduation, Ewan McGregor began a leading role in Lipstick on Your Collar and starred in Scarlet and Black.
In 1994, Ewan McGregor made his film debut in Being Human and won an Empire Award for his role in the thriller Shallow Grave.
In 1995, Ewan McGregor married Eve Mavrakis, a French-Greek Jewish production designer, after meeting on the set of Kavanagh QC.
In 1996, Ewan McGregor gained international recognition for starring as drug addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting.
In 1996, Ewan McGregor had a major role in Brassed Off and his international breakthrough followed with Trainspotting.
In 1997, Ewan McGregor was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
From November 1998, McGregor starred as Malcolm Scrawdyke in Little Malcolm and His Struggles Against the Eunuchs.
In 1998, Ewan McGregor played the male romantic lead role in the British film Little Voice.
In 1999, Ewan McGregor starred as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
In 1999, Ewan McGregor was cast as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
In November 2001, McGregor made a cameo appearance in The Play What I Wrote.
In 2001, Ewan McGregor starred in Moulin Rouge! and Black Hawk Down, receiving praise for his performance in Moulin Rouge!.
In 2003, Ewan McGregor starred alongside Renée Zellweger in Down with Love and portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in Big Fish.
In 2003, Ewan McGregor starred in the fantasy film Big Fish.
In 2004, Ewan McGregor began his involvement with UNICEF UK. During the Long Way Round journey in 2004, McGregor observed UNICEF's work in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia.
In 2004, Ewan McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in British culture in a BBC poll.
In 2004, McGregor undertook a motorcycle trip from London to New York with Charley Boorman, which became the basis for Long Way Round.
Since 2004, Ewan McGregor has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK, involved in charity work.
From June 2005, McGregor starred in the Donmar Warehouse revival of Guys and Dolls.
Between 1999 and 2005, Ewan McGregor starred as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, which concluded in 2005.
From June 2005, McGregor starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls.
In 2005, Ewan McGregor voiced Rodney Copperbottom in Robots and the lead character in Valiant.
In 2006, Ewan McGregor narrated the Fulldome production Astronaut and the STV show JetSet.
From June 2005 to April 2007, McGregor starred in Guys and Dolls. McGregor was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2007.
From December 2007, McGregor starred as Iago in Othello at the Donmar Warehouse.
In 2007, Ewan McGregor revealed on an episode of Parkinson that he had been teetotal for the past seven years.
In 2007, Ewan McGregor starred opposite Colin Farrell in the Woody Allen film Cassandra's Dream.
In 2007, McGregor and Boorman reunited for another motorcycle trip, from John o' Groats in Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa.
In 2007, during the Long Way Down trip, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman collaborated with UNICEF in Africa. Also in 2007, McGregor mentioned in an episode of Parkinson that he had been teetotal for the last seven years.
Until April 2007, McGregor starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls.
Until February 2008, McGregor starred as Iago in Othello at the Donmar Warehouse.
In May 2008, McGregor reprised the role of Iago in Othello on BBC Radio 3.
From December 2007 to February 2008, McGregor starred as Iago in Othello. He reprised the role on BBC Radio 3 in May 2008.
In 2008, Ewan McGregor had a cancerous mole removed from below his right eye.
In 2008, Ewan McGregor mentioned in an interview with the Irish Independent that he would often turn up to sets drunk or hung over in the late 1990s, and that he decided to stop altogether to avoid spiralling down further.
In 2009, Ewan McGregor hosted the annual Hollywood gala for the GO Campaign.
In 2009, Ewan McGregor starred in I Love You Phillip Morris and Amelia, and played Camerlengo Patrick McKenna in Angels & Demons.
In 2009, Ewan McGregor starred in the thriller Angels and Demons.
In 2009, Ewan McGregor stated his feminist stance on avoiding nudity for women in films.
In 2010, Ewan McGregor gained praise for his performance in the thriller The Ghost Writer.
In 2010, Ewan McGregor hosted the annual Hollywood gala for the GO Campaign.
In 2010, Ewan McGregor played "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer.
In 2010, Ewan McGregor was appointed by the French government as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters).
In 2012, Ewan McGregor was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and received the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2013, Ewan McGregor starred alongside Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts in August: Osage County.
In 2013, Ewan McGregor was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity.
In 2014, Ewan McGregor opposed Scottish independence from the United Kingdom in the Scottish referendum.
In 2014, McGregor made his Broadway debut in The Real Thing.
In June 2015, Ewan McGregor narrated Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl" for the GivingTales children's fairy tales app in support of UNICEF, along with other notable figures.
In 2015, Ewan McGregor starred in the action comedy film Mortdecai.
In 2016, Ewan McGregor made his directorial debut with American Pastoral, in which he also starred.
In 2016, Ewan McGregor stated that his involvement in religion had more to do with the Jewish faith due to his children being raised in Mavrakis's Jewish faith.
In 2016, McGregor became a naturalized US citizen to vote in the 2020 US presidential election.
In March 2017, the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast was released, where Ewan McGregor played Lumière.
In May 2017, Ewan McGregor and Eve Mavrakis separated.
In May 2017, Ewan McGregor began a relationship with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, after they met on the set of Fargo.
In 2017, Ewan McGregor refused to appear on Piers Morgan's show due to Morgan's disparaging remarks about the Women's March participants.
In 2017, Ewan McGregor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his dual role in the third season of the anthology series Fargo.
On January 19, 2018, Ewan McGregor filed for divorce from Eve Mavrakis.
In 2018, Ewan McGregor played the title role in Christopher Robin.
In 2019, Ewan McGregor played Dan Torrance in Doctor Sleep.
In 2019, McGregor and Boorman undertook a motorcycle trip from Patagonia, Argentina to California, United States.
On August 13, 2020, Ewan McGregor's divorce from Eve Mavrakis was finalized.
In September 2020, after travelling through Chile for the documentary Long Way Up, Ewan McGregor revealed that one of his great-grandfathers was born in Chile.
In 2020, Ewan McGregor appeared opposite Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey as the main villain Roman Sionis / Black Mask.
In 2020, Ewan McGregor voiced his support for Scottish independence, saying that "it's time".
In 2020, McGregor traveled entirely on his US passport during his journey on Long Way Up.
In 2020, the journey from Patagonia to California of Ewan McGregor was documented in the series Long Way Up.
In June 2021, Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's son was born.
In 2021, Ewan McGregor won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of fashion designer Halston in the miniseries Halston.
In 2021, McGregor played the American fashion designer Halston in the eponymously titled miniseries for Netflix.
In April 2022, Ewan McGregor married Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
In 2022, Ewan McGregor reprised his role as Kenobi in the miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi.
In 2022, McGregor voiced Sebastián J. Cricket in Pinocchio, directed by Guillermo del Toro.
In October 2023, Ewan McGregor signed an open letter by Artists4Ceasefire during the Israel–Hamas war.
In September 2024, McGregor received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.