Ewan McGregor – Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth

Who is Ewan McGregor?

Ewan McGregor, who was born on March 31, 1971, is a well-recognized actor and philanthropist. Leaving school at just 16 to pursue his passion, McGregor has appeared in cult classics such as “Trainspotting” and major motion pictures such as “Star Wars” — even showing off his golden pipes in the wildly popular “Moulin Rouge.” American Pastoral (2016) was the first film McGregor directed, and he also starred in. 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).

Biography

Ewan McGregor’s birth date was March 31, 1971 in Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth, United Kingdom. James Charles Stuart McGregor and Carol Diane McGregor raised him, and Colin McGregor was his only sibling.

McGregor completed a year of drama studies at Kirkcaldy in Fife and then transferred to London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Personal Life

While working on Kavanagh QC, McGregor came across his future wife Eve Mavrakis, who is a production designer. Their family consists of four daughters, one of whom is an adopted child from Mongolia.

In 2007, McGregor made a public declaration that he had been sober for seven years. There was a time in his life when he was drinking every day and barely managing. Natural Nylon production company was owned by him as a part owner. The company’s primary objective was to produce films that did not meet Hollywood standards. In 2002, he resigned from the company. In 2013, Ewan McGregor received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to drama and charity.

Career

McGregor began his lead role in Dennis Potter’s Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) six months before completing his studies at Guildhall. In 1993, he starred with Rachel Weisz in the BBC Scarlet and Black adaptation and made his debut in Bill Forsyth’s Being Human in 1994. He was awarded an Empire Award for his performance in the thriller Shallow Grave (released in 1994). Danny Boyle and his first collaboration was the film. Mark Herman’s 1996 Channel 4 comedy-drama film Brassed Off had him playing a major role. Boyle’s Trainspotting (1996), Boyle’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel of the same name, saw him gain international recognition after playing Mark Renton, a heroin addict.

McGregor was the leading actor in the British film Little Voice (1998). He played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, which was produced from 1999 to 2005. Kenobi was originally played by Alec Guinness in the first Star Wars trilogy. The original trilogy had Denis Lawson, the uncle of McGregor, playing Wedge Antilles. McGregor’s performance was widely praised, despite the mixed reviews for the prequels. According to McGregor, the process of making the prequels was challenging because he had to work mostly on green screens and the dialogue wasn’t exactly Shakespeare-like. He also mentioned that the negative response to the films was difficult.

McGregor starred in Moulin Rouge! (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). McGregor was recognized for his performance and was nominated for his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He played the part of John Grimes in Black Hawk Down (2001) directed by Ridley Scott. He worked with Renée Zellweger to produce Down with Love (2003).

The younger Edward Bloom was played by him in Tim Burton’s critically acclaimed film Big Fish (2003). In the same period, he also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an amoral drifter mixed up with murder in the drama Young Adam (also 2003), which co-starred Tilda Swinton. In Robots, McGregor portrayed the robot Rodney Copperbottom and the lead character in Gary Chapman’s Valiant (2005). In the same time frame, McGregor played two roles – one a duplicate of the other – alongside Scarlett Johansson in Michael Bay’s science fiction action thriller film The Island (2005). In 2005, he played a role in Marc Forster’s Stay, a psychological thriller that featured Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling.

The Fulldome production Astronaut (2006) created for the National Space Centre featured his narration. The Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to him in 2012, making him the youngest recipient. He was in the cast of ‘August Osage County’ in 2013 along with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. Mark Renton was played by him again in ‘T2 Trainspotting’ in 2017. In 2017, he was recognized with a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his performance in the third season of ‘Fargo’. His most recent work involves appearing in the new Star Wars series that will be released in 2022.

Filmography

Movies

• 2023 Mother Couch
• 2023 Bleeding Love
• 2022 Bonnie
• 2022 Raymond & Ray
• 2021 The Birthday Cake
• 2020 The Final Fix
• 202Birds of Prey
• 2019 Doctor Sleep
• 2019 Wild Shetland: Scotland’s Viking Frontier
• 2018 Christopher Robin
• 2018 Zoe
• 2017 Beauty and the Beast
• 2017 T2 Trainspotting
• 2017 Salt Bike: A Year with the Baron
• 2017 Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD
• 2016 American Pastoral
• 2016 Gimme Danger
• 2016 Our Kind of Traitor
• 2015 Last Days in the Desert
• 2015 Jane Got a Gun
• 2015 Miles Ahead
• 2015 Mortdecai
• 2014 Son of a Gun
• 2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West
• 2013 August: Osage County
• 2013 Jack the Giant Slayer
• 2012 The Impossible
• 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
• 2012The Corrections
• 2011 Haywire
• 2011 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
• 2011 Perfect Sense
• 2010 Beginners
• 2010 Nanny McPhee Returns
• 2010 The Ghost Writer
• 2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
• 2009 Amelia
• 2009 Angels & Demons
• 2009 I Love You Phillip Morris
• 2008 Incendiary
• 2008 Deception
• 2007 Cassandra’s Dream
• 2006 Miss Potter
• 2006 Scenes of a Sexual Nature
• 2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreakerer
• 2006 Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters
• 2005 Stay
• 2005 The Island
• 2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
• 2004 The Story of Star Wars
• 2003 Big Fish
• 2003 Young Adam
• 2003 Down with Love
• 2002 Solid Geometryl
• 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
• 2001 Black Hawk Down
• 2000 Moulin Rouge!
• 2000 Nora
• 2000 Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 – Toronto
• 1999 Eye of the Beholder ·
• 1999 Rogue Trader
• 1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
• 1999 Dessert
• 1998 Little Voice
• 1998 Velvet Goldmine
• 1997 A Life Less Ordinary
• 1997 The Serpent’s Kiss
• 1997 Nightwatch
• 1996 Brassed Off
• 1996 Emma
• 1996 Trainspotting
• 1995 Blue Juice
• 1995 The Pillow Book
• 1994 Shallow Grave
• 1994 Being Human

TV Series

• 2024 A Gentleman in Moscow (TV Series)
• 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV Series)
• 2021 Halston (TV Series)
• 2020 Stormborn (TV Series)
• 2020 Staged (TV Series)
• 2018 RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor (TV Series)
• 2014 Fargo (TV Series)
• 2013Doll & Em (TV Series)
• 2012 Honest Trailers (TV Series)
• 2006 Soccer Aid (TV Series)
• 2005 The Science of Star Wars (TV Series)
• 2005 Troy’s Story (voice)
• 2005 Robots · as Rodney (voice)
• 2004 Faster & Faster (voice)
• 1996 Karaoke (TV Series)
• 1995 Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series)
• 1994 ER (TV Series)
• 1993 Scarlet and Black (TV Series)
• 1993 Lipstick on Your Collar (TV Series)

Voice

• 2025 The Land of Sometimes (voice)
• 2023 Speed Is Expensive: Philip Vincent and the Million Dollar Motorcycle (voice)
• 2022 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (voice)
• 2021 Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury (TV Series) (voice)
• 2019 Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (voice)
• 2019 Wild Ways of the Vikings (voice)
• 2016 Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart (TV Series) (voice)
• 2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (voice)
• 2015 Humpback Whales(voice)
• 2013 Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (TV Series) (voice)
• 2011 Charge (voice)
• 2011 Teenage Wildlife (voice)
• 2011Fastest (voice)
• 2010 Jackboots on Whitehall (voice)
• 2006 The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid (voice)
• 2005 Valiant (voice)
• 2003 Faster (voice)

Net Worth

According to estimates, Ewan McGregor, a renowned Scottish actor, has a net worth of approximately $25 million. His long and successful career in Hollywood is the reason for this impressive sum. His accomplishments have encompassed blockbuster hits, critically acclaimed films, and diverse roles on both big and small screens.

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