Ewan McGregor
Biography
Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor and filmmaker who trained at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and started out with a leading part in the British series Lipstick on Your Collar, followed by his film debut in Being Human. He broke through internationally as the heroin addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting (1996), then played Obi-Wan Kenobi across the Star Wars prequels and starred in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), Big Fish (2003) and Angels and Demons (2009). Later films include Beauty and the Beast (2017), Christopher Robin (2018), Doctor Sleep (2019) and Birds of Prey (2020), and he won a Golden Globe for the third season of Fargo and a Primetime Emmy for Halston. He made his directing debut with American Pastoral (2016), which he also starred in, and has acted in theater productions of Guys and Dolls and Othello.
55years old
Turns 56 on March 31in 181 days
- Born Perth
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Ewan Gordon McGregor (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 71
- Career span
- 32 years1994 to 2026
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First role
McGregor landed his first leading role, in Dennis Potter's six-part Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar, six months before he graduated from drama school.
A first
At the San Sebastián International Film Festival, McGregor received the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, making him the youngest person ever to be given that honor.
Early training
McGregor trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, moving to London to study there at 18 after a foundation course at Kirkcaldy College of Technology.
First role
In 2014, McGregor first appeared on Broadway, starring as Henry in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing at the American Airlines Theatre, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Cynthia Nixon also in the cast.
Behind the camera
American Pastoral, a 2016 release, was the film McGregor directed for the first time, and he also appeared in it as an actor.
Ewan McGregor movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999 Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fias Obi-Wan Kenobi
IMDb rating 6.5939K votes
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Obi-Wan Kenobi
IMDb rating 7.7934K votes
Most often with
Danny Boyle directed four of these films, George Lucas three and Marc Forster two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Danny Boyle
All films by George Lucas
All films by Marc Forster
Also four films together3 more actors
- Anthony DanielsStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) and The Unauthorized 'Star Wars' Story (1999)
- Oliver Ford DaviesChristopher Robin (2018), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Ahmed BestStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ewan McGregor's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$7.1 billion
52 of the 71 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 71 films: 52 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.
- 52Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 70% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B17.9% of the total
- 2$1.0B14.8% of the total
- 3$850M12.0% of the total
- 4$649M9.2% of the total
- 5$486M6.9% of the total
- 6$263M3.7% of the total
- 7$206M2.9% of the total
- 8$198M2.8% of the total
$2.1 billionfrom the other 44 films with a worldwide figure, 30% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 2001 to 2013, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| 2012 | Donostia Award | Won | |
| 2010 | European Film Award for Best Actor | The Ghost Writer | Won |
| 2001 | European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award | Won | |
| Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
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