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: 1971-03-31 (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

Available on the following streaming services in Canada

A Gentleman in Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)

7.4

65%

role:
Executive Producer

2024

Drama

7.4

65%

Bleeding Love

Bleeding Love (2024)

5.6

62%

role:
Executive Producer

2024

Drama

5.6

62%

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022)

7.6

69%

role:
Self

2022

Documentary

7.6

69%

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

7.6

82%

role:
Sebastian J. Cricket (voice)

2022

Animation

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6

82%

Raymond & Ray

Raymond & Ray (2022)

6.2

71%

role:
Raymond

2022

Comedy

Drama

6.2

71%

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)

7.3

70%

role:
Self - Obi-Wan Kenobi / Executive Producer

2022

Documentary

7.3

70%

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

7.0

71%

role:
Executive Producer

2022

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0

71%

The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake (2021)

4.4

61%

role:
Father Kelly

2021

Crime

Thriller

4.4

61%

Halston

7.5

72%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2021

Drama

7.5

72%

Long Way Up

Long Way Up (2020)

8.2

76%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2020

Documentary

8.2

76%

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

6.1

69%

role:
Roman Sionis

2020

Action

Crime

6.1

69%

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

6.4

63%

role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice)

2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

63%

Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep (2019)

7.3

72%

role:
Danny Torrance

2019

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3

72%

Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin (2018)

7.2

73%

role:
Christopher Robin

2018

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2

73%

Zoe

6.1

60%

role:
Cole

2018

Romance

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

60%

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

7.1

70%

role:
Lumière

2017

Family

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1

70%

T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting (2017)

7.1

70%

role:
Mark "Rent Boy" Renton

2017

Crime

Drama

7.1

70%

Gimme Danger

Gimme Danger (2016)

7.2

68%

role:
Curt Wild (archive footage)

2016

Documentary

Music

7.2

68%

American Pastoral

American Pastoral (2016)

6.1

61%

role:
Director & 1 more

2016

Crime

Drama

6.1

61%

Last Days in the Desert

Last Days in the Desert (2016)

5.6

56%

role:
Jesus

2016

Adventure

Drama

History

5.6

56%

Our Kind of Traitor

Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

6.2

60%

role:
Perry Makepeace

2016

Thriller

6.2

60%

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead (2016)

6.4

65%

role:
Dave Braden

2016

Drama

History

Music

6.4

65%

Jane Got a Gun

Jane Got a Gun (2015)

5.9

58%

role:
John Bishop

2015

Action

Drama

Western

5.9

58%

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

7.8

73%

role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi (voice) (uncredited)

2015

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8

73%

Humpback Whales

Humpback Whales (2015)

7.1

70%

role:
Narrator (voice)

2015

Documentary

7.1

70%

Mortdecai

Mortdecai (2015)

5.5

55%

role:
Inspektor Alistair Martland

2015

Adventure

Comedy

5.5

55%

Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun (2014)

6.4

64%

role:
Brendan Lynch

2014

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4

64%

A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

6.1

60%

role:
Cowboy at Fair

2014

Comedy

Western

6.1

60%

August: Osage County

August: Osage County (2013)

7.2

69%

role:
Bill Fordham

2013

Comedy

Drama

7.2

69%

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

6.3

58%

role:
Elmont

2013

Action

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

58%

The Impossible

The Impossible (2012)

7.5

74%

role:
Henry Bennett

2012

Drama

Thriller

7.5

74%

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

6.8

64%

role:
Dr. Alfred Jones

2012

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.8

64%

Haywire

5.8

57%

role:
Kenneth

2011

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.8

57%

Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense (2011)

7.0

69%

role:
Michael

2011

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0

69%

Fastest

7.7

69%

role:
Narrator (voice)

2011

Documentary

7.7

69%

Beginners

Beginners (2011)

7.2

69%

role:
Oliver Fields

2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2

69%

Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)

5.3

51%

role:
Chris (voice)

2010

Animation

Comedy

War & Politics

5.3

51%

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)

6.1

63%

role:
Rory Green

2010

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

63%

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer (2010)

7.2

68%

role:
The Ghost

2010

Mystery

Thriller

7.2

68%

Amelia

5.8

57%

role:
Gene Vidal

2009

Adventure

Drama

5.8

57%

The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

6.2

60%

role:
Bob Wilton

2009

Comedy

War & Politics

6.2

60%

Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons (2009)

6.7

67%

role:
Camerlengo Patrick McKenna

2009

Mystery

Thriller

6.7

67%

I Love You Phillip Morris

I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

6.6

64%

role:
Phillip Morris

2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6

64%

Deception

Deception (2008)

6.0

59%

role:
Jonathan McQuarry

2008

Thriller

6.0

59%

Incendiary

Incendiary (2008)

5.8

54%

role:
Jasper Black

2008

Drama

Romance

Thriller

5.8

54%

Long Way Down

Long Way Down (2007)

8.3

81%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2007

Documentary

8.3

81%

Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream (2007)

6.6

62%

role:
Ian Blaine

2007

Crime

Drama

6.6

62%

Miss Potter

Miss Potter (2006)

7.0

66%

role:
Norman Warne

2006

Drama

Family

Romance

7.0

66%

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)

5.9

53%

role:
Billy

2006

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.9

53%

Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker (2006)

5.1

52%

role:
Ian Rider

2006

Action

Adventure

Family

5.1

52%

The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid

The Doctor, The Tornado & The Kentucky Kid (2006)

7.8

53%

role:
Himself - Narrator (voice)

2006

Documentary

7.8

53%

Stay

6.7

66%

role:
Sam Foster

2005

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.7

66%

The Island

The Island (2005)

6.8

67%

role:
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln

2005

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8

67%

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

7.6

74%

role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi

2005

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6

74%

Valiant

5.5

55%

role:
Valiant (voice)

2005

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

War & Politics

5.5

55%

Robots

6.4

64%

role:
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)

2005

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

64%

Big Fish

Big Fish (2003)

8.0

78%

role:
Younger Ed Bloom

2003

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0

78%

Young Adam

Young Adam (2003)

6.3

59%

role:
Joe Taylor

2003

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

6.3

59%

Down with Love

Down with Love (2003)

6.3

61%

role:
Catcher Block

2003

Comedy

Romance

6.3

61%

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

6.6

66%

role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi

2002

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

66%

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down (2001)

7.7

74%

role:
SPC John Grimes

2001

Action

History

War & Politics

7.7

74%

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

7.6

76%

role:
Christian

2001

Drama

Music

Romance

7.6

76%

Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder (1999)

5.0

50%

role:
Stephen Wilson

1999

Mystery

Thriller

5.0

50%

Rogue Trader

Rogue Trader (1999)

6.4

59%

role:
Nick Leeson

1999

Drama

History

6.4

59%

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

6.5

66%

role:
Obi-Wan Kenobi

1999

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5

66%

Little Voice

Little Voice (1998)

7.0

66%

role:
Billy

1998

Comedy

Drama

7.0

66%

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

6.9

69%

role:
Curt Wild

1998

Drama

Music

6.9

69%

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

6.3

61%

role:
Robert Lewis

1997

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

61%

Nightwatch

Nightwatch (1997)

6.2

61%

role:
Martin Bells

1997

Action

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.2

61%

Brassed Off

Brassed Off (1996)

7.2

70%

role:
Andy Barrow

1996

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2

70%

Emma

6.6

67%

role:
Frank Churchill

1996

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6

67%

The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book (1996)

6.5

65%

role:
Jerome

1996

Drama

Romance

6.5

65%

Trainspotting

Trainspotting (1996)

8.1

80%

role:
Mark "Rent Boy" Renton

1996

Crime

Drama

8.1

80%

Shallow Grave

Shallow Grave (1994)

7.2

70%

role:
Alex Law

1994

Crime

Thriller

7.2

70%

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