Ewan McGregor

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Actor

Birth Date: March 31, 1971

Age: 52 years old

Birth Place: Perth, Scotland, UK

Children: Clara McGregor

In perhaps one of the fastest rises in Hollywood, actor Ewan McGregor emerged onto the scene six months shy of graduating drama school to star in his first miniseries. A mere two years later, he was the toast of the independent circuit with his brave performance in Danny Boyle's highly regarded "Trainspotting" (1996), which propelled the young actor to stardom virtually overnight. Ever since his acclaimed portrait of a heroin addict struggling to put his drug days behind him, McGregor was a consistent presence in features like "Emma" (1996) and "A Life Less Ordinary" (1997) as well as blockbusters like smash musical, "Moulin Rouge" (2001). Never shy to speak his mind, he routinely lambasted big budget Hollywood movies, only to find himself playing one of the most beloved characters in one of the most popular film franchise of all time. As Obi-Wan Kenobi in the three "Star Wars" prequels - "The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Attack of the Clones" (2002) and "Revenge of the Sith" (2005) - McGregor deftly channeled the character created by Sir Alec Guinness, while at the same time making it his own. Alternating between smaller indies such as Mike Mills' "Beginners" (2010) and "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" (2012) with mainstream features ranging from dysfunctional family drama "August: Osage County" (2013) to Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" (2017), McGregor remained a viable performer capable of playing just about any role he wished.

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A Gentleman in Moscow

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Count Alexander Rostov
Miniseries
2024

FREE PARAMOUNT+ WITH SHOWTIME: A Gentleman in Moscow(FREE FULL EPISODE) (TV-14)

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2024

Speed is Expensive

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2023

Bleeding LoveStream

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2023
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RAF at 100 with Ewan McGregor

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2022
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Ewan and Colin McGregor: RAF Centenary

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RAF AT 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor

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Giving Tales

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Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen &...: Something There (From Beauty and the Beast/Audio only)

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Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw & Ian McKellen: Be Our Guest (From Beauty and the Beast/Audio Only)

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Adam Mitchell, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson

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2017
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2017
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Highlands: Wild Heart of Scotland

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2016

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Jane Got a Gun

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Miles Ahead

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Our Kind of Traitor

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Perry
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2016

American Pastoral

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American Pastoral

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2016

The Bug: Life and Times of the People's Car

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2016

STV Children's Appeal

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2015

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter

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2015

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2015

Humpback Whales

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2015

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2015
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Jesus
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2015

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2014

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Son of a Gun

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August: Osage CountyStream

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2013
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Katie

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Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission

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2012
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Troy's Story: The Legend of Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss

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Long Way Down

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2005
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2005
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2005
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2002
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