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| image = EwanMcGregor2023.jpg| caption = McGregor in 2023| birth_name = Ewan Gordon McGregordf=yes3|31}}Perth, Scotland>Perth, Scotland| alma_mater = Guildhall School of Music and Drama| occupation = Actor

United Kingdom
United States

{edih}| years_active = 1992â€“present| spouse = {{unbulleted listEve Mavrakis2020|end=divorced}}Mary Elizabeth Winstead|2022}}}}| children = 5| relatives = Denis Lawson (uncle)List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor>Full listEwan McGregor filmography>Full list}}Ewan Gordon McGregor {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} ({{IPAc-en|Ëˆ|j|uË|É™|n}} {{respell|YOO|É™n}};PODCAST,kamlashow.com/2016/10/13/ewan-mcgregor-on-acting-his-parents-and-american-pastoral/, Ewan McGregor on Acting, His Parents & ‘American Pastoral’, The Kamla Show, Kamla Bhatt, 13 October 2016, 0:02, 23 April 2020, 31 July 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200731034938/https://kamlashow.com/2016/10/13/ewan-mcgregor-on-acting-his-parents-and-american-pastoral/, live, born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity.WEB,www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy, BAFTA LA To Honor Ewan McGregor at the 2016 British Academy Britannia Awards, BAFTA, 14 September 2016, 20 September 2016, 16 January 2017,www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy," title="web.archive.org/web/20170116153834www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy,">web.archive.org/web/20170116153834www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy, live, While studying drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, McGregor began his career with a leading role in the British series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993). He gained stardom for starring as drug addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting (1996) and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999â€“2005). His career progressed with starring roles in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001), action film Black Hawk Down (2001), fantasy film Big Fish (2003), and thriller Angels and Demons (2009). He gained praise for his performances in the thriller The Ghost Writer (2010) and romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011).McGregor made his directorial debut with the crime film American Pastoral (2016), in which he also starred. 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 â€“ Miniseries or Television Film. He voiced LumiÃ¨re 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 the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his portrayal of fashion designer Halston in the miniseries Halston (2021).WEB, Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie Nominees / Winners 2021,www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-lead-actor-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie, 19 July 2021, Television Academy, 19 July 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210719162308/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-lead-actor-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie, live, McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005â€“2007) and Othello (2007â€“2008). He has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2004.

Early life

Career

Film and television

File:Star Wars and the Power of Costume July 2018 04 (Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Jedi robes from Episode I).jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor’s costume from (Star Wars: Episode I â€“ The Phantom Menace) (1999) on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts]]Six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor began a leading role in Dennis Potter’s six-part Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993). Not long afterwards, he starred in the BBC adaptation of Scarlet and Black (also 1993) with a young Rachel Weisz and made his film debut in Bill Forsyth’s Being Human (1994).MAGAZINE,www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs, Filmography â€“ Ewan McGregor, 9 July 2008, Hello!, 21 March 2009,www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs," title="web.archive.org/web/20090321070055www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs,">web.archive.org/web/20090321070055www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs, live, For his role in the thriller Shallow Grave (also 1994), he won an Empire Award.WEB,www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996, Empire Awards, UK: 1996, 9 July 2008, IMDb.com, 25 January 2008,www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996," title="web.archive.org/web/20080125142010www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996,">web.archive.org/web/20080125142010www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996, live, The film was his first collaboration with director Danny Boyle. He had a major role in the 1996 Channel 4 comedy-drama film Brassed Off, written and directed by Mark Herman. His international breakthrough followed with the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle’s Trainspotting (1996), an adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel of the same name.McGregor played the male romantic lead role in the British film Little Voice (1998). He was cast as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, released between 1999 and 2005.WEB, 28 April 2021, Star Wars prequels ‘not very much liked’, admits Ewan McGregor,www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/28/star-wars-prequels-not-very-much-liked-says-ewan-mcgregor, 29 April 2021, The Guardian, 28 April 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210428232847/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/28/star-wars-prequels-not-very-much-liked-says-ewan-mcgregor, live, Kenobi was originally played by Alec Guinness in the first Star Wars trilogy. McGregor’s uncle, Denis Lawson, had played Wedge Antilles in the original trilogy.VIDEO, 2004, Star Wars Trilogy, DVD, 20th Century Fox, While the prequels received mixed reviews, McGregor’s performance was well received.NEWS, Shepherd, Jack, 13 October 2016, Star Wars: Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Independent,www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html, 27 August 2017, 21 August 2017,www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170821080625www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170821080625www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html, live, McGregor said making the prequels was difficult, as he had to act mostly against green screens and the dialogue was “not exactly Shakespeare”. He also stated that the negative reaction to the films had been difficult.(File:EwanMCGREGOR1(CannesPH).jpg|left|thumb|McGregor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001)McGregor starred in Moulin Rouge! (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman), for which his performance was widely praised and nabbed McGregor his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€“ Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. He also appeared in Ridley Scott’s war film Black Hawk Down (2001) as John Grimes. He starred alongside RenÃ©e Zellweger in Down with Love (2003). He also portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in Tim Burton’s critically acclaimed film Big Fish (2003) alongside Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman and Billy Crudup. 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.WEB, Matthew, Slater,news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3143170.stm, Young Adam’s dark tale, 9 July 2008, 9 October 2003, BBC News Online, 28 August 2020,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3143170.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20200828222528news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3143170.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20200828222528news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3143170.stm, live, MAGAZINE, Adam, Dawtrey,www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1, Thomas’ distrib misstep, 9 July 2008, 21 September 2003, Variety (magazine), Variety, 18 March 2009,www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1," title="web.archive.org/web/20090318153202www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1,">web.archive.org/web/20090318153202www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1, live, McGregor voiced two successful animated features; he played the robot Rodney Copperbottom in Robots, which also featured the voices of Halle Berry and Robin Williams,NEWS, Peter, Hartlaub,www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F03%2F11%2FDDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies, It’s a bucket of bolts that rattles agreeably. Robots mingles brass, laughs and, yes, Robin Williams, 9 July 2008, 11 March 2005, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 February 2010,www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F03%2F11%2FDDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies," title="web.archive.org/web/20100210165112www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F03%2F11%2FDDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies,">web.archive.org/web/20100210165112www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F03%2F11%2FDDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies, live, and he voiced the lead character in Gary Chapman’s Valiant (both 2005), alongside Jim Broadbent, John Cleese and Ricky Gervais.NEWS, Stephen, Holden,www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/19vali.html, These Brave Pigeons Are Doing Their Part for the War, 9 July 2008, 19 August 2005, The New York Times, 28 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200828222528/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/these-brave-pigeons-are-doing-their-part-for-the-war.html, live, Also around this time, McGregor played two roles â€“ one a clone of the other â€“ opposite Scarlett Johansson in Michael Bay’s science fiction action thriller film The Island (2005). He also headlined Marc Forster’s 2005 film Stay, a psychological thriller co-starring Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling.NEWS, Paul, Clinton,edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/, ‘Island’ just interesting enough, 9 July 2008, 22 July 2005, CNN, 24 October 2012,edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/," title="web.archive.org/web/20121024072957edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/,">web.archive.org/web/20121024072957edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/, live, NEWS, Manohla, Dargis,www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/21stay.html, Something Is Happening, but Who Knows What It Is?, 9 July 2008, 21 October 2005, The New York Times, 28 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200828222530/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/something-is-happening-but-who-knows-what-it-is.html, live, File:Flickr - Josh Jensen - Ewan McGregor Greets His Fans.jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor at the premiere of The Men Who Stare at Goats at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009]]He narrated the Fulldome production Astronaut (2006), created for the National Space Centre.WEB, Astronaut with Ewan McGregor,www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive&, 14 November 2013, 14 July 2006, EwanMcGregor.net, dead,www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive&," title="web.archive.org/web/20080615185736www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive&,">web.archive.org/web/20080615185736www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive&, 15 June 2008, Around the same time, he also narrated the STV show JetSet (also 2006), a six-part series following the lives of trainee pilots and navigators at RAF Lossiemouth as they undergo a gruelling six-month course learning to fly the Tornado GR4, the RAF’s primary attack aircraft.WEB,www.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1,www2.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1," title="web.archive.org/web/20090113013740www2.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1,">web.archive.org/web/20090113013740www2.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1, dead, 13 January 2009, Ground School, 10 July 2008, 27 July 2007, STV, McGregor starred opposite Colin Farrell in the Woody Allen film Cassandra’s Dream (2007),NEWS, Roger, Moore,www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699, “Dream” gives wakeup call to Woody Allen, 9 July 2008, 29 January 2008, Denver Post, 22 March 2008,www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699," title="web.archive.org/web/20080322022125www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699,">web.archive.org/web/20080322022125www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699, live, and he co-starred with Jim Carrey in I Love You Phillip Morris and appeared in Amelia (both 2009) alongside Hilary Swank. He played “the ghost” â€“ the unnamed main character â€“ in Roman Polanski’s political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010). He portrayed Camerlengo Patrick McKenna in Ron Howard’s mystery thriller Angels & Demons (also 2009), the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s novel of the same name and a sequel to Howard’s The Da Vinci Code, co-starring Tom Hanks as Robert Landon. In 2011, McGregor starred in the British comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen directed by Lasse HallstrÃ¶m and co-starring Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas, for which he received his second Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€“ Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. At the same year, he was awarded with the SIFF Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting at the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival.WEB,www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269, 2011 Golden Space Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting, 25 October 2012, dead,www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269," title="archive.today/20130222075522www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269,">archive.today/20130222075522www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269, 22 February 2013, In 2012, he was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.WEB,www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html, The Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes, 25 April 2012, Cannes Film Festival, dead,www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120524235524www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120524235524www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html, 24 May 2012, At the San SebastiÃ¡n International Film Festival, he was awarded the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award and became the youngest recipient of the award.NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528, 2012 Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, 25 October 2012, BBC News Online, 28 September 2012, 3 November 2012,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528," title="web.archive.org/web/20121103005852www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528,">web.archive.org/web/20121103005852www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528, live, The same year, he also starred in the disaster drama film The Impossible opposite Naomi Watts and Tom Holland. In 2013, McGregor starred alongside Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts in (August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County), which was based on Tracy Letts’s Pulitzer Prize-winning (August: Osage County|play of the same name).NEWS,www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-august-osage-county-369840, Ewan McGregor to Play Julia Roberts’ Husband in ‘August: Osage County’, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 October 2012, 26 August 2018, 26 August 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180826214645/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-august-osage-county-369840, live, McGregor starred in the action comedy film Mortdecai (2015), alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany. Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph felt the film was “psychotically unfunny”.NEWS, Collin, Robbie, Mortdecai, review: ‘psychotically unfunny’,www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11356689/Mortdecai-review-psychotically-unfunny.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11356689/Mortdecai-review-psychotically-unfunny.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, 6 August 2016, The Daily Telegraph, 22 January 2015, {{cbignore}} He made his directorial debut with American Pastoral (2016), in which he also starred.WEB,www.forbes.com/sites/davidalm/2016/10/21/in-directorial-debut-ewan-mcgregor-attempts-the-impossible-with-philip-roths-american-pastoral/, In Directorial Debut, Ewan McGregor Attempts The Impossible With Philip Roth’s ‘American Pastoral’, Alm, David, Forbes, 31 March 2019, 31 March 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190331163636/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidalm/2016/10/21/in-directorial-debut-ewan-mcgregor-attempts-the-impossible-with-philip-roths-american-pastoral/, live, In 2017, he reprised his role as Mark Renton in T2 Trainspotting.NEWS, Kit, Borys, ‘Trainspotting 2,’ With Original Cast, Lands at TriStar,www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037, 6 August 2016, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 December 2015, 15 May 2016,www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037," title="web.archive.org/web/20160515084610www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037,">web.archive.org/web/20160515084610www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037, live, McGregor played LumiÃ¨re (originally voiced by Jerry Orbach in the 1991 animated film) in the live-action adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, directed by Bill Condon, with an ensemble cast featuring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in leading roles, alongside Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Stanley Tucci, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson. Filming began in May 2015 at Shepperton Studios in London, and the movie was released in March 2017.NEWS,www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480, Ewan McGregor to Play Lumiere in ‘Beauty and the Beast’, 28 April 2015, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 April 2015, 8 November 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201108134059/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480, live, He then starred in FX anthology series in the third season of Fargo (both 2017), which garnered him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€“ Miniseries or Television Film for his dual performance of Emmit Stussy and Ray Stussy at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.WEB,tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/, Golden Globes: Big Little Lies, Handmaid’s Tale and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Are TV’s Big Winners, TVLine, Matt Webb, Mitovich, 7 January 2018, 8 January 2018, 8 January 2018,tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180108015221tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/,">web.archive.org/web/20180108015221tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/, live, In 2018, McGregor starred as the adult version of the titular character in Christopher Robin, a live-action adaptation of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh franchise directed by Marc Forster and starred alongside Hayley Atwell.NEWS, Lesnick, Silas, Ewan McGregor Will Headline Disney’s Christopher Robin Movie,www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie, 26 April 2017, Comingsoon.net, 26 April 2017, 27 April 2017,www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie," title="web.archive.org/web/20170427103726www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie,">web.archive.org/web/20170427103726www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie, live, In 2019, McGregor starred as the older Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name.WEB,variety.com/2018/film/news/ewan-mcgregor-shining-sequel-1202838484/, Ewan McGregor to Star in New ‘Shining’ Movie ‘Doctor Sleep’ (EXCLUSIVE), Justin, Kroll, 13 June 2018, 26 August 2018, 19 September 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180919193149/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ewan-mcgregor-shining-sequel-1202838484/, live, In 2020, he appeared opposite Margot Robbie in Warner Bros.’ DC Comics film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), directed by Cathy Yan, as the main villain Roman Sionis / Black Mask.NEWS,deadline.com/2018/11/ewan-mcgregor-joins-birds-of-prey-as-villain-black-mask-1202494174/, Ewan McGregor Joins ‘Birds of Prey’ As Villain Black Mask, Anthony, D’Alessandro, 1 November 2018, Deadline.com, 1 November 2018, 2 November 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181102180549/https://deadline.com/2018/11/ewan-mcgregor-joins-birds-of-prey-as-villain-black-mask-1202494174/, live, On 23 August 2019, Lucasfilm announced that McGregor would reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars television series, due for release on Disney+ in 2022.WEB, The Galaxy Far, Far Away Just Got A Little Biggerâ€¦,www.starwars.com/news/the-galaxy-far-far-away-just-got-a-little-bigger, StarWars.com, 24 August 2019, 23 August 2019, 24 August 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190824210137/https://www.starwars.com/news/the-galaxy-far-far-away-just-got-a-little-bigger, live, In 2021, McGregor created a charismatic portrait of the American fashion designer Halston in the eponymously titled miniseries for Netflix, based on the candid biography Simply Halston by journalist Steven Gaines. McGregor was also billed as executive producer, jointly with Ryan Murphy.WEB,www.imdb.com/title/tt9569546/, Halston TV mini-series 2021, IMDb, 16 May 2021, 16 May 2021, 14 May 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210514210756/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9569546/, live,

Theatre

From November 1998 to March 1999, McGregor starred as Malcolm Scrawdyke in a revival of David Halliwell’s Little Malcolm and His Struggles Against the Eunuchs, directed by his uncle, Denis Lawson. The production was first staged at the Hampstead Theatre before transferring to the Comedy Theatre in London’s West End.NEWS, McGregor play opens in West End, BBC News Online, 22 January 1999,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm, 17 December 2011, 26 July 2011,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20110726042826news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20110726042826news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm, live, In November 2001, McGregor made a cameo appearance in The Play What I Wrote.MAGAZINE, Wolf, Matt, V Legit Reviews: The Play What I Wrote, Variety, 25 November 2001,www.variety.com/review/VE1117916457?refCatId=33, 17 December 2011, From June 2005 to April 2007, McGregor starred alongside Jane Krakowski, Douglas Hodge and Jenna Russell in the Donmar Warehouse revival of Guys and Dolls after it transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre in London.WEB,www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/, ‘Guys and Dolls’ musical, 9 July 2008, Guys and Dolls the Musical,www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/," title="web.archive.org/web/20080704065912www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/,">web.archive.org/web/20080704065912www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/, 4 July 2008, dead, He played the leading role of Sky Masterson. McGregor received the LastMinute.com award for Best Actor for his performance in 2005,NEWS, McGregor wins theatre award,news.scotsman.com/latestnews/McGregor-wins-theatre-award.2672382.jp, The Scotsman, 25 October 2005, Anita, Singh, Edinburgh, 10 February 2008, 11 July 2012,www.scotsman.com/news/mcgregor-wins-theatre-award-1-1101693," title="archive.today/20120711051604www.scotsman.com/news/mcgregor-wins-theatre-award-1-1101693,">archive.today/20120711051604www.scotsman.com/news/mcgregor-wins-theatre-award-1-1101693, live, and he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2007.WEB, The nominees and winners of the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards,www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839, The Society of London Theatre, 15 January 2008,www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839," title="web.archive.org/web/20080205093423www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839,">web.archive.org/web/20080205093423www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839, 5 February 2008, dead, From December 2007 to February 2008, McGregor starred as Iago in Othello at the Donmar Warehouse alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor as Othello and Kelly Reilly as Desdemona.NEWS, Ewan McGregor returns to London stage for minimum wage,www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php, International Herald Tribune, 12 May 2007, dead,www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20080503232645www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php,">web.archive.org/web/20080503232645www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php, 3 May 2008, WEB,www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979, Ewan McGregor to Play Iago in Othello at London’s Donmar, Broadway.com, 11 May 2007, 15 October 2008, 18 December 2008,www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979," title="web.archive.org/web/20081218145447www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979,">web.archive.org/web/20081218145447www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979, live, He reprised the role on BBC Radio 3 in May 2008.

Motorcycling

A motorcyclist since his youth, in 2004 McGregor undertook an international motorcycling trip with his best friend Charley Boorman, accompanied by cameraman Claudio von Planta and a support crew. From mid-April to the end of July, they travelled from London to New York via central Europe, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Canada, and the United States on BMW R1150GS motorbikes, over a cumulative distance of 22,345 miles (35,960 km).WEB,www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf, Long Ride to Self Discovery, 9 July 2008, 14 October 2004, Long Way Around, The Daily Telegraph,www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20080528153540www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20080528153540www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf, 28 May 2008, dead, The trip included visits to several UNICEF programmes along the route, and formed the basis of a television series and a best-selling book, both called Long Way Round.McGregor and Boorman reunited with this team in 2007 for another international motorcycle trip, from John o’ Groats in Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa. The journey lasted from May until August, and yielded another book and TV series, titled Long Way Down.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/15/long.shtml, Ewan McGregor gets back on his bike â€“ this time for BBC Two, 23 January 2008, 15 May 2007, BBC Press Office, 15 October 2007,www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/5_may/15/long.shtml," title="web.archive.org/web/20071015104153www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/5_may/15/long.shtml,">web.archive.org/web/20071015104153www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/5_may/15/long.shtml, live, McGregor appeared in a two-part BBC documentary in 2012 entitled Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission in which he travels by motorbike, boat, plane, and foot to deliver vaccines to children in remote parts of India, Nepal and the Republic of Congo. The trip was part of his work as a UNICEF Ambassador.In 2019, McGregor and Boorman â€“ with their principal support crew from the previous two Long Way journeys â€“ undertook a third international trip, this time on Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles. From September to December, they rode from Patagonia, Argentina to California, United States,NEWS, 17 December 2019, Obi-Wan Kenobi just rode an electric Harley-Davidson Livewire across the Western Hemisphere, Fox News,www.foxnews.com/auto/ewan-mcgregor-electric-harley-davidson-livewire-western-hemisphere, live, 17 December 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191217140228/https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ewan-mcgregor-electric-harley-davidson-livewire-western-hemisphere, 17 December 2019, which was documented in the 2020 series Long Way Up.WEB, Apple TV+ now includes all classic Fraggle Rock episodes, orders full season reboot [update: official],9to5mac.com/2020/05/27/apple-tv-plus-fraggle-rock/, Mayo, Benjamin, 27 May 2020, 9to5Mac, 28 May 2020, 3 June 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200603090334/https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/27/apple-tv-plus-fraggle-rock/, live, WEB,www.motorcyclenews.com/news/long-way-up-tv-/, Electric explorers: Exclusive interview with the stars of Long Way Up, Motocycle News, Jon, Urry, 25 September 2020, 31 August 2021, 11 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210811100516/https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/long-way-up-tv-/, live,

Personal life

McGregor married Eve Mavrakis, a French-Greek Jewish production designer whom he met on the set of Kavanagh QC, in 1995.NEWS,jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/, Ewan McGregor’s Jewish connection to ‘American Pastoral’, Pfefferman, Naomi, 19 October 2016, Jewish Journal, 26 May 2018, 27 May 2018,jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180527022948jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/,">web.archive.org/web/20180527022948jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/, live, WEB,www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth, Ewan McGregor’s biggest challenge: Philip Roth, 26 May 2018, 20 October 2016, Schleier, Curt, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, “I’m married to a Jewish woman,” he said of wife Eve Mavrakis., 12 June 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180612142949/https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth, live, NEWS, Macnab, Geoffrey, 7 November 2016, Ewan McGregor interview: ‘Trainspotting sequel has a different energy’,www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html, The Independent, 26 May 2018, 26 May 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180526193313/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html, live, NEWS,www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/, Actor-directors Jewish connections shine on-screen, Fox, Michael, 20 October 2016, J. The Jewish News of Northern California, 26 May 2018, he has been married to French Jewish production designer Eve Mavrakis for 21 years, 27 May 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180527022936/https://www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/, live, Together they have four daughters, two of them adopted, one a street child from Mongolia he met while travelling in Long Way Round.WEB, Harris, Ed, 11 April 2006, Ewan adopts orphan from Mongolia,www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/ewan-adopts-orphan-from-mongolia-7257456.html, Evening Standard, 31 August 2021, 31 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210831215521/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/ewan-adopts-orphan-from-mongolia-7257456.html, live, MAGAZINE, White, Gemma, Celebrity adoptions: Love sees no colour,gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889, 17 April 2013, Scene magazine, 31 July 2012, 23 May 2013,gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889," title="web.archive.org/web/20130523174253gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889,">web.archive.org/web/20130523174253gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889, live, AV MEDIA,tv.apple.com/gb/episode/colombia-panama--costa-rica/umc.cmc.5hc7g1eqf3r0rz3wc7fdd90w8, Long Way Up, Episode 9: Columbia, Panama & Costa Rica, 38:50â€“39:50, 31 August 2021, 31 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210831211825/https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/colombia-panama--costa-rica/umc.cmc.5hc7g1eqf3r0rz3wc7fdd90w8, live, With his children raised in Mavrakis’s Jewish faith, McGregor said in 2016, “My involvement in religion has more to do with the Jewish faith now and not the Christian faith, which I was very vaguely brought up in.“WEB, Yamato, Jen, 8 May 2016, Ewan McGregor on How a Non-Believer Found Jesus in ‘Last Days in the Desert’,www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html, The Daily Beast, 21 December 2016, 18 November 2016,www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20161118040312www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html,">web.archive.org/web/20161118040312www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html, live, McGregor has a heart and dagger tattoo of the names of Mavrakis and their daughters on his right arm.WEB,movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio, Ewan McGregor Biography, Yahoo!, 9 July 2008, 4 March 2008,movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio," title="web.archive.org/web/20080304205524movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio,">web.archive.org/web/20080304205524movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio, live, WEB,ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures, Ewan McGregor Tattoo Pictures, Ready2Beat, 22 February 2011, 15 July 2011,ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures," title="web.archive.org/web/20110715161047ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures,">web.archive.org/web/20110715161047ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures, live, On 19 January 2018, having been separated since May 2017, McGregor filed for divorce from Mavrakis, citing irreconcilable differences;MAGAZINE, Sarah, Hearon,www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/, Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife After 22 Years of Marriage, Us Weekly, 19 January 2018, 19 January 2018, 20 January 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180120124451/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/, live, WEB, Warner, Kara, 19 January 2018, Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife of 22 Years Eve Mavrakis: Report,people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/, People, en-US, 22 January 2018, 21 January 2018,people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180121050910people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/,">web.archive.org/web/20180121050910people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/, live, the divorce was finalised on 13 August 2020.WEB, Fernandez, Alexia, 14 August 2020, Ewan McGregor and Ex-Wife Eve Mavrakis Finalize Their Divorce 3 Years After Split,people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-ex-eve-mavrakis-finalize-divorce/, People, 17 August 2020, 17 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200817220352/https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-ex-eve-mavrakis-finalize-divorce/, live, In May 2017, McGregor began a relationship with American actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, whom he met on the set of Fargo.WEB, Julie, Jordan, Maria, Pasquini, 23 October 2017, Ewan McGregor Splits From Wife of 22 Years,people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/, People, 7 December 2017, 28 August 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200828222558/https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/, live, Their son, Laurie, was born in June 2021.WEB, Ewan McGregor & Mary Elizabeth Winstead Welcome Secret Baby, ET Canada via MSN, 24 June 2021,www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/ewan-mcgregor-26-mary-elizabeth-winstead-welcome-secret-baby/ar-AALvonZ, 27 June 2021, 27 June 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210627224846/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/ewan-mcgregor-26-mary-elizabeth-winstead-welcome-secret-baby/ar-AALvonZ, live, WEB, Mizoguchi, Karen, 27 June 2021, Clara McGregor Introduces Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Baby Boy: ‘The Greatest Gift’,people.com/parents/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-welcome-first-baby/, People, 5 July 2021, 5 July 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210705075013/https://people.com/parents/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-welcome-first-baby/, live, McGregor and Winstead married in April 2022.NEWS, Juneau, Jen, 25 April 2022, Ewan McGregor Marries Mary Elizabeth Winstead in ‘Small’ Ceremony with Family, Close Friends: Source,people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-married/, People, 26 April 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220426012615/https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-married/, 26 April 2022, live, McGregor divides his time between Los Angeles, California,WEB, Gibb, Jessica, Duff, Seamus, 15 November 2017, Ewan McGregor unpacks boxes at new LA bachelor pad after going public with lover,www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ewan-mcgregor-unpacks-boxes-new-11524241, Mirror, 8 February 2021, 14 February 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210214174201/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ewan-mcgregor-unpacks-boxes-new-11524241, live, and St John’s Wood, London.NEWS, Broadbent, Lucy, 18 April 2012, Ewan McGregor interview,www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9027216/Ewan-McGregor-the-resting-actor.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9027216/Ewan-McGregor-the-resting-actor.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, The Telegraph, 19 September 2020, {{cbignore}} He is also a fan of English football team Manchester City.WEB, Shamik, 2 April 2023, Ewan McGregor attends Manchester City vs Liverpool Premier League match with daughter Anouk: Watch,opoyi.com/entertainment/ewan-mcgregor-attends-manchester-city-vs-liverpool-premier-league-match-with-daughter-anouk-watch/, Opoyi, 8 April 2023, 8 April 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230408155203/https://opoyi.com/entertainment/ewan-mcgregor-attends-manchester-city-vs-liverpool-premier-league-match-with-daughter-anouk-watch/, live, McGregor is involved in charity work, including UNICEF UK since 2004 and GO Campaign. During the Long Way Round journey in 2004, McGregor and his travelling companions saw some of UNICEF’s work in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, and during the Long Way Down trip in 2007, he and Charley Boorman did some work for UNICEF in Africa. McGregor hosted the annual Hollywood gala for the GO Campaign in 2009 and 2010. He has worked with the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, as featured in Long Way Down. In 2012, he travelled with UNICEF immunization workers to remote parts of India, Nepal and the Republic of Congo for a BBC2 documentary entitled Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission.WEB,www.unicef.org.uk/coldchain, Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission in the Congo, UNICEF UK,www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130512010606www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/,">web.archive.org/web/20130512010606www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/, 12 May 2013, 27 April 2012, dead, In June 2015, McGregor read Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” for the children’s fairy tales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF, together with other prominent figures such as Sir Roger Moore, Stephen Fry, Dame Joan Collins, Joanna Lumley, and Sir Michael Caine.NEWS, Dredge, Stuart, 18 June 2015, Roger Moore backs children’s fairy tales app in aid of UNICEF,www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales, The Guardian, 14 December 2016, 22 December 2016,web.archive.org/web/20161222003219/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales, live, In 2007, on an episode of Parkinson, McGregor said he had been a teetotaller for the last seven years. He also mentioned this in an interview with the Irish Independent in 2008, stating that he would often turn up to sets drunk or hungover in the late 1990s, and that he decided to stop altogether to avoid spiralling down further.WEB, Fanning, Evan, 18 May 2008, Now Ewan is drunk on sobriety,www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/now-ewan-is-drunk-on-sobriety-26447127.html, Irish Independent, 27 February 2021, 28 July 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210728143615/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/now-ewan-is-drunk-on-sobriety-26447127.html, live, In 2008, McGregor had a cancerous mole removed from below his right eye.NEWS, McGregor fine after cancer scare,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm, BBC News, 22 April 2008, 22 April 2008, 5 June 2009,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20090605113336news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20090605113336news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm, live, In September 2020, after travelling through Chile for the documentary Long Way Up, he revealed that one of his great-grandfathers, John “Juan” Charles McIndoe, was born in Chile to Scottish parents while his father worked with the American engineers in the construction of the railways at the end of the 19th century. Later, John went to Glasgow and worked as a wine importer and diplomat.WEB, Nun, Yenny, 28 September 2020, Ewan McGregor cuenta la historia de su bisabuelo chileno,www.lun.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2020-09-28&SupplementId=0&PaginaId=34, Las Ãšltimas Noticias, es, 18 October 2021, 18 October 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211018203400/https://www.lun.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2020-09-28&SupplementId=0&PaginaId=34, live, WEB, Ewan McGregor tiene un pariente chileno y conociÃ³ al terremoto en una fonda en Puerto Montt,www.latercera.com/mouse/ewan-mcgregor-tiene-un-pariente-chileno-y-conocio-al-terremoto-en-una-fonda-en-puerto-montt/, La Tercera, es, 28 September 2020, 18 October 2021, 18 October 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211018203358/https://www.latercera.com/mouse/ewan-mcgregor-tiene-un-pariente-chileno-y-conocio-al-terremoto-en-una-fonda-en-puerto-montt/, live,

Political views

McGregor was an outspoken critic of Brexit. Although opposed to Scottish independence from the United Kingdom in the 2014 Scottish referendum, McGregor later declared during an interview that he would have voted for independence if he had been able to cast his vote the day after the United Kingdom left the European Union.WEB, 30 October 2016, Ewan McGregor ‘totally confused’ about Scottish independence,www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ewan-mcgregor-scottish-independence-andrew-marr-show-a7387606.html, 8 February 2021, The Independent, 14 April 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200414072513/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ewan-mcgregor-scottish-independence-andrew-marr-show-a7387606.html, live, In 2020 he voiced his support for Scottish independence, saying that “it’s time”.WEB, 13 September 2020, Ewan McGregor shares his support for Scottish independence: “It’s time”,www.nme.com/news/film/ewan-mcgregor-shares-his-support-for-scottish-independence-its-time-2751500, 30 September 2020, NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!, NME.COM|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915024812www.nme.com/news/film/ewan-mcgregor-shares-his-support-for-scottish-independence-its-time-2751500|url-status=live}}WEB, Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor comes out in support of Scottish Independence,www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/ewan-mcgregor-comes-out-support-scottish-independence-2969829, 30 September 2020, www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 12 September 2020, 18 September 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200918001916/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/ewan-mcgregor-comes-out-support-scottish-independence-2969829, live, WEB, Morrow, Daniel, Traynor, Sian, 13 September 2020, Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor announces he wants Scottish independence,www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/trainspotting-star-ewan-mcgregor-announces-18925957, 30 September 2020, edinburghlive, 19 September 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200919065031/https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/trainspotting-star-ewan-mcgregor-announces-18925957, live, McGregor became a naturalised US citizen after 2016 so he would be able to vote in the 2020 US presidential election.NEWS, Streets, Madeleine, Ewan McGregor on Directing, ‘T2’ and a Possible Obi-Wan Reprisal,observer.com/2016/10/ewan-mcgregor-on-directing-t2-and-a-possible-obi-wan-reprisal/, 3 October 2020, Observer, 21 October 2016, 23 April 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210423124045/https://observer.com/2016/10/ewan-mcgregor-on-directing-t2-and-a-possible-obi-wan-reprisal/, live, During his journey on Long Way Up, he travelled entirely on his US passport.Long Way Up, episode 5. 2 October 2020.In October 2023, McGregor signed an open letter of Artists4Ceasefire during the Israelâ€“Hamas war.WEB, Artists4Ceasefire,www.artists4ceasefire.org/, 17 December 2023, Artists4Ceasefire, en-US, 16 December 2023,web.archive.org/web/20231216055552/https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/, live,

In the media

McGregor was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list in 1997.WEB,www.amiannoying.com/%28S%2821trpz55kccy1v454m12y345%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=47, Empire Magazine’s Top 100 Movie Stars 1997, 26 March 2011, Am I Annoying.com, 25 January 2016,www.amiannoying.com/(S(xtbszdtveqmcgm2yljun4nug))/collection.aspx?collection=47," title="web.archive.org/web/20160125145345www.amiannoying.com/(S(xtbszdtveqmcgm2yljun4nug))/collection.aspx?collection=47,">web.archive.org/web/20160125145345www.amiannoying.com/(S(xtbszdtveqmcgm2yljun4nug))/collection.aspx?collection=47, live, In a 2004 poll for the BBC, he was named the fourth most influential person in British culture.WEB, iPod designer voted UK’s most influential cultural icon,www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/12/ipod_designer_voted_uks_most/, The Register, Tony, Smith, 12 February 2004, 17 November 2016, 1 April 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190401015143/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/12/ipod_designer_voted_uks_most/, live, WEB, iPod designer leads culture list,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm, 12 February 2004, BBC News Online, 17 November 2016, 10 August 2017,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20170810133452news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20170810133452news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm, live, IndieWire named McGregor one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.NEWS, Kiang, Jessica, 1 January 2016, 30 Great Actors Who’ve Never Been Oscar Nominated, Indiewire,www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/, 15 October 2022, 15 October 2022,web.archive.org/web/20221015124743/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/, live,

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Long Way Round, 2004 (with Charley Boorman), {{ISBN|0-7434-9933-6}}
Long Way Down, 2008 (with Charley Boorman), {{ISBN|1-4165-7745-9}}

Discography

Singles {|class“wikitable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center;”

! rowspan=“2” | Title! rowspan=“2” | Year! colspan=“7” | Chart positions! rowspan=“2” | Certification! rowspan=“2” | Album ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:85%;“|UK WEB,www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-what-may/, Come What May, Official Charts Company, 4 September 2022, 4 September 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220904024628/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-what-may/, live, WEB,www.officialcharts.com/artist/3725/pf-project-feat-ewan-mcgregor/, UK chart peaks for PF Project, Official Charts Company, 4 September 2022, 4 September 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220904024630/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3725/pf-project-feat-ewan-mcgregor/, live, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:85%;“|AUSRYAN, 182, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:85%;“|BELWEB,www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bizarre+Inc, PF Project Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks, ultratop.be/nl, 4 September 2022, 4 September 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220904024628/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bizarre+Inc, live, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:85%;“|GERFor peak positions of McGregor’s singles in Germany, use the officialcharts.de links depending on a release.

WEB,www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de, Germany â€“ “Come What May” with Ewan McGregor, Media Control Charts, officialcharts.de, Bundesverband Musikindustrie, German, 30 June 2014, 14 July 2014,www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de," title="web.archive.org/web/20140714184511www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de,">web.archive.org/web/20140714184511www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de, live,

! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:85%;“|NLDFor peak positions of McGregor’s singles in Netherlands, use the dutchcharts.nl links depending on a release.

WEB,dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s, Netherlands â€“ “Come What May” with Nicole Kidmand, Single Top 100, dutchcharts.nl, MegaCharts, Dutch, 30 June 2014, 14 July 2014,dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+&+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s," title="web.archive.org/web/20140714155615dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+&+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s,">web.archive.org/web/20140714155615dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+&+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s, live,

! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:85%;“|SWEWEB,swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=PF+Project, PF Project Swedish chart peaks, swedishcharts.com, 4 September 2022, 4 September 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220904024629/https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=PF+Project, live, ! scope=“col” style="width:3em;font-size:85%;“|SWIFor peak positions of McGregor’s singles in Switzerland, use the hitparade.ch links depending on a release.

WEB,hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-&-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937, Switzerland â€“ “Come What May” with Nicole Kidman, Singles Top 75, hitparade.ch, Swiss Hitparade, German, 30 June 2014, dead,hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-%26-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937," title="web.archive.org/web/20140719054144hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-%26-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937,">web.archive.org/web/20140719054144hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-%26-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937, 19 July 2014,

!scope=“row“|“Choose Life” (PF Project featuring Ewan McGregor)| 1997| 6| 40| 22| â€”| 99| 40 | â€”| (Trainspotting (soundtrack)>Trainspotting#2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol.#2)!scope=“row“|“Come What May” (with Nicole Kidman)|2001| 27| 10| â€”| 95| 65| â€”| 97|

ARIA: GoldWEB,www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm, ARIA Charts â€“ Accreditations â€“ 2001 Singles, Australian Recording Industry Association, aria/com.au, Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA, 30 June 2014, 9 April 2013,www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20130409211439www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20130409211439www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm, live,
BPI: SilverCERTIFICATION, single, United Kingdom, Nicole Kidman, Come What May, 19153-6430-1, 24 July 2023, | Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film

Other appearances

“TV Eye” with Wylde Ratttz, (Velvet GoldmineSoundtrack|Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture), 1999.
“Elephant Love Medley” with Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film, 2001.
“El Tango de Roxanne” with Jose Feliciano, Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film, 2001.
“Your Song” with Alessandro Safina, Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film, 2001.
“Here’s To Love” with RenÃ©e Zellweger, (Down with LoveSoundtrack|Down With Love: Music from and Included in the Motion Picture), 2003.
“The Sweetest Gift”, Unexpected Dreams â€“ Songs From the Stars, 2006.
“Be Our Guest” with Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beauty and the Beast, 2017.
“Days in the Sun” with Adam Mitchell, Stanley Tucci, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Audra McDonald, Clive Rowe, Beauty and the Beast, 2017.
“Something There” with Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Nathan Mack, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beauty and the Beast, 2017.
“The Mob Song”, with Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, & Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beauty and the Beast, 2017.
“Better Tomorrows”, Pinocchio, 2022.

Audiobooks

2006: Beatrix Potter: Favourite Beatrix Potter Tales (among others with Emily Watson and RenÃ©e Zellweger), Warne publishing (Read by Stars of the Movie Miss Potter)

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