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{{Infobox person
| name = Ewan McGregor
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| image = File:Ewan_McGregor_Cannes_2012.jpg
| caption = McGregor at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]]
| birth_name = Ewan Gordon McGregor
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|3|31}}
| birth_place = [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], Scotland
| residence = [[Los Angeles County, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Eve Mavrakis<br/>|1995|2017|end=[[Legal separation|{{abbr|Div.|Divorced}}]]}}
| children = 4
| relatives = [[Denis Lawson]] (uncle)
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor|Full list]]
}}

'''Ewan Gordon McGregor''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 31 March 1971)<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who |surname=McGregor |othernames=Ewan Gordon |id=U41681 |volume=2015 |edition=online [[Oxford University Press]]}} {{subscription required}}</ref> is a Scottish actor and director, known internationally for his various film roles, including independent dramas, science-fiction epics, and musicals.

McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]''.<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Some of his best known roles include [[opioid use disorder|heroin addict]] Mark Renton in the drama films ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996) and ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]'' (2017), [[Jedi]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in the [[Prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]] (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001), young Edward Bloom in ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005), [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Camerlengo]] [[Carlo Ventresca|Father Patrick McKenna]] in ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels and Demons]]'' (2009), "the ghost" in [[Roman Polanski]]'s political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' (2011), [[List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters#Lumière|Lumière]] in a live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2017), and the adult version of the [[Christopher Robin|titular character]] in the fantasy comedy-drama ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'' (2018).

In [[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018]], McGregor won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] for his performance as brothers in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'', and received Golden Globe nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|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]]'' (2005–07) and ''[[Othello]]'' (2007–08). He was ranked number 36 on ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%2821trpz55kccy1v454m12y345%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=47 |title=Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars 1997 |accessdate=26 March 2011 |website=Am I Annoying.com}}</ref> In a 2004 poll for the [[BBC]], McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]].<ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer voted UK's most influential cultural icon |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/12/ipod_designer_voted_uks_most/ |website=[[The Register]] |first=Tony |last=Smith |date=12 February 2004 |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer leads culture list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm |date=12 February 2004 |website=[[BBC News Online]] |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref>

McGregor has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for [[UNICEF UK]] since 2004. In 2013, he was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to drama and charity. In 2016, he received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Humanitarian Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy |title=BAFTA LA To Honor Ewan McGregor At The 2016 British Academy Britannia Awards |website=BAFTA |date=14 September 2016 |accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref>

== Early life ==
McGregor was born in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] and raised in [[Crieff]].<ref name="Ewan Home">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor on His Career and 'The Impossible' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPZlTk4Ayg&t=3s |author=The Hollywood Reporter |date=26 November 2012 |website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor 1971 |url=http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |website=[[Perth & Kinross Council]] |accessdate=30 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701070250/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |archivedate=1 July 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Ewan's Birth Place">{{cite news |title=Starring role for actor's mother Maternity unit closure puts Mrs McGregor in front of the spotlight |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/starring-role-for-actor-s-mother-maternity-unit-closure-puts-mrs-mcgregor-in-front-of-the-spotlight-1.211906 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=31 October 2000 |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His mother, Carol Diane (''née'' Lawson), is a retired teacher at Crieff High School and latterly deputy head teacher at Kingspark School in [[Dundee]].<ref name="Carol">{{cite web |title=Obi-Wan Kenobi's mum |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/1999/jan/25/secretarial5 |first=Dolly |last=Dhingra |date=25 January 1999 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Carol McGregor">{{cite news |title=Carol McGregor: Malawi Diaries |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/carol-mcgregor-malawi-diaries-1-1421691 |date=12 August 2007 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His father, James Charles Stewart "Jim" McGregor, is a retired physical education teacher and careers master at [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff.<ref name="Morrisonian Club">{{cite web|title=Morrisonian Club |url=http://www.morrisonsacademy.org/morrisonians/morrisonian-club |website=Morrison's Academy |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |title=Ewan McGregor biography |website=Tiscali.co.uk |accessdate=15 January 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008003608/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |archivedate=8 October 2007 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/Ewan-McGregor.html |title=Ewan McGregor Biography (1971–) |website=Film Reference.com |accessdate=15 January 2008}}</ref> He has an older brother, Colin (born 1969), a former [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]] pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435151/Family-Detective.html |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 November 2006 |first=Nick |last=Barratt |title=Family Detective |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> His uncle is actor [[Denis Lawson]]<ref name="Hello – Bio">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |title=Profile – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012457/http://hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |archivedate=20 August 2008}}</ref> and his aunt by marriage was actress [[Sheila Gish]], which makes him a step-cousin of Gish's actress daughters, Kay Curram and [[Lou Gish]].<ref>{{cite news |title=He is the actor formerly known as Denis Lawson. Now he's more famous as Ewan McGregor's uncle. But he's not bitter |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12166826.He_is_the_actor_formerly_known___as_Denis_Lawson__Now_he_apos_s_more_famous_as_Ewan_McGregor_apos_s_uncle__But_he_apos_s_not_bitter/ |newspaper=The Herald |accessdate=14 May 2017 |date=18 May 2001}}</ref>

McGregor attended the independent [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff. After leaving school at the age of 16, he worked as a stagehand at [[Perth Theatre]] and studied a foundation course in drama at [[Kirkcaldy]] College of Technology,<ref name="Ewan college">{{cite news |title=The Guardian profile: Ewan McGregor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/jun/03/theatre |first=Richard |last=Jinman |date=3 June 2005 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan Perth Theatre">{{cite web |title=Perth Theatre, past and present... |url=http://www.horsecross.co.uk/perth-theatre-past-and-present |website=Perth Concert Hall |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> before moving to London to study drama at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] when he was 18 years old.<ref name="Hello – Bio"/>

== Career ==

=== Film and television ===
[[File:Flickr - Josh Jensen - Ewan McGregor Greets His Fans.jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor at the premiere of ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' at the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2009.]]
Six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor won a leading role in [[Dennis Potter]]'s six-part [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' (1993).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Not long afterwards, he starred in the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Scarlet and Black (TV Series)|Scarlet and Black]]'' (also 1993) with a young [[Rachel Weisz]], and made his film debut in [[Bill Forsyth]]'s ''[[Being Human (1994 film)|Being Human]]'' (1994).<ref name="filmography">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs |title=Filmography – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=Hello!}}</ref> For his role in the thriller ''[[Shallow Grave]]'' (also 1994), he won an [[Sony Ericsson Empire Awards|Empire Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996 |title=Empire Awards, UK: 1996 |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref> The film was his first collaboration with director [[Danny Boyle]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> His international breakthrough followed with the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle's ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996), an adaptation of [[Irvine Welsh]]'s [[Trainspotting (novel)|novel of the same name]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="filmography"/>

McGregor played the male romantic lead role in the British film ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'' (1998). He was cast as the young [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999); the character was originally played by [[Sir Alec Guinness]] in the [[Star Wars original trilogy|first ''Star Wars'' trilogy]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> While the prequels received criticism from some ''Star Wars'' fans, McGregor's performance was well received.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star Wars: Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |date=13 October 2016 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> He reprised the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the subsequent prequels ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite video |year=2005 |title=Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Web Documentaries of ''Revenge of the Sith'' DVD |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> His uncle, [[Denis Lawson]], had played [[Wedge Antilles]] in the original trilogy.<ref>{{cite video |year=2004 |title=Star Wars Trilogy |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>

McGregor starred in ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine ([[Nicole Kidman]]). He starred alongside [[Renée Zellweger]] in ''[[Down With Love]]'' (2003).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="yahoo"/> He also portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in the 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 (film)|Young Adam]]'' (also 2003), which co-starred [[Tilda Swinton]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Slater |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3143170.stm |title=Young Adam's dark tale |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=9 October 2003 |website=BBC News Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Adam |last=Dawtrey |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1 |title=Thomas' distrib misstep |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 September 2003 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

McGregor voiced two successful animated features; he played the robot [[Rodney Copperbottom]] in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', which also featured the voices of [[Halle Berry]] and [[Robin Williams]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/11/DDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies |title=It's a bucket of bolts that rattles agreeably. ''Robots'' mingles brass, laughs and, yes, Robin Williams |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=11 March 2005 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> and he voiced the lead character in [[Gary Chapman (artist/actor)|Gary Chapman]]'s ''[[Valiant (2005 film)|Valiant]]'' (both 2005), alongside [[Jim Broadbent]], [[John Cleese]] and [[Ricky Gervais]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Holden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/19vali.html |title=These Brave Pigeons Are Doing Their Part for the War |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=19 August 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Also around this time, McGregor played two roles — one a [[cloning|clone]] of the other — opposite [[Scarlett Johansson]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s science fiction action thriller film ''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]''. He also headlined [[Marc Forster]]'s 2005 film ''[[Stay (2005 film)|Stay]]'' (both 2005), a psychological thriller co-starring [[Naomi Watts]] and [[Ryan Gosling]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Clinton |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/ |title='Island' just interesting enough |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=22 July 2005 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/21stay.html |title=Something Is Happening, but Who Knows What It Is? |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 October 2005 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>

He narrated the [[Fulldome]] production ''Astronaut'' (2006), created for the [[National Space Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Astronaut with Ewan McGregor |url=http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |accessdate=14 November 2013 |date=14 July 2006 |website=EwanMcGregor.net |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615185736/http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |archivedate=15 June 2008 |df= }}</ref> Around the same time, he also narrated the [[STV (TV network)|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 [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]], the RAF's primary attack aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113013740/http://www2.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |dead-url=yes |archivedate=13 January 2009 |title=Ground School |accessdate=10 July 2008 |date=27 July 2007 |website=STV}}</ref> McGregor starred opposite [[Colin Farrell]] in the [[Woody Allen]] film ''[[Cassandra's Dream]]'' (2007),<ref name="filmography"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Moore |url=http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699 |title="Dream" gives wakeup call to Woody Allen |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=29 January 2008 |newspaper=[[Denver Post]]}}</ref> and he co-starred with [[Jim Carrey]] in ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'' and appeared in ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (both 2009) alongside [[Hilary Swank]]. He played "the ghost" — the unnamed main character — in [[Roman Polanski]]'s political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010). He portrayed [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Camerlengo]] Patrick McKenna in ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons]]'' (also 2009), the film adaptation of [[Dan Brown]]'s [[Angels & Demons|novel of the same name]]. In 2011, McGregor starred in the British comedy ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' directed by [[Lasse Hallström]] and co-starring [[Emily Blunt]] and [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], for which his performance nabbed a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |title=2011 Golden Space Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting |accessdate=25 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130222075522/http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |archivedate=22 February 2013 }}</ref>

In 2012, he was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |title=The Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes |accessdate=25 April 2012 |website=Cannes Film Festival |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524235524/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |archivedate=24 May 2012 }}</ref> At the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], he was awarded the [[Donostia Award|Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award]] and became the youngest recipient of the award.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528 |title=2012 Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award |accessdate=25 October 2012 |website=BBC News Online |date=28 September 2012}}</ref> 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 for Drama|Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[August: Osage County|play of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-august-osage-county-369840|title=Ewan McGregor to Play Julia Roberts' Husband in 'August: Osage County'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 October 2012|language=en}}</ref>

McGregor starred in the action comedy film ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' (2015), alongside [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Paul Bettany]]. [[Robbie Collin]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' felt the film was "psychotically unfunny".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collin |first1=Robbie |title=Mortdecai, review: 'psychotically unfunny' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11356689/Mortdecai-review-psychotically-unfunny.html |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 January 2015}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with ''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]'' (2016), in which he also starred.{{fact|date=November 2018}}

In 2017, he reprised his role as Mark Renton in ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title='Trainspotting 2,' With Original Cast, Lands at TriStar |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037 |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 December 2015}}</ref> McGregor played [[Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)|Lumiere]] in the live action adaptation of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's]] ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', directed by [[Bill Condon]] with an ensemble cast featuring [[Emma Watson]] in a leading role alongside [[Dan Stevens]], [[Luke Evans (actor)|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480 |title= Ewan McGregor to Play Lumiere in 'Beauty and the Beast' |accessdate=28 April 2015 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=21 April 2015}}</ref> He then starred in [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (both 2017), which garnered him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] for his dual performance of Emmit Stussy and Ray Stussy at the [[75th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/ |title=Golden Globes: Big Little Lies, Handmaid's Tale and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Are TV's Big Winners |website=TVLine |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=7 January 2018 |accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref> In 2018, McGregor starred as the adult version of the [[Christopher Robin|titular character]] in ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'', a live-action adaptation of Disney's [[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise]] directed by [[Marc Forster]] and starred alongside [[Hayley Atwell]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lesnick |first1=Silas |title=Ewan McGregor Will Headline Disney's Christopher Robin Movie |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie |accessdate=26 April 2017 |website=Comingsoon.net |date=26 April 2017}}</ref>

McGregor will next be seen as the older [[Danny Torrance]] in the [[Doctor Sleep (2020 film)|film adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[Doctor Sleep (novel)|Doctor Sleep]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ewan-mcgregor-shining-sequel-1202838484/|title=Ewan McGregor to Star in New ‘Shining’ Movie ‘Doctor Sleep’ (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=13 June 2018|publisher=}}</ref> as well as the main villain [[Black Mask (comics)|Roman Sionis / Black Mask]] in [[Warner Bros.]]' [[DC Comics]] film ''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'' directed by [[Cathy Yan]] and starring opposite [[Margot Robbie]].<ref name="BoP2">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/ewan-mcgregor-joins-birds-of-prey-as-villain-black-mask-1202494174/|title=Ewan McGregor Joins ‘Birds Of Prey’ As Villain Black Mask|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=1 November 2018|website=Deadline.com|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor play opens in West End |website=BBC News Online |date=22 January 1999 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref> In November 2001, McGregor made a cameo appearance in ''The Play What I Wrote''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wolf |first=Matt |title=V Legit Reviews: The Play What I Wrote |magazine=Variety |date=25 November 2001 |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117916457?refCatId=33 |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref>

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 (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' after it transferred to the [[Piccadilly Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |title='Guys and Dolls' musical |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=Guys and Dolls the Musical |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704065912/http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |archivedate=4 July 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> He played the leading role of [[Sky Masterson]]. McGregor received the LastMinute.com award for Best Actor for his performance in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor wins theatre award |url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/McGregor-wins-theatre-award.2672382.jp |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=25 October 2005 |first=Anita |last=Singh |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> and he was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best Actor in a Musical in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=The nominees and winners of the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |website=The Society of London Theatre |accessdate=15 January 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205093423/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |archivedate=5 February 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

From December 2007 to February 2008, McGregor starred as [[Iago]] in ''[[Othello]]'' at the Donmar Warehouse alongside [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as [[Othello (character)|Othello]] and [[Kelly Reilly]] as [[Desdemona]].<ref name="iago">{{cite news |title=Ewan McGregor returns to London stage for minimum wage |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |newspaper=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=12 May 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503232645/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |archivedate=3 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979 |title=Ewan McGregor to Play Iago in Othello at London's Donmar |website=Broadway.com |date=11 May 2007}}</ref> He reprised the role on [[BBC Radio 3]] in May 2008.<ref name="iago"/>

== Motorcycling ==
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A motorcyclist since his youth, McGregor undertook a marathon international motorbike trip with his best friend [[Charley Boorman]] and cameraman [[Claudio von Planta]] in 2004. From mid-April to the end of July, they travelled from London to [[New York City|New York]] via [[central Europe]], [[Ukraine]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]], [[Canada]] and the United States on [[BMW R1150GS|BMW R1150GS Adventure]] motorbikes, for a cumulative distance of 22,345 miles (35,960&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |title=Long Ride to Self Discovery |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=14 October 2004 |via=Long Way Around |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528153540/http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |archivedate=28 May 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> The trip included visits to several [[UNICEF]] programs along the route, and formed the basis of a television series and a best-selling book, both called ''[[Long Way Round]]''.<ref name="bike"/>

The ''Long Way Round'' team reunited in 2007 for another motorcycle trip from [[John o' Groats]] in Scotland to [[Cape Town]] in South Africa.<ref name="bike"/> The journey, entitled ''[[Long Way Down]]'', lasted from 12 May until 5 August 2007.<ref name="bike">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/15/long.shtml |title=Ewan McGregor gets back on his bike – this time for BBC Two |accessdate=23 January 2008 |date=15 May 2007 |website=BBC Press Office}}</ref> McGregor's brother Colin joined the motorcycle team during the early stages of the ''Long Way Down'' journey,<ref name="bike"/> and his father Jim also rode on sections of both ''Long Way Round'' and ''Long Way Down''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Round |series=Long Way Round |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian, and [[Russ Malkin]] |station=[[Sky One]] |airdate=18 October 2004 |minutes=42}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Down |series=Long Way Down |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian and [[Russ Malkin]] |network=[[BBC Two]] |airdate=28 October 2007}}</ref>

McGregor appeared in a two-part [[BBC]] documentary in April 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 UK|UNICEF]] Ambassador.

In a June 2015 interview, McGregor indicated that a long discussed South American trip with Boorman was still in the planning stages, but he expected that an excursion through the [[Baja California Peninsula]] would take place first.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13411936.Ewan_McGregor_secures_sponsorship_deal_for_South_American_road_trip/ |newspaper=The Herald |title=Ewan McGregor secures sponsorship deal for South American road trip |date=7 June 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
McGregor married Eve Mavrakis,<ref name=whoswho/> a French-Greek Jewish production designer whom he met on the set of ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/|title=Ewan McGregor’s Jewish connection to ‘American Pastoral’|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=19 October 2016|work=Jewish Journal|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth|title=Ewan McGregor’s biggest challenge: Philip Roth|accessdate=26 May 2018|date=20 October 2016|last=Schleier|first=Curt|work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|quote="I'm married to a Jewish woman," he said of wife Eve Mavrakis.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html|title=Ewan McGregor interview: 'Trainspotting sequel has a different energy'|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|date=7 November 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/|title=Actor-directors Jewish connections shine on-screen|last=Fox|first=Michael|date=20 October 2016|work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]|accessdate=26 May 2018|quote=he has been married to French Jewish production designer Eve Mavrakis for 21 years}}</ref><ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Together they have four daughters, one of them adopted from [[Mongolia]].<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="people">{{cite magazine |first1=Stephen M. |last1=Silverman |first2=Pete |last2=Norman |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1183096,00.html |title=Ewan McGregor Adopts a Daughter |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=12 April 2006 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Cindy |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/beginning_of_new_friendship_3n9sjO4z5KSkRrjEY59DpO |title=Beginning of a new friendship |accessdate=28 May 2011 |date=25 May 2011 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |publisher=News Corporation |ISSN=1090-3321}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=White |first=Gemma |title=Celebrity adoptions: Love sees no colour |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889 |accessdate=17 April 2013 |magazine=Scene magazine |date=31 July 2012}}</ref> McGregor has a heart and dagger tattoo of the names of his wife and daughters on his right arm.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio |title=Ewan McGregor Biography |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures |title=Ewan McGregor Tattoo Pictures |website=Ready2Beat |date= |accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref> The family lived in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], having relocated from [[North London]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Khokhar |first=Ahmer |title='London eats liberty', says Ewan McGregor |url=http://news.scotsman.com/news/39London-eats-liberty39-says-Ewan.6450676.jp |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=1 August 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2011 |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> With his children raised in Mavrakis' [[Judaism|Jewish]] faith, McGregor has said, "My involvement in religion has more to do with the Jewish faith now and not the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith, which I was very vaguely brought up in".<ref>{{cite web |first=Jen |last=Yamato |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html |title=Ewan McGregor on How a Non-Believer Found Jesus in 'Last Days in the Desert' |website=The Daily Beast |date=8 May 2016 |accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> {{as of|2017|May|}}, he was estranged from his wife and dating actress [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]], whom he met on the set of season 3 of ''Fargo'' in which they starred together.<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Julie |last1=Jordan |first2=Maria |last2=Pasquini |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/ |title=Ewan McGregor Splits From Wife of 22 Years |magazine=People |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref> On 19 January 2018, McGregor filed for divorce from his wife, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Sarah |last=Hearon |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife After 22 Years of Marriage |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |date=19 January 2018 |accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife of 22 Years Eve Mavrakis: Report |first=Kara |last=Warner |date=19 January 2018 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref>

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,<ref name="bike"/> 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 [[BBC Two|BBC2]] documentary entitled ''Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/coldchain |title=Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission in the Congo |website=UNICEF UK |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512010606/http://www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/ |archivedate=12 May 2013 |access-date=27 April 2012 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> In June 2015, McGregor read [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s "[[The Little Match Girl]]" for the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF, together with other prominent figures such [[Roger Moore]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Joan Collins]], [[Joanna Lumley]], and [[Michael Caine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Moore backs children's fairytales app in aid of Unicef |first=Stuart |last=Dredge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 June 2015}}</ref>

In 2007, on an episode of ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'', McGregor said he had [[Teetotalism|given up alcohol]] after a period where he was arguably a [[High-functioning alcoholic|functioning alcoholic]], and that he had not had a drink in seven years. In 2008, he had a [[Melanocytic nevus|cancerous mole]] removed from below his right eye.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm |title=McGregor fine after cancer scare |accessdate=22 April 2008 |website=BBC News Online |date=22 April 2008}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Main|Ewan McGregor filmography}}

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor}}

In 2010, McGregor was appointed by the French government as a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters).<ref>{{cite web |title=Remise des insignes de chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et Lettres à Jim Carrey et à Ewan McGregor |language=French |url=http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Decouvrir-le-ministere/Histoire-du-ministere/Ressources-documentaires/Discours/Discours-de-ministres-depuis-1999/Frederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012/Discours-2009-2012/Remise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |website=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Award of insignia of Knights of the Order of Arts and Letters to Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor |url=http://traduction.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/url/Result.aspx?to=en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.culturecommunication.gouv.fr%2FNous-connaitre%2FDecouvrir-le-ministere%2FHistoire-du-ministere%2FRessources-documentaires%2FDiscours%2FDiscours-de-ministres-depuis-1999%2FFrederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012%2FDiscours-2009-2012%2FRemise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |publisher=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> McGregor was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)]] in the [[2013 New Year Honours]] for services to drama and charity.<ref name=whoswho/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60367 |date=29 December 2012 |page=12 |supp=y}}</ref><ref name="CBE">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20860327 |title=New Year Honours 2013: At a glance |website=BBC News Online |accessdate=29 December 2012 |date=29 December 2012}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Long Way Round#Support crew|Long Way Round]]'', 2004 (with [[Charley Boorman]]), {{ISBN|0-7434-9933-6}}
* ''[[Long Way Down#Route|Long Way Down]]'', 2008 (with Charley Boorman), {{ISBN|1-4165-7745-9}}

== Discography ==
* "Choose Life" with [[Tzant|PF Project]], ''[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|Trainspotting#2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol.#2]]'', 1997.
* "TV Eye" with [[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Wylde Ratttz]], ''[[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture]]'', 1999.
* "[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" with [[Nicole Kidman]], ''[[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]]'', 2001.
* "Elephant Love Medley" with Nicole Kidman, ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', 2001.
* "[[Roxanne (song)|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 [[Renée Zellweger]], ''[[Down with Love#Soundtrack|Down With Love: Music from and Included in the Motion Picture]]'', 2003.
* "The Sweetest Gift", ''[[Unexpected Dreams|Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars]]'', 2006.
* "[[Be Our Guest]]" with [[Emma Thompson]], [[Ian McKellen]], and [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]], ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|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 (actor)|Luke Evans]], [[Josh Gad]], Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, & Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ''Beauty and the Beast'', 2017.

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Adams, Billy. ''Ewan McGregor: The Unauthorized Biography''. Overlooks Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-87951-704-2}}
* Bassom, David. ''Ewan McGregor: An Illustrated Story''. Hamlyn, 1999. {{ISBN|0-600-59653-2}}
* Jones, Veda Boyd. ''Ewan McGregor''. Facts On File Inc., 1999. {{ISBN|0-7910-5501-9}}
* Nickson, Chris. ''Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography''. Macmillan, 1999. {{ISBN|0-312-96910-4}}
* Pendreigh, Brian. ''Ewan McGregor''. Thunder's Mouth Press, 1999. {{ISBN|1-56025-239-1}}
* Robb, Brian J. ''Ewan McGregor: From Junkie to Jedi''. Plexus, 1999. {{ISBN|0-85965-276-9}}

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McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]''.<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Some of his best known roles include [[opioid use disorder|heroin addict]] Mark Renton in the drama films ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996) and ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]'' (2017), [[Jedi]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in the [[Prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]] (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001), young Edward Bloom in ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005), [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Camerlengo]] [[Carlo Ventresca|Father Patrick McKenna]] in ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels and Demons]]'' (2009), "the ghost" in [[Roman Polanski]]'s political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' (2011), [[List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters#Lumière|Lumière]] in a live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2017), and the adult version of the [[Christopher Robin|titular character]] in the fantasy comedy-drama ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'' (2018). In [[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018]], McGregor won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] for his performance as brothers in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'', and received Golden Globe nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|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]]'' (2005–07) and ''[[Othello]]'' (2007–08). He was ranked number 36 on ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%2821trpz55kccy1v454m12y345%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=47 |title=Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars 1997 |accessdate=26 March 2011 |website=Am I Annoying.com}}</ref> In a 2004 poll for the [[BBC]], McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]].<ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer voted UK's most influential cultural icon |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/12/ipod_designer_voted_uks_most/ |website=[[The Register]] |first=Tony |last=Smith |date=12 February 2004 |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer leads culture list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm |date=12 February 2004 |website=[[BBC News Online]] |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> McGregor has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for [[UNICEF UK]] since 2004. In 2013, he was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to drama and charity. In 2016, he received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Humanitarian Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy |title=BAFTA LA To Honor Ewan McGregor At The 2016 British Academy Britannia Awards |website=BAFTA |date=14 September 2016 |accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref> == Early life == McGregor was born in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] and raised in [[Crieff]].<ref name="Ewan Home">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor on His Career and 'The Impossible' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPZlTk4Ayg&t=3s |author=The Hollywood Reporter |date=26 November 2012 |website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor 1971 |url=http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |website=[[Perth & Kinross Council]] |accessdate=30 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701070250/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |archivedate=1 July 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Ewan's Birth Place">{{cite news |title=Starring role for actor's mother Maternity unit closure puts Mrs McGregor in front of the spotlight |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/starring-role-for-actor-s-mother-maternity-unit-closure-puts-mrs-mcgregor-in-front-of-the-spotlight-1.211906 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=31 October 2000 |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His mother, Carol Diane (''née'' Lawson), is a retired teacher at Crieff High School and latterly deputy head teacher at Kingspark School in [[Dundee]].<ref name="Carol">{{cite web |title=Obi-Wan Kenobi's mum |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/1999/jan/25/secretarial5 |first=Dolly |last=Dhingra |date=25 January 1999 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Carol McGregor">{{cite news |title=Carol McGregor: Malawi Diaries |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/carol-mcgregor-malawi-diaries-1-1421691 |date=12 August 2007 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His father, James Charles Stewart "Jim" McGregor, is a retired physical education teacher and careers master at [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff.<ref name="Morrisonian Club">{{cite web|title=Morrisonian Club |url=http://www.morrisonsacademy.org/morrisonians/morrisonian-club |website=Morrison's Academy |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |title=Ewan McGregor biography |website=Tiscali.co.uk |accessdate=15 January 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008003608/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |archivedate=8 October 2007 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/Ewan-McGregor.html |title=Ewan McGregor Biography (1971–) |website=Film Reference.com |accessdate=15 January 2008}}</ref> He has an older brother, Colin (born 1969), a former [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]] pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435151/Family-Detective.html |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 November 2006 |first=Nick |last=Barratt |title=Family Detective |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> His uncle is actor [[Denis Lawson]]<ref name="Hello – Bio">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |title=Profile – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012457/http://hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |archivedate=20 August 2008}}</ref> and his aunt by marriage was actress [[Sheila Gish]], which makes him a step-cousin of Gish's actress daughters, Kay Curram and [[Lou Gish]].<ref>{{cite news |title=He is the actor formerly known as Denis Lawson. Now he's more famous as Ewan McGregor's uncle. But he's not bitter |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12166826.He_is_the_actor_formerly_known___as_Denis_Lawson__Now_he_apos_s_more_famous_as_Ewan_McGregor_apos_s_uncle__But_he_apos_s_not_bitter/ |newspaper=The Herald |accessdate=14 May 2017 |date=18 May 2001}}</ref> McGregor attended the independent [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff. After leaving school at the age of 16, he worked as a stagehand at [[Perth Theatre]] and studied a foundation course in drama at [[Kirkcaldy]] College of Technology,<ref name="Ewan college">{{cite news |title=The Guardian profile: Ewan McGregor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/jun/03/theatre |first=Richard |last=Jinman |date=3 June 2005 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan Perth Theatre">{{cite web |title=Perth Theatre, past and present... |url=http://www.horsecross.co.uk/perth-theatre-past-and-present |website=Perth Concert Hall |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> before moving to London to study drama at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] when he was 18 years old.<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> == Career == === Film and television === [[File:Flickr - Josh Jensen - Ewan McGregor Greets His Fans.jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor at the premiere of ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' at the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2009.]] Six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor won a leading role in [[Dennis Potter]]'s six-part [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' (1993).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Not long afterwards, he starred in the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Scarlet and Black (TV Series)|Scarlet and Black]]'' (also 1993) with a young [[Rachel Weisz]], and made his film debut in [[Bill Forsyth]]'s ''[[Being Human (1994 film)|Being Human]]'' (1994).<ref name="filmography">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs |title=Filmography – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=Hello!}}</ref> For his role in the thriller ''[[Shallow Grave]]'' (also 1994), he won an [[Sony Ericsson Empire Awards|Empire Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996 |title=Empire Awards, UK: 1996 |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref> The film was his first collaboration with director [[Danny Boyle]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> His international breakthrough followed with the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle's ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996), an adaptation of [[Irvine Welsh]]'s [[Trainspotting (novel)|novel of the same name]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="filmography"/> McGregor played the male romantic lead role in the British film ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'' (1998). He was cast as the young [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999); the character was originally played by [[Sir Alec Guinness]] in the [[Star Wars original trilogy|first ''Star Wars'' trilogy]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> While the prequels received criticism from some ''Star Wars'' fans, McGregor's performance was well received.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star Wars: Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |date=13 October 2016 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> He reprised the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the subsequent prequels ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite video |year=2005 |title=Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Web Documentaries of ''Revenge of the Sith'' DVD |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> His uncle, [[Denis Lawson]], had played [[Wedge Antilles]] in the original trilogy.<ref>{{cite video |year=2004 |title=Star Wars Trilogy |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> McGregor starred in ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine ([[Nicole Kidman]]). He starred alongside [[Renée Zellweger]] in ''[[Down With Love]]'' (2003).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="yahoo"/> He also portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in the 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 (film)|Young Adam]]'' (also 2003), which co-starred [[Tilda Swinton]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Slater |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3143170.stm |title=Young Adam's dark tale |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=9 October 2003 |website=BBC News Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Adam |last=Dawtrey |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1 |title=Thomas' distrib misstep |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 September 2003 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> McGregor voiced two successful animated features; he played the robot [[Rodney Copperbottom]] in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', which also featured the voices of [[Halle Berry]] and [[Robin Williams]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/11/DDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies |title=It's a bucket of bolts that rattles agreeably. ''Robots'' mingles brass, laughs and, yes, Robin Williams |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=11 March 2005 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> and he voiced the lead character in [[Gary Chapman (artist/actor)|Gary Chapman]]'s ''[[Valiant (2005 film)|Valiant]]'' (both 2005), alongside [[Jim Broadbent]], [[John Cleese]] and [[Ricky Gervais]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Holden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/19vali.html |title=These Brave Pigeons Are Doing Their Part for the War |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=19 August 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Also around this time, McGregor played two roles — one a [[cloning|clone]] of the other — opposite [[Scarlett Johansson]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s science fiction action thriller film ''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]''. He also headlined [[Marc Forster]]'s 2005 film ''[[Stay (2005 film)|Stay]]'' (both 2005), a psychological thriller co-starring [[Naomi Watts]] and [[Ryan Gosling]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Clinton |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/ |title='Island' just interesting enough |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=22 July 2005 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/21stay.html |title=Something Is Happening, but Who Knows What It Is? |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 October 2005 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> He narrated the [[Fulldome]] production ''Astronaut'' (2006), created for the [[National Space Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Astronaut with Ewan McGregor |url=http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |accessdate=14 November 2013 |date=14 July 2006 |website=EwanMcGregor.net |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615185736/http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |archivedate=15 June 2008 |df= }}</ref> Around the same time, he also narrated the [[STV (TV network)|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 [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]], the RAF's primary attack aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113013740/http://www2.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |dead-url=yes |archivedate=13 January 2009 |title=Ground School |accessdate=10 July 2008 |date=27 July 2007 |website=STV}}</ref> McGregor starred opposite [[Colin Farrell]] in the [[Woody Allen]] film ''[[Cassandra's Dream]]'' (2007),<ref name="filmography"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Moore |url=http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699 |title="Dream" gives wakeup call to Woody Allen |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=29 January 2008 |newspaper=[[Denver Post]]}}</ref> and he co-starred with [[Jim Carrey]] in ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'' and appeared in ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (both 2009) alongside [[Hilary Swank]]. He played "the ghost" — the unnamed main character — in [[Roman Polanski]]'s political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010). He portrayed [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Camerlengo]] Patrick McKenna in ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons]]'' (also 2009), the film adaptation of [[Dan Brown]]'s [[Angels & Demons|novel of the same name]]. In 2011, McGregor starred in the British comedy ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' directed by [[Lasse Hallström]] and co-starring [[Emily Blunt]] and [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], for which his performance nabbed a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |title=2011 Golden Space Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting |accessdate=25 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130222075522/http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |archivedate=22 February 2013 }}</ref> In 2012, he was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |title=The Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes |accessdate=25 April 2012 |website=Cannes Film Festival |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524235524/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |archivedate=24 May 2012 }}</ref> At the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], he was awarded the [[Donostia Award|Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award]] and became the youngest recipient of the award.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528 |title=2012 Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award |accessdate=25 October 2012 |website=BBC News Online |date=28 September 2012}}</ref> 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 for Drama|Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[August: Osage County|play of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-august-osage-county-369840|title=Ewan McGregor to Play Julia Roberts' Husband in 'August: Osage County'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 October 2012|language=en}}</ref> McGregor starred in the action comedy film ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' (2015), alongside [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Paul Bettany]]. [[Robbie Collin]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' felt the film was "psychotically unfunny".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collin |first1=Robbie |title=Mortdecai, review: 'psychotically unfunny' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11356689/Mortdecai-review-psychotically-unfunny.html |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 January 2015}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with ''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]'' (2016), in which he also starred.{{fact|date=November 2018}} In 2017, he reprised his role as Mark Renton in ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title='Trainspotting 2,' With Original Cast, Lands at TriStar |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037 |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 December 2015}}</ref> McGregor played [[Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)|Lumiere]] in the live action adaptation of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's]] ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', directed by [[Bill Condon]] with an ensemble cast featuring [[Emma Watson]] in a leading role alongside [[Dan Stevens]], [[Luke Evans (actor)|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480 |title= Ewan McGregor to Play Lumiere in 'Beauty and the Beast' |accessdate=28 April 2015 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=21 April 2015}}</ref> He then starred in [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (both 2017), which garnered him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] for his dual performance of Emmit Stussy and Ray Stussy at the [[75th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/ |title=Golden Globes: Big Little Lies, Handmaid's Tale and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Are TV's Big Winners |website=TVLine |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=7 January 2018 |accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref> In 2018, McGregor starred as the adult version of the [[Christopher Robin|titular character]] in ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'', a live-action adaptation of Disney's [[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise]] directed by [[Marc Forster]] and starred alongside [[Hayley Atwell]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lesnick |first1=Silas |title=Ewan McGregor Will Headline Disney's Christopher Robin Movie |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie |accessdate=26 April 2017 |website=Comingsoon.net |date=26 April 2017}}</ref> McGregor will next be seen as the older [[Danny Torrance]] in the [[Doctor Sleep (2020 film)|film adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[Doctor Sleep (novel)|Doctor Sleep]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ewan-mcgregor-shining-sequel-1202838484/|title=Ewan McGregor to Star in New ‘Shining’ Movie ‘Doctor Sleep’ (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=13 June 2018|publisher=}}</ref> as well as the main villain [[Black Mask (comics)|Roman Sionis / Black Mask]] in [[Warner Bros.]]' [[DC Comics]] film ''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'' directed by [[Cathy Yan]] and starring opposite [[Margot Robbie]].<ref name="BoP2">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/ewan-mcgregor-joins-birds-of-prey-as-villain-black-mask-1202494174/|title=Ewan McGregor Joins ‘Birds Of Prey’ As Villain Black Mask|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=1 November 2018|website=Deadline.com|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref> === 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor play opens in West End |website=BBC News Online |date=22 January 1999 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref> In November 2001, McGregor made a cameo appearance in ''The Play What I Wrote''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wolf |first=Matt |title=V Legit Reviews: The Play What I Wrote |magazine=Variety |date=25 November 2001 |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117916457?refCatId=33 |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref> 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 (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' after it transferred to the [[Piccadilly Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |title='Guys and Dolls' musical |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=Guys and Dolls the Musical |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704065912/http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |archivedate=4 July 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> He played the leading role of [[Sky Masterson]]. McGregor received the LastMinute.com award for Best Actor for his performance in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor wins theatre award |url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/McGregor-wins-theatre-award.2672382.jp |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=25 October 2005 |first=Anita |last=Singh |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> and he was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best Actor in a Musical in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=The nominees and winners of the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |website=The Society of London Theatre |accessdate=15 January 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205093423/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |archivedate=5 February 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> From December 2007 to February 2008, McGregor starred as [[Iago]] in ''[[Othello]]'' at the Donmar Warehouse alongside [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as [[Othello (character)|Othello]] and [[Kelly Reilly]] as [[Desdemona]].<ref name="iago">{{cite news |title=Ewan McGregor returns to London stage for minimum wage |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |newspaper=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=12 May 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503232645/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |archivedate=3 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979 |title=Ewan McGregor to Play Iago in Othello at London's Donmar |website=Broadway.com |date=11 May 2007}}</ref> He reprised the role on [[BBC Radio 3]] in May 2008.<ref name="iago"/> == Motorcycling == {{main|Long Way Round|Long Way Down}} A motorcyclist since his youth, McGregor undertook a marathon international motorbike trip with his best friend [[Charley Boorman]] and cameraman [[Claudio von Planta]] in 2004. From mid-April to the end of July, they travelled from London to [[New York City|New York]] via [[central Europe]], [[Ukraine]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]], [[Canada]] and the United States on [[BMW R1150GS|BMW R1150GS Adventure]] motorbikes, for a cumulative distance of 22,345 miles (35,960&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |title=Long Ride to Self Discovery |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=14 October 2004 |via=Long Way Around |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528153540/http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |archivedate=28 May 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> The trip included visits to several [[UNICEF]] programs along the route, and formed the basis of a television series and a best-selling book, both called ''[[Long Way Round]]''.<ref name="bike"/> The ''Long Way Round'' team reunited in 2007 for another motorcycle trip from [[John o' Groats]] in Scotland to [[Cape Town]] in South Africa.<ref name="bike"/> The journey, entitled ''[[Long Way Down]]'', lasted from 12 May until 5 August 2007.<ref name="bike">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/15/long.shtml |title=Ewan McGregor gets back on his bike – this time for BBC Two |accessdate=23 January 2008 |date=15 May 2007 |website=BBC Press Office}}</ref> McGregor's brother Colin joined the motorcycle team during the early stages of the ''Long Way Down'' journey,<ref name="bike"/> and his father Jim also rode on sections of both ''Long Way Round'' and ''Long Way Down''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Round |series=Long Way Round |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian, and [[Russ Malkin]] |station=[[Sky One]] |airdate=18 October 2004 |minutes=42}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Down |series=Long Way Down |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian and [[Russ Malkin]] |network=[[BBC Two]] |airdate=28 October 2007}}</ref> McGregor appeared in a two-part [[BBC]] documentary in April 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 UK|UNICEF]] Ambassador. In a June 2015 interview, McGregor indicated that a long discussed South American trip with Boorman was still in the planning stages, but he expected that an excursion through the [[Baja California Peninsula]] would take place first.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13411936.Ewan_McGregor_secures_sponsorship_deal_for_South_American_road_trip/ |newspaper=The Herald |title=Ewan McGregor secures sponsorship deal for South American road trip |date=7 June 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref> == Personal life == McGregor married Eve Mavrakis,<ref name=whoswho/> a French-Greek Jewish production designer whom he met on the set of ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/|title=Ewan McGregor’s Jewish connection to ‘American Pastoral’|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=19 October 2016|work=Jewish Journal|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth|title=Ewan McGregor’s biggest challenge: Philip Roth|accessdate=26 May 2018|date=20 October 2016|last=Schleier|first=Curt|work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|quote="I'm married to a Jewish woman," he said of wife Eve Mavrakis.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html|title=Ewan McGregor interview: 'Trainspotting sequel has a different energy'|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|date=7 November 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/|title=Actor-directors Jewish connections shine on-screen|last=Fox|first=Michael|date=20 October 2016|work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]|accessdate=26 May 2018|quote=he has been married to French Jewish production designer Eve Mavrakis for 21 years}}</ref><ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Together they have four daughters, one of them adopted from [[Mongolia]].<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="people">{{cite magazine |first1=Stephen M. |last1=Silverman |first2=Pete |last2=Norman |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1183096,00.html |title=Ewan McGregor Adopts a Daughter |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=12 April 2006 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Cindy |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/beginning_of_new_friendship_3n9sjO4z5KSkRrjEY59DpO |title=Beginning of a new friendship |accessdate=28 May 2011 |date=25 May 2011 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |publisher=News Corporation |ISSN=1090-3321}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=White |first=Gemma |title=Celebrity adoptions: Love sees no colour |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889 |accessdate=17 April 2013 |magazine=Scene magazine |date=31 July 2012}}</ref> McGregor has a heart and dagger tattoo of the names of his wife and daughters on his right arm.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio |title=Ewan McGregor Biography |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures |title=Ewan McGregor Tattoo Pictures |website=Ready2Beat |date= |accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref> The family lived in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], having relocated from [[North London]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Khokhar |first=Ahmer |title='London eats liberty', says Ewan McGregor |url=http://news.scotsman.com/news/39London-eats-liberty39-says-Ewan.6450676.jp |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=1 August 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2011 |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> With his children raised in Mavrakis' [[Judaism|Jewish]] faith, McGregor has said, "My involvement in religion has more to do with the Jewish faith now and not the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith, which I was very vaguely brought up in".<ref>{{cite web |first=Jen |last=Yamato |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html |title=Ewan McGregor on How a Non-Believer Found Jesus in 'Last Days in the Desert' |website=The Daily Beast |date=8 May 2016 |accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> {{as of|2017|May|}}, he was estranged from his wife and dating actress [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]], whom he met on the set of season 3 of ''Fargo'' in which they starred together.<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Julie |last1=Jordan |first2=Maria |last2=Pasquini |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/ |title=Ewan McGregor Splits From Wife of 22 Years |magazine=People |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref> On 19 January 2018, McGregor filed for divorce from his wife, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Sarah |last=Hearon |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife After 22 Years of Marriage |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |date=19 January 2018 |accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife of 22 Years Eve Mavrakis: Report |first=Kara |last=Warner |date=19 January 2018 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> 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,<ref name="bike"/> 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 [[BBC Two|BBC2]] documentary entitled ''Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/coldchain |title=Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission in the Congo |website=UNICEF UK |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512010606/http://www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/ |archivedate=12 May 2013 |access-date=27 April 2012 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> In June 2015, McGregor read [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s "[[The Little Match Girl]]" for the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF, together with other prominent figures such [[Roger Moore]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Joan Collins]], [[Joanna Lumley]], and [[Michael Caine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Moore backs children's fairytales app in aid of Unicef |first=Stuart |last=Dredge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 June 2015}}</ref> In 2007, on an episode of ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'', McGregor said he had [[Teetotalism|given up alcohol]] after a period where he was arguably a [[High-functioning alcoholic|functioning alcoholic]], and that he had not had a drink in seven years. In 2008, he had a [[Melanocytic nevus|cancerous mole]] removed from below his right eye.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm |title=McGregor fine after cancer scare |accessdate=22 April 2008 |website=BBC News Online |date=22 April 2008}}</ref> == Filmography == {{Main|Ewan McGregor filmography}} ==Awards and nominations== {{main|List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor}} In 2010, McGregor was appointed by the French government as a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters).<ref>{{cite web |title=Remise des insignes de chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et Lettres à Jim Carrey et à Ewan McGregor |language=French |url=http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Decouvrir-le-ministere/Histoire-du-ministere/Ressources-documentaires/Discours/Discours-de-ministres-depuis-1999/Frederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012/Discours-2009-2012/Remise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |website=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Award of insignia of Knights of the Order of Arts and Letters to Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor |url=http://traduction.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/url/Result.aspx?to=en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.culturecommunication.gouv.fr%2FNous-connaitre%2FDecouvrir-le-ministere%2FHistoire-du-ministere%2FRessources-documentaires%2FDiscours%2FDiscours-de-ministres-depuis-1999%2FFrederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012%2FDiscours-2009-2012%2FRemise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |publisher=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> McGregor was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)]] in the [[2013 New Year Honours]] for services to drama and charity.<ref name=whoswho/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60367 |date=29 December 2012 |page=12 |supp=y}}</ref><ref name="CBE">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20860327 |title=New Year Honours 2013: At a glance |website=BBC News Online |accessdate=29 December 2012 |date=29 December 2012}}</ref> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Long Way Round#Support crew|Long Way Round]]'', 2004 (with [[Charley Boorman]]), {{ISBN|0-7434-9933-6}} * ''[[Long Way Down#Route|Long Way Down]]'', 2008 (with Charley Boorman), {{ISBN|1-4165-7745-9}} == Discography == * "Choose Life" with [[Tzant|PF Project]], ''[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|Trainspotting#2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol.#2]]'', 1997. * "TV Eye" with [[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Wylde Ratttz]], ''[[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture]]'', 1999. * "[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" with [[Nicole Kidman]], ''[[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]]'', 2001. * "Elephant Love Medley" with Nicole Kidman, ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', 2001. * "[[Roxanne (song)|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 [[Renée Zellweger]], ''[[Down with Love#Soundtrack|Down With Love: Music from and Included in the Motion Picture]]'', 2003. * "The Sweetest Gift", ''[[Unexpected Dreams|Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars]]'', 2006. * "[[Be Our Guest]]" with [[Emma Thompson]], [[Ian McKellen]], and [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]], ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|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 (actor)|Luke Evans]], [[Josh Gad]], Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, & Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ''Beauty and the Beast'', 2017. == References == {{reflist}} == Further reading == * Adams, Billy. ''Ewan McGregor: The Unauthorized Biography''. Overlooks Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-87951-704-2}} * Bassom, David. ''Ewan McGregor: An Illustrated Story''. Hamlyn, 1999. {{ISBN|0-600-59653-2}} * Jones, Veda Boyd. ''Ewan McGregor''. Facts On File Inc., 1999. {{ISBN|0-7910-5501-9}} * Nickson, Chris. ''Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography''. Macmillan, 1999. {{ISBN|0-312-96910-4}} * Pendreigh, Brian. ''Ewan McGregor''. Thunder's Mouth Press, 1999. {{ISBN|1-56025-239-1}} * Robb, Brian J. ''Ewan McGregor: From Junkie to Jedi''. 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'@@ -1,172 +1,0 @@ -{{pp-pc1}} -{{Use British English|date=January 2011}} -{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} -{{Infobox person -| name = Ewan McGregor -| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} -| image = File:Ewan_McGregor_Cannes_2012.jpg -| caption = McGregor at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]] -| birth_name = Ewan Gordon McGregor -| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|3|31}} -| birth_place = [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], Scotland -| residence = [[Los Angeles County, California]], U.S. -| occupation = Actor -| years_active = 1993–present -| spouse = {{marriage|Eve Mavrakis<br/>|1995|2017|end=[[Legal separation|{{abbr|Div.|Divorced}}]]}} -| children = 4 -| relatives = [[Denis Lawson]] (uncle) -| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor|Full list]] -}} - -'''Ewan Gordon McGregor''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 31 March 1971)<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who |surname=McGregor |othernames=Ewan Gordon |id=U41681 |volume=2015 |edition=online [[Oxford University Press]]}} {{subscription required}}</ref> is a Scottish actor and director, known internationally for his various film roles, including independent dramas, science-fiction epics, and musicals. - -McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]''.<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Some of his best known roles include [[opioid use disorder|heroin addict]] Mark Renton in the drama films ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996) and ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]'' (2017), [[Jedi]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in the [[Prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]] (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001), young Edward Bloom in ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005), [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Camerlengo]] [[Carlo Ventresca|Father Patrick McKenna]] in ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels and Demons]]'' (2009), "the ghost" in [[Roman Polanski]]'s political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' (2011), [[List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters#Lumière|Lumière]] in a live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2017), and the adult version of the [[Christopher Robin|titular character]] in the fantasy comedy-drama ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'' (2018). - -In [[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018]], McGregor won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] for his performance as brothers in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'', and received Golden Globe nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|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]]'' (2005–07) and ''[[Othello]]'' (2007–08). He was ranked number 36 on ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%2821trpz55kccy1v454m12y345%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=47 |title=Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars 1997 |accessdate=26 March 2011 |website=Am I Annoying.com}}</ref> In a 2004 poll for the [[BBC]], McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]].<ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer voted UK's most influential cultural icon |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/12/ipod_designer_voted_uks_most/ |website=[[The Register]] |first=Tony |last=Smith |date=12 February 2004 |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer leads culture list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm |date=12 February 2004 |website=[[BBC News Online]] |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> - -McGregor has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for [[UNICEF UK]] since 2004. In 2013, he was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to drama and charity. In 2016, he received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Humanitarian Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy |title=BAFTA LA To Honor Ewan McGregor At The 2016 British Academy Britannia Awards |website=BAFTA |date=14 September 2016 |accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref> - -== Early life == -McGregor was born in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] and raised in [[Crieff]].<ref name="Ewan Home">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor on His Career and 'The Impossible' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPZlTk4Ayg&t=3s |author=The Hollywood Reporter |date=26 November 2012 |website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor 1971 |url=http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |website=[[Perth & Kinross Council]] |accessdate=30 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701070250/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |archivedate=1 July 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Ewan's Birth Place">{{cite news |title=Starring role for actor's mother Maternity unit closure puts Mrs McGregor in front of the spotlight |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/starring-role-for-actor-s-mother-maternity-unit-closure-puts-mrs-mcgregor-in-front-of-the-spotlight-1.211906 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=31 October 2000 |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His mother, Carol Diane (''née'' Lawson), is a retired teacher at Crieff High School and latterly deputy head teacher at Kingspark School in [[Dundee]].<ref name="Carol">{{cite web |title=Obi-Wan Kenobi's mum |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/1999/jan/25/secretarial5 |first=Dolly |last=Dhingra |date=25 January 1999 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Carol McGregor">{{cite news |title=Carol McGregor: Malawi Diaries |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/carol-mcgregor-malawi-diaries-1-1421691 |date=12 August 2007 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His father, James Charles Stewart "Jim" McGregor, is a retired physical education teacher and careers master at [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff.<ref name="Morrisonian Club">{{cite web|title=Morrisonian Club |url=http://www.morrisonsacademy.org/morrisonians/morrisonian-club |website=Morrison's Academy |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |title=Ewan McGregor biography |website=Tiscali.co.uk |accessdate=15 January 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008003608/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |archivedate=8 October 2007 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/Ewan-McGregor.html |title=Ewan McGregor Biography (1971–) |website=Film Reference.com |accessdate=15 January 2008}}</ref> He has an older brother, Colin (born 1969), a former [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]] pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435151/Family-Detective.html |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 November 2006 |first=Nick |last=Barratt |title=Family Detective |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> His uncle is actor [[Denis Lawson]]<ref name="Hello – Bio">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |title=Profile – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012457/http://hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |archivedate=20 August 2008}}</ref> and his aunt by marriage was actress [[Sheila Gish]], which makes him a step-cousin of Gish's actress daughters, Kay Curram and [[Lou Gish]].<ref>{{cite news |title=He is the actor formerly known as Denis Lawson. Now he's more famous as Ewan McGregor's uncle. But he's not bitter |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12166826.He_is_the_actor_formerly_known___as_Denis_Lawson__Now_he_apos_s_more_famous_as_Ewan_McGregor_apos_s_uncle__But_he_apos_s_not_bitter/ |newspaper=The Herald |accessdate=14 May 2017 |date=18 May 2001}}</ref> - -McGregor attended the independent [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff. After leaving school at the age of 16, he worked as a stagehand at [[Perth Theatre]] and studied a foundation course in drama at [[Kirkcaldy]] College of Technology,<ref name="Ewan college">{{cite news |title=The Guardian profile: Ewan McGregor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/jun/03/theatre |first=Richard |last=Jinman |date=3 June 2005 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan Perth Theatre">{{cite web |title=Perth Theatre, past and present... |url=http://www.horsecross.co.uk/perth-theatre-past-and-present |website=Perth Concert Hall |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> before moving to London to study drama at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] when he was 18 years old.<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> - -== Career == - -=== Film and television === -[[File:Flickr - Josh Jensen - Ewan McGregor Greets His Fans.jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor at the premiere of ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' at the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2009.]] -Six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor won a leading role in [[Dennis Potter]]'s six-part [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' (1993).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Not long afterwards, he starred in the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Scarlet and Black (TV Series)|Scarlet and Black]]'' (also 1993) with a young [[Rachel Weisz]], and made his film debut in [[Bill Forsyth]]'s ''[[Being Human (1994 film)|Being Human]]'' (1994).<ref name="filmography">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs |title=Filmography – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=Hello!}}</ref> For his role in the thriller ''[[Shallow Grave]]'' (also 1994), he won an [[Sony Ericsson Empire Awards|Empire Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996 |title=Empire Awards, UK: 1996 |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref> The film was his first collaboration with director [[Danny Boyle]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> His international breakthrough followed with the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle's ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996), an adaptation of [[Irvine Welsh]]'s [[Trainspotting (novel)|novel of the same name]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="filmography"/> - -McGregor played the male romantic lead role in the British film ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'' (1998). He was cast as the young [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999); the character was originally played by [[Sir Alec Guinness]] in the [[Star Wars original trilogy|first ''Star Wars'' trilogy]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> While the prequels received criticism from some ''Star Wars'' fans, McGregor's performance was well received.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star Wars: Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |date=13 October 2016 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> He reprised the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the subsequent prequels ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite video |year=2005 |title=Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Web Documentaries of ''Revenge of the Sith'' DVD |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> His uncle, [[Denis Lawson]], had played [[Wedge Antilles]] in the original trilogy.<ref>{{cite video |year=2004 |title=Star Wars Trilogy |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> - -McGregor starred in ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine ([[Nicole Kidman]]). He starred alongside [[Renée Zellweger]] in ''[[Down With Love]]'' (2003).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="yahoo"/> He also portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in the 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 (film)|Young Adam]]'' (also 2003), which co-starred [[Tilda Swinton]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Slater |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3143170.stm |title=Young Adam's dark tale |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=9 October 2003 |website=BBC News Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Adam |last=Dawtrey |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1 |title=Thomas' distrib misstep |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 September 2003 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> - -McGregor voiced two successful animated features; he played the robot [[Rodney Copperbottom]] in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', which also featured the voices of [[Halle Berry]] and [[Robin Williams]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/11/DDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies |title=It's a bucket of bolts that rattles agreeably. ''Robots'' mingles brass, laughs and, yes, Robin Williams |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=11 March 2005 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> and he voiced the lead character in [[Gary Chapman (artist/actor)|Gary Chapman]]'s ''[[Valiant (2005 film)|Valiant]]'' (both 2005), alongside [[Jim Broadbent]], [[John Cleese]] and [[Ricky Gervais]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Holden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/19vali.html |title=These Brave Pigeons Are Doing Their Part for the War |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=19 August 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Also around this time, McGregor played two roles — one a [[cloning|clone]] of the other — opposite [[Scarlett Johansson]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s science fiction action thriller film ''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]''. He also headlined [[Marc Forster]]'s 2005 film ''[[Stay (2005 film)|Stay]]'' (both 2005), a psychological thriller co-starring [[Naomi Watts]] and [[Ryan Gosling]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Clinton |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/ |title='Island' just interesting enough |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=22 July 2005 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/21stay.html |title=Something Is Happening, but Who Knows What It Is? |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 October 2005 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> - -He narrated the [[Fulldome]] production ''Astronaut'' (2006), created for the [[National Space Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Astronaut with Ewan McGregor |url=http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |accessdate=14 November 2013 |date=14 July 2006 |website=EwanMcGregor.net |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615185736/http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |archivedate=15 June 2008 |df= }}</ref> Around the same time, he also narrated the [[STV (TV network)|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 [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]], the RAF's primary attack aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113013740/http://www2.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |dead-url=yes |archivedate=13 January 2009 |title=Ground School |accessdate=10 July 2008 |date=27 July 2007 |website=STV}}</ref> McGregor starred opposite [[Colin Farrell]] in the [[Woody Allen]] film ''[[Cassandra's Dream]]'' (2007),<ref name="filmography"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Moore |url=http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699 |title="Dream" gives wakeup call to Woody Allen |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=29 January 2008 |newspaper=[[Denver Post]]}}</ref> and he co-starred with [[Jim Carrey]] in ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'' and appeared in ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (both 2009) alongside [[Hilary Swank]]. He played "the ghost" — the unnamed main character — in [[Roman Polanski]]'s political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010). He portrayed [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Camerlengo]] Patrick McKenna in ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons]]'' (also 2009), the film adaptation of [[Dan Brown]]'s [[Angels & Demons|novel of the same name]]. In 2011, McGregor starred in the British comedy ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' directed by [[Lasse Hallström]] and co-starring [[Emily Blunt]] and [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], for which his performance nabbed a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |title=2011 Golden Space Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting |accessdate=25 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130222075522/http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |archivedate=22 February 2013 }}</ref> - -In 2012, he was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |title=The Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes |accessdate=25 April 2012 |website=Cannes Film Festival |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524235524/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |archivedate=24 May 2012 }}</ref> At the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], he was awarded the [[Donostia Award|Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award]] and became the youngest recipient of the award.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528 |title=2012 Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award |accessdate=25 October 2012 |website=BBC News Online |date=28 September 2012}}</ref> 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 for Drama|Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[August: Osage County|play of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-august-osage-county-369840|title=Ewan McGregor to Play Julia Roberts' Husband in 'August: Osage County'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 October 2012|language=en}}</ref> - -McGregor starred in the action comedy film ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' (2015), alongside [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Paul Bettany]]. [[Robbie Collin]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' felt the film was "psychotically unfunny".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collin |first1=Robbie |title=Mortdecai, review: 'psychotically unfunny' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11356689/Mortdecai-review-psychotically-unfunny.html |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 January 2015}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with ''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]'' (2016), in which he also starred.{{fact|date=November 2018}} - -In 2017, he reprised his role as Mark Renton in ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title='Trainspotting 2,' With Original Cast, Lands at TriStar |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037 |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 December 2015}}</ref> McGregor played [[Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)|Lumiere]] in the live action adaptation of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's]] ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', directed by [[Bill Condon]] with an ensemble cast featuring [[Emma Watson]] in a leading role alongside [[Dan Stevens]], [[Luke Evans (actor)|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480 |title= Ewan McGregor to Play Lumiere in 'Beauty and the Beast' |accessdate=28 April 2015 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=21 April 2015}}</ref> He then starred in [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (both 2017), which garnered him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] for his dual performance of Emmit Stussy and Ray Stussy at the [[75th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/ |title=Golden Globes: Big Little Lies, Handmaid's Tale and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Are TV's Big Winners |website=TVLine |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=7 January 2018 |accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref> In 2018, McGregor starred as the adult version of the [[Christopher Robin|titular character]] in ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'', a live-action adaptation of Disney's [[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise]] directed by [[Marc Forster]] and starred alongside [[Hayley Atwell]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lesnick |first1=Silas |title=Ewan McGregor Will Headline Disney's Christopher Robin Movie |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie |accessdate=26 April 2017 |website=Comingsoon.net |date=26 April 2017}}</ref> - -McGregor will next be seen as the older [[Danny Torrance]] in the [[Doctor Sleep (2020 film)|film adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[Doctor Sleep (novel)|Doctor Sleep]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ewan-mcgregor-shining-sequel-1202838484/|title=Ewan McGregor to Star in New ‘Shining’ Movie ‘Doctor Sleep’ (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=13 June 2018|publisher=}}</ref> as well as the main villain [[Black Mask (comics)|Roman Sionis / Black Mask]] in [[Warner Bros.]]' [[DC Comics]] film ''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'' directed by [[Cathy Yan]] and starring opposite [[Margot Robbie]].<ref name="BoP2">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/ewan-mcgregor-joins-birds-of-prey-as-villain-black-mask-1202494174/|title=Ewan McGregor Joins ‘Birds Of Prey’ As Villain Black Mask|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=1 November 2018|website=Deadline.com|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref> - -=== 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor play opens in West End |website=BBC News Online |date=22 January 1999 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref> In November 2001, McGregor made a cameo appearance in ''The Play What I Wrote''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wolf |first=Matt |title=V Legit Reviews: The Play What I Wrote |magazine=Variety |date=25 November 2001 |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117916457?refCatId=33 |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref> - -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 (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' after it transferred to the [[Piccadilly Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |title='Guys and Dolls' musical |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=Guys and Dolls the Musical |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704065912/http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |archivedate=4 July 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> He played the leading role of [[Sky Masterson]]. McGregor received the LastMinute.com award for Best Actor for his performance in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor wins theatre award |url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/McGregor-wins-theatre-award.2672382.jp |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=25 October 2005 |first=Anita |last=Singh |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> and he was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best Actor in a Musical in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=The nominees and winners of the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |website=The Society of London Theatre |accessdate=15 January 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205093423/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |archivedate=5 February 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> - -From December 2007 to February 2008, McGregor starred as [[Iago]] in ''[[Othello]]'' at the Donmar Warehouse alongside [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as [[Othello (character)|Othello]] and [[Kelly Reilly]] as [[Desdemona]].<ref name="iago">{{cite news |title=Ewan McGregor returns to London stage for minimum wage |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |newspaper=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=12 May 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503232645/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |archivedate=3 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979 |title=Ewan McGregor to Play Iago in Othello at London's Donmar |website=Broadway.com |date=11 May 2007}}</ref> He reprised the role on [[BBC Radio 3]] in May 2008.<ref name="iago"/> - -== Motorcycling == -{{main|Long Way Round|Long Way Down}} -A motorcyclist since his youth, McGregor undertook a marathon international motorbike trip with his best friend [[Charley Boorman]] and cameraman [[Claudio von Planta]] in 2004. From mid-April to the end of July, they travelled from London to [[New York City|New York]] via [[central Europe]], [[Ukraine]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]], [[Canada]] and the United States on [[BMW R1150GS|BMW R1150GS Adventure]] motorbikes, for a cumulative distance of 22,345 miles (35,960&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |title=Long Ride to Self Discovery |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=14 October 2004 |via=Long Way Around |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528153540/http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |archivedate=28 May 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> The trip included visits to several [[UNICEF]] programs along the route, and formed the basis of a television series and a best-selling book, both called ''[[Long Way Round]]''.<ref name="bike"/> - -The ''Long Way Round'' team reunited in 2007 for another motorcycle trip from [[John o' Groats]] in Scotland to [[Cape Town]] in South Africa.<ref name="bike"/> The journey, entitled ''[[Long Way Down]]'', lasted from 12 May until 5 August 2007.<ref name="bike">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/15/long.shtml |title=Ewan McGregor gets back on his bike – this time for BBC Two |accessdate=23 January 2008 |date=15 May 2007 |website=BBC Press Office}}</ref> McGregor's brother Colin joined the motorcycle team during the early stages of the ''Long Way Down'' journey,<ref name="bike"/> and his father Jim also rode on sections of both ''Long Way Round'' and ''Long Way Down''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Round |series=Long Way Round |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian, and [[Russ Malkin]] |station=[[Sky One]] |airdate=18 October 2004 |minutes=42}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Down |series=Long Way Down |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian and [[Russ Malkin]] |network=[[BBC Two]] |airdate=28 October 2007}}</ref> - -McGregor appeared in a two-part [[BBC]] documentary in April 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 UK|UNICEF]] Ambassador. - -In a June 2015 interview, McGregor indicated that a long discussed South American trip with Boorman was still in the planning stages, but he expected that an excursion through the [[Baja California Peninsula]] would take place first.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13411936.Ewan_McGregor_secures_sponsorship_deal_for_South_American_road_trip/ |newspaper=The Herald |title=Ewan McGregor secures sponsorship deal for South American road trip |date=7 June 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref> - -== Personal life == -McGregor married Eve Mavrakis,<ref name=whoswho/> a French-Greek Jewish production designer whom he met on the set of ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/|title=Ewan McGregor’s Jewish connection to ‘American Pastoral’|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=19 October 2016|work=Jewish Journal|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth|title=Ewan McGregor’s biggest challenge: Philip Roth|accessdate=26 May 2018|date=20 October 2016|last=Schleier|first=Curt|work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|quote="I'm married to a Jewish woman," he said of wife Eve Mavrakis.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html|title=Ewan McGregor interview: 'Trainspotting sequel has a different energy'|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|date=7 November 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/|title=Actor-directors Jewish connections shine on-screen|last=Fox|first=Michael|date=20 October 2016|work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]|accessdate=26 May 2018|quote=he has been married to French Jewish production designer Eve Mavrakis for 21 years}}</ref><ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Together they have four daughters, one of them adopted from [[Mongolia]].<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="people">{{cite magazine |first1=Stephen M. |last1=Silverman |first2=Pete |last2=Norman |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1183096,00.html |title=Ewan McGregor Adopts a Daughter |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=12 April 2006 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Cindy |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/beginning_of_new_friendship_3n9sjO4z5KSkRrjEY59DpO |title=Beginning of a new friendship |accessdate=28 May 2011 |date=25 May 2011 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |publisher=News Corporation |ISSN=1090-3321}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=White |first=Gemma |title=Celebrity adoptions: Love sees no colour |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889 |accessdate=17 April 2013 |magazine=Scene magazine |date=31 July 2012}}</ref> McGregor has a heart and dagger tattoo of the names of his wife and daughters on his right arm.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio |title=Ewan McGregor Biography |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures |title=Ewan McGregor Tattoo Pictures |website=Ready2Beat |date= |accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref> The family lived in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], having relocated from [[North London]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Khokhar |first=Ahmer |title='London eats liberty', says Ewan McGregor |url=http://news.scotsman.com/news/39London-eats-liberty39-says-Ewan.6450676.jp |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=1 August 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2011 |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> With his children raised in Mavrakis' [[Judaism|Jewish]] faith, McGregor has said, "My involvement in religion has more to do with the Jewish faith now and not the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith, which I was very vaguely brought up in".<ref>{{cite web |first=Jen |last=Yamato |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html |title=Ewan McGregor on How a Non-Believer Found Jesus in 'Last Days in the Desert' |website=The Daily Beast |date=8 May 2016 |accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> {{as of|2017|May|}}, he was estranged from his wife and dating actress [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]], whom he met on the set of season 3 of ''Fargo'' in which they starred together.<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Julie |last1=Jordan |first2=Maria |last2=Pasquini |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/ |title=Ewan McGregor Splits From Wife of 22 Years |magazine=People |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref> On 19 January 2018, McGregor filed for divorce from his wife, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Sarah |last=Hearon |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife After 22 Years of Marriage |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |date=19 January 2018 |accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife of 22 Years Eve Mavrakis: Report |first=Kara |last=Warner |date=19 January 2018 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> - -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,<ref name="bike"/> 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 [[BBC Two|BBC2]] documentary entitled ''Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/coldchain |title=Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission in the Congo |website=UNICEF UK |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512010606/http://www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/ |archivedate=12 May 2013 |access-date=27 April 2012 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> In June 2015, McGregor read [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s "[[The Little Match Girl]]" for the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF, together with other prominent figures such [[Roger Moore]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Joan Collins]], [[Joanna Lumley]], and [[Michael Caine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Moore backs children's fairytales app in aid of Unicef |first=Stuart |last=Dredge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 June 2015}}</ref> - -In 2007, on an episode of ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'', McGregor said he had [[Teetotalism|given up alcohol]] after a period where he was arguably a [[High-functioning alcoholic|functioning alcoholic]], and that he had not had a drink in seven years. In 2008, he had a [[Melanocytic nevus|cancerous mole]] removed from below his right eye.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm |title=McGregor fine after cancer scare |accessdate=22 April 2008 |website=BBC News Online |date=22 April 2008}}</ref> - -== Filmography == -{{Main|Ewan McGregor filmography}} - -==Awards and nominations== -{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor}} - -In 2010, McGregor was appointed by the French government as a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters).<ref>{{cite web |title=Remise des insignes de chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et Lettres à Jim Carrey et à Ewan McGregor |language=French |url=http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Decouvrir-le-ministere/Histoire-du-ministere/Ressources-documentaires/Discours/Discours-de-ministres-depuis-1999/Frederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012/Discours-2009-2012/Remise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |website=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Award of insignia of Knights of the Order of Arts and Letters to Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor |url=http://traduction.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/url/Result.aspx?to=en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.culturecommunication.gouv.fr%2FNous-connaitre%2FDecouvrir-le-ministere%2FHistoire-du-ministere%2FRessources-documentaires%2FDiscours%2FDiscours-de-ministres-depuis-1999%2FFrederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012%2FDiscours-2009-2012%2FRemise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |publisher=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> McGregor was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)]] in the [[2013 New Year Honours]] for services to drama and charity.<ref name=whoswho/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60367 |date=29 December 2012 |page=12 |supp=y}}</ref><ref name="CBE">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20860327 |title=New Year Honours 2013: At a glance |website=BBC News Online |accessdate=29 December 2012 |date=29 December 2012}}</ref> - -==Bibliography== -* ''[[Long Way Round#Support crew|Long Way Round]]'', 2004 (with [[Charley Boorman]]), {{ISBN|0-7434-9933-6}} -* ''[[Long Way Down#Route|Long Way Down]]'', 2008 (with Charley Boorman), {{ISBN|1-4165-7745-9}} - -== Discography == -* "Choose Life" with [[Tzant|PF Project]], ''[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|Trainspotting#2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol.#2]]'', 1997. -* "TV Eye" with [[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Wylde Ratttz]], ''[[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture]]'', 1999. -* "[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" with [[Nicole Kidman]], ''[[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]]'', 2001. -* "Elephant Love Medley" with Nicole Kidman, ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', 2001. -* "[[Roxanne (song)|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 [[Renée Zellweger]], ''[[Down with Love#Soundtrack|Down With Love: Music from and Included in the Motion Picture]]'', 2003. -* "The Sweetest Gift", ''[[Unexpected Dreams|Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars]]'', 2006. -* "[[Be Our Guest]]" with [[Emma Thompson]], [[Ian McKellen]], and [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]], ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|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 (actor)|Luke Evans]], [[Josh Gad]], Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, & Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ''Beauty and the Beast'', 2017. - -== References == -{{reflist}} - -== Further reading == -* Adams, Billy. ''Ewan McGregor: The Unauthorized Biography''. Overlooks Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-87951-704-2}} -* Bassom, David. ''Ewan McGregor: An Illustrated Story''. Hamlyn, 1999. {{ISBN|0-600-59653-2}} -* Jones, Veda Boyd. ''Ewan McGregor''. Facts On File Inc., 1999. {{ISBN|0-7910-5501-9}} -* Nickson, Chris. ''Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography''. Macmillan, 1999. {{ISBN|0-312-96910-4}} -* Pendreigh, Brian. ''Ewan McGregor''. Thunder's Mouth Press, 1999. {{ISBN|1-56025-239-1}} -* Robb, Brian J. ''Ewan McGregor: From Junkie to Jedi''. 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McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' (2005–07) and ''[[Othello]]'' (2007–08). He was ranked number 36 on ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amiannoying.com/%28S%2821trpz55kccy1v454m12y345%29%29/collection.aspx?collection=47 |title=Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars 1997 |accessdate=26 March 2011 |website=Am I Annoying.com}}</ref> In a 2004 poll for the [[BBC]], McGregor was named the fourth most influential person in [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]].<ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer voted UK's most influential cultural icon |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/12/ipod_designer_voted_uks_most/ |website=[[The Register]] |first=Tony |last=Smith |date=12 February 2004 |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=iPod designer leads culture list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm |date=12 February 2004 |website=[[BBC News Online]] |accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref>', 25 => false, 26 => 'McGregor has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for [[UNICEF UK]] since 2004. In 2013, he was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to drama and charity. In 2016, he received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Humanitarian Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy |title=BAFTA LA To Honor Ewan McGregor At The 2016 British Academy Britannia Awards |website=BAFTA |date=14 September 2016 |accessdate=20 September 2016}}</ref>', 27 => false, 28 => '== Early life ==', 29 => 'McGregor was born in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] and raised in [[Crieff]].<ref name="Ewan Home">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor on His Career and 'The Impossible' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPZlTk4Ayg&t=3s |author=The Hollywood Reporter |date=26 November 2012 |website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor 1971 |url=http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |website=[[Perth & Kinross Council]] |accessdate=30 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701070250/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |archivedate=1 July 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Ewan's Birth Place">{{cite news |title=Starring role for actor's mother Maternity unit closure puts Mrs McGregor in front of the spotlight |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/starring-role-for-actor-s-mother-maternity-unit-closure-puts-mrs-mcgregor-in-front-of-the-spotlight-1.211906 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=31 October 2000 |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His mother, Carol Diane (''née'' Lawson), is a retired teacher at Crieff High School and latterly deputy head teacher at Kingspark School in [[Dundee]].<ref name="Carol">{{cite web |title=Obi-Wan Kenobi's mum |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/1999/jan/25/secretarial5 |first=Dolly |last=Dhingra |date=25 January 1999 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Carol McGregor">{{cite news |title=Carol McGregor: Malawi Diaries |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/carol-mcgregor-malawi-diaries-1-1421691 |date=12 August 2007 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |location=Edinburgh |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> His father, James Charles Stewart "Jim" McGregor, is a retired physical education teacher and careers master at [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff.<ref name="Morrisonian Club">{{cite web|title=Morrisonian Club |url=http://www.morrisonsacademy.org/morrisonians/morrisonian-club |website=Morrison's Academy |accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |title=Ewan McGregor biography |website=Tiscali.co.uk |accessdate=15 January 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008003608/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |archivedate=8 October 2007 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/Ewan-McGregor.html |title=Ewan McGregor Biography (1971–) |website=Film Reference.com |accessdate=15 January 2008}}</ref> He has an older brother, Colin (born 1969), a former [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]] pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435151/Family-Detective.html |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 November 2006 |first=Nick |last=Barratt |title=Family Detective |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> His uncle is actor [[Denis Lawson]]<ref name="Hello – Bio">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |title=Profile – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012457/http://hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |archivedate=20 August 2008}}</ref> and his aunt by marriage was actress [[Sheila Gish]], which makes him a step-cousin of Gish's actress daughters, Kay Curram and [[Lou Gish]].<ref>{{cite news |title=He is the actor formerly known as Denis Lawson. Now he's more famous as Ewan McGregor's uncle. But he's not bitter |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12166826.He_is_the_actor_formerly_known___as_Denis_Lawson__Now_he_apos_s_more_famous_as_Ewan_McGregor_apos_s_uncle__But_he_apos_s_not_bitter/ |newspaper=The Herald |accessdate=14 May 2017 |date=18 May 2001}}</ref>', 30 => false, 31 => 'McGregor attended the independent [[Morrison's Academy]] in Crieff. After leaving school at the age of 16, he worked as a stagehand at [[Perth Theatre]] and studied a foundation course in drama at [[Kirkcaldy]] College of Technology,<ref name="Ewan college">{{cite news |title=The Guardian profile: Ewan McGregor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/jun/03/theatre |first=Richard |last=Jinman |date=3 June 2005 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ewan Perth Theatre">{{cite web |title=Perth Theatre, past and present... |url=http://www.horsecross.co.uk/perth-theatre-past-and-present |website=Perth Concert Hall |accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> before moving to London to study drama at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] when he was 18 years old.<ref name="Hello – Bio"/>', 32 => false, 33 => '== Career ==', 34 => false, 35 => '=== Film and television ===', 36 => '[[File:Flickr - Josh Jensen - Ewan McGregor Greets His Fans.jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor at the premiere of ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' at the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2009.]]', 37 => 'Six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor won a leading role in [[Dennis Potter]]'s six-part [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' (1993).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Not long afterwards, he starred in the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Scarlet and Black (TV Series)|Scarlet and Black]]'' (also 1993) with a young [[Rachel Weisz]], and made his film debut in [[Bill Forsyth]]'s ''[[Being Human (1994 film)|Being Human]]'' (1994).<ref name="filmography">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs |title=Filmography – Ewan McGregor |accessdate=9 July 2008 |magazine=Hello!}}</ref> For his role in the thriller ''[[Shallow Grave]]'' (also 1994), he won an [[Sony Ericsson Empire Awards|Empire Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996 |title=Empire Awards, UK: 1996 |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref> The film was his first collaboration with director [[Danny Boyle]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> His international breakthrough followed with the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle's ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996), an adaptation of [[Irvine Welsh]]'s [[Trainspotting (novel)|novel of the same name]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="filmography"/>', 38 => false, 39 => 'McGregor played the male romantic lead role in the British film ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'' (1998). He was cast as the young [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999); the character was originally played by [[Sir Alec Guinness]] in the [[Star Wars original trilogy|first ''Star Wars'' trilogy]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> While the prequels received criticism from some ''Star Wars'' fans, McGregor's performance was well received.<ref>{{cite news |title=Star Wars: Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |date=13 October 2016 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> He reprised the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the subsequent prequels ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite video |year=2005 |title=Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Web Documentaries of ''Revenge of the Sith'' DVD |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> His uncle, [[Denis Lawson]], had played [[Wedge Antilles]] in the original trilogy.<ref>{{cite video |year=2004 |title=Star Wars Trilogy |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>', 40 => false, 41 => 'McGregor starred in ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine ([[Nicole Kidman]]). He starred alongside [[Renée Zellweger]] in ''[[Down With Love]]'' (2003).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/><ref name="yahoo"/> He also portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in the 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 (film)|Young Adam]]'' (also 2003), which co-starred [[Tilda Swinton]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Slater |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3143170.stm |title=Young Adam's dark tale |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=9 October 2003 |website=BBC News Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Adam |last=Dawtrey |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1 |title=Thomas' distrib misstep |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 September 2003 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>', 42 => false, 43 => 'McGregor voiced two successful animated features; he played the robot [[Rodney Copperbottom]] in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'', which also featured the voices of [[Halle Berry]] and [[Robin Williams]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/11/DDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies |title=It's a bucket of bolts that rattles agreeably. ''Robots'' mingles brass, laughs and, yes, Robin Williams |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=11 March 2005 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> and he voiced the lead character in [[Gary Chapman (artist/actor)|Gary Chapman]]'s ''[[Valiant (2005 film)|Valiant]]'' (both 2005), alongside [[Jim Broadbent]], [[John Cleese]] and [[Ricky Gervais]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Holden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/19vali.html |title=These Brave Pigeons Are Doing Their Part for the War |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=19 August 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Also around this time, McGregor played two roles — one a [[cloning|clone]] of the other — opposite [[Scarlett Johansson]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s science fiction action thriller film ''[[The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]''. He also headlined [[Marc Forster]]'s 2005 film ''[[Stay (2005 film)|Stay]]'' (both 2005), a psychological thriller co-starring [[Naomi Watts]] and [[Ryan Gosling]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Clinton |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/ |title='Island' just interesting enough |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=22 July 2005 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/21stay.html |title=Something Is Happening, but Who Knows What It Is? |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=21 October 2005 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>', 44 => false, 45 => 'He narrated the [[Fulldome]] production ''Astronaut'' (2006), created for the [[National Space Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Astronaut with Ewan McGregor |url=http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |accessdate=14 November 2013 |date=14 July 2006 |website=EwanMcGregor.net |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615185736/http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |archivedate=15 June 2008 |df= }}</ref> Around the same time, he also narrated the [[STV (TV network)|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 [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]], the RAF's primary attack aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113013740/http://www2.stv.tv/tv/TV_Miscellaneous/JetSet/Episode1 |dead-url=yes |archivedate=13 January 2009 |title=Ground School |accessdate=10 July 2008 |date=27 July 2007 |website=STV}}</ref> McGregor starred opposite [[Colin Farrell]] in the [[Woody Allen]] film ''[[Cassandra's Dream]]'' (2007),<ref name="filmography"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Moore |url=http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699 |title="Dream" gives wakeup call to Woody Allen |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=29 January 2008 |newspaper=[[Denver Post]]}}</ref> and he co-starred with [[Jim Carrey]] in ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'' and appeared in ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (both 2009) alongside [[Hilary Swank]]. He played "the ghost" — the unnamed main character — in [[Roman Polanski]]'s political thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010). He portrayed [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church|Camerlengo]] Patrick McKenna in ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons]]'' (also 2009), the film adaptation of [[Dan Brown]]'s [[Angels & Demons|novel of the same name]]. In 2011, McGregor starred in the British comedy ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' directed by [[Lasse Hallström]] and co-starring [[Emily Blunt]] and [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], for which his performance nabbed a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |title=2011 Golden Space Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting |accessdate=25 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130222075522/http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |archivedate=22 February 2013 }}</ref>', 46 => false, 47 => 'In 2012, he was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |title=The Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes |accessdate=25 April 2012 |website=Cannes Film Festival |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524235524/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |archivedate=24 May 2012 }}</ref> At the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], he was awarded the [[Donostia Award|Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award]] and became the youngest recipient of the award.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528 |title=2012 Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award |accessdate=25 October 2012 |website=BBC News Online |date=28 September 2012}}</ref> 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 for Drama|Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[August: Osage County|play of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-august-osage-county-369840|title=Ewan McGregor to Play Julia Roberts' Husband in 'August: Osage County'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 October 2012|language=en}}</ref>', 48 => false, 49 => 'McGregor starred in the action comedy film ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'' (2015), alongside [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Paul Bettany]]. [[Robbie Collin]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' felt the film was "psychotically unfunny".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collin |first1=Robbie |title=Mortdecai, review: 'psychotically unfunny' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11356689/Mortdecai-review-psychotically-unfunny.html |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 January 2015}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with ''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]'' (2016), in which he also starred.{{fact|date=November 2018}}', 50 => false, 51 => 'In 2017, he reprised his role as Mark Renton in ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title='Trainspotting 2,' With Original Cast, Lands at TriStar |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037 |accessdate=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 December 2015}}</ref> McGregor played [[Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)|Lumiere]] in the live action adaptation of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's]] ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', directed by [[Bill Condon]] with an ensemble cast featuring [[Emma Watson]] in a leading role alongside [[Dan Stevens]], [[Luke Evans (actor)|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480 |title= Ewan McGregor to Play Lumiere in 'Beauty and the Beast' |accessdate=28 April 2015 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=21 April 2015}}</ref> He then starred in [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (both 2017), which garnered him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]] for his dual performance of Emmit Stussy and Ray Stussy at the [[75th Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/ |title=Golden Globes: Big Little Lies, Handmaid's Tale and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Are TV's Big Winners |website=TVLine |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=7 January 2018 |accessdate=8 January 2018}}</ref> In 2018, McGregor starred as the adult version of the [[Christopher Robin|titular character]] in ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'', a live-action adaptation of Disney's [[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise]] directed by [[Marc Forster]] and starred alongside [[Hayley Atwell]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lesnick |first1=Silas |title=Ewan McGregor Will Headline Disney's Christopher Robin Movie |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie |accessdate=26 April 2017 |website=Comingsoon.net |date=26 April 2017}}</ref>', 52 => false, 53 => 'McGregor will next be seen as the older [[Danny Torrance]] in the [[Doctor Sleep (2020 film)|film adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[Doctor Sleep (novel)|Doctor Sleep]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ewan-mcgregor-shining-sequel-1202838484/|title=Ewan McGregor to Star in New ‘Shining’ Movie ‘Doctor Sleep’ (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=13 June 2018|publisher=}}</ref> as well as the main villain [[Black Mask (comics)|Roman Sionis / Black Mask]] in [[Warner Bros.]]' [[DC Comics]] film ''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'' directed by [[Cathy Yan]] and starring opposite [[Margot Robbie]].<ref name="BoP2">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/ewan-mcgregor-joins-birds-of-prey-as-villain-black-mask-1202494174/|title=Ewan McGregor Joins ‘Birds Of Prey’ As Villain Black Mask|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=1 November 2018|website=Deadline.com|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref>', 54 => false, 55 => '=== Theatre ===', 56 => '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.<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor play opens in West End |website=BBC News Online |date=22 January 1999 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref> In November 2001, McGregor made a cameo appearance in ''The Play What I Wrote''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wolf |first=Matt |title=V Legit Reviews: The Play What I Wrote |magazine=Variety |date=25 November 2001 |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117916457?refCatId=33 |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref>', 57 => false, 58 => '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 (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' after it transferred to the [[Piccadilly Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |title='Guys and Dolls' musical |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=Guys and Dolls the Musical |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704065912/http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |archivedate=4 July 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> He played the leading role of [[Sky Masterson]]. McGregor received the LastMinute.com award for Best Actor for his performance in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor wins theatre award |url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/McGregor-wins-theatre-award.2672382.jp |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=25 October 2005 |first=Anita |last=Singh |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> and he was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best Actor in a Musical in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=The nominees and winners of the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards |url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |website=The Society of London Theatre |accessdate=15 January 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205093423/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |archivedate=5 February 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>', 59 => false, 60 => 'From December 2007 to February 2008, McGregor starred as [[Iago]] in ''[[Othello]]'' at the Donmar Warehouse alongside [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as [[Othello (character)|Othello]] and [[Kelly Reilly]] as [[Desdemona]].<ref name="iago">{{cite news |title=Ewan McGregor returns to London stage for minimum wage |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |newspaper=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=12 May 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503232645/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |archivedate=3 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979 |title=Ewan McGregor to Play Iago in Othello at London's Donmar |website=Broadway.com |date=11 May 2007}}</ref> He reprised the role on [[BBC Radio 3]] in May 2008.<ref name="iago"/>', 61 => false, 62 => '== Motorcycling ==', 63 => '{{main|Long Way Round|Long Way Down}}', 64 => 'A motorcyclist since his youth, McGregor undertook a marathon international motorbike trip with his best friend [[Charley Boorman]] and cameraman [[Claudio von Planta]] in 2004. From mid-April to the end of July, they travelled from London to [[New York City|New York]] via [[central Europe]], [[Ukraine]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]], [[Canada]] and the United States on [[BMW R1150GS|BMW R1150GS Adventure]] motorbikes, for a cumulative distance of 22,345 miles (35,960&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |title=Long Ride to Self Discovery |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=14 October 2004 |via=Long Way Around |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528153540/http://www.longwayround.com/press/october2004/DailyTelegraph_16thOctober.pdf |archivedate=28 May 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> The trip included visits to several [[UNICEF]] programs along the route, and formed the basis of a television series and a best-selling book, both called ''[[Long Way Round]]''.<ref name="bike"/>', 65 => false, 66 => 'The ''Long Way Round'' team reunited in 2007 for another motorcycle trip from [[John o' Groats]] in Scotland to [[Cape Town]] in South Africa.<ref name="bike"/> The journey, entitled ''[[Long Way Down]]'', lasted from 12 May until 5 August 2007.<ref name="bike">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/15/long.shtml |title=Ewan McGregor gets back on his bike – this time for BBC Two |accessdate=23 January 2008 |date=15 May 2007 |website=BBC Press Office}}</ref> McGregor's brother Colin joined the motorcycle team during the early stages of the ''Long Way Down'' journey,<ref name="bike"/> and his father Jim also rode on sections of both ''Long Way Round'' and ''Long Way Down''.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Round |series=Long Way Round |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian, and [[Russ Malkin]] |station=[[Sky One]] |airdate=18 October 2004 |minutes=42}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Long Way Down |series=Long Way Down |credits=Ewan McGregor, [[Charley Boorman]], David Alexanian and [[Russ Malkin]] |network=[[BBC Two]] |airdate=28 October 2007}}</ref>', 67 => false, 68 => 'McGregor appeared in a two-part [[BBC]] documentary in April 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 UK|UNICEF]] Ambassador.', 69 => false, 70 => 'In a June 2015 interview, McGregor indicated that a long discussed South American trip with Boorman was still in the planning stages, but he expected that an excursion through the [[Baja California Peninsula]] would take place first.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13411936.Ewan_McGregor_secures_sponsorship_deal_for_South_American_road_trip/ |newspaper=The Herald |title=Ewan McGregor secures sponsorship deal for South American road trip |date=7 June 2015 |accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref>', 71 => false, 72 => '== Personal life ==', 73 => 'McGregor married Eve Mavrakis,<ref name=whoswho/> a French-Greek Jewish production designer whom he met on the set of ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/|title=Ewan McGregor’s Jewish connection to ‘American Pastoral’|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=19 October 2016|work=Jewish Journal|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth|title=Ewan McGregor’s biggest challenge: Philip Roth|accessdate=26 May 2018|date=20 October 2016|last=Schleier|first=Curt|work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|quote="I'm married to a Jewish woman," he said of wife Eve Mavrakis.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html|title=Ewan McGregor interview: 'Trainspotting sequel has a different energy'|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|date=7 November 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/|title=Actor-directors Jewish connections shine on-screen|last=Fox|first=Michael|date=20 October 2016|work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]|accessdate=26 May 2018|quote=he has been married to French Jewish production designer Eve Mavrakis for 21 years}}</ref><ref name="Hello – Bio"/> Together they have four daughters, one of them adopted from [[Mongolia]].<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="people">{{cite magazine |first1=Stephen M. |last1=Silverman |first2=Pete |last2=Norman |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1183096,00.html |title=Ewan McGregor Adopts a Daughter |accessdate=9 July 2008 |date=12 April 2006 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Cindy |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/beginning_of_new_friendship_3n9sjO4z5KSkRrjEY59DpO |title=Beginning of a new friendship |accessdate=28 May 2011 |date=25 May 2011 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |publisher=News Corporation |ISSN=1090-3321}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=White |first=Gemma |title=Celebrity adoptions: Love sees no colour |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889 |accessdate=17 April 2013 |magazine=Scene magazine |date=31 July 2012}}</ref> McGregor has a heart and dagger tattoo of the names of his wife and daughters on his right arm.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio |title=Ewan McGregor Biography |accessdate=9 July 2008 |website=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures |title=Ewan McGregor Tattoo Pictures |website=Ready2Beat |date= |accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref> The family lived in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], having relocated from [[North London]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Khokhar |first=Ahmer |title='London eats liberty', says Ewan McGregor |url=http://news.scotsman.com/news/39London-eats-liberty39-says-Ewan.6450676.jp |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=1 August 2010 |accessdate=8 September 2011 |location=Edinburgh}}</ref> With his children raised in Mavrakis' [[Judaism|Jewish]] faith, McGregor has said, "My involvement in religion has more to do with the Jewish faith now and not the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith, which I was very vaguely brought up in".<ref>{{cite web |first=Jen |last=Yamato |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html |title=Ewan McGregor on How a Non-Believer Found Jesus in 'Last Days in the Desert' |website=The Daily Beast |date=8 May 2016 |accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> {{as of|2017|May|}}, he was estranged from his wife and dating actress [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]], whom he met on the set of season 3 of ''Fargo'' in which they starred together.<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Julie |last1=Jordan |first2=Maria |last2=Pasquini |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/ |title=Ewan McGregor Splits From Wife of 22 Years |magazine=People |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 December 2017}}</ref> On 19 January 2018, McGregor filed for divorce from his wife, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Sarah |last=Hearon |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife After 22 Years of Marriage |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |date=19 January 2018 |accessdate=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/ |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife of 22 Years Eve Mavrakis: Report |first=Kara |last=Warner |date=19 January 2018 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref>', 74 => false, 75 => '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,<ref name="bike"/> 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 [[BBC Two|BBC2]] documentary entitled ''Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/coldchain |title=Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission in the Congo |website=UNICEF UK |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512010606/http://www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/ |archivedate=12 May 2013 |access-date=27 April 2012 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> In June 2015, McGregor read [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s "[[The Little Match Girl]]" for the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF, together with other prominent figures such [[Roger Moore]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Joan Collins]], [[Joanna Lumley]], and [[Michael Caine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Moore backs children's fairytales app in aid of Unicef |first=Stuart |last=Dredge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 June 2015}}</ref>', 76 => false, 77 => 'In 2007, on an episode of ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'', McGregor said he had [[Teetotalism|given up alcohol]] after a period where he was arguably a [[High-functioning alcoholic|functioning alcoholic]], and that he had not had a drink in seven years. In 2008, he had a [[Melanocytic nevus|cancerous mole]] removed from below his right eye.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm |title=McGregor fine after cancer scare |accessdate=22 April 2008 |website=BBC News Online |date=22 April 2008}}</ref>', 78 => false, 79 => '== Filmography ==', 80 => '{{Main|Ewan McGregor filmography}}', 81 => false, 82 => '==Awards and nominations==', 83 => '{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor}}', 84 => false, 85 => 'In 2010, McGregor was appointed by the French government as a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters).<ref>{{cite web |title=Remise des insignes de chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et Lettres à Jim Carrey et à Ewan McGregor |language=French |url=http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Decouvrir-le-ministere/Histoire-du-ministere/Ressources-documentaires/Discours/Discours-de-ministres-depuis-1999/Frederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012/Discours-2009-2012/Remise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |website=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Award of insignia of Knights of the Order of Arts and Letters to Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor |url=http://traduction.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/url/Result.aspx?to=en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.culturecommunication.gouv.fr%2FNous-connaitre%2FDecouvrir-le-ministere%2FHistoire-du-ministere%2FRessources-documentaires%2FDiscours%2FDiscours-de-ministres-depuis-1999%2FFrederic-Mitterrand-2009-2012%2FDiscours-2009-2012%2FRemise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-Lettres-a-Jim-Carrey-et-a-Ewan-McGregor |publisher=French Ministry of Culture |accessdate=15 September 2017}}</ref> McGregor was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)]] in the [[2013 New Year Honours]] for services to drama and charity.<ref name=whoswho/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60367 |date=29 December 2012 |page=12 |supp=y}}</ref><ref name="CBE">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20860327 |title=New Year Honours 2013: At a glance |website=BBC News Online |accessdate=29 December 2012 |date=29 December 2012}}</ref>', 86 => false, 87 => '==Bibliography==', 88 => '* ''[[Long Way Round#Support crew|Long Way Round]]'', 2004 (with [[Charley Boorman]]), {{ISBN|0-7434-9933-6}}', 89 => '* ''[[Long Way Down#Route|Long Way Down]]'', 2008 (with Charley Boorman), {{ISBN|1-4165-7745-9}}', 90 => false, 91 => '== Discography ==', 92 => '* "Choose Life" with [[Tzant|PF Project]], ''[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|Trainspotting#2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol.#2]]'', 1997.', 93 => '* "TV Eye" with [[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Wylde Ratttz]], ''[[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack and musicians|Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture]]'', 1999.', 94 => '* "[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" with [[Nicole Kidman]], ''[[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]]'', 2001.', 95 => '* "Elephant Love Medley" with Nicole Kidman, ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', 2001.', 96 => '* "[[Roxanne (song)|El Tango de Roxanne]]" with Jose Feliciano, ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', 2001.', 97 => '* "[[Your Song]]" with [[Alessandro Safina]], ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', 2001.', 98 => '* "Here's To Love" with [[Renée Zellweger]], ''[[Down with Love#Soundtrack|Down With Love: Music from and Included in the Motion Picture]]'', 2003.', 99 => '* "The Sweetest Gift", ''[[Unexpected Dreams|Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars]]'', 2006.', 100 => '* "[[Be Our Guest]]" with [[Emma Thompson]], [[Ian McKellen]], and [[Gugu Mbatha-Raw]], ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', 2017.', 101 => '* "Days in the Sun" with Adam Mitchell, [[Stanley Tucci]], Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, [[Emma Watson]], [[Audra McDonald]], [[Clive Rowe]], ''Beauty and the Beast'', 2017.', 102 => '* "[[Something There]]" with Emma Watson, [[Dan Stevens]], Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Nathan Mack, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ''Beauty and the Beast'', 2017.', 103 => '* "[[The Mob Song]]", with [[Luke Evans (actor)|Luke Evans]], [[Josh Gad]], Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, & Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ''Beauty and the Beast'', 2017.', 104 => false, 105 => '== References ==', 106 => '{{reflist}}', 107 => false, 108 => '== Further reading ==', 109 => '* Adams, Billy. ''Ewan McGregor: The Unauthorized Biography''. Overlooks Press, 1999. {{ISBN|0-87951-704-2}}', 110 => '* Bassom, David. ''Ewan McGregor: An Illustrated Story''. Hamlyn, 1999. {{ISBN|0-600-59653-2}}', 111 => '* Jones, Veda Boyd. ''Ewan McGregor''. Facts On File Inc., 1999. {{ISBN|0-7910-5501-9}}', 112 => '* Nickson, Chris. ''Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography''. Macmillan, 1999. {{ISBN|0-312-96910-4}}', 113 => '* Pendreigh, Brian. ''Ewan McGregor''. Thunder's Mouth Press, 1999. {{ISBN|1-56025-239-1}}', 114 => '* Robb, Brian J. ''Ewan McGregor: From Junkie to Jedi''. 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