Ewan McGregor

Ewan Gordon McGregor was born 31 March 1971 in Crieff, Scotland. At 16, he left Crieff and Morrison Academy to join the Perth Repertory Theatre. His parents encouraged him to leave school and pursue his acting goals rather than be unhappy. McGregor studied drama for a year at Kirkcaldly in Fife, then enrolled at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama for a three-year course. He studied alongside Daniel Craig and Alistair McGowan among others, and left right before graduating after snagging the role of Private Mick Hopper in Dennis Potter's 1993 six-part Channel 4 series "Lipstick on Your Collar" (1993). His first notable role was that of Alex Law in Shallow Grave (1994), directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge and produced by Andrew MacDonald. This was followed by The Pillow Book (1996) and Trainspotting (1996), the latter of which brought him to the public's attention. He is now one of the most critically acclaimed actors of his generation, and portrays Obi-wan Kenobi in the first three Star Wars episodes. McGregor is married to French production designer Eve Mavrakis, whom he met while working on the TV show "Kavanagh QC" (1995). They married in France in the summer of 1995 and have two daughters, Clara Mathilde and Esther Rose. McGregor has formed a production company with friends Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law and Sadie Frost. Called Natural Nylon, they hope it will make innovative films that do not conform to Hollywood standards.

Gallery

Movie		Character	Year
	Shallow Grave	Alex Law	1994
	Blue Juice	Dean Raymond	1995
	Trainspotting	Renton	1996
	Emma	Frank Churchill	1996
	A Life Less Ordinary	Robert Lewis	1997
	Nightwatch	Martin Bells	1998
	Little Voice	Billy	1998
	Rogue Trader	Nick Leeson	1999
	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Obi Wan Kenobi	1999
	Moulin Rouge!	Christian	2001
	Black Hawk Down	Spec. John Grimes	2001
	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Obi Wan Kenobi	2002
	Big Fish	Younger Ed Bloom	2003
	Down with Love	Catcher Block	2003
	Young Adam	Joe Taylor	2003
	Robots	Rodney Copperbottom (voice)	2005
	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Obi-Wan Kenobi	2005
	The Island	Lincoln Six Echo	2005
	Valiant	Valiant (voice)	2005
	Stay	Sam Foster	2005
	Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker	Ian Rider	2006
	Miss Potter	Norman Warne	2006
	Cassandra's Dream	Ian Blaine	2007
	Incendiary	Jasper Black	2008
	Deception	Jonathan McQuarry	2008
	I Love You Phillip Morris	Phillip Morris	2009
	Angels & Demons	Carlo Ventresca	2009
	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Bob Wilton	2009
	The Ghost Writer	The Ghost	2010
	Nanny McPhee Returns	Mr. Green	2010
	Long Way Down		2010
	Beginners	Oliver	2011
	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen	Fred Jones	2011
	Perfect Sense	Michael	2012
	Haywire	Kenneth	2012
	The Impossible	Henry	2012
	Jack the Giant Slayer	Elmont	2013
	Jane Got a Gun	John Bishop	2014
	Porno	Renton	2016