Guide Note:

Ewan McGregor is a Golden Globe-nominated Scottish actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel Trilogy. He has also appeared in such films as Trainspotting and Big Fish.

Life and Career

Shortly before graduating with a degree in drama from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, McGregor landed a role in the BBC series Lipstick on Your Collar, for which Ewan left his studies. He received steady work after this first break, but his big entrance into the world of film came when he starred in Danny Boyle's 1996 film Trainspotting.

Following the critical success of Trainspotting, McGregor began appearing in Hollywood as a leading man in such films as Moulin Rouge and Down with Love. Hollywood further thrust him into the spotlight when he took on the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' Star Wars prequel trilogy.

Most recently McGregor was featured in Woody Allen's film Cassandra's Dream and has signed on to star opposite Daniel Craig in I, Lucifer. On a 2007 talkshow called Parkinson, he admitted to having perhaps been a functional alcoholic in the past, for which reason he no longer drinks.

Fast Facts:

Raised in Crieff, Scotland
Studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama along with actors Daniel Craig and Alistair McGowan
December 2007-February 2008: Starred in a British theatrical company's presentation of Othello

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March 31, 1971: Born
(1996) Trainspotting: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(1999) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2001) Moulin Rouge!: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2001) Black Hawk Down: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2002) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2003) Big Fish: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2005) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2005) The Island: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2006) Stormbreaker: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2007) Cassandra's Dream: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2008) Incendiary: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2008) Number 13: IMDb | Mahalo

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