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Ewan McGregor at Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2009 Topics: Entertainment Tags: Ewan Mcgregor View |
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Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish (Scottish people) actor who has had success in mainstream, indie (independent film) and art house (Art film) films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Mark Renton in the 1996 film Trainspotting (Trainspotting (film)), his portrayal of the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (Star Wars prequel trilogy), and his role as the romantic penniless writer Christian in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!
In 2009, he appeared in the films I Love You Phillip Morris and Amelia (Amelia (film)), and portrayed Camerlengo (Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church) Patrick McKenna in the film adaption of Angels & Demons (Angels & Demons (film)). Apart from his film work, McGregor has starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (Guys and Dolls (musical)). He also appeared in television series such as The Scarlet and the Black, Lipstick On Your Collar, Tales from the Crypt (Tales from the Crypt (TV series)), and ER (ER (TV series)). He was ranked No. 36 in Empire (Empire (magazine)) magazines "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.Citation neededdate=March 2010
Birth Name: Ewan Gordon McGregor
Date of birth: 1971-03-31
Birth Location: Perth, Scotland, Perth, Scotland
Occupation: Actor
Years Active: 1993-present
Spouse: Eve Mavrakis (1995-present)