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{{Infobox person
| name               = Ewan McGregor
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| image              = EwanMcGregor2023.jpg
| caption            = McGregor in 2023
| birth_name         = Ewan Gordon McGregor
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|3|31}}
| birth_place        = [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], Scotland
| alma_mater         = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]
| occupation         = Actor
| citizenship        = {{plainlist|
* United Kingdom
* United States
}}
| years_active       = 1992–present
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list
| {{marriage|Eve Mavrakis|1995|2020|end=divorced}}
| {{marriage|[[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]]|2022}}
}}
| children           = 5, including [[Clara McGregor|Clara]] and [[Esther McGregor|Esther]]
| relatives          = [[Denis Lawson]] (uncle)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor|Full list]]
| works              = [[Ewan McGregor filmography|Full list]]
}}
'''Ewan Gordon McGregor''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|uː|ə|n}} {{respell|YOO|ən}};<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://kamlashow.com/2016/10/13/ewan-mcgregor-on-acting-his-parents-and-american-pastoral/ |title=Ewan McGregor on Acting, His Parents & 'American Pastoral' |website=The Kamla Show |host=[[Kamla Bhatt]] |date=13 October 2016 |time=0:02 |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731034938/https://kamlashow.com/2016/10/13/ewan-mcgregor-on-acting-his-parents-and-american-pastoral/ |url-status=live }}</ref> born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. [[List of awards and nominations received by Ewan McGregor|His accolades]] include a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] and a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]]. In 2013, he was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for his services to drama and charity.<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 |access-date=20 September 2016 |archive-date=16 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116153834/http://www.bafta.org/los-angeles/britannia-awards/news/bafta-la-to-honor-ewan-mcgregor-at-the-2016-british-academy |url-status=live }}</ref>

While studying drama at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]], McGregor began his career with a leading role in the British series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' (1993).<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> He gained international recognition for starring as drug addict [[Mark Renton]] in ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' (1996) and as [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]] (1999–2005). His career progressed with starring roles in the musical ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001), action film ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001), fantasy film ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003), and thriller ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels and Demons]]'' (2009). He gained praise for his performances in the thriller ''[[The Ghost Writer (film)|The Ghost Writer]]'' (2010) and romantic comedy ''[[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen]]'' (2011).

McGregor made his directorial debut with the crime film ''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]'' (2016), in which he also starred. For his [[dual role]] as <!--Not twins, explicitly stated in season to be years apart but somehow identical-->brothers [[Ray Stussy|Ray]] and [[Emmit Stussy]] in the [[Fargo (season 3)|third season]] of the anthology series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (2017), he won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]]. He voiced [[List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters#Lumière|Lumière]] in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2017), and played the [[Christopher Robin|title role]] in ''[[Christopher Robin (film)|Christopher Robin]]'' (2018), [[Danny Torrance|Dan Torrance]] in ''[[Doctor Sleep (2019 film)|Doctor Sleep]]'' (2019), and [[Black Mask (character)|Black Mask]] in ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020). He reprised his role as Kenobi in the 2022 miniseries ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (miniseries)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'', and won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor]] for his portrayal of fashion designer [[Halston]] in the miniseries ''[[Halston (miniseries)|Halston]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie Nominees / Winners 2021|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-lead-actor-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie|access-date=19 July 2021|website=Television Academy|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719162308/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-lead-actor-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie|url-status=live}}</ref>

McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' (2005–2007) and ''[[Othello]]'' (2007–2008). He has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for [[UNICEF UK]] since 2004.

== Early life ==
McGregor was born on 31 March 1971 in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], Scotland, and was raised in nearby [[Crieff]].<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who |title=McGregor, Ewan Gordon |id=U41681 |volume=2015 |edition=online [[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref><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 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/wTPZlTk4Ayg| archive-date=28 October 2021|work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=26 November 2012 |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=1 July 2015}}{{cbignore}}</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]] |access-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701070250/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10837/Ewan-McGregor-1971 |archive-date=1 July 2015 }}</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 |access-date=30 June 2015 |archive-date=28 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828222530/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12151291.starring-role-for-actors-mother-maternity-unit-closure-puts-mrs-mcgregor-in-front-of-the-spotlight/ |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=30 June 2015 |archive-date=13 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913222337/http://www.theguardian.com/money/1999/jan/25/secretarial5 |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=30 June 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152403/http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/carol-mcgregor-malawi-diaries-1-1421691 |url-status=live }}</ref> His father, James Charles Stewart "Jim" McGregor, is a retired [[physical education]] teacher and careers master at the independent [[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 |access-date=30 June 2015 |archive-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406011332/http://www.morrisonsacademy.org/morrisonians/morrisonian-club |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=15 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008003608/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/ewan_mcgregor_biog.html |archive-date=8 October 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000191/ |title=Ewan McGregor Biography (1971–) |website=Film Reference.com |access-date=15 January 2008 |archive-date=8 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208222903/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000191/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has an older brother, Colin (born 1969), a former [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado GR4]] pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|date=25 March 2018|title=RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor review – a flyby history from the actor and his pilot brother|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/25/raf-at-100-with-ewan-and-colin-mcgregor-review-a-flyby-history-from-the-actor-and-his-pilot-brother|access-date=8 February 2021|website=The Guardian|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214194603/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/25/raf-at-100-with-ewan-and-colin-mcgregor-review-a-flyby-history-from-the-actor-and-his-pilot-brother|url-status=live}}</ref> His uncle is actor [[Denis Lawson]]<ref name="Hello – Bio">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |title=Profile – Ewan McGregor |access-date=9 July 2008 |magazine=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012457/http://hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/ |archive-date=20 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435151/Family-Detective.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435151/Family-Detective.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |location=London |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=11 November 2006 |first=Nick |last=Barratt |title=Family Detective |access-date=22 January 2018}}{{cbignore}}</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 |access-date=14 May 2017 |date=18 May 2001 |archive-date=14 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214175823/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/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

For his education McGregor attended [[Morrison's Academy]]. 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 |access-date=1 July 2015 |archive-date=1 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701174516/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/jun/03/theatre |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ewan Perth Theatre">{{cite web |url=http://www.horsecross.co.uk/perth-theatre-past-and-present |title=Perth Theatre, past and present... |website=Perth Concert Hall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701170548/https://www.horsecross.co.uk/perth-theatre-past-and-present |archive-date=1 July 2015 |access-date=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 ==
{{Main|Ewan McGregor filmography}}
=== Film and television ===
[[File:Star Wars and the Power of Costume July 2018 04 (Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi robes from Episode I).jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor's costume from ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999) on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts]]
Six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor began a leading role in [[Dennis Potter]]'s six-part [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (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 [[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 |access-date=9 July 2008 |magazine=Hello! |archive-date=21 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321070055/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/ewanmcgregor/?view=jobs |url-status=live }}</ref> For his role in the thriller ''[[Shallow Grave (1994 film)|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 |access-date=9 July 2008 |website=IMDb.com |archive-date=25 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125142010/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Empire_Awards_UK/1996 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was his first collaboration with director [[Danny Boyle]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> He had a major role in the 1996 Channel 4 comedy-drama film ''[[Brassed Off]]'', written and directed by [[Mark Herman]]. His international breakthrough followed with the role of heroin addict [[Mark Renton]] in Boyle's ''[[Trainspotting (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 the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]], released between 1999 and 2005.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Lucy |date=28 April 2021 |title=Star Wars prequels 'not very much liked', admits Ewan McGregor |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/28/star-wars-prequels-not-very-much-liked-says-ewan-mcgregor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428232847/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/28/star-wars-prequels-not-very-much-liked-says-ewan-mcgregor |archive-date=28 April 2021 |access-date=29 April 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Kenobi was originally played by [[Alec Guinness]] in the [[Star Wars original trilogy|first ''Star Wars'' trilogy]].<ref name="Hello – Bio"/> McGregor's 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> While the prequels received mixed reviews, McGregor's performance was well received.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Jack|date=13 October 2016|title=Star Wars: Ewan McGregor wants to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html|access-date=27 August 2017|archive-date=21 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821080625/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-spinoff-films-a7359646.html|url-status=live}}</ref> McGregor said making the prequels was difficult, as he had to act mostly against [[Green Screen|green screens]] and the dialogue was "not exactly [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]". He also stated that the negative reaction to the films had been difficult.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:EwanMCGREGOR1(CannesPH).jpg|left|thumb|McGregor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001]]
McGregor starred in ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine ([[Nicole Kidman]]), for which his performance was widely praised and nabbed McGregor his first [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination. He also appeared in [[Ridley Scott]]'s war film ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001) as John Grimes. He starred alongside [[Renée Zellweger]] in ''[[Down with Love]]'' (2003).<ref name="Hello – Bio" /><ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304205524/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019128/bio |archive-date=4 March 2008 |access-date=9 July 2008 |website=Yahoo!}}</ref> He also portrayed the younger Edward Bloom in [[Tim Burton]]'s critically acclaimed film ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003) alongside [[Albert Finney]], [[Jessica Lange]], [[Alison Lohman]] and [[Billy Crudup]]. In the same period, he also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an amoral drifter mixed up with murder in the drama ''[[Young Adam (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 |access-date=9 July 2008 |date=9 October 2003 |website=BBC News Online |archive-date=28 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828222528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3143170.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Adam |last=Dawtrey |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/columns/thomas-distrib-misstep-1117892711/ |title=Thomas' distrib misstep |access-date=9 July 2008 |date=21 September 2003 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=18 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318153202/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117892711.html?categoryid=1246&cs=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

McGregor voiced the robot [[Rodney Copperbottom]] in ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]''<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F03%2F11%2FDDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies |title=It's a bucket of bolts that rattles agreeably. ''Robots'' mingles brass, laughs and, yes, Robin Williams |access-date=9 July 2008 |date=11 March 2005 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |archive-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210165112/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F03%2F11%2FDDGR8BLNC219.DTL&type=movies |url-status=live }}</ref> and the lead character in [[Gary Chapman (artist/actor)|Gary Chapman]]'s ''[[Valiant (2005 film)|Valiant]]'' (both 2005).<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 |access-date=9 July 2008 |date=19 August 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=28 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828222528/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/movies/these-brave-pigeons-are-doing-their-part-for-the-war.html |url-status=live }}</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]]'' (2005). He also headlined [[Marc Forster]]'s 2005 film ''[[Stay (2005 film)|Stay]]'', 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 |access-date=9 July 2008 |date=22 July 2005 |website=CNN |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024072957/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/review.island/ |url-status=live }}</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? |access-date=9 July 2008 |date=21 October 2005 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=28 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828222530/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/movies/something-is-happening-but-who-knows-what-it-is.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[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 2009]]
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& |access-date=14 November 2013 |date=14 July 2006 |website=EwanMcGregor.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615185736/http://www.ewanmcgregor.net/archives.php?archive=1155514809&subaction=list-archive& |archive-date=15 June 2008 }}</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 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2009 |title=Ground School |access-date=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 |access-date=9 July 2008 |date=29 January 2008 |newspaper=[[Denver Post]] |archive-date=22 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322022125/http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_7991699 |url-status=live }}</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 [[Ron Howard]]'s mystery thriller ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons]]'' (also 2009), the film adaptation of [[Dan Brown]]'s [[Angels & Demons|novel of the same name]] and a sequel to Howard's ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'', co-starring [[Tom Hanks]] as [[Robert Langdon]]. 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 he received his second [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|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 |access-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222075522/http://www.siff.net/festival/events/sec.aspx?FID=206&SID=269 |archive-date=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 |access-date=25 April 2012 |website=Cannes Film Festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524235524/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html |archive-date=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 |access-date=25 October 2012 |website=BBC News Online |date=28 September 2012 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103005852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19755528 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, he also starred in the disaster drama film ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]'' opposite [[Naomi Watts]] and [[Tom Holland (actor)|Tom Holland]]. In 2013, McGregor starred alongside [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Julia Roberts]] in ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]'', which was based on [[Tracy Letts]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize 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|access-date=26 August 2018|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214645/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-august-osage-county-369840|url-status=live}}</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 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11356689/Mortdecai-review-psychotically-unfunny.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 January 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with ''[[American Pastoral (film)|American Pastoral]]'' (2016), in which he also starred.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidalm/2016/10/21/in-directorial-debut-ewan-mcgregor-attempts-the-impossible-with-philip-roths-american-pastoral/ |title=In Directorial Debut, Ewan McGregor Attempts The Impossible With Philip Roth's 'American Pastoral' |last=Alm |first=David |website=Forbes |access-date=31 March 2019 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331163636/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidalm/2016/10/21/in-directorial-debut-ewan-mcgregor-attempts-the-impossible-with-philip-roths-american-pastoral/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037 |access-date=6 August 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 December 2015 |archive-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515084610/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trainspotting-2-original-cast-lands-846037 |url-status=live }}</ref> McGregor played [[Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)|Lumière]] (originally voiced by [[Jerry Orbach]] in the [[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|1991 animated film]]) 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]] and [[Dan Stevens]] in leading roles, alongside [[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=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480 |title=Ewan McGregor to Play Lumiere in 'Beauty and the Beast' |access-date=28 April 2015 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=21 April 2015 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108134059/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ewan-mcgregor-play-lumiere-beauty-790480 |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=8 January 2018 |archive-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108015221/http://tvline.com/2018/01/07/2018-golden-globes-winners-full-list/ |url-status=live }}</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=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie |access-date=26 April 2017 |website=Comingsoon.net |date=26 April 2017 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103726/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/842055-ewan-mcgregor-christopher-robin-movie |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, McGregor starred as the older [[Danny Torrance]] in ''[[Doctor Sleep (2019 film)|Doctor Sleep]]'', the film adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s novel [[Doctor Sleep (novel)|of the same name]].<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|access-date=26 August 2018|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919193149/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ewan-mcgregor-shining-sequel-1202838484/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, he appeared opposite [[Margot Robbie]] in [[Warner Bros.]]' [[DC Comics]] film ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)]]'', directed by [[Cathy Yan]], as the main villain [[Black Mask (comics)|Roman Sionis / Black Mask]].<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 Hollywood]]|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=2 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102180549/https://deadline.com/2018/11/ewan-mcgregor-joins-birds-of-prey-as-villain-black-mask-1202494174/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 23 August 2019, Lucasfilm announced that McGregor would reprise his role as [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in a new [[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|''Star Wars'' television series]], due for release on [[Disney+]] in 2022.<ref name="thegalaxyswcom">{{cite web |title=The Galaxy Far, Far Away Just Got A Little Bigger… |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-galaxy-far-far-away-just-got-a-little-bigger |website=StarWars.com |access-date=24 August 2019 |date=23 August 2019 |archive-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824210137/https://www.starwars.com/news/the-galaxy-far-far-away-just-got-a-little-bigger |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, McGregor played the American fashion designer [[Roy Halston Frowick|Halston]] in the eponymously titled [[Halston (miniseries)|miniseries]] for Netflix, based on the candid biography ''Simply Halston'' by journalist [[Steven Gaines]]. McGregor was also billed as executive producer, jointly with [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9569546/ | title=Halston TV mini-series 2021 | publisher=IMDb | date=16 May 2021 | access-date=16 May 2021 | archive-date=14 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514210756/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9569546/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, McGregor voiced [[Talking Cricket|Sebastián J. Cricket]], the conscience and narrator, in [[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio|''Pinocchio'']]. The film was directed by [[Guillermo del Toro]] and premiered on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=9 November 2022|title=Pinocchio Trailer: Jiminy Cricket Still Inserting Himself in Geppetto's Business |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/pinocchio-guillermo-del-toro-trailer-release-date.html |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2024, McGregor received his star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacks |first=Hannah |date=12 September 2024 |title=Ewan McGregor Poses with His Kids and Sweetly Shouts Out His Family at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony: 'Very Lucky' |url=https://people.com/ewan-mcgregor-poses-kids-shouts-out-family-hollywood-walk-of-fame-ceremony-8710950 |access-date=14 September 2024|website=[[People (magazine)|People]] }}</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 |access-date=17 December 2011 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726042826/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/259099.stm |url-status=live }}</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=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117916457?refCatId=33 |access-date=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 |access-date=9 July 2008 |website=Guys and Dolls the Musical |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704065912/http://www.guysanddollsthemusical.com/ |archive-date=4 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played the leading role of [[Sky Masterson]]. McGregor received the [[Lastminute.com|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 |access-date=10 February 2008 |archive-date=11 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711051604/http://www.scotsman.com/news/mcgregor-wins-theatre-award-1-1101693 |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=15 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205093423/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=90839 |archive-date=5 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503232645/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/12/arts/EU-A-E-STG-Britain-People-McGregor.php |archive-date=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 |access-date=15 October 2008 |archive-date=18 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218145447/http://www.broadway.com/Ewan-McGregor-to-Play-Iago-in-Othello-at-Londons-Donmar/broadway_news/547979 |url-status=live }}</ref> He reprised the role on [[BBC Radio 3]] in May 2008.<ref name="iago"/>

McGregor made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in a 2014 production of [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[The Real Thing (play)|The Real Thing]]'' at the [[American Airlines Theatre]]. He was cast in the role of Henry and starred alongside [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]] and [[Cynthia Nixon]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stasio |first=Marilyn |date=31 October 2014|title=Broadway Review: 'The Real Thing' with Ewan McGregor |url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/reviews/real-thing-review-ewan-mcgregor-broadway-1201342500/ |access-date=20 December 2024|website=Variety }}</ref>

McGregor returned to the West End in April 2025, to act in ''My Master Builder'', a new play based on [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s "[[The Master Builder]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |date=2025-04-29 |title=My Master Builder review – Ewan McGregor’s cheating starchitect is torn down |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/29/my-master-builder-review-ewan-mcgregor-kate-fleetwood-wyndhams-theatre-london |access-date=2025-05-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

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

McGregor and Boorman reunited with this team in 2007 for another international motorcycle trip, from [[John o' Groats]] in Scotland to [[Cape Town]] in South Africa.<ref name="bike"/> The journey lasted from May until August, and yielded another book and TV series, titled ''[[Long Way Down]]''.<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 |access-date=23 January 2008 |date=15 May 2007 |website=BBC Press Office |archive-date=15 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015104153/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/5_may/15/long.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

McGregor appeared in a two-part [[BBC]] documentary in 2012 entitled ''Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission'' in which he travels by motorbike, boat, plane, and foot to deliver [[vaccines]] to children in remote parts of [[India]], [[Nepal]] and the [[Republic of Congo]]. The trip was part of his work as a [[UNICEF]] Ambassador.

In 2019, McGregor and Boorman – with their principal support crew from the previous two ''Long Way'' journeys – undertook a third international trip, this time on [[Harley-Davidson LiveWire]] electric motorcycles. From September to December, they rode from [[Patagonia]], Argentina to [[California]], United States,<ref>{{cite news |date=17 December 2019 |title=Obi-Wan Kenobi just rode an electric Harley-Davidson Livewire across the Western Hemisphere |newspaper=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ewan-mcgregor-electric-harley-davidson-livewire-western-hemisphere |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217140228/https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ewan-mcgregor-electric-harley-davidson-livewire-western-hemisphere |archive-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> which was documented in the 2020 series ''[[Long Way Up]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Apple TV+ now includes all classic Fraggle Rock episodes, orders full season reboot [update: official]|url=https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/27/apple-tv-plus-fraggle-rock/|last=Mayo|first=Benjamin|date=27 May 2020|website=9to5Mac|access-date=28 May 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603090334/https://9to5mac.com/2020/05/27/apple-tv-plus-fraggle-rock/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/long-way-up-tv-/ |title=Electric explorers: Exclusive interview with the stars of Long Way Up |work=Motorcycle News |first=Jon |last=Urry |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=11 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811100516/https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/long-way-up-tv-/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, McGregor and Boorman – with their principal support crew from the previous Long Way journeys – undertook a fourth international trip, this time on a 1974 Moto Guzzi Eldorado police bike, while Boorman chooses a BMW R75/5. This was documented in the 2025 series Long Way Home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman Hit the Road on Vintage Motorcycles in 'Long Way Home' |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a64791093/long-way-home-docuseries-vintage-motorcycles-ewan-mcgregor/ |website=[[Car and Driver]] |publisher=Hearst Communications |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
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 |title=Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission in the Congo |url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/coldchain |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512010606/http://www.unicef.org.uk/asp/cold-chain-ewan-mcgregor/congo/ |archive-date=12 May 2013 |access-date=27 April 2012 |website=UNICEF UK}}</ref>

In June 2015, McGregor read [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s "[[The Little Match Girl]]" for the children's fairy tales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF, together with other prominent figures such as Sir [[Roger Moore]], [[Stephen Fry]], Dame [[Joan Collins]], [[Joanna Lumley]], and Sir [[Michael Caine]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dredge |first=Stuart |date=18 June 2015 |title=Roger Moore backs children's fairy tales app in aid of UNICEF |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222003219/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales |archive-date=22 December 2016 |access-date=14 December 2016 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Ewan McGregor in 2022.jpg|thumb|upright|McGregor in 2022]]

McGregor divides his time between [[Los Angeles]], [[California]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibb |first1=Jessica |last2=Duff |first2=Seamus |date=15 November 2017 |title=Ewan McGregor unpacks boxes at new LA bachelor pad after going public with lover |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ewan-mcgregor-unpacks-boxes-new-11524241 |website=Mirror |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214174201/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ewan-mcgregor-unpacks-boxes-new-11524241 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[St John's Wood]], [[London]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadbent |first1=Lucy |date=18 April 2012 |title=Ewan McGregor interview |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9027216/Ewan-McGregor-the-resting-actor.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9027216/Ewan-McGregor-the-resting-actor.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |access-date=19 September 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He is also a fan of English football team [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Shamik |date=2 April 2023 |title=Ewan McGregor attends Manchester City vs Liverpool Premier League match with daughter Anouk: Watch |url=https://opoyi.com/entertainment/ewan-mcgregor-attends-manchester-city-vs-liverpool-premier-league-match-with-daughter-anouk-watch/ |website=Opoyi |access-date=8 April 2023 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408155203/https://opoyi.com/entertainment/ewan-mcgregor-attends-manchester-city-vs-liverpool-premier-league-match-with-daughter-anouk-watch/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, on an episode of ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'', McGregor said he had been a [[Teetotalism|teetotaller]] for the last seven years. He also mentioned this in an interview with the ''[[Irish Independent]]'' in 2008, stating that he would often turn up to sets drunk or hung over in the late 1990s, and that he decided to stop altogether to avoid spiralling down further.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fanning |first=Evan |date=18 May 2008 |title=Now Ewan is drunk on sobriety |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/now-ewan-is-drunk-on-sobriety-26447127.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=27 February 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728143615/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/now-ewan-is-drunk-on-sobriety-26447127.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, McGregor had a [[Skin cancer|cancerous mole]] removed from below his right eye.<ref>{{cite news |title=McGregor fine after cancer scare  |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm |website=BBC News |date=22 April 2008 |access-date=22 April 2008 |archive-date=5 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605113336/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7360233.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2020, after travelling through Chile for the documentary ''[[Long Way Up]]'', he revealed that one of his great-grandfathers, John "Juan" Charles McIndoe, was born in Chile to Scottish parents while his father worked with the American engineers in the construction of the railways at the end of the 19th century. Later, John went to [[Glasgow]] and worked as a wine importer and diplomat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nun |first1=Yenny |date=28 September 2020 |title=Ewan McGregor cuenta la historia de su bisabuelo chileno |url=https://www.lun.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2020-09-28&SupplementId=0&PaginaId=34 |work=Las Últimas Noticias |language=es |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018203400/https://www.lun.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2020-09-28&SupplementId=0&PaginaId=34 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor tiene un pariente chileno y conoció al terremoto en una fonda en Puerto Montt |url=https://www.latercera.com/mouse/ewan-mcgregor-tiene-un-pariente-chileno-y-conocio-al-terremoto-en-una-fonda-en-puerto-montt/ |work=La Tercera |language=es |date=28 September 2020 |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018203358/https://www.latercera.com/mouse/ewan-mcgregor-tiene-un-pariente-chileno-y-conocio-al-terremoto-en-una-fonda-en-puerto-montt/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

McGregor became a [[Naturalization|naturalised]] [[Citizenship of the United States|US citizen]] after 2016 so he would be able to vote in the [[2020 US presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Streets |first1=Madeleine |date=21 October 2016 |title=Ewan McGregor on Directing, 'T2' and a Possible Obi-Wan Reprisal |url=https://observer.com/2016/10/ewan-mcgregor-on-directing-t2-and-a-possible-obi-wan-reprisal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124045/https://observer.com/2016/10/ewan-mcgregor-on-directing-t2-and-a-possible-obi-wan-reprisal/ |archive-date=23 April 2021 |access-date=3 October 2020 |work=Observer}}</ref> During his journey on ''[[Long Way Up]]'', he travelled entirely on his US passport.<ref>''[[Long Way Up]]'', episode 5. 2 October 2020.</ref>

He is a fan of the [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle Dockers]] in the [[Australian Football League]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mcgregor-gives-dockers-hollywood-touch-20130324-2gnp1.html | title=McGregor gives Dockers Hollywood touch | date=24 March 2013 }}</ref>

=== Family and relationships ===
McGregor married Eve Mavrakis, a French-Greek Jewish [[production designer]] whom he met on the set of ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |date=19 October 2016 |title=Ewan McGregor's Jewish connection to 'American Pastoral' |url=http://jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527022948/http://jewishjournal.com/current_edition/190806/ |archive-date=27 May 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |work=Jewish Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Schleier |first=Curt |date=20 October 2016 |title=Ewan McGregor's biggest challenge: Philip Roth |url=https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142949/https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/arts-entertainment/ewan-mcgregors-biggest-challenge-philip-roth |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |quote="I'm married to a Jewish woman," he said of wife Eve Mavrakis.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Macnab |first=Geoffrey |date=7 November 2016 |title=Ewan McGregor interview: 'Trainspotting sequel has a different energy' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526193313/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ewan-mcgregor-interview-american-pastoral-t2-trainspotting-a7402891.html |archive-date=26 May 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Michael |date=20 October 2016 |title=Actor-directors Jewish connections shine on-screen |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527022936/https://www.jweekly.com/2016/10/20/actor-directors-jewish-connections-shine-on-screen/ |archive-date=27 May 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]] |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, two of them adopted, one a [[Street children|street child]] from [[Mongolia]] he met while travelling in ''[[Long Way Round]]''.<ref name="whoswho" /><ref name="people">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Ed |date=11 April 2006 |title=Ewan adopts orphan from Mongolia |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/ewan-adopts-orphan-from-mongolia-7257456.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831215521/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/ewan-adopts-orphan-from-mongolia-7257456.html |archive-date=31 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Evening Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=White |first=Gemma |date=31 July 2012 |title=Celebrity adoptions: Love sees no colour |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523174253/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/celebrity-adoptions-love-sees-no-colour-1.1055889 |archive-date=23 May 2013 |access-date=17 April 2013 |magazine=Scene magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/colombia-panama--costa-rica/umc.cmc.5hc7g1eqf3r0rz3wc7fdd90w8 |title=Long Way Up, Episode 9: Columbia, Panama & Costa Rica |time=38:50–39:50 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831211825/https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/colombia-panama--costa-rica/umc.cmc.5hc7g1eqf3r0rz3wc7fdd90w8 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

With his children raised in Mavrakis's [[Judaism|Jewish faith]], McGregor said in 2016, "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 |last=Yamato |first=Jen |date=8 May 2016 |title=Ewan McGregor on How a Non-Believer Found Jesus in 'Last Days in the Desert' |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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118040312/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/08/ewan-mcgregor-on-how-a-non-believer-found-jesus-in-last-days-in-the-desert.html |archive-date=18 November 2016 |access-date=21 December 2016 |website=The Daily Beast}}</ref> McGregor has a heart and dagger tattoo of the names of Mavrakis and their daughters on his right arm.<ref name="yahoo" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Ewan McGregor Tattoo Pictures |url=http://ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715161047/http://ready2beat.com/current-news/general-news/ewan-mcgregor-tattoo-pictures |archive-date=15 July 2011 |access-date=22 February 2011 |website=Ready2Beat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Templeton |first1=Rita |last2=Davis |first2=Alyssa K. |last3=Ellis |first3=Sydni |last4=Rakowitz |first4=Rebecca |date=12 May 2024 |title=Get Some Ink Inspo From These 41 Celebrities Who Have Tattoos Honoring Their Kids |url=https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/slideshow/2553291/celebrity-tattoos-honoring-kids/ |access-date=8 August 2024 |website=[[SheKnows]] |language=en-US}}</ref> McGregor has appeared alongside his daughter [[Clara McGregor|Clara]] in [[Christopher Robin (film)|''Christopher Robin'']], ''[[The Birthday Cake]]'' and [[Bleeding Love (film)|''Bleeding Love'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Faye |date=16 February 2024 |title=Who is Ewan McGregor's proud 'nepo baby' daughter, Clara McGregor? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3252173/who-ewan-mcgregors-proud-nepo-baby-daughter-clara-mcgregor-star-wars-actors-eldest-child-has-posed |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref>

On 19 January 2018, having been separated since May 2017, McGregor filed for divorce from Mavrakis, citing [[irreconcilable differences]];<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hearon |first=Sarah |date=19 January 2018 |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife After 22 Years of Marriage |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120124451/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ewan-mcgregor-files-for-divorce-from-eve-mavrakis/ |archive-date=20 January 2018 |access-date=19 January 2018 |magazine=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Warner |first=Kara |date=19 January 2018 |title=Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce From Wife of 22 Years Eve Mavrakis: Report |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121050910/http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-files-divorce-wife-eve-mavrakis/ |archive-date=21 January 2018 |access-date=22 January 2018 |website=People |language=en-US}}</ref> the divorce was finalised on 13 August 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Alexia |date=14 August 2020 |title=Ewan McGregor and Ex-Wife Eve Mavrakis Finalize Their Divorce 3 Years After Split |url=https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-ex-eve-mavrakis-finalize-divorce/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817220352/https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-ex-eve-mavrakis-finalize-divorce/ |archive-date=17 August 2020 |access-date=17 August 2020 |website=People}}</ref>

In May 2017, McGregor began a relationship with American actress [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]], whom he met on the set of ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Julie |last2=Pasquini |first2=Maria |date=23 October 2017 |title=Ewan McGregor Splits From Wife of 22 Years |url=http://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828222558/https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-wife-eve-mavrakis-split-seen-kissing-mary-elizabeth-winstead/ |archive-date=28 August 2020 |access-date=7 December 2017 |website=People}}</ref> Their son was born in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Emily |date=28 June 2021 |title=Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Secretly Welcome Their First Child |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/06/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-secret-birth-pregnancy-first-baby-boy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326214842/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/06/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-secret-birth-pregnancy-first-baby-boy |archive-date=26 March 2023 |access-date=22 May 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mizoguchi |first=Karen |date=27 June 2021 |title=Clara McGregor Introduces Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Baby Boy: 'The Greatest Gift' |url=https://people.com/parents/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-welcome-first-baby/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705075013/https://people.com/parents/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-welcome-first-baby/ |archive-date=5 July 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021 |website=People}}</ref> McGregor and Winstead married in April 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Juneau |first=Jen |date=25 April 2022 |title=Ewan McGregor Marries Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 'Small' Ceremony with Family, Close Friends: Source |url=https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-married/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426012615/https://people.com/movies/ewan-mcgregor-mary-elizabeth-winstead-married/ |archive-date=26 April 2022 |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=People}}</ref>

==Political views==
McGregor was an outspoken critic of [[Brexit]]. Although opposed to [[Scottish independence]] from the United Kingdom in the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|2014 Scottish referendum]], McGregor later declared during an interview that he would have voted for independence if he had been able to cast his vote the day after the United Kingdom left the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web|date=30 October 2016|title=Ewan McGregor 'totally confused' about Scottish independence|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ewan-mcgregor-scottish-independence-andrew-marr-show-a7387606.html|access-date=8 February 2021|website=The Independent|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414072513/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ewan-mcgregor-scottish-independence-andrew-marr-show-a7387606.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020 he voiced his support for Scottish independence, saying that "it's time".<ref>{{cite web|date=13 September 2020|title=Ewan McGregor shares his support for Scottish independence: "It's time"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/ewan-mcgregor-shares-his-support-for-scottish-independence-its-time-2751500|access-date=30 September 2020|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915024812/https://www.nme.com/news/film/ewan-mcgregor-shares-his-support-for-scottish-independence-its-time-2751500|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor comes out in support of Scottish Independence|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/ewan-mcgregor-comes-out-support-scottish-independence-2969829|access-date=30 September 2020|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com|date=12 September 2020|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918001916/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/ewan-mcgregor-comes-out-support-scottish-independence-2969829|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Morrow|first1=Daniel|last2=Traynor|first2=Sian|date=13 September 2020|title=Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor announces he wants Scottish independence|url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/trainspotting-star-ewan-mcgregor-announces-18925957|access-date=30 September 2020|website=edinburghlive|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919065031/https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/trainspotting-star-ewan-mcgregor-announces-18925957|url-status=live}}</ref>

McGregor identifies as a [[Feminism|feminist]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Mahalia |date=17 March 2017 |title=Ewan McGregor Confirms He's A 'Woke Bae', Just In Case You Had Any Doubt |url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/ewan-mcgregor-woke-bae-5611/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |language=en-AU |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528154640/https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/ewan-mcgregor-woke-bae-5611/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, he said, "Women are always expected to be naked in films, but I like to try and do it so they are not naked—have the women not be naked. It's a feminist thing that I do."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=24 January 2017 |title=Proof Ewan McGregor Has Been Fighting for Women His Entire Career |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/ewan-mcgregor-piers-morgan-feminist-history-fight |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601062711/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/ewan-mcgregor-piers-morgan-feminist-history-fight |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, he refused to appear on [[Piers Morgan]]'s show after Morgan made disparaging remarks about the participants of the [[2017 Women's March]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 January 2017 |title=Piers Morgan: Ewan McGregor 'let down Good Morning Britain viewers' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38718836 |access-date=28 May 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006092138/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38718836 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2023, McGregor signed an open letter by [[Artists4Ceasefire]] during the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists4Ceasefire |url=https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Artists4Ceasefire |language=en-US |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216055552/https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==In the media==
McGregor 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 |access-date=26 March 2011 |website=Am I Annoying.com |archive-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125145345/http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(xtbszdtveqmcgm2yljun4nug))/collection.aspx?collection=47 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2004 poll for the [[BBC]], he 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 |access-date=17 November 2016 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401015143/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/12/ipod_designer_voted_uks_most/ |url-status=live }}</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]] |access-date=17 November 2016 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810133452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3481599.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[IndieWire]]'' named McGregor one of the best actors never to have received an [[Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiang|first=Jessica|date=1 January 2016|title=30 Great Actors Who've Never Been Oscar Nominated|work=Indiewire|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/|access-date=15 October 2022|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015124743/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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

In 2010, McGregor was appointed by the French government as a [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Chevalier de 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=fr |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 |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915204329/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 |url-status=live }}</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 |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-date=28 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828222627/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 |url-status=dead }}</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 |access-date=29 December 2012 |date=29 December 2012 |archive-date=30 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730112224/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20860327 |url-status=live }}</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 ==
=== Singles ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="7" | Chart positions
! rowspan="2" | Certification
! rowspan="2" | Album
|- 
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <br /><ref name=uk>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-what-may/|title=Come What May|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=4 September 2022|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904024628/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-what-may/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3725/pf-project-feat-ewan-mcgregor/ |title=UK chart peaks for PF Project |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904024630/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3725/pf-project-feat-ewan-mcgregor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=182}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[Ultratop|BEL]]<br /><ref name="BEL">{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bizarre+Inc |title=PF Project Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks |publisher=ultratop.be/nl |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904024628/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bizarre+Inc |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=ger>For peak positions of McGregor's singles in Germany, use the officialcharts.de links depending on a release.
*{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de|title=Germany – "Come What May" with Ewan McGregor|work=[[Media Control Charts]]|at=officialcharts.de|publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]]|language=German|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184511/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&title=Come+What+May&cat=s&country=de|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name=nld>For peak positions of McGregor's singles in Netherlands, use the dutchcharts.nl links depending on a release.
*{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+%26+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s|title=Netherlands – "Come What May" with Nicole Kidmand|work=[[Single Top 100]]|at=dutchcharts.nl|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=Dutch|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155615/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Kidman+&+Ewan+McGregor&titel=Come+What+May&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=PF+Project |title=PF Project Swedish chart peaks |publisher=swedishcharts.com |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904024629/https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=PF+Project |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name=swi>For peak positions of McGregor's singles in Switzerland, use the hitparade.ch links depending on a release.
*{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-&-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937 |title=Switzerland – "Come What May" with Nicole Kidman |work=Singles Top 75 |at=hitparade.ch |publisher=[[Swiss Hitparade]] |language=German |access-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719054144/http://hitparade.ch/song/Nicole-Kidman-%26-Ewan-McGregor/Come-What-May-4937 |archive-date=19 July 2014 }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|"Choose Life" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(PF Project featuring Ewan McGregor)</span>
| 1997
| 6
| 40
| 22
| —
| 99
| 40 
| —
| 
| ''[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|Trainspotting#2: Music from the Motion Picture, Vol.#2]]''
|-
!scope="row"|"[[Come What May (2001 song)|Come What May]]" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Nicole Kidman]])</span>
|2001
| 27
| 10
| —
| 95
| 65
| —
| 97
|
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Gold<ref name=cwmaria>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles|work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|at=aria/com.au|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-date=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409211439/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref>{{Cite certification|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Nicole Kidman|title=Come What May|id=19153-6430-1|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
| ''[[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]]''
|}

===Other appearances===
* "TV Eye" with [[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack|Wylde Ratttz]], ''[[Velvet Goldmine#Soundtrack|Velvet Goldmine: Music from the Original Motion Picture]]'', 1999.
* "Elephant Love Medley" with Nicole Kidman, ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'', 2001.
* "[[Roxanne (The Police 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.
* "Better Tomorrows", ''[[Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio|Pinocchio]]'', 2022.

== Audiobooks ==
* 2006: [[Beatrix Potter]]: ''Favourite Beatrix Potter Tales'' (among others with [[Emily Watson]] and [[Renée Zellweger]]), Warne publishing (''Read by Stars of the Movie Miss Potter'')

== 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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