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Ewan McGregor |
| Real Name |
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Ewan Gordon McGregor |
| Height |
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5' 10½" (177
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| Date of Birth |
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31 March 1971 |
| Place of Birth |
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Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland,
UK |
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| Biography: |
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Ewan McGregor was born on 31 March
1971 in the Scottish town of Crieff. After high
school, he joined the Perth Repertory Theatre and
then went on to train at the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama. His studies at Guildhall led to
a key role in Lipstick on Your Collar (1993),
a musical comedy set during the Suez Crisis. He
also appeared in Scarlet Black (1993),
another historical adaptation. The same year, McGregor
made his big-screen debut playing a bit part in
Being Human.
McGregor's breakthrough in motion pictures came
with Shallow Grave (1994).
He quickly went on to appear in Blue Juice and The
Pillow Book before losing almost 30 pounds and shaving
his head for his role as heroin addict in Train-spotting.
Having gained the attention of critics and audiences
worldwide with this performance, McGregor proceeded
to take the role of Frank Churchill in the elegant
historical comedy Emma (1996).
McGregor continued working at an impressive pace,
appearing in Brassed Off (1996),
Nightwatch, The Serpent's Kiss (1997),
and A Life Less Ordinary (1997).
In 1998, McGregor began his work in Star Wars prequels
and appeared in Velvet Goldmine. In 1999, along
with his role in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom
Menace, McGregor appeared as infamous financier
Nick Leeson in Rogue Trader.
In 2000, McGregor stayed in period costume for his
other film, Moulin Rouge. Set in 1899 Paris, it
starred McGregor as a young poet who becomes trapped
in the city's sex, drugs, and Can Can scene and
enters into a relationship with a courtesan, played
by Nicole Kidman. After Black Hawk Down (2001),
McGregor reprised his role as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi
in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
In 2003, McGregor starred in Big Fish, in which
he played the role of a man whose son only really
knows through tall tales, vividly brought to life
in flashbacks. In erotic drama Young Adam, which
was shown at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, McGregor
played one of two barge workers unlucky enough to
dredge up the nearly naked corpse of a young woman.
McGregor returned to the role of Obie-Wan Kenobi
once again in 2005 for Star Wars: Episode III -
Revenge of the Sith, the final film of Star Wars
epic saga. That same year, he also starred opposite
Scarlett Johansson in big-budget sci-fi action The
Island. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
Scenes of a Sexual Nature |
| 2005 |
The Island |
| 2005 |
Valiant |
| 2005 |
Robots |
| 2005 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the
Sith |
| 2005 |
The Island |
| 2005 |
Stay |
| 2004 |
Long Way Round [TV Series] |
| 2003 |
Faster |
| 2003 |
Big Fish |
| 2003 |
Young Adam |
| 2003 |
Down With Love |
| 2002 |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
| 2001 |
Black Hawk Down |
| 2001 |
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome |
| 2001 |
Moulin Rouge |
| 2000 |
Nora |
| 2000 |
Killing Priscilla |
| 1999 |
Desserts |
| 1999 |
Eye of the Beholder |
| 1999 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
| 1998 |
Rogue Trader |
| 1998 |
Little Voice |
| 1998 |
Nightwatch |
| 1998 |
Velvet Goldmine |
| 1997 |
ER: The Long Way Around |
| 1997 |
A Life Less Ordinary |
| 1997 |
The Serpent's Kiss |
| 1996 |
The Pillow Book |
| 1996 |
Trainspotting |
| 1996 |
Brassed Off |
| 1996 |
Emma |
| 1995 |
Blue Juice |
| 1994 |
Shallow Grave |
| 1993 |
Lipstick on Your Collar |
| 1993 |
Scarlet & Black |
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| Awards: |
| Golden Globe |
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2001 Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
(Moulin Rouge) |
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