Ewan McGregor filmography Ewan McGregor filmography The filmography of Scottish actor, voice actor, singer, and director Ewan McGregor. McGregor made his debut in the British television series "Lipstick on Your Collar". He followed this one year later by appearing in Bill Forsyth's "Being Human" (1994), Danny Boyle's thriller "Shallow Grave" (1994). Two years later, he plays the heroin addict Mark Renton in Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting" which garnered his international recognition. He reprised the role in the sequel film "T2 Trainspotting" (2017). In 1999, he played the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy ""; the character was originally
Ewan McGregor cast as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in "" (1999); the character was originally played by Sir Alec Guinness in the first "Star Wars" trilogy. While the prequels received criticism from some "Star Wars" fans, McGregor's performance was well received. He reprised the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the subsequent prequels "" (2002) and "" (2005). His uncle, Denis Lawson, had played Wedge Antilles in the original trilogy. McGregor starred in "Moulin Rouge!" (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). He starred alongside Renée Zellweger in "Down With Love" (2003). He