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
Christopher Eccleston when asked if he had enjoyed working on "Doctor Who", Eccleston responded by saying, "Mixed, but that's a long story." Eccleston's reasons for leaving the role continue to be debated in Britain's newspapers: on 4 October 2005 Alan Davies told "The Daily Telegraph" that Eccleston had been "overworked" by the BBC, and had left the role because he was "exhausted". In a 2010 interview, Eccleston said that he left the show because he "didn't enjoy the environment and the culture that the cast and crew had to work in", but that he was proud of having played the role. On