Ewan McGregor Collar" (1993). Not long afterwards, he starred in the BBC adaptation of "Scarlet and Black" (also 1993) with a young Rachel Weisz, and made his film debut in Bill Forsyth's "Being Human" (1994). For his role in the thriller "Shallow Grave" (also 1994), he won an Empire Award. The film was his first collaboration with director Danny Boyle. His international breakthrough followed with the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle's "Trainspotting" (1996), an adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel of the same name. McGregor played the male romantic lead role in the British film "Little Voice" (1998). He was
Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor and director, known internationally for his various film roles, including independent dramas, science-fiction epics, and musicals. McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British Channel 4 series "Lipstick on Your Collar". Some of his best known roles include heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films "Trainspotting" (1996) and "T2 Trainspotting" (2017), Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), young Edward Bloom in "Big Fish" (2003), Rodney