Ewan McGregor Bio | Wiki
Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, Ewan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity.
He was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list in 1997. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, he was named the fourth most influential person in British culture. He has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2004. He became an American citizen in 2016.
Ewan McGregor Age
Ewan was born on March 31, 1971, in Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth, United Kingdom. He is 51 years old.
Ewan McGregor Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx. 1.77 m).
Ewan McGregor Family
He was born in Perth, Scotland, and was raised in nearby Crieff, by his parents Carol Diane and James Charles Stewart “Jim” McGregor. Ewan’s mother was a retired teacher at Crieff High School and latterly deputy head teacher at Kingspark School in Dundee. His father is a retired physical education teacher and careers master at the independent Morrison’s Academy in Crieff.
Ewan McGregor Brother | Uncle
He has an older brother, Colin born in 1969, a former Tornado GR4 pilot in the Royal Air Force. Ewan’s uncle is actor Denis Lawson 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.
Ewan McGregor Wife
Ewan married Eve Mavrakis, a French-Greek Jewish production designer. Together they have four daughters, two of them adopted, one a street child from Mongolia he met while traveling in Long Way Round.
Ewan has a heart and dagger tattoo of the names of Mavrakis and their daughters on his right arm. On 19 January 2018, having been separated since May 2017, he filed for divorce from Mavrakis, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized on 13 August 2020.
Ewan McGregor Mary Elizabeth Winstead
In May 2017, Ewan began a relationship with American actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, whom he met on the set of Fargo. Their son, Laurie, was born in June 2021. Ewan and Winstead married in April 2022.
Ewan McGregor Education
He attended Morrison’s Academy. After leaving school at the age of 16, Ewan worked as a stagehand at Perth Theatre and studied a foundation course in drama at Kirkcaldy College of Technology. Later, he moved to London to study drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama when he was 18 years old.
Ewan McGregor As Obi-Wan | Star Wars
He played the male romantic lead role in the British film Little Voice in 1998. Ewan was cast as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, released between 1999 and 2005. Kenobi was originally played by Sir Alec Guinness in the first Star Wars trilogy. On 23 August 2019, Lucasfilm announced that Ewan would reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars television series, due for release on Disney+ in 2022.
Ewan McGregor Moulin Rouge
Ewan starred in Moulin Rouge! (2001) as the young poet Christian, who falls in love with the terminally-ill courtesan Satine. His performance was widely praised and nabbed Ewan his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination.
Ewan McGregor Trainspotting
His international breakthrough was followed by the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle’s Trainspotting (1996). It is an adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel of the same name. In 2017, he reprised his role as Mark Renton in T2 Trainspotting.
Ewan McGregor Motorcycle
A motorcyclist since his youth, Ewan undertook a marathon international motorbike trip with his best friend Charley Boorman and cameraman Claudio von Planta in 2004. From mid-April to the end of July, they traveled from London to New York via central Europe, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Canada, and the United States on BMW R1150GS Adventure motorbikes, for a cumulative distance of 22,345 miles (35,960 km).
The trip included visits to several UNICEF programs along the route and formed the basis of a television series and a best-selling book, both called Long Way Round.
Ewan McGregor Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Ewan’s estimated net worth is $25 million.
Who Is Ewan McGregor
He is a 51-year-old Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, Ewan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity.