Age: 55
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Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) is a Scottish-American actor and voice actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity. While studying drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, McGregor began his career with a leading role in the British series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993). He gained international recognition for starring as drug addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting (1996) and as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005). His career progressed with starring roles in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001), action film Black Hawk Down (2001), fantasy film Big Fish (2003), and thriller Angels and Demons (2009). He gained praise for his performances in the thriller The Ghost Writer (2010) and romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011). McGregor made his directorial debut with the crime film American Pastoral (2016), in which he also starred. For his dual role as brothers Ray and Emmit Stussy in the third season of the anthology series Fargo (2017), he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He voiced Lumière in Beauty and the Beast (2017), and played the title role in Christopher Robin (2018), Dan Torrance in Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in Birds of Prey (2020). He reprised his role as Kenobi in the 2022 miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his portrayal of fashion designer Halston in the miniseries Halston (2021). McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls (2005–2007) and Othello (2007–2008). He has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2004.
Ewan McGregor
Obi-Wan Kenobi
for Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
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In this reimagined version of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, the story shifts its emotional focus away from a forbidden romance and instead centers on the brotherly bond between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Republic edges toward civil war. During a diplomatic summit on Alderaan, political tensions between the Republic and the Separatists are shattered when the cybernetically enhanced Darth Maul launches a devastating attack, revealing that a mysterious third force is manipulating both sides. As Anakin proves his courage but loses his hand in a duel with Maul, Obi-Wan is forced to confront the grief and guilt he has carried since the death of Qui-Gon Jinn, while Palpatine uses the crisis to justify the deployment of the Clone Army and expand his political influence. Following a tracker to Geonosis, Obi-Wan discovers that Count Dooku is not the mastermind everyone believes, but a former Jedi attempting to expose the hidden Sith Lord manipulating the Republic from within. Before the truth can be revealed, Palpatine orders a massive clone assault, igniting the Clone Wars and destroying the last hope for diplomacy. As Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé Amidala escape the battlefield, they realize the galaxy is being consumed by darkness, setting the stage for the tragic fall of the Jedi and Anakin's eventual transformation into Darth Vader.
