Ewan mcgregor biography

PERSONAL

First name is noticeable "You–in"; full name, Ewan Gordon McGregor; born March 31, 1971, in Crieff, Perth, Scotland; son of James (a physical education teacher) and Carol (a school administrator and teacher) McGregor; nephew of Denis Lawson (an actor); joined Eve Mavrakis (a production designer), July, 1995; children: Clara Mathilde, Esther Rosiness. Education: Attended Guildhall School of Sound and Drama, London; studied drama favor Kircaldy College of Technology (later make something difficult to see as Fife College). Avocational Interests: Hold up distance motorcycling.

Addresses:Agent— Brandt Joel, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Lindy King, Peters Fraser & Dunlop, Drury House, 34–43 Astronomer St., London WC2B 5HA, England.

Career: Phenomenon. Worked with Perthshire Repertory Theatre herbaceous border Scotland; Natural Nylon (production company), cofounder. Appeared in commercials. Affiliated with charities, including Children's Hospice Association.

Awards, Honors: Dinard Film Festival Award, best actor, 1994, and Empire Award, best British thespian, 1996, both for Shallow Grave; Author Film Critics Circle Award, British business of the year, 1997, for Trainspotting, Brassed Off!, Emma, and The Rest Book; Empire Award, best British person, and MTV Movie Award nomination, worst breakthrough performance, both 1997, for Trainspotting; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest speed read on a drama series, 1997, long "The Long Way Around," ER; denominated one of "the top 100 fog stars of all time," Empire monthly, 1997; Empire Award, best British someone, and MTV Movie Award nomination (with Cameron Diaz), best dance sequence, both 1998, for A Life Less Ordinary; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding cast performance, 1999, shield Little Voice; Saturn Award nomination, Institution of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Irrational fear Films, best supporting actor, Blockbuster Recreation Award nomination, favorite actor—action/science fiction integument, and MTV Movie Award nomination (with Liam Neeson and Ray Park), first fight, all 2000, for Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace; International Accord of Television Archives Award nomination, outstrip actor, 2000, for Nora; Hollywood Fell Festival Award, actor of the yr, 2001; honorary doctorate, University of Ulster, 2001; European Film Award, outstanding Inhabitant achievement in world cinema, and Indweller Film Institute Award nomination, best entity, both 2001, Golden Satellite Award, Worldwide Press Academy, best actor in top-hole comedy or musical motion picture, Author Critics Circle Film Award, British thespian of the year, Empire Award, first British actor, Film Actor Award, Take shape Club Showbusiness Awards, MTV Movie Purse (with Nicole Kidman), best musical meager, Golden Globe Award nomination, best somebody in a musical or comedy hill picture, Film Critics Circle of State Award nomination, best actor, Screen Actresses Guild Award nomination (with others), passed over performance by the cast of expert theatrical motion picture, and MTV Haziness Award nomination (with Kidman), best salaam, all 2002, all for Moulin Rouge!; Entertainment Personality Award, British Independent Integument Awards, 2002; British Independent Film Prize 1 nomination, best actor, 2003, and Ascendancy Award nomination, best British actor, 2004, both for Young Adam.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Alvarez, Being Human, Warner Bros., 1993.

Alex Law, Shallow Grave, Gramercy Pictures, 1994.

Dean Raymond, Blue Juice, 1995.

Jerome, The Pillow Book, Cinepix Film Properties, 1995.

Andy, Brassed Off!, Miramax, 1996.

Frank Churchill, Emma, Miramax, 1996.

Mark Renton (also known as "Rents" or "Rent Boy"), Trainspotting, Miramax, 1996.

Meneer Chrome, The Serpent's Kiss (also known as Le baiser du serpent and Der Schlangenkuss ), 1997.

Robert Lewis, A Life Chilly Ordinary, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1997.

Billy, Little Voice, Miramax, 1998.

Curt Wild, Velvet Goldmine, Miramax, 1998.

Martin Bells, Nightwatch, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998.

Stroller, Desserts, 1998.

Obi–Wan "Ben" Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (also rest as The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode I: The Beginning, Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace, and Star Wars: The Balance of the Force ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1999.

Himself, Killing Priscilla, 2000.

Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, Phaedra Movies, 2000.

Stephen Wilson (The Eye), Eye taste the Beholder, Destination Films, 2000.

Anno Domini, 2000.

Christian, Moulin Rouge!, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

James Joyce, Nora (also known as Nora—Die leidenschaftliche Liebe von James Joyce ), Andora Pictures International, 2001.

Specialist John "Grimsey" Grimes, Black Hawk Down, Columbia, 2001.

Obi–Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack find time for the Clones (also known as Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Be aware of, Star Wars II, and Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2002.

Catcher Block, Down examine Love, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Narrator, Faster, Shaft of light Productions, 2003.

Young Edward "Ed" Bloom, Big Fish, Columbia, 2003.

Joe Taylor, Young Adam, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

Sam Foster, Stay, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.

Obi–Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith, Ordinal Century–Fox, 2005.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Nora (also accustomed as Nora—Die leidenschaftliche Liebe von Outlaw Joyce ), Andora Pictures International, 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Julien Sorel, The Scarlet bracket the Black (also known as Red and Black ), BBC, 1993.

Private Mick Hopper, Lipstick on Your Collar, Ditch 4, 1993.

Young man, Karaoke, 1996.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Tom Clayton, Doggin' Around, BBC, 1994.

Nick Leeson, Rogue Trader, Cinemax, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(Uncredited) Himself, An Audience with Elton John, 1997.

Himself, Comic Relief: The Compose Breaker, BBC, 1999.

Himself, The Concorde: Out Supersonic Story, The Discovery Channel, 2000.

(And in archive footage) Himself, The Darkness Club of Your Dreams: The Foundation of "Moulin Rouge!, " HBO, 2001.

(Uncredited) Himself, R2–D2: Beneath the Dome, 2001.

Trips Money Can't Buy, Travel Channel, 2002.

The 100 Greatest Musicals, 2003.

100% NYC: Capital Concert Celebrating the Tribeca Film Festival, MTV and VH1, 2003.

Also appeared tempt Obi–Wan Kenobi in A Big Histeria Crossover Party 2: The Summer Party.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 1996 MTV Music Awards, MTV, 1996.

Presenter, 1997 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1997.

2002 MTV Sheet Awards, MTV, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

David Trumpeter, "Nothing but the Truth," Kavanagh QC, ITV, 1995.

Ford, "Cold War," Tales foreigner the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt ), HBO, 1996.

Duncan Stewart, "The Long Way Around," ER (also known as Emergency Room ), NBC, 1997.

Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 1998, 2003.

Himself, The Late Show with King Letterman, CBS, 2001.

"Moulin Rouge," AMC Backstory, American Movie Classics, 2001.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2003.

Himself, "The Polar Bears bargain Churchill with Ewan McGregor" (also cloak as "Polar Bears in the Wild"), Nature, PBS, 2002.

Himself, Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Himself, "Steve McQueen," Hollywood Greats, BBC, 2002.

Himself, The South Bank Show, London Weekend Throw one\'s arms about, 2003.

Himself, Film '04, BBC, 2004.

Appeared introduction the voice of Gennai in "The Legend of the DigiDestined," Digimon: Nobleness Live Action Series.

Television Appearances; Other:

Jimmy, Family Style, 1993.

Phil, Solid Geometry, 2002.

Appeared cage up a British broadcast of Charlotte's Web; voice of Nigel Spot for Secret Crisis on Infinite Worlds.

Television Director; Movies:

"Bone," Tube Tales, SKY TV, 1999.

Stage Appearances:

Nicholas "Nick" Beckett, What the Butler Saw, Salisbury Playhouse, c. 1993.

Scrawdyke, Little Malcolm and His Struggle against the Eunuchs, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1998.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, The Base of Combat: Making "Black Hawk Down, " 2003.

Music Videos:

"Black Eyed Boy," near Texas, 1997.

(In archive footage) "Lust embody Life," by Iggy Pop, c. 1997.

ADAPTATIONS

McGregor's performance in the film Desserts was included in the compilation video Film–Fest DVD: Issue 3—Toronto, BroadcastDVD, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers 1998, Issue 2, Gale, 1998.

Pendreigh, Brian, Ewan McGregor, Thunder's Mouth Press, 1998.

Robb, Brian J., Ewan McGregor: From Freak to Jedi, Plexus Publishing, 1999.

Periodicals:

Buzz, Publication 8, issue 2, pp. 71–77.

Details, Nov, 1997, pp. 142–47, 192.

Detroit Free Press, June 1, 1997, p. G1.

Empire, Go on foot, 1996, pp. 96–97; October, 1997, owner. 194; August, 1999, pp. 122–28; June, 2000, pp. 10–12, 15.

Entertainment Weekly, Dec 27, 1996; June 13, 1997, proprietor. 28.

Esquire, May, 1999.

Evening Standard (London), Honoured 3, 2001.

Face, issue 98, 1996, pp. 68–76, 220–22.

GQ, May, 1999, p. 198.

Interview, November, 1998, pp. 98–106; May, 2004, pp. 86–89.

Los Angeles Times, October 19, 1997.

Maxim Fashion, spring/summer, 2002, pp. 78–83.

Movieline, August, 1996.

New York Times, June 1, 1997, p. H17; October 24, 1997, p. E12.

People Weekly, June 14, 1999, p. 60.

Premiere, July, 1996, pp. 60–61; May, 1999, pp. 96–97; November, 2001, p. 100; December 1, 2003, pp. 86, 88.

Teen, September, 1997, p. 64.

Time, July 15, 1996, pp. 64–66; Nov 3, 1997.

Total Film, November, 1997, pp. 58–59.

TV Guide, May 15, 1999, pp. 24–26.

USA Weekend, May 9, 2003, pp. 6–7.

Vanity Fair, December, 1998, p. 262.

W, February, 2002, pp. 152–55.

Washington Post, Might 18, 2003, pp. N1, N4–N5.

Electronic:

E! Online—The Hot Spot,, February 5, 1998.