Ewan McGregor

This charismatic, stage-trained Scotsman first came to prominence in two movies directed by Danny Boyle: the 1994 comic thriller Shallow Grave and the 1996 heroin-addiction epic Trainspotting. McGrego...
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BirthPlace
03/30/1971
Crieff, Scotland
  • HBO Nixes Ewan McGregor’s Series ‘The Corrections’
    By: Margaret Hartmann May 01, 2012 2:09pm EST
    Jonathan Franzen's novel isn't coming to TV.
  • Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier joins Cannes jury
    By: WENN.com Source April 25, 2012 10:15am EST
    Iconic French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier will turn his focus to the big screen next month (May12) as a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury.
  • Ewan McGregor films new UNICEF campaign ad
    By: WENN.com Source April 25, 2012 7:15am EST
    Actor Ewan Mcgregor has filmed a new public service announcement for UNICEF, calling for help to save more than one million children in west Africa from the threat of starvation.
  • Modern Family and Hot In Cleveland win at GLAAD Awards
    By: WENN.com Source April 22, 2012 5:15am EST
    TV hits Modern Family and Hot In Cleveland were among the big winners at the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday night (21Apr12).
  • Blunt's fishing doubts
    By: WENN.com Source April 19, 2012 5:00am EST
    Emily Blunt's new film Salmon Fishing In The Yemen brought up unhappy memories from her childhood - she suffered from seasickness during family angling trips.
  • McGregor rallied co-stars after brother's horror story
    By: WENN.com Source April 02, 2012 10:15am EST
    Ewan Mcgregor was shamed into rallying his co-stars' spirits on a movie set after receiving a frightening text message from his fighter pilot brother.
  • McGregor 'embarrassed' by U.K. riots
    By: WENN.com Source April 02, 2012 7:15am EST
    Ewan Mcgregor felt ashamed of his fellow Brits when the U.K. was blighted by rioting last summer (11), insisting the unrest was fuelled by thieves.
  • Hallstrom uses iPhone to shoot movie scenes
    By: WENN.com Source March 30, 2012 7:15am EST
    Ewan Mcgregor's new comedy Salmon Fishing In The Yemen embraced the latest technology - several scenes were shot using an iPhone.
  • Winstone's drunk Star Wars audition
    By: WENN.com Source March 22, 2012 8:15am EST
    Ray Winstone lost out on the chance of a role in a Star Wars movie after showing up at the audition drunk.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source March 21, 2012 5:00am EST
    "I'd like to see if he's put his money where his mouth is." Actor Ewan Mcgregor responds to comedian Louis C.K.'s remarks about performing oral sex on the Scottish star.