Ewan McGregor was born on March 31, 1971 in Crieff, Scotland. He made his debut on television with a small role in the TV series “Lipstick on Your Collar” in 1993, followed by work in the serial film adaptation “Red and Black” and the drama “Human Weaknesses”.
Ewan also appeared in the comedy Blue Juice, playing alongside screen stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Pertwee.
The young actor was lucky at the beginning of his career to meet director Danny Boyle, who already in 1994 cast Ewan in the tragicomedy Shallow Grave. McGregor was a success in his role, which was awarded an award from Empire.
In 2016, the talented artist tried his hand at directing by filming the film “American Pastoral.”
In 2017, with the participation of McGregor, the third season of the series “Fargo” was released from the creators of the acclaimed detective story “Bones”.
Trainspotting (1996)
The actor gained global popularity in 1996, when he played the main role in the film Trainspotting.
His hero is an ordinary drug addict who is still trying to get out of the creepy world around him, but not without a certain charm, flavoring his attempts with a fair amount of black humor and introspection.
The film brought Ewan a BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
The Pillow Book (1996)
An equally significant project of the second mid-90s was the role of Jerome in Peter Greenaway’s drama “Intimate Diary”. For this work, McGregor received an award from the London Film Critics Society in the category “Actor of the Year.”
According to the story, Nagiko grew up in the home of a calligraphy master, who every year on the girl’s birthday painted an exquisite congratulation directly on her face. This went on for many years and the heroine got so used to it that when she got married, she demanded a written gift from her husband.
To put it mildly, he turns out to be far from a supporter of such things. Nagiko runs away from home, arrives in Hong Kong and experiences a whirlwind romance with British translator Jerome.
Moulin rouge! (2001)
In May 2001, the musical “Moulin Rouge!” was presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Luhrmann base. McGregor was assigned the role of the poor romantic poet Christian, who is madly in love with the beautiful courtesan Satine, played by Nicole Kidman. As a result, this impeccable film received more than 60 awards (including two Oscars), and a huge number of women fell in love with the charming Scottish actor.
Big Fish (2003)
The plot of the fantasy drama “Big Fish,” directed by the brilliant American director Tim Bertan, is based on the novel “Big Fish” by Daniel Wallace. A novel of mythological proportions.”
When William Bloom was little, his father Edward, an incredible dreamer, constantly told his son amazing, incredible stories that happened to them during their lives. As a child, of course, William really liked these stories. However, when he grew up, everything changed, except for those very stories.
And when Edward is dying, the son realizes that he never truly knew his own father. After all, he constantly told incredible things, but never told the truth. William goes to the hospital to finally hear the real story of his life, but again hears one that differs little from the fairy tale.
Down with Love (2003)
The events of the film are moved to 1962. Feminist Barbara Novak releases a best-selling book called Fuck Love. The book becomes a manifesto for independent women. And this prompts reporter and socialite Kutcher Block to enter into an exciting game with Novak.
He intends to make her fall in love with him and thus force her to admit the fallacy of the postulates set out in the book. However, to Blok’s surprise, as a result he himself falls in love with the sexy writer.
Young Adam (2003)
The film “Young Adam” is the story of the tragic life of a writer whose fate forced him to do something he didn’t like in order to feed his family. Joe is forced to live and work as a coal miner on a barge that travels between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Living with him on the ship are his son and wife Ella, who have long come to terms with the harsh reality. Everything would be as before, but sailors fish out the body of a deceased girl from the canal. Joe recognizes her as his former lover.
Ewan McGregor won a BAFTA award again for his role as Joe Taylor in Young Adam (directed by David McKenzie).
Island (2005)
Lincoln Six-Eco survived the disaster and lives in a complex in the middle of the contaminated land. Here people are monitored – forced to follow a diet and exercise, a lottery is systematically carried out, and the winners are sent to an island – the only remaining place in the world.
One day, Lincoln and his girlfriend Jordan-Two-Delta decide to run away. The corporation needs to return them, and it sends a squad of assassins after them.
Star Wars (1999, 2002, 2005)
In 1999, the actor began working on the first episode of the Star Wars prequel trilogy by Hollywood classic George Lucas.
Ewan got the main role of Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi. Despite the mixed assessment of film critics, the film grossed $1 million and entered the top 100 box office new films of the world. Ewen himself earned $13 million.
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
The main role of the film is the father of the family, an exemplary US citizen, Stephen Russell. Because of a daring scam, he ends up in one of the Texas prisons. There, ironically, he falls in love with fellow prisoner Philip Morris. Same-sex love, sometimes so strange and incomprehensible. Complex acting, emotions, interweaving of feelings that sometimes border on vulgarity and humor – this is what the viewer will see in this film.
Angels and Demons (2009)
A detective adventure by Ron Howard starring Tom Hanks and Ayelet Zorer. The events of the film begin to develop in the Vatican on the eve of the election of the Pope. Against the backdrop of these events, several cardinals who were going to compete in the elections are kidnapped. After which their corpses were found with various mysterious signs on their bodies.
Also, unknown persons stole weapons of mass destruction that could destroy an entire city. The church found itself in a hopeless situation and decided to turn to an expert on ancient finds for help. Now we have to unravel a whole criminal network and prevent new attempts.