Ewan McGregor facts

  • Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor best known for his roles as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and Christian in the 2001 musical film Moulin Rouge!.
  • Ewan was born in Perth, Scotland, on March 31, 1971.
  • McGregor is 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall.
  • Ewan was ranked No. 36 on Empire magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
  • Birth name: Ewan Gordon McGregor.
  • Ewan McGregor is a former roommate of Jude Law. 
  • He is the son of Carol Diane (née Lawson) and James Charles Stuart "Jim" McGregor,
  • Ewan has an older btother, Colin.
  • McGregor has had several moles removed, one of which was cancerous.
  • Ewan McGregor studied drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
  • In 2009, McGregor portrayed Camerlengo Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons, the film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel of the same name.
  • On July 22, 1995, McGregor married Eve Mavrakis, a French production designer.
  • Ewan and Eve have three daughters, Clara Mathilde (born February 1996), Esther Rose (born 7 November 2001), and Jamiyan (born June 2001).
  • Ewan McGregor is an UNICEF ambassador.