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Ewan McGregor is a popular Scottish actor, internationally known for his role in the Star Wars prequels but spends just as much time with niche, indie and art house films.

List Of Works

Shallow Grave: Alex
Trainspotting: Renton
The Pillow Book: Jerome
Emma 1996: Frank Churchill
Brassed Off: Andy Barrow
Night Watch (The Remake): Martin Bells
Velvet Goldmine: Curt Wild
Star Wars The Phantom Menace: Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Attack of the Clones
- Revenge of the Sith
Moulin Rouge: Christian
Black Hawk Down: John Grimes
Down With Love: Catcher Block
Big Fish: Young Edward Bloom
Robots: Rodney
Valiant: Valiant
The Island: Lincoln Six Echo /Tom Lincoln
Stormbreaker: Ian Rider
I Love You Phillip Morris: Phillip Morris
Angels & Demons: Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
The Men Who Stare at Goats: Bob Wilton
The Ghost Writer: GhostWriter

Theatre roles

Guys and Dolls: Sky (2005-2007, London)
Othello: Iago (2007-2008, London)

That's not even all of them!

Tropes:

Actor Allusion: A completely accidental one happened during The Men Who Stare at Goats, which was based on a true story. They really did refer to the men as "Jedi". McGregor just also happened to have played a Jedi Knight in Star Wars.
Badass Biker: He is indeed. See his Long Way Around and Long Way Down series, that consist of travelling all the way around the world by motorbike. A third journey (through South America) is forthcoming.
The Cast Showoff: His singing voice.
Deadpan Snarker
Dyeing for Your Art: Multiple times. Note his blond hair in I Love You Phillip Morris
Fake American
Fake Brit: His accent in Star Wars, though that's more like Fake English. He is British (Scottish) anyway, but affected an English accent for Star Wars.
Fan Service: He isn't shy about showing off.
Faux Yay: Is straight, but has no problem behaving very affectionately with his male friends. Legendarily and infamously kissed Star Wars co-star Hayden Christensen at the Revenge of the Sith premier, and is on record for "quite enjoying" tonguing Jim Carrey on and off screen.
Happily Married
Hot Dad: Has 4 daughters.
Hey, It's That Guy!
- Hey, It's That Voice!
Japandering: A lot of them.
Money, Dear Boy: His reason for doing many of his blockbuster films is to get enough money so he can concentrate on smaller films that would give him little payment. Usually Scottish indie films.
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: His American accent in I Love You Phillip Morris does waver in several scenes.
Promoted Fanboy: "I've been waiting nearly twenty years to have my own light saber. Nothing's cooler than being a Jedi Knight."
Star-Making Role: Trainspotting
Typecasting: Averted. He turned down the role of James Bond in the 2006 film so this wouldn't happen.

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 * ''[[Alex Rider|Stormbreaker]]'': Ian Rider
 * ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'': Phillip Morris
-* ''[[Angels and Demons]]'': Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
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 * ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'': Bob Wilton
 * ''[[The Ghost Writer]]'': GhostWriter
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 * [[Fan Service]]: He isn't shy about showing off.
 * [[Faux Yay]]: Is straight, but has no problem behaving very affectionately with his male friends. Legendarily and infamously kissed [[Star Wars]] co-star Hayden Christensen at the [[Revenge of the Sith]] premier, and is on record for "quite enjoying" tonguing [[Jim Carrey]] on and off screen.
 * [[Happily Married]]
 * [[Hot Dad]]: Has 4 daughters.
 * [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]
 ** [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]
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 * [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: His American accent in ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'' does waver in several scenes.
 * [[Promoted Fanboy]]: "I've been waiting nearly twenty years to have my own light saber. Nothing's cooler than being a Jedi Knight."
 * [[Star-Making Role]]: ''[[Trainspotting]]''
 * [[Typecasting]]: Averted. He turned down the role of [[James Bond]] in the 2006 film so this wouldn't happen.