Ewan McGregor

Esther Rose McGregor will play Violet Sorrengail in Fourth Wing. Here's everything you need to know about the actress.

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John Hannah is to appear on the red carpet at EIFF.

Hannah and Cumming among stars set for Edinburgh film festival

Mark Renton would have his work cut out to escape Darth Vader

Why Trainspotting vs Star Wars is a film we need to see Scotsman comment

Ewan McGregor played the iconic Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Ewan McGregor: Obi-Wan Kenobi would not survive in 1980s Leith

Alan Cumming as Leo in Russell T Davies new series ‘Tip Toe’.

Alan Cumming: Filming TV show 'Tip Toe' was 'difficult and intense'

Alan Cumming and Ewan McGregor at Pitlochry Theatre

Ewan McGregor to star with Alan Cumming in play of 'beautiful' film

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Sam Heughan launches Galloway distillery

The Outlander star has taken over the former Crafty Distillery and rebranded it as Galloway Distillery

Sam Heughan: Nude scenes in Outlander were 'perhaps forced' in early days

Ewan McGregor and Kenneth Branagh among stars to attend the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Ewan McGregor and Kenneth Branagh among names at revived EIFF

Ewan McGregor announces Scotland World Cup squad in powerful video.

Ewan McGregor announces Scotland World Cup squad in powerful video

Sam Heughan

'Hopes' for Sam Heughan and Ewan McGregor to star in Pitlochry show

Robbie Scott as Renton in Trainspotting The Musical.

Trainspotting The Musical: Everything we know about the new adaptation

Marilyn Monroe 100 and 'glitzy' Moulin Rouge at Glasgow Film Festival

Alan Cumming attends the Bafta Scotland Awards

The best pictures from BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025

Ewan McGregor (left) and David Tennant, attend the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Scotland (Bafta Scotland) Awards at the DoubleTree By Hilton Glasgow Central

All the winners from the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025

David Tennant (Rivals, Doctor Who) has been confirmed to present at the Awards.

14 celebrities among stars confirmed to attend Bafta Scotland awards

The festival takes place on Tiree,

Shallow Grave star Kerry Fox to appear at island film festival

Gene Kelly opened th 1956 Edinburgh Film Festival with a showing of his film 'Invitation to the Dance' attended by the Queen.

34 amazing pictures of the stars at the Edinburgh Film Festival

David Alexanian, Charley Boorman, Ewan McGregor and Russ Malkin are putting on a special one-off live show.

Long Way Chat Ticket Presale and Prices: How to see Ewan McGregor live

Ewan McGregor's stunning 18th-century mansion revealed in pictures

Ewan McGregor's motorbike from Long Way Down is now on display at Glasgow's Riverside Museum.

Scottish star Ewan McGregor’s ‘Long Way’ bikes revisited

Three of the Scots in contention for Golden Globes.

Golden Globe Nominations 2025: Full list and Scottish contenders

Did you know that these famous faces all have familial links with Scotland?

Stars With Scottish Roots: 10 famous faces with family from Scotland

Ewan McGregor and family at the star honouring his career on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

10 pictures of Ewan McGregor's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony

Ewan McGregor whisky

Ewan McGregor to auction island whisky from his own cask for charity - how to bu...

Not everyone will be celebrating their Higher results, but don't stress, there's still hope (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

My life shows why bad Higher results aren’t the end of the world Jeff Stark

Ewan McGregor is one of Scotland's biggest acting stars.

Explainer Five must-watch Ewan McGregor TV shows - and where to stream them

Ewan McGregor with his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Alexa Goodall in A Gentleman in Moscow.

TV Review: Ewan McGregor in A Gentleman in Moscow

Ewan McGregor. Picture: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for ReedPop

Ewan McGregor says people from Scotland tell him to 'remember where I come from'

Bleeding Love

Glasgow Film Festival reviews: Bleeding Love | The G | The Teachers’ Lounge

Top 13 Ewan McGregor films starting with his role in Star Wars

Trainspotting Quotes: 11 of the best lines from the cult film

Glasgow Film Festival director Allison Gardner at the launch of the 2024 programme. Picture: John Devlin

New Ewan McGregor movies get top billing in Glasgow Film Festival's 20th line-up

Studio filming took place within the disused Wills Tobacco cigarette factory, on Alexandra Parade. 30 of the film’s 50 locations were filmed in Dennistoun.

New drug trends define Scotland's second 'Trainspotting generation'

Phoebe Waller Bridge won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for the stage version of Fleabag in 2013.

Festival Diary: Celebrity spotting off to a flier thanks to Ewan and Alan

Star Wars is a space opera film series created by George Lucas that quickly exploded into a pop culture phenomenon.

May the 4th be with you: What is Star Wars Day and how long ago did it start?

Ewan McGregor is 52 on March 31 2023 (Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images for Disney)

Here are 10 of the best quotes from actor Ewan McGregor on life and acting

Almost 40,000 fundraisers have helped raise more than £2M for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation as part of Doddie Aid, which saw participants, running, rowing and bike riding over the course of six weeks to raise money to combat MND.

Doddie Aid raises over £2m raised for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation

Callum Martin received a personal message of support from his hero Ewan McGregor.

Young Star Wars fans gets personal message from his hero Ewan McGregor

Some of the stars attending Scotland's Comic Con this year.

11 stars appearing at Comic Con Scotland and how much a picture will cost

Harry Styles attends the My Policeman premiere during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

Harry Styles sees odds of becoming the next James Bond tumble

Our man in Moscow: Ewan McGregor is to produce and star in post-revolution drama

Ewan McGregor to star in UK drama series set in communist Russia

(L-R) Kathleen Kennedy, President, Lucasfilm, Genevieve O'Reilly, Sanne Wohlenberg, Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna and Yvette Nicole Brown attend the studio showcase panel at Star Wars Celebration for 'Andor'.

Everything you need to know about Star Wars spin-off Andor
Coming hot on the heels of Ewan McGregor returning to play the titular hero in Kenobi, Andor is the latest Disney offering to take place in the Star Wars univer...

Down The Hatch shared images on social media.

Ewan McGregor delights fans during visit to South Queensferry

Ewan McGregor appearing on the front cover of British GQ's Style's July/August 2022 issue
Pic: Ryan Pfluger/GQ

Ewan McGregor admits some Star Wars fan mail can be a shocking 'eye-opener'

Ewan McGregor will don his Jedi robes once more in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Photo: Disney.

What to watch before Obi-Wan Kenobi comes out on Disney Plus

Ewan McGregor will don his Jedi robes once more in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Photo: Disney.

All you need to know about Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi series

Ewan McGregor as Obe Wan

Ewan McGregor ‘channelled Sir Alec Guinness’ for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Ewan McGregor poses with Stormtroopers as he attends an "Obi-Wan Kenobi" photocall at the Corinthia Hotel in London. Picture Kate Green/Getty Images

Ewan McGregor: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Renton have existed in my brain for decades

Kerry Ellis and Denis Lawson in Anything Goes

The night Ewan McGregor's famous uncle drank with David Bowie in Edinburgh bar

May the Fourth Be With You: Baby Yoda (AKA Grogu) in The Mandalorian (Star Wars/ Disney)

Why Star Wars fans celebrate May the 4th

Dry January is not everyone's idea of fun. Picture: Getty Images

I think dry January is stupid - Alexander Brown

Disney Plus Day is the company's celebration for the two-year anniversary of the streaming platform. Photo: Disney Plus.

Here's all you need to know about Disney Plus Day

Ewen Bremner, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle as Spud, Renton, Sick Boy and Begbie in the first Trainspotting film

The new book giving the inside track on the making of Trainspotting 25 years on

Ewan McGregor has welcomed his fifth child, and first with girlfriend Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Ewan McGregor and girlfriend welcome their first child together

Outlander star Sam Heughan, left, and Trainspotting actor Ewan McGregor, right.

Sam Heughan and Ewan McGregor to tackle Everest

Netflix’s Halston where to buy Halston, and the best dresses

Netflix’s Halston: where to buy Halston, and the best dresses

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