Ewan McGregor is a successful Scottish actor who has worked in a number of mainstream, indie and art house films.

Born on March 31, 1971, in Perth, Ewan McGregor has a strong film industry connection in his family. He is the nephew of actor Denis Lawson and the late actress Sheila Gish, and the step-cousin of the late actress Lou Gish. McGregor studied drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 

In 1993, six months prior to his graduation from Guildhall, McGregor won a leading role in Dennis Potter's six-part Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. That same year, he starred in the BBC adaptation of Scarlet and Black with a young Rachel Weisz, and made his film debut in Bill Forsyth's Being Human. His international breakthrough followed in 1996 with the role of heroin addict Mark Renton in Boyle's Trainspotting, an adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel of the same name. The film was the first of several times that McGregor would appear nude on screen.

McGregor was offered the role of James Bond in the 2006 reboot Casino Royale, but he turned it down because he feared becoming typecast. But he has done several successful movies like Emma, Little Voice, Star Wars, Moulin Rouge, etc. 

McGregor is married to Eve Mavrakis, a French production designer and they have four daughters.

Apart from acting, he takes part in a lot of social work. He is involved in charity work, including with UNICEF and GO Campaign.

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