| 9살 때부터 연기자를 꿈꾸었던 맥그리거는 어느날 <스타 워즈>에 출연했던 삼촌 데니스 로슨을 만난후 진정 배우의 꿈을 갖게 되었다. 16살 되던 해에 아버지가 교사로 있었고 형이 학생회장으로 뽑혔던 학교를 자퇴하고 극단에서 일하기 시작한다. 퍼스 레퍼토리 극단에서 일하기 시작한 지 일 주일만에 '인도로 가는 길'의 엑스트라를 맡았다.그리고 6개월만에 극단에서 손꼽히는 유망주가 되었다. 1989년 런던 가이드홀 드라마 학교에 입학, 1992년 졸업 작품전에서 한 에이전트의 눈에 띄어 본격적인 스크린 데뷔가 이뤄진다. 첫 인연은 빌 포사이스가 감독한 <로빈 윌리엄스의 인생찾기> 였다. 그 후 대니 보일의 <쉘로우 그레이브>로 주목받았고 <필로우 북>, <트레인스포팅>, <엠마>, <브래스드 오프> 등에으로 영국 최고의 인기스타가 되었다. 헐리우드로 스카우트된 후 <벨벳 골드마인>, 대니 보일 감독의 <인질>, <아이 오브 비홀더>에 이어 마침내 <스타워즈 에피소드 1>에서 오비완 커노비 역을 맡아 삼촌을 당당하게 제압했다. 현재 전 세계 젊은이들의 열광과 찬사를 한 몸에 받고 있는, 더 이상 말이 필요없는 세계적 스타. <필로우 북>에서는 연극으로 다져진 그의 섬세한 연기력과 거리낌없는 누드의 대담함을 동시에 만날 수 있다.
주요 출연작
쉘로우 그레이브(94), 트레인스포팅(96), 필로우북(96), 엠마(96), 브래스트 오프(97), 이완 맥그리거의 인
질(97), 벨벳 골드마인(98), 리틀 보이스(98), 스타워즈 에피소드1(99)
Ewan's Biography written by Ewanspotting
Ewan Gordon McGregor was born March 31, 1971 and brought up in the "haggis and heather" town of Crieff, Scotland. In other words, Crieff is a small, traditional country town. He caught the acting bug from his uncle, Denis Lawson, a comic actor who starred in Scottish movies (Local Hero) and West End musicals (Mr. Cinders) and was also in the first three Star Wars flims. "He had long hair, beads and a furry waistcoat. I aspired to be as different as he seemed to me," McGregor says of his uncle.
At sixteen, Ewan left Crieff and Morrison Academy, where his father James is a Career Advisor and P.E. Teacher, to gain worldly experience with the Perth Repertory Theatre. His parents encouraged him to leave school and pursue his acting goals rather than be unhappy. Ewan studied drama for a year at Kirkcaldly in Fife, then enrolled at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama for a three-year course. Right before graduating he snagged the role of Private Mick Hopper in Dennis Potter's 1993 six-part Channel 4(UK) series Lipstick on Your Collar and left to pursue his promising acting career.
Lipstick did not turn out to be the success people had hoped for and Ewan was not turned into an overnight sensation like he had imagined. The phone was suddenly ringing off the hook with offers so Ewan went from that lead role to the blink and you'll miss him role of Alvarez in Bill Forsyth's Being Human, which turned out to be a huge box office dud for the the film's star, Robin Williams. But hey, Ewan did get to travel to Morocco to film his couple of lines so why not? He followed this experience up by hopping over to France to play the lead role of Julien Sorel in Ben Bolt's major three-part BBC adaptation of Stendah's Scarlet and Black. Again, stardom alluded Ewan but that really was never his aim to begin with.
And then came his breakthrough role as Alex Law in the brilliant Shallow Grave, directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge and produced by Andrew MacDonald. Wicked, dark, hilarious, scary, wonderful: only a few words to describe this amazing film. With the cult success of Shallow Grave, came the opportunity for more work like The Pillow Book and the role that finally created the most attention for Ewan– Trainspotting, the second film by the Shallow Grave trio. Ewan starred as Mark Renton: heroin addict, hero, anti-hero. The film made waves for its brilliance, refreshingly bold images and for being sick, wacky, fabulously funny, visually arresting and completely innovative. Ewan was the heart of the film. Trainspotting showed the world this bright new talent. The attention from the film allowed Ewan to move on to other films, adding plenty of roles to his resume, including the coveted role of the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the three Star Wars prequels. Check out the Film section for a list of all of Ewan's work and where you can find individual pages with information and images for many of Ewan's film and tv appearances.
For some more personal facts, Ewan is married to French production designer Eve Mavrakis, who is a few years older than Ewan. They met while working on the tv show Kavannagh QC, where Ewan played a young man accused of rape. They married in France in the summer of 1995 and have a daughter, Clara Mathilde, born in February 1996. They currently live in London and recently bought a house, allowing Ewan to give his daughter a garden to play in. Whenever possible, he takes his daughter and wife with him to each movie he makes.
Ewan also owns several motorcycles and is involved with a racing team in England. Ewan is a huge fan of Oasis and had the pleasure of announcing Oasis' act on the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards with Ewan Bremmer (Spud from Trainspotting) and gave out copies of their 3rd cd to members of the crew while filming the first Star Wars prequel. Despite playing a rock star in Velvet Goldmine, he still has dreams of being one. Starring in Moulin Rouge gave Ewan the chance to sing once again. But don't get him wrong, Ewan loves acting and can't imagine doing anything else. He also claims he would never move to Hollywood or back to his hometown as it is not the same as when he was there growing up. Ewan is very close to his parents who have accompanied Ewan to premieres and his older brother Colin, a RAF pilot. His mother Carol even has a cameo as one of the would-be tenants in Shallow Grave! She also helps handle Ewan's schedule, like guest appearances and fan mail. Ewan visits Crieff whenever he can. He's made trips back to Morrison Academy to give a lecture on the film business and acting and to participate in the Crieff Highland Games. Ewan is also actively involved in numerous charity organizations and causes, doing his part whenever possible.
One thing to be sure of, Ewan does not want to make films he wouldn't watch himself– he doesn't want to contribute to Hollywood's growing pile of movies that all sound and look the same. One topic he loves to slag on is Hollywood blockbuster films, like Independence Day. Is this hypocritical in that Ewan signed on for all 3 Star Wars prequels? Not according to Ewan, who feels the Star Wars movies are on a whole other level. Star Wars is independent film making at its highest level. And these films are cultural events according to Ewan. And aren't they? Plus, he remembers seeing the films that his uncle was in as a wee lad and even owning Star Wars bed sheets. It was a dream come true to snag this much sought after part and ahem, have his own light saber. Because of Ewan's feelings about Hollywood in general, he formed a production company with good friends Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law and Sadie Frost called Natural Nylon which he hopes will make innovative films that do not conform to Hollywood standards. They are currently developing projects, some of which Ewan will star in. Ewan, in fact, shared an apartment with Jude when they first started out not that long ago. They are all close friends and each one is a part of the new explosion of British cinema, with Ewan enjoying his rise to the top. |
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