What is the best Ewan McGregor movie of all time?

From junkie poet to Jedi knight to jukebox showstopper — few actors swing between genres with this much conviction. Which role defines him for you?

1

Trainspotting

The 1996 Danny Boyle cult classic in which McGregor plays Mark Renton, a young Edinburgh heroin addict trying to kick the habit.

2

Moulin Rouge!

The 2001 Baz Luhrmann musical extravaganza in which McGregor plays Christian, a penniless writer who falls for a cabaret star in Paris.

3

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

The 2005 George Lucas epic in which McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi faces the tragic fall of Anakin Skywalker to the dark side.

4

The Ghost Writer

The 2010 Roman Polanski political thriller in which McGregor plays a ghostwriter who uncovers dark secrets about a former British prime minister.

5

Shallow Grave

The 1994 Danny Boyle debut thriller in which McGregor and flatmates discover a dead lodger and a suitcase full of cash.

6

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

The 1999 George Lucas space opera in which McGregor first appears as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Padawan to Qui-Gon Jinn.

7

T2 Trainspotting

The 2017 sequel in which Renton returns to Edinburgh to face old friends and old grudges, reuniting the original cast two decades later.

8

Black Hawk Down

The 2001 Ridley Scott war epic in which McGregor plays John Grimes, a soldier caught in the deadly 1993 Battle of Mogadishu.

9

Velvet Goldmine

The 1998 Todd Haynes glam rock film in which McGregor plays Curt Wild, a bisexual rock star inspired by Iggy Pop.

10

Young Adam

The 2003 British noir in which McGregor plays a drifter who discovers a body in the river and conceals his deadly connection to her.

11

Doctor Sleep

The 2019 Stephen King sequel in which McGregor plays an adult Danny Torrance confronting his traumatic past and a new supernatural threat.

12

Christopher Robin

The 2018 Disney live-action film in which McGregor plays the grown-up Christopher Robin rediscovering childhood imagination.

13

Big Fish

The 2003 Tim Burton fantasy drama in which McGregor plays young Edward Bloom, a man whose larger-than-life stories define his legacy.

14

Angels & Demons

The 2009 Ron Howard thriller in which McGregor plays Camerlengo Patrick McKenna, a Vatican priest at the center of a deadly conspiracy.

15

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

The 2002 George Lucas prequel in which Obi-Wan Kenobi uncovers a cloned army while tracking an assassin across the galaxy.