Ewan McGregor

Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 Mairch 1971 in Pairth) is a Scots actor, maist weel-kent for his stent as Mark Renton in Trainspotting, an for pleyin Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels.

 Early life 
McGregor wis born on the 31st Mairch 1971 in Pairth, Scotland, an wis broucht up near Crieff.  His mither, Carol Diane (née Lawson), is a retired teacher at Crieff Seicontarie Schuil an later on deputy heid teacher at Kingspark Schuil in Dundee. His faither, James Charles Stewart "Jim" McGregor, is a retired pheesical eddication teacher an careers master at Morrison's Academy in Crieff. He haes an aulder brither, Colin (born 1969), an umwhile Tornado GR4 pilot in the Royal Air Force. His uncle is actor Denis Lawson an his auntie bi marriage wis the actress Sheila Gish, thit maks him a step-cousin tae Gish's actress dauchters, Kay Curram an Lou Gish.

McGregor went tae the independent Morrison's Academy in Crieff. Efter lea'in schuil bi the time he wis 16, he wirkit as a stagehaun at Perth Theatre an studied a foondation coorse in drama at Kirkcaldy College o Technologie, afore muivin tae Lunnon tae study drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama whan he wis 18 year auld.

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