Ewan McGregor net worth: What is the fortune of the actor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi?

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has been part of the cultural zeitgeist for the better part of the last three decades, he had his big break in Danny Boyle's 'Trainspotting' film. After that, he went on to create a truly extraordinary career for himself. From a very early age, McGregor was encouraged to pursue his acting skills by his own parents and thus started his career as an actor. In 1988, he began studying Dramatic Arts at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and got his first small role in the 1993 'Lipstick on your collar' series'.Two years later, Danny Boyle cast him in his big role as the lead in 'Trainspotting'.

McGregor's big jumpt to Hollywood happened as George Lucas was doing auditions for his Star Wars prequel trilogy and cast him as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi. From that moment forwar, he goes on to work with many of the greatest directors of his era such as Baz Luhrmann, Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro, Ron Howard, Ridley Scott, Michael Bay, Roman Polanski, Steven Soderbergh, and many more. In recent years, he has developed a close relationship with Disney and worked on multiple project with them. However, he famously returned to his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the series as the lead character.

How much is Ewan McGregor worth?

From all his different film and television roles, Ewan McGregor has become a millionaire and is worth an estimated $25 million. Contrary to other major movie stars, the Scottish actor likes to stay quiet about his business ventures. Not that he doesn't have any but he does like privacy in that aspect. His fortune was also cut in half after he reached a divorce settlement when he separated from his thenwife, Eve. In terms of the most successful films he's been a part of, McGregor's role in 'The Phantom Menace' was pivotal for the film to make an estimated $1.027 billion at the worldwide box office.