Ewan McGregor's latest film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen arrives in cinemas this Friday (April 20), with the Scottish star helping to bring Paul Torday's much-loved novel to the big screen.
Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave provided McGregor with the springboard to launch a Hollywood career. Roles in Star Wars, Moulin Rouge! and Black Hawk Down soon followed for the Perthshire-born actor, whose co-stars include the likes of Nicole Kidman, George Clooney and Jim Carrey.
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Ewan McGregor: 'Star Wars' to 'Salmon Fishing' - career in pictures
Published Tuesday, Apr 17 2012, 13:15 BST | By Simon Reynolds | 3 comments
Shallow Grave (1994)
Ewan McGregor played one of three flatmates who finds a bag of cash in Danny Boyle's first feature film as a director.
Ewan McGregor played one of three flatmates who finds a bag of cash in Danny Boyle's first feature film as a director.
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