Actor, born in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. At age 16 he joined the Perth Repertory Company, then studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. His first important role was in the television series Lipstick on Your Collar (1993), and feature film success followed with Shallow Grave (1994) and Trainspotting (1996). Later films include Brassed Off (1997), Little Voice (1998), Moulin Rouge (2000), and Miss Potter (2006). He starred as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars episodes The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Return of the Sith (2005). His theatre work includes the West End production of the musical Guys and Dolls (20045). In 2005 he published Long Way Round, co-written with Charley Boorman, an account of their around-the-world journey by motorbike.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Unknown | |
| 2006 | Stormbreaker | Ian Rider | |
| 2006 | The Great Pretender | Leslie Grangely/Bonnie Prince Charlie | |
| 2006 | I, Lucifer | Declan Gunn | |
| 2006 | Agent Crush | ||
| 2006 | Miss Potter | Norman | |
| 2006 | Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Billy | |
| 2005 | Stay | Sam Foster | |
| 2005 | The Island | Lincoln Six Echo/Tom Lincoln | |
| 2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Obi-Wan Kenobi | |
| 2005 | Valiant | Valiant (voice) | |
| 2005 | Robots | Rodney Copperbottom (voice) | |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Young Edward Bloom | |
| 2003 | Young Adam | Joe Taylor | |
| 2003 | Down with Love | Catcher Block | |
| 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Obi-Wan Kenobi | |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Spec. John Grimes | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Christian | |
| 2000 | Nora | James Joyce | |
| 2000 | Anno Domini | The Stranger | |
| 1999 | Eye of the Beholder | Stephen Wilson | |
| 1999 | Rogue Trader | Nick Leeson | |
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Obi-Wan Kenobi | |
| 1998 | Little Voice | Billy | |
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Curt Wild | |
| 1998 | Desserts | Stroller | |
| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary | Robert Lewis | |
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss | Meneer Chrome | |
| 1997 | Nightwatch | Martin Bells | |
| 1996 | Brassed Off | Andy | |
| 1996 | Emma | Frank Churchill | |
| 1996 | The Pillow Book | Jerome | |
| 1996 | Trainspotting | Mark Renton | |
| 1995 | Blue Juice | Dean Raymond | |
| 1994 | Shallow Grave | Alex Law | |
| 1993 | Being Human | Alvarez |
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