1. Flashing around his light sabre for the first time as Obi-Wan in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).

2. Melting Nicole Kidman 's heart with his rendition if Your Song in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001).

3. Cutting quite a dash in the television series The Scarlet and the Black (1993) as Julien Sorel.

1. He is married to production designer Eve Mavrakis who he met on the set of the television series Kavanagh QC in 1995.

2. His uncle is the Scottish actor Denis Lawson who appeared in movies such as Local Hero (1983) as well as the television series Holby City.

3. Ewan was the original choice for the lead role in The Beach (2000) but the studio wanted a bigger name and the part ultimately went to Leonardo DiCaprio instead. However, Ewan had the last laugh when the film failed at the box office.