Ewan McGregor might be best known to the world as a lightsaber‑wielding hero, but at home he is simply a father of five. The Star Wars actor has four daughters and one son, spread across two long‑term relationships, and he has been increasingly open about how central they are to his life. From red carpet cameos to creative collaborations, each child has carved out a distinct place in his story.
His family started in the mid‑1990s with French production designer Eve Mavrakis and has grown to include his young son with actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Together, those five kids, Clara, Esther, Jamyan, Anouk and Laurie, have turned McGregor’s off‑screen world into something as layered and dramatic as any of his roles.
Ewan’s blended family and long road to five kids
Long before he was juggling five children, Ewan McGregor was a young actor newly married to French production designer Eve Mavrakis. The pair wed in the summer of 1995, and seven months later they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Clara, marking the start of a family that would eventually include four girls and a boy. Over the years, the couple added Esther, adopted Jamyan and later Anouk, building a busy household around film sets, location moves and school schedules that followed McGregor’s rising profile as The Star Wars star.
That first chapter of his personal life lasted decades, but it was not the end of his parenting story. After his marriage to Eve Mavrakis ended, McGregor later built a new partnership with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, with whom he now shares his youngest child, a son named Laurie. He has spoken about the importance of finding ways for all five children to feel included, and public appearances with both his older daughters and his toddler son suggest a blended family that is still evolving but firmly connected. His role as a dad of five is now as central to his identity as his work in Star Wars.
Clara and Esther, the creative eldest daughters
As the firstborn, Clara McGregor has grown up in the spotlight and then chosen to step into it on her own terms. Ewan and his first wife, Eve Mavrakis, welcomed Clara in February 1996, and she has since followed her parents into the entertainment world as both an actor and producer. One of her standout moments came when she appeared opposite Nicole Kidman, playing Nicole’s on‑screen daughter, a casting choice that underlined just how comfortably Clara moves in the same creative circles as her father. Her work in front of and behind the camera has turned her into a regular presence at festivals and premieres, where she often represents the next generation of the McGregor family’s artistic streak.
Clara is not the only one leaning into that legacy. Her younger sister Esther has also embraced music and performance, occasionally sharing stages and studio time while carving out her own style that feels more indie and experimental than blockbuster. Together, the two eldest daughters give a sense of how growing up around film sets and production designers can shape a person’s ambitions. Their bond with their parents, especially with Eve Mavrakis, is often visible in social posts and joint outings, and Clara’s career milestones, including her work alongside Nicole Kidman, show how the eldest McGregor daughters are turning that upbringing into their own creative paths.
Jamyan and Anouk, the quieter middle sisters
In the middle of the sibling lineup sit Jamyan and Anouk, who tend to keep a lower profile but have some of the most striking backstories in the family. Jamyan McGregor was born in June 2001 in Mongolia, and Ewan first met her at a children’s shelter in Mongolia in 2004 while he was filming a television project that took him far from home. That encounter led to a life‑changing decision, and she later joined the family as one of Ewan and Eve’s daughters, adding an international chapter to their household story. Her early years in Mongolia and later life in Europe and the United States give her a perspective that is very different from her siblings who were born into the industry bubble.
Although she is generally private, Jamyan has stepped into the public eye on select occasions, often in ways that highlight her close relationship with her father. At one point, Ewan publicly celebrated her birthday with a heartfelt message that called out how proud he was of the woman she had become, a sentiment echoed in coverage that noted how he first met her while in Mongolia. Her younger sister Anouk, who was also adopted, has stayed even more under the radar, occasionally appearing in family photos but largely growing up away from the constant flashbulbs. Together, the two middle sisters represent a more private side of McGregor’s parenting, one that values normalcy even when the family name is globally recognizable.
Laurie, the youngest, and life with Mary Elizabeth Winstead
The final piece of the puzzle is Laurie, Ewan’s only son and his youngest child, whom he shares with Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Laurie arrived in 2021, giving McGregor a baby in the house again just as his older daughters were stepping into adulthood. The age gap means that family gatherings now include everything from conversations about film deals and music releases to toddler toys scattered across the floor. McGregor and Winstead have occasionally brought Laurie to public events, where he tends to steal the cameras’ attention simply by being the smallest person on the carpet.
That dynamic was on full display when Ewan McGregor was joined by his family, including Mary Elizabeth Winstead, their son Laurie and his daughters Clara and Jamyan, at a Hollywood event that doubled as both a career milestone and a family outing. The appearance showed how naturally his new relationship fits alongside his long‑standing role as a father to four daughters, and how comfortable everyone seems sharing space together. Coverage of the outing highlighted how Laurie and Clara, all turned the red carpet into a family photo album, underlining that McGregor’s second act as a partner and parent is very much a public part of his life.
Red carpets, rare outings and a dad who shows up
For someone who spent years keeping his children mostly out of the spotlight, Ewan McGregor has recently started letting the world see more of his life as a father. When he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he marked the occasion by surrounding himself with four of his kids, a visual reminder that his biggest audience is often standing just offstage. Reports from that day noted that he shares four daughters with his ex‑wife Eve Mavrakis and one son with his current partner Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and that the group turned what could have been a solo career celebration into a family moment. The sight of his children clustered around him as he posed for photos made it clear that his professional success and his home life are tightly linked, a point underscored in coverage that described how Ewan, Eve Mavrakis are all part of that extended picture.
He has also been spotted in more intimate settings with individual children, which gives a different angle on his parenting. At the Critics Choice Awards, Ewan and Daughter Jamyan, 23, turned heads by coordinating their outfits for what was described as a rare red carpet outing together, a small but telling detail that suggested a shared sense of fun and style. The two posed side by side in complementary looks, with matching top details and buckle loafers that made them look like a deliberate duo rather than a last‑minute plus‑one pairing. That moment, captured in coverage of their coordinate looks for, showed a father who is not just present, but engaged enough to turn a formal event into a shared in‑joke.
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