Ewan McGregor appears fat and balding in Fargo trailer

Publish date: 2024-06-14

Well, this is a Ewan McGregor nobody's ever seen before.

The handsome actor appears overweight and balding in a new teaser trailer for the third season of critically acclaimed series, Fargo, set to premiere on April 19.

Dressed in a maroon, black and white striped shirt, which is straining over his pot-belly, and a black leather jacket, there's hardly a hint of the hunky Star Wars actor in his down-and-out character.

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Is that really you? Ewan McGregor is unrecognizable as Ray Stussy in a teaser trailer for the third season of Fargo

Is that really you? Ewan McGregor is unrecognizable as Ray Stussy in a teaser trailer for the third season of Fargo

Up to no good: The normally handsome actor stars alongside actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the hit series

Up to no good: The normally handsome actor stars alongside actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the hit series

Hair today, gone tomorrow: Ewan plays two brothers in the FX series, including the balding Ray Stussy

Hair today, gone tomorrow: Ewan plays two brothers in the FX series, including the balding Ray Stussy

Also gone is the Trainspotting star's thick reddish-blonde locks, instead replaced by a long, scraggly mane.

In season three of the constantly evolving crime drama, Ewan plays brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy.

Emmit is a handsome and successful real estate mogul and family man, while his younger brother, Ray, is balding, overweight and jealous of his brother's fortunes in life.

Here comes trouble: The pair take off shortly after the town's police chief, played by Carrie Coon, enters the diner

Here comes trouble: The pair take off shortly after the town's police chief, played by Carrie Coon, enters the diner

Making a quick exit: The troublesome duo depart the diner almost immediately after the town's police chief arrives

Making a quick exit: The troublesome duo depart the diner almost immediately after the town's police chief arrives

As Ray, Ewan can be seen sitting in a diner alongside actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 32, who plays his co-conspirator, Nikki Swango.

Clearly up to no good, the suspicious-looking pair flee the diner as soon as the town's police chief enters, played by Carrie Coon, 36.

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The 45-year-old says he was so keen to appear in the award-winning series, he actually showed up on set a day early.

It's a sign: As the pair leave the diner, the sign on the eatery ominously flickers to spell out the word 'die'

It's a sign: As the pair leave the diner, the sign on the eatery ominously flickers to spell out the word 'die'

Cover star: The normally handsome actor shared this photo of himself on the cover of Rhapsody magazine on Instagram

Cover star: The normally handsome actor shared this photo of himself on the cover of Rhapsody magazine on Instagram

'I didn’t like the idea of them starting without me,' he joked to Entertainment Weekly.  

And while he clearly embraced his roles on the show, the Scottish actor admits he had a hard time grappling with the Minnesota accent.

'It’s a very difficult, strange accent to lock into,' he confessed. 'I don’t know if it’s harder as a non-American. It’s the hardest accent I’ve ever done, and I’ve done Dutch once!' 

In real life: The Scottish hunk's regular appearance is a far cry from the character of Ray Stussy, who he portrays in the third season of Fargo

In real life: The Scottish hunk's regular appearance is a far cry from the character of Ray Stussy, who he portrays in the third season of Fargo

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