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Ian McKellen

Acting
May 25, 1939 (86 years old)
Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity: 4
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Biography

Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and...

Also Known As

Sir Ian McKellen • Sir Ian Murray McKellen • Ian McKellern

Known For

The Simpsons series poster (1989)
8.0
Trending

The Simpsons

Ian McKellen (voice)

Family Guy series poster (1999)
7.4
Trending

Family Guy

Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)

Coronation Street series poster (1960)
5.3

Coronation Street

Mel Hutchwright

Sesame Street series poster (1969)
7.1

Sesame Street

Self

Photos of Ian McKellen

Filmography

2020s

Schadenfreude movie poster (2025)

Schadenfreude

Continuity Announcer

The Critic movie poster (2024)
5.8

The Critic

Jimmy Erskine

Hamlet movie poster (2024)
7.6

Hamlet

Hamlet

Dragfox movie poster (2024)
9.0

Dragfox

Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved movie poster (2024)

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

The Life and Death of Lily Savage movie poster (2024)
7.0

The Life and Death of Lily Savage

Self

The One Note Man movie poster (2023)
7.0

The One Note Man

Narrator (voice)

Hamlet Within movie poster (2022)

Hamlet Within

Quintessentially British movie poster (2022)
3.8

Quintessentially British

Self

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU movie poster (2020)
6.0

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU

2010s

The Isle movie poster (2019)
4.8

The Isle

Associate Producer

Animal Crackers movie poster (2018)
6.3

Animal Crackers

Horatio P. Huntington (voice)

Beauty and the Beast movie poster (2017)
7.0

Beauty and the Beast

Cogsworth

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC movie poster (2016)
7.2

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Self - Performer

The Roof movie poster (2016)
6.3

The Roof

And Even Yet Another Fan

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film movie poster (2016)

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)

Mr. Holmes movie poster (2015)
6.5

Mr. Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Dresser movie poster (2015)
6.2

The Dresser

Norman

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC movie poster (2015)

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies movie poster (2014)
7.3

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Gandalf the Grey

X-Men: Days of Future Past movie poster (2014)
7.5

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Magneto

Nelson Mandela Redrawn movie poster (2014)

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Self

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie poster (2013)
7.6

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Gandalf the Grey

The Wolverine movie poster (2013)
6.4

The Wolverine

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)

Muse of Fire movie poster (2013)
6.5

Muse of Fire

Self

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot movie poster (2013)
7.8

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Self

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie poster (2012)
7.4

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Gandalf the Grey

Doctor Who: The Snowmen movie poster (2012)
7.7

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

The Great Intelligence (voice)

London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony movie poster (2012)
7.5

London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Self

Looking for Lowry movie poster (2011)

Looking for Lowry

Self

2000s

Theatreland movie poster (2009)

Theatreland

Self

King Lear movie poster (2008)
6.7

King Lear

King Lear

Stardust movie poster (2007)
7.3

Stardust

Narrator (voice)

The Golden Compass movie poster (2007)
6.1

The Golden Compass

Iorek Byrnison (voice)

The Da Vinci Code movie poster (2006)
6.7

The Da Vinci Code

Sir Leigh Teabing

Flushed Away movie poster (2006)
6.3

Flushed Away

The Toad (voice)

Doogal movie poster (2006)
4.9

Doogal

Zebedee (voice)

Saint of 9/11 movie poster (2006)
5.7

Saint of 9/11

Narrator

X-Men: The Last Stand movie poster (2006)
6.4

X-Men: The Last Stand

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Asylum movie poster (2005)
5.9

Asylum

Dr. Peter Cleave

The Magic Roundabout movie poster (2005)
5.4

The Magic Roundabout

Zebedee (voice)

Neverwas movie poster (2005)
6.4

Neverwas

Gabriel Finch

The Hobart Shakespeareans movie poster (2005)
4.0

The Hobart Shakespeareans

Self

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' movie poster (2004)
6.0

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

Self

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? movie poster (2004)

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King movie poster (2003)
8.5
Classic

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Gandalf

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men movie poster (2003)
4.5

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King movie poster (2003)
8.1

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Self

Emile movie poster (2003)
5.8

Emile

Emile

X2 movie poster (2003)
7.0

X2

Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie poster (2002)
8.4
Classic

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie poster (2001)
8.4
Classic

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Gandalf

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love movie poster (2001)

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

Narrator (voice)

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed! movie poster (2000)
6.2

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Self

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man movie poster (2000)
7.1

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Narrator (voice)

X-Men movie poster (2000)
7.0

X-Men

Magneto

1990s

Apt Pupil movie poster (1998)
6.5

Apt Pupil

Kurt Dussander

Gods and Monsters movie poster (1998)
6.9

Gods and Monsters

James Whale

Swept from the Sea movie poster (1998)
6.4

Swept from the Sea

Dr. James Kennedy

Bent movie poster (1997)
6.9

Bent

Uncle Freddie

Surviving Friendly Fire movie poster (1997)
1.0

Surviving Friendly Fire

A Bit Of Scarlet movie poster (1997)
4.1

A Bit Of Scarlet

Narrator

Rasputin movie poster (1996)
6.5

Rasputin

Tsar Nicholas II

An Evening with Lily Savage movie poster (1996)

An Evening with Lily Savage

Self

Richard III movie poster (1995)
6.7

Richard III

Richard III

Jack & Sarah movie poster (1995)
6.7

Jack & Sarah

William

Cold Comfort Farm movie poster (1995)
6.8

Cold Comfort Farm

Amos Starkadder

Restoration movie poster (1995)
6.1

Restoration

Will Gates

The Shadow movie poster (1994)
6.1

The Shadow

Dr. Reinhardt Lane

I'll Do Anything movie poster (1994)
5.5

I'll Do Anything

John Earl McAlpine

To Die For movie poster (1994)
2.0

To Die For

Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest movie poster (1994)

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Self

Last Action Hero movie poster (1993)
6.5

Last Action Hero

Death

Six Degrees of Separation movie poster (1993)
6.4

Six Degrees of Separation

Geoffrey

And the Band Played On movie poster (1993)
6.5

And the Band Played On

Bill Kraus

The Ballad of Little Jo movie poster (1993)
5.8

The Ballad of Little Jo

Percy Corcoran

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up movie poster (1993)

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

Narration (voice)

Gladio movie poster (1992)
7.0

Gladio

Aldo Moro (voice)

Othello movie poster (1990)
7.0

Othello

Iago

1980s

Scandal movie poster (1989)
6.0

Scandal

John Profumo

Plenty movie poster (1985)
5.7

Plenty

Sir Andrew Charleson

Zina movie poster (1985)
5.4

Zina

Kronfeld

The Keep movie poster (1983)
5.6

The Keep

Dr. Theodore Cuza

Walter and June movie poster (1983)
6.5

Walter and June

Walter

The Scarlet Pimpernel movie poster (1982)
6.7

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Chauvelin

Walter movie poster (1982)
5.4

Walter

Walter

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare movie poster (1982)

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

Priest of Love movie poster (1981)
4.8

Priest of Love

D.H. Lawrence

1970s

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour movie poster (1979)

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Alexander Ivanov

Macbeth movie poster (1979)
7.3

Macbeth

Macbeth

Edward II movie poster (1970)
4.2

Edward II

King Edward

Hamlet movie poster (1970)

Hamlet

Hamlet

1960s

A Touch of Love movie poster (1969)
6.3

A Touch of Love

George

Alfred the Great movie poster (1969)
4.5

Alfred the Great

Roger

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne movie poster (1965)

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

Wolf