Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Academy Award nominations, eight BAFTA film and TV nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films.
Known For
| Homepage | http://www.mckellen.com |
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| Birth Location | Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Born | 1939-05-25 |
Movies
2024
Hamlet
as Hamlet
2024
The Critic
as Jimmy Erskine
2023
The One Note Man
as Narrator (voice)
2023
Quintessentially British
as Self
2022
2022
2022
Hating Peter Tatchell
as Self
2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
2021
Cats
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
2019
The Good Liar
as Roy Courtnay
2019
On Broadway
as Self
2019
All Is True
as Earl of Southampton
2018
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
2018
McKellen: Playing the Part
as Himself
2018
The Paul O'Grady Story
as Himself
2017
Animal Crackers
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
2017
How a Kite Flies
as Mr. Kite (voice)
2017
Beauty and the Beast
as Cogsworth
2017
2017
Edmund the Magnificent
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
2016
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
as Spooner
2016
2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
2016
The Roof
as And Even Yet Another Fan
2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Dresser
as Norman
2015
Mr. Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Gandalf
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2014
Miss in Her Teens
as The Prologue
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Gandalf
2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Himself
2013
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
The Wolverine
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
2013
The Egg Trick
as Magician
2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gandalf
2012
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
as Himself
2012
Looking for Lowry
as Himself
2011
The Betty Driver Story
as Himself (as Sir Ian McKellan)
2011
Small-Time Revolutionary
as Hamish Miller (voice)
2010
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
as Narrator (voice)
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Theatreland
as Himself
2009
King Lear
as King Lear
2008
The Golden Compass
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
2007
Stardust
as Narrator (voice)
2007
For the Love of God
as The Jackdaw
2007
Flushed Away
as The Toad (voice)
2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
2006
The Da Vinci Code
as Sir Leigh Teabing
2006
Saint of 9/11
as Narrator
2006
Doogal
as Zebedee (voice)
2006
Asylum
as Dr. Peter Cleave
2005
Neverwas
as Gabriel Finch
2005
The Hobart Shakespeareans
as Himself
2005
The Magic Roundabout
as Zebedee (voice)
2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
2005
Eighteen
as Jason Anders (voice)
2005
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as Himself
2004
2003
2003
X2
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
2003
2003
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
as Himself
2003
Émile
as Emile
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gandalf
2002
2001
2001
Quest for the Ring
as Self
2001
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Narrator (voice)
2001
2000
X-Men
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Magneto'
2000
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
as Narrator (voice)
2000
Apt Pupil
as Kurt Dussander
1998
Swept from the Sea
as Dr. James Kennedy
1998
Gods and Monsters
as James Whale
1998
Bent
as Uncle Freddie
1997
A Bit Of Scarlet
as Narrator
1997
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self
1996
Rasputin
as Tsar Nicholas II
1996
Restoration
as Will Gates
1995
Richard III
as Richard III
1995
Jack & Sarah
as William
1995
Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
1995
To Die For
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
1994
The Shadow
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
1994
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
1994
I'll Do Anything
as John Earl McAlpine
1994
Six Degrees of Separation
as Geoffrey
1993
And the Band Played On
as Bill Kraus
1993
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Percy Corcoran
1993
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
as Narration (voice)
1993
Last Action Hero
as Death
1993
Gladio
as Aldo Moro (voice)
1992
Othello
as Iago
1990
Countdown to War
as Adolf Hitler
1989
Scandal
as John Profumo
1989
Zina
as Kronfeld
1985
Plenty
as Sir Andrew Charleson
1985
The Keep
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
1983
Walter and June
as Walter
1983
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
1982
Walter
as Walter
1982
Priest of Love
as D.H. Lawrence
1981
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
as Alexander Ivanov
1979
Macbeth
as Macbeth
1979
1978
Hedda Gabler
as George Tesman
1972
Hamlet
as Hamlet
1970
Edward II
as King Edward
1970
The Tragedy of King Richard II
as King Richard II
1970
1969
Alfred the Great
as Roger
1969
A Touch of Love
as George
1969
1965
Dragfox
as Ginger Snap the Fox
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Schadenfreude
as Continuity Announcer
-
Richard II
as Richard II
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Marley
as Scrooge (rumored)
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Movies
The Isle
Associate Producer
2019
Richard III
Executive Producer
1995
Richard III
Screenplay
1995
