Ian McKellen
Acting
Born: May 25, 1939
From: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet Within | 2022 | — | |
| Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU | 2020 | 6.0 | |
| The Golden Compass | Iorek Byrnison (voice) | 2007 | 6.084 |
| Stardust | Narrator (voice) | 2007 | 7.288 |
| The Da Vinci Code | Sir Leigh Teabing | 2006 | 6.724 |
| Flushed Away | The Toad (voice) | 2006 | 6.317 |
| Doogal | Zebedee (voice) | 2006 | 4.9 |
| Neverwas | Gabriel Finch | 2005 | 6.395 |
| Asylum | Dr. Peter Cleave | 2005 | 5.923 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gandalf | 2003 | 8.496 |
| Emile | Emile | 2003 | 6.2 |
| X2 | Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto | 2003 | 7.035 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gandalf | 2002 | 8.415 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Gandalf | 2001 | 8.432 |
| X-Men | Magneto | 2000 | 7.012 |
| Gods and Monsters | James Whale | 1998 | 6.923 |
| Swept from the Sea | Dr. James Kennedy | 1998 | 6.401 |
| Apt Pupil | Kurt Dussander | 1998 | 6.55 |
| Jack & Sarah | William | 1995 | 6.746 |
| Richard III | Richard III | 1995 | 6.8 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Amos Starkadder | 1995 | 6.794 |
| The Shadow | Dr. Reinhardt Lane | 1994 | 6.084 |
| And the Band Played On | Bill Kraus | 1993 | 6.491 |
| Six Degrees of Separation | Geoffrey | 1993 | 6.418 |
| Last Action Hero | Death | 1993 | 6.474 |
| Scandal | John Profumo | 1989 | 5.975 |
| Plenty | Sir Andrew Charleson | 1985 | 5.74 |
| The Keep | Dr. Theodore Cuza | 1983 | 5.618 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Chauvelin | 1982 | 6.735 |
| Macbeth | Macbeth | 1979 | 7.455 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1939 |
| From | Burnley, Lancashire, England, … |