Ian McKellen
Birthday
1939/05/25 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Also know as
Иэн МакКеллен, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Ian Murray McKellen, Σερ Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν, Ίαν ΜακΚέλεν, Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν, Ian McKellern, 이안 맥켈런, イアン・マッケラン, 伊恩·麦凯伦, 伊恩·麥克連, Єн Маккеллен, ایان مککلن, ی ین مککلن
Biography
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. With a career spanning more than sixty years, he is noted for his 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 Aw...Read more
Acting
(2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gandalf
(2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gandalf
(2003) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gandalf
(2006) The Da Vinci Code
as Sir Leigh Teabing
(1998) Gods and Monsters
as James Whale
(2007) The Golden Compass
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
(2007) Stardust
as Narrator (voice)
(1998) Swept from the Sea
as Dr. James Kennedy
(1995) Jack & Sarah
as William
(1993) And the Band Played On
as Bill Kraus
(1993) Six Degrees of Separation
as Geoffrey
(2005) Neverwas
as Gabriel Finch
(1995) Richard III
as Richard III
(2006) Flushed Away
as The Toad (voice)
(2020) Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
as ---
(1982) The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
(2006) Doogal
as Zebedee (voice)
(2005) Asylum
as Dr. Peter Cleave
(1994) The Shadow
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
(1989) Scandal
as John Profumo
(1995) Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
(1998) Apt Pupil
as Kurt Dussander
(1993) Last Action Hero
as Death
(1983) The Keep
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
(1979) Macbeth
as Macbeth
(1985) Plenty
as Sir Andrew Charleson
(2022) Hamlet Within
as ---
(2003) Émile
as Emile
(2000) X-Men
as Magneto
(2003) X2
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
(2006) X-Men: The Last Stand
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
(1965) The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Wolf
(1996) An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self
(2008) King Lear
as King Lear
(2005) The Magic Roundabout
as Zebedee (voice)
(2000) Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
as Narrator (voice)
(1996) Rasputin
as Tsar Nicholas II
(2012) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gandalf the Grey
(1981) Priest of Love
as D.H. Lawrence
(1992) Gladio
as Aldo Moro (voice)
(1997) Bent
as Uncle Freddie
(1993) The Ballad of Little Jo
as Percy Corcoran
(1969) Alfred the Great
as Roger
(2013) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Gandalf the Grey
(1982) Walter
as Walter
Richard II
as Richard II
(2000) Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
as Self
(2006) Saint of 9/11
as Narrator
(2014) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Gandalf the Grey
Schadenfreude
as Continuity Announcer
(2014) X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Magneto
(2012) London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
as Self
(1969) A Touch of Love
as George
(2009) Theatreland
as Himself
(1994) To Die For
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
(1997) Surviving Friendly Fire
as ---
(1983) Walter and June
as Walter
(2003) Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
as Self
(2013) Muse of Fire
as Self
(1979) Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
as Alexander Ivanov
(1997) A Bit Of Scarlet
as Narrator
(1982) Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
as ---
(2024) The Critic
as Jimmy Erskine
(2001) Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) Miss in Her Teens
as The Prologue
(1990) Othello
as Iago
(1985) Zina
as Kronfeld
(2007) For the Love of God
as The Jackdaw
(2023) The One Note Man
as Narrator (voice)
(2016) All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
(2024) Hamlet
as Hamlet
(2015) Mr. Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
(2004) Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
as ---
(1993) Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
as Narration (voice)
(1994) Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
as ---
(1994) I'll Do Anything
as John Earl McAlpine
(2013) The Wolverine
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
(2013) The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
(2017) Animal Crackers
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
(1970) Hamlet
as Hamlet
(2005) The Hobart Shakespeareans
as Himself
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
as Self
(2022) Quintessentially British
as Self
(2014) Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
(2011) Looking for Lowry
as Himself
(2015) Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) The Life and Death of Lily Savage
as Self
(2015) The Dresser
as Norman
(2012) Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
(2010) Lady Grey London
as ---
(2017) Beauty and the Beast
as Cogsworth
(1970) Edward II
as King Edward
(2024) The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
as ---
(2016) Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
(1969) The Promise
as ---
(2004) A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
(2003) Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
(1995) Restoration
as Will Gates
(1972) Hedda Gabler
as George Tesman
(2024) Dragfox
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking)
(2016) The Roof
as And Even Yet Another Fan
(2003) Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
as ---
(2003) The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
as ---
(2007) The Art of Breaking Character
as Self
(2016) Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self
(2016) National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
as Spooner
(2003) X-Men: Premieres Around the World
as Self
(2001) Quest for the Ring
as Self
(2001) A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
as Self
(2010) A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
as Narrator (voice)
(2017) The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
(2019) The Good Liar
as Roy Courtnay
(2011) The Betty Driver Story
as Self
(2017) The Paul O'Grady Story
as Self
(2018) McKellen: Playing the Part
as Himself
(2019) Cats
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
(2018) National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
(2004) Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as Self
(2018) All Is True
as Earl of Southampton
(1994) David Macaulay: Roman City
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
(2003) The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as Self
(2017) Edmund the Magnificent
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2017) How a Kite Flies
as Mr. Kite (voice)
(2001) Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
(1999) The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
as Self
(2013) The Egg Trick
as Magician
(2021) Hating Peter Tatchell
as Self
(2005) Eighteen
as Jason Anders (voice)
(2010) Small-Time Revolutionary
as Hamish Miller (voice)
(2005) Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
(1970) The Tragedy of King Richard II
as King Richard II
(1989) Countdown to War
as Adolf Hitler
(2013) The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
(2016) Play the Devil: Making Richard III
as ---
(2016) Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
as ---
(2016) Shakespeare on Film
as ---
(2000) X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Magneto'
(2021) Infinitum: Subject Unknown
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
(2020) Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
as ---
(2019) On Broadway
as Self
(2010) Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) Scarfe's Follies
as ---
(1993) Camp Christmas
as ---
(2002) Lord of the Piercing
as Gandalf the Grey (archive footage)
The Christophers
as ---
(2003) The Making of The Two Towers
as ---
(2004) The Making of the Return of the King
as Self
(1987) Süleyman the Magnificent
as Narrator
(1994) Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
(1989) The Simpsons
as Ian McKellen (voice)
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as ---
(2006) The One Show
as Self - Guest
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(2002) Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
(2004) The Paul O'Grady Show
as ---
(1978) Armchair Thriller
as Anthony Skipling
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Captain Plume
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1966) David Copperfield
as David Copperfield
(2003) Churchill
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
(1972) Country Matters
as David Masterman
(1974) Playhouse
as ---
(2013) Vicious
as Freddie Thornhill
(2004) Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
(2005) Doctor Who
as Voice of the Snowman
(2005) Extras
as Ian McKellen
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(2021) Great British Theatre
as ---
(1999) David Copperfield
as Creakle
(1988) Windmills of the Gods
as Chairman
(1984) Playing Shakespeare
as ---
(1969) Sesame Street
as Himself
(2014) Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Speaker
(2024) ted
as Narrator (voice)
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
(2009) The Prisoner
as 2 / Curtis
(1993) Tales of the City
as Archibald Anson Gidde
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(1999) Family Guy
as Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)
(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
(2020) Reunited Apart
as Self
(1960) Coronation Street
as Mel Hutchwright
(2011) Perspectives
as ---
Amol Rajan Interviews
as Self - Interviewed Guest
(1981) Pillar of Fire
as Narrator
(1998) Parkinson
as Self
(1990) Have I Got News for You
as Self
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(2025) Billy & Dom Eat the World
as Himself
(1967) Omnibus
as Self - Reading Poetry