Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1939-05-25 (86 years)
- Place of BirthBurnley, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also Known AsИэн МакКелленSir Ian McKellenSir Ian Murray McKellenΣερ Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλενΊαν ΜακΚέλενΊαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλενIan McKellern이안 맥켈런イアン・マッケラン伊恩·麦凯伦伊恩·麥克連Єн Маккелленایان مککلنی ین مککلنإيان ماكلين
Ian McKellen
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2026
Avengers: Doomsday
As: Magneto
- 2024
The Critic
As: Jimmy Erskine
- 2024
Dragfox
As: Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
- 2024
Hamlet
As: Hamlet
- 2024
ted
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2023
The One Note Man
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
As: Dr. Charles Marland-White
- 2019
Cats
As: Gus, the Theatre Cat
2019The Good Liar
As: Roy Courtnay
2018All Is True
As: Earl of Southampton
2018National Theatre Live: King Lear
As: King Lear
2017Animal Crackers
As: Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
2017How a Kite Flies
As: Mr. Kite (voice)
- 2017
Beauty and the Beast
As: Cogsworth
2016National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
As: Spooner
2016All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
As: Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
2016The Roof
As: And Even Yet Another Fan
2015The Dresser
As: Norman
2015Mr. Holmes
As: Sherlock Holmes
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
As: Gandalf the Grey
2014X-Men: Days of Future Past
As: Magneto
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
As: Gandalf the Grey
2013The Wolverine
As: Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
2013The Egg Trick
As: Magician
2013Vicious
As: Freddie Thornhill
2012Doctor Who: The Snowmen
As: The Great Intelligence (voice)
- 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
As: Gandalf the Grey
2010Small-Time Revolutionary
As: Hamish Miller (voice)
2010A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
As: Narrator (voice)
2009The Prisoner
As: 2 / Curtis
2008King Lear
As: King Lear
2007The Golden Compass
As: Iorek Byrnison (voice)
2007Stardust
As: Narrator (voice)
2006Flushed Away
As: The Toad (voice)
2006X-Men: The Last Stand
As: Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2006The Da Vinci Code
As: Sir Leigh Teabing
2006Saint of 9/11
As: Narrator
2006Doogal
As: Zebedee (voice)
2005Neverwas
As: Gabriel Finch
2005Asylum
As: Dr. Peter Cleave
2005Extras
As: Ian McKellen
2005Eighteen
As: Jason Anders (voice)
2004The Magic Roundabout
As: Zebedee (voice)
- 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
As: Gandalf
2003X2
As: Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
2003Émile
As: Emile
- 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
As: Gandalf
- 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
As: Gandalf
2001Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
As: Narrator (voice)
2000X-Men
As: Magneto
2000Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
As: Narrator (voice)
1999David Copperfield
As: Creakle
1999Family Guy
As: Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)
1998Apt Pupil
As: Kurt Dussander
1998Gods and Monsters
As: James Whale
1998Swept from the Sea
As: Dr. James Kennedy
1997Bent
As: Uncle Freddie
1997A Bit Of Scarlet
As: Narrator
1996Rasputin
As: Tsar Nicholas II
1995Richard III
As: Richard III
1995Restoration
As: Will Gates
1995Jack & Sarah
As: William
1995Cold Comfort Farm
As: Amos Starkadder
1994To Die For
As: Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
1994The Shadow
As: Dr. Reinhardt Lane
1994David Macaulay: Roman City
As: Augustus Caesar (voice)
1994I'll Do Anything
As: John Earl McAlpine
1993Six Degrees of Separation
As: Geoffrey
1993Tales of the City
As: Archibald Anson Gidde
1993And the Band Played On
As: Bill Kraus
1993The Ballad of Little Jo
As: Percy Corcoran
1993Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
As: Narration (voice)
1993Last Action Hero
As: Death
1992Gladio
As: Aldo Moro (voice)
1990Othello
As: Iago
1989The Simpsons
As: Ian McKellen (voice)
1989Countdown to War
As: Adolf Hitler
1989Scandal
As: John Profumo
1988Windmills of the Gods
As: Chairman
1987Süleyman the Magnificent
As: Narrator
1985Zina
As: Kronfeld
1985Plenty
As: Sir Andrew Charleson
1983The Keep
As: Dr. Theodore Cuza
1983Walter and June
As: Walter
1982The Scarlet Pimpernel
As: Chauvelin
1982Walter
As: Walter
1981Pillar of Fire
As: Narrator
1981Priest of Love
As: D.H. Lawrence
1979Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
As: Alexander Ivanov
1979Macbeth
As: Macbeth
1978Armchair Thriller
As: Anthony Skipling
1974Graceless Go I
As: Tony
1974Playhouse
As: Alexander
1972Country Matters
As: David Masterman
1970Hamlet
As: Hamlet
1970Edward II
As: King Edward
1970The Tragedy of King Richard II
As: King Richard II
1969Alfred the Great
As: Roger
1969A Touch of Love
As: George
1965The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
As: Wolf
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Captain Plume
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Simon Bliss
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Ross / T.E. Lawrence
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: George Tesman
1960Coronation Street
As: Mel Hutchwright