Ian McKellen
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
Acting
Place of birth
Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Birthday
5/25/1939
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5
The Da Vinci Code
6.7
Gods and Monsters
7
The Golden Compass
6.1
Stardust
7.3
Swept from the Sea
6.5
Jack & Sarah
6.7
And the Band Played On
6.5
Six Degrees of Separation
6.4
Neverwas
6.3
Richard III
6.7
Flushed Away
6.3
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
6
The Scarlet Pimpernel
6.9
Doogal
4.9
Asylum
5.8
The Shadow
6.1
Scandal
5.9
Cold Comfort Farm
6.7
Apt Pupil
6.5
Last Action Hero
6.5
The Keep
5.7
Macbeth
7.4
Plenty
5.7
Hamlet Within
0
Émile
5.9
X-Men
7
X2
7
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.4
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
0
An Evening with Lily Savage
0
King Lear
6.7
The Magic Roundabout
5.4
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
7
Rasputin
6.5
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4
Priest of Love
5
Gladio
7
Bent
6.8
The Ballad of Little Jo
5.8
Alfred the Great
4.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.6
Walter
5.1
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
6.4
Saint of 9/11
5.7
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.3
X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.5
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
7.5
A Touch of Love
6.4
Theatreland
0
To Die For
2.2
Surviving Friendly Fire
1
Walter and June
7
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
8.5
Muse of Fire
6.5
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
0
A Bit Of Scarlet
3.4
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
0
The Critic
4.9
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
0
Miss in Her Teens
3
Othello
7
Zina
5.4
Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen
0
For the Love of God
4
The One Note Man
7
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
0
Hamlet
7.8
Mr. Holmes
6.5
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
0
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
0
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
0
I'll Do Anything
5.6
The Wolverine
6.4
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
7.9
Animal Crackers
6.2
Hamlet
0
The Hobart Shakespeareans
4
Quintessentially British
3.2
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
0
Looking for Lowry
0
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
0
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
0
The Dresser
6.3
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
7.7
Lady Grey London
7
Beauty and the Beast
7
Edward II
4
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
0
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.5
The Promise
0
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
8
Restoration
6
Hedda Gabler
0
Dragfox
0
The Roof
6.3
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
7
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
0
The Art of Breaking Character
0
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
7.8
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
7.8
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
6.1
Quest for the Ring
5.6
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
7.2
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
7
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
6.4
The Good Liar
6.7
The Betty Driver Story
10
The Paul O'Grady Story
8.3
McKellen: Playing the Part
7.3
Cats
4.1
National Theatre Live: King Lear
8.2
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
6.7
All Is True
6.1
David Macaulay: Roman City
0
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
6.4
Edmund the Magnificent
7.2
How a Kite Flies
0
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
6
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
6
The Egg Trick
6
Hating Peter Tatchell
4.2
Eighteen
4.5
Small-Time Revolutionary
4
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
6.3
The Tragedy of King Richard II
0
Countdown to War
5
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
6.9
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
0
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
6
Shakespeare on Film
6
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
7
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
5.4
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
10
On Broadway
8.7
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8