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 Return of the King
8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4
The Da Vinci Code
6.7
Swept from the Sea
6.5
Jack & Sarah
6.7
The Golden Compass
6.1
Stardust
7.3
And the Band Played On
6.4
Gods and Monsters
6.9
Neverwas
6.3
Six Degrees of Separation
6.4
Richard III
6.7
Flushed Away
6.3
The Scarlet Pimpernel
6.8
Doogal
5
Asylum
5.7
The Shadow
6
Scandal
5.9
Cold Comfort Farm
6.6
The Keep
5.8
Apt Pupil
6.5
Last Action Hero
6.4
Macbeth
7.4
Plenty
5.6
Émile
5.9
X-Men
7
X2
7
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.4
King Lear
6.7
The Magic Roundabout
5.4
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
7
Rasputin
6.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4
Priest of Love
5
Bent
6.8
The Ballad of Little Jo
5.8
Alfred the Great
4.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.6
Walter
5.2
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
6.4
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.3
Saint of 9/11
5.7
X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.5
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
7.5
A Touch of Love
6.5
To Die For
2.2
Walter and June
7
Muse of Fire
6.5
A Bit Of Scarlet
2.5
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
0
Othello
7
Zina
5.4
Miss in Her Teens
3
For the Love of God
4
Mr. Holmes
6.5
I'll Do Anything
5.6
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
7.9
The Hobart Shakespeareans
4
The Dresser
6.3
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
7.7
Beauty and the Beast
7
Edward II
4
Looking for Lowry
0
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.5
The Promise
0
Restoration
6
Hedda Gabler
0
The Roof
8
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
7.6
The Wolverine
6.4
Animal Crackers
6.3
Quest for the Ring
5.6
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
6.1
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
6.9
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
7.8
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
7
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
6.4
The Good Liar
6.7
The Paul O'Grady Story
8.3
The Betty Driver Story
10
McKellen: Playing the Part
7.3
National Theatre Live: King Lear
8.3
Cats
4.1
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
6.7
All Is True
6.1
The Vanishing Army
0
David Macaulay: Roman City
0
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
6.3
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
0
The Egg Trick
6
Hating Peter Tatchell
4.8
Eighteen
4.5
Small-Time Revolutionary
4
The Tragedy of King Richard II
0
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
6.3
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
6.9
Countdown to War
5
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
0
Shakespeare on Film
6
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
6
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
7
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
5.4
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
10
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8
On Broadway
8.7
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
6
Theatreland
0
Surviving Friendly Fire
1
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
0
The Critic
10
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
0
Quintessentially British
3.2
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
0
Hamlet Within
0
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
0
An Evening with Lily Savage
0
Gladio
7
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
8.5
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
0
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
0
Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen
0
The One Note Man
0
Hamlet
7.8
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
0
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
0
Hamlet
0
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
0
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
0