Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 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
Gods and Monsters
6.952
Neverwas
6.341
Richard III
6.719
Apt Pupil
6.533
Émile
5.9
King Lear
6.654
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
7.1
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.338
Priest of Love
4.9
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.57
Walter
5.2
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.308
Saint of 9/11
5.7
Walter and June
0
Muse of Fire
7
A Bit Of Scarlet
3.2
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
0
Othello
7
Miss in Her Teens
3
Mr. Holmes
6.468
The Dresser
6.289
Edward II
4
Looking for Lowry
0
McKellen: Playing the Part
7.278
National Theatre Live: King Lear
8
Edmund the Magnificent
7.2
How a Kite Flies
0
The Egg Trick
6
The Tragedy of King Richard II
0
Countdown to War
4
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
0
Shakespeare on Film
6
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
6
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
6
Theatreland
0
Surviving Friendly Fire
0
The Critic
10
Hamlet Within
0
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
0
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.402
Macbeth
7.9
X-Men
6.996
X2
7.028
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
7.5
A Touch of Love
6.8
The Hobart Shakespeareans
4
The Promise
0
Hedda Gabler
0
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
7.6
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
7
The Good Liar
6.69
David Macaulay: Roman City
0
Hating Peter Tatchell
6.8
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
10
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
0
Gladio
7
The Da Vinci Code
6.721
Swept from the Sea
6.556
Flushed Away
6.264
The Scarlet Pimpernel
6.895
Asylum
5.633
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.407
The Magic Roundabout
5.3
Rasputin
6.435
The Ballad of Little Jo
5.265
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
6.4
For the Love of God
4
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
6.4
All Is True
6.112
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
5.563
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
0
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
0
Six Degrees of Separation
6.334
Scandal
5.9
Bent
6.925
Animal Crackers
6.3
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
6.417
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
5.4
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
5.692
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
6.6
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
0
Quintessentially British
3.2
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.473
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.384
The Shadow
6.033
Plenty
5.662
Alfred the Great
4.3
X-Men: Days of Future Past
7.525
The Roof
8
Quest for the Ring
6.2
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
0
Eighteen
4.3
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
6.4
The Golden Compass
6.044
The Keep
5.73
To Die For
2.2
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.4
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
5.417
Cold Comfort Farm
6.6
Restoration
6.1
Cats
4.14
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
6.7
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
7.008
An Evening with Lily Savage
0
The Betty Driver Story
10
Small-Time Revolutionary
4
Stardust
7.251
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
7.8
Creating Gollum
8.5
Jack & Sarah
6.8
Doogal
5.063
On Broadway
8.667
Zina
5.4
I'll Do Anything
5.58
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
7.707
Beauty and the Beast
6.967
Last Action Hero
6.432
The Paul O'Grady Story
8.5
And the Band Played On
6.385
The Vanishing Army
0
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
7.868
The Wolverine
6.395
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.819