Ian McKellen
Acting
Born: 1939-05-25 · Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
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 Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. McKel
🎬 Movies (20)
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
Gandalf
Avengers: Doomsday
2026
Magneto
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
2026
Jacob Marley
The Christophers
2026
Julian Sklar
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026
L S Lowry
Schadenfreude
2025
Continuity Announcer
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
Self (archive footage)
Dragged Through Time
2025
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
The Critic
2024
Jimmy Erskine
Dragfox
2024
Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024
Self
Hamlet
2024
Hamlet
The One Note Man
2023
Narrator (voice)
Quintessentially British
2022
Self
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022
Self
Hamlet Within
2022
Hating Peter Tatchell
2021
Self
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021
Dr. Charles Marland-White
📺 TV Shows (20)
Billy & Dom Eat the World
2025
Self
ted
2024
Narrator (voice)
Amol Rajan Interviews
2021
Self - Interviewed Guest
Great British Theatre
2021
Reunited Apart
2020
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014
Self - Speaker
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
Vicious
2013
Freddie Thornhill
Perspectives
2011
The Prisoner
2009
2 / Curtis
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self
The One Show
2006
Self - Guest
Extras
2005
Ian McKellen
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004