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Ian McKellen

Acting · Born May 25, 1939 · Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Movies with Ian McKellen

• Avengers: Doomsday (2026) — Magneto
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Gandalf
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Gandalf
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Gandalf
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — Gandalf the Grey
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — Gandalf the Grey
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — Gandalf the Grey
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — Magneto
• Beauty and the Beast (2017) — Cogsworth
• The Da Vinci Code (2006) — Sir Leigh Teabing
• Flushed Away (2006) — The Toad (voice)
• The Golden Compass (2007) — Iorek Byrnison (voice)

TV shows with Ian McKellen

• Coronation Street (1960) — Mel Hutchwright
• Vicious (2013) — Freddie Thornhill
• The Prisoner (2009) — 2 / Curtis
• Playing Shakespeare (1984)
• Pillar of Fire (1981) — Narrator