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.
Acted in
The Critic
2024
as Jimmy Erskine
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024
as Self
Hamlet
2024
as Hamlet
ted
2024
as Narrator (voice)
The One Note Man
2023
as Narrator (voice)
Quintessentially British
2022
as Self
Hamlet Within
2022
Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen
2022
as Self
Hating Peter Tatchell
2021
as Self
Great British Theatre
2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
Cats
2019
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
The Good Liar
2019
as Roy Courtnay
On Broadway
2019
as Self
All Is True
2018
as Earl of Southampton
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018
as King Lear
McKellen: Playing the Part
2018
as Himself
Animal Crackers
2017
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
The Paul O'Grady Story
2017
as Himself
How a Kite Flies
2017
as Mr. Kite (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
2017
as Cogsworth
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self
Edmund the Magnificent
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
as Self
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016
as Spooner
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
Shakespeare on Film
2016
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016
as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Performer
The Roof
2016
as And Even Yet Another Fan
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Dresser
2015
as Norman
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Sherlock Holmes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Gandalf the Grey
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
as Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Speaker
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Miss in Her Teens
2014
as The Prologue
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Gandalf the Grey
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
as Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
The Wolverine
2013
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Egg Trick
2013
as Magician
Vicious
2013
as Freddie Thornhill
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Gandalf the Grey
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2012
as Self
Looking for Lowry
2011
as Himself
Perspectives
2011
The Betty Driver Story
2011
as Self
Lady Grey London
2010
Small-Time Revolutionary
2010
as Hamish Miller (voice)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Prisoner
2009
as 2 / Curtis
Theatreland
2009
as Himself
King Lear
2008
as King Lear
The Golden Compass
2007
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Stardust
2007
as Narrator (voice)
The Art of Breaking Character
2007
as Self
For the Love of God
2007
as The Jackdaw
Flushed Away
2006
as The Toad (voice)
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
The Da Vinci Code
2006
as Sir Leigh Teabing
Saint of 9/11
2006
as Narrator
Doogal
2006
as Zebedee (voice)
Neverwas
2005
as Gabriel Finch
Asylum
2005
as Dr. Peter Cleave
The Hobart Shakespeareans
2005
as Himself
Extras
2005
as Ian McKellen
Doctor Who
2005
as Voice of the Snowman
The Magic Roundabout
2005
as Zebedee (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
as Self
Eighteen
2005
as Jason Anders (voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004
as Self
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Gandalf
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
as Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
2003
Churchill
2003
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
X2
2003
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003
as Self
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
Émile
2003
as Emile
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
2003
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Gandalf
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Gandalf
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
2001
as Self
Quest for the Ring
2001
as Self
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
as Self
X-Men
2000
as Magneto
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000
as Self - 'Magneto'
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
2000
as Narrator (voice)
David Copperfield
1999
as Creakle
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)
Apt Pupil
1998
as Kurt Dussander
Gods and Monsters
1998
as James Whale
Swept from the Sea
1998
as Dr. James Kennedy
Bent
1997
as Uncle Freddie
Surviving Friendly Fire
1997
A Bit Of Scarlet
1997
as Narrator
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self
Rasputin
1996
as Tsar Nicholas II
Richard III
1995
as Richard III
Restoration
1995
as Will Gates
Jack & Sarah
1995
as William
Cold Comfort Farm
1995
as Amos Starkadder
To Die For
1994
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994
The Shadow
1994
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
I'll Do Anything
1994
as John Earl McAlpine
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Geoffrey
Tales of the City
1993
as Archibald Anson Gidde
And the Band Played On
1993
as Bill Kraus
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
as Percy Corcoran
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
1993
as Narration (voice)
Last Action Hero
1993
as Death
Gladio
1992
as Aldo Moro (voice)
Othello
1990
as Iago
The Simpsons
1989
as Ian McKellen (voice)
Countdown to War
1989
as Adolf Hitler
Scandal
1989
as John Profumo
Windmills of the Gods
1988
as Chairman
Zina
1985
as Kronfeld
Plenty
1985
as Sir Andrew Charleson
Playing Shakespeare
1984
The Keep
1983
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
Walter and June
1983
as Walter
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982
as Chauvelin
Walter
1982
as Walter
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
Pillar of Fire
1981
as Narrator
Priest of Love
1981
as D.H. Lawrence
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979
as Alexander Ivanov
Macbeth
1979
as Macbeth
The Vanishing Army
1978
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Anthony Skipling
Playhouse
1974
Hedda Gabler
1972
as George Tesman
Country Matters
1972
as David Masterman
Hamlet
1970
as Hamlet
Edward II
1970
as King Edward
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
as King Richard II
The Promise
1969
Sesame Street
1969
as Himself
Alfred the Great
1969
as Roger
A Touch of Love
1969
as George
David Copperfield
1966
as David Copperfield
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
as Wolf
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Captain Plume
Coronation Street
1960
as Mel Hutchwright
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hamlet Revenant
Marley
as Scrooge (rumored)
Richard II
as Richard II
Schadenfreude
as Continuity Announcer
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
Dragfox
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking)
Billy And Dom Eat The World
as Self