Ian McKellen
Acting
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.
McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and…
Filmography
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The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
Avengers: Doomsday
2026
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
2026
The Christophers
2026
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026
Schadenfreude
2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
Dragged Through Time
Dragged Through Time
2025
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
Billy & Dom Eat the World
2025
The Critic
2024
Dragfox
2024
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024
Hamlet
2024
ted
2024
The One Note Man
2023
Quintessentially British
2022
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022
Hamlet Within
2022
Hating Peter Tatchell
2021
Amol Rajan Interviews
2021
Great British Theatre
2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
Reunited Apart
2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
Cats
2019
The Good Liar
2019
On Broadway
2019
All Is True
2018
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018
Animal Crackers
2018
McKellen: Playing the Part
2018
The Paul O'Grady Story
2017
How a Kite Flies
2017
Beauty and the Beast
2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
Edmund the Magnificent
2017
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
Shakespeare on Film
Shakespeare on Film
2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
The Roof
2016
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
The Dresser
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Mr. Holmes
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
Trailblazer Honors
2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Miss in Her Teens
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
Muse of Fire
2013
The Wolverine
2013
The Egg Trick
2013
Vicious
2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2012
Looking for Lowry
2011
Perspectives
2011
The Betty Driver Story
2011
Small-Time Revolutionary
2010
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010
The Prisoner
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Theatreland
2009
King Lear
2008
The Golden Compass
2007
Stardust
2007
The Art of Breaking Character
The Art of Breaking Character
2007