Ian McKellen

Actor

Born: May 25, 1939 (age 87)
From: 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…

Filmography (172)

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027)
Gandalf
Avengers: Doomsday (2026)
Magneto
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol (2026)
Jacob Marley
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
Dragged Through Time (2025)
The Christophers (2025)
Julian Sklar
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
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU (2020)
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet (2020)
Cats (2019)
Gus, the Theatre Cat
The Good Liar (2019)
Roy Courtnay
On Broadway (2019)
Self
All Is True (2018)
Earl of Southampton
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)
King Lear
Animal Crackers (2018)
Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
McKellen: Playing the Part (2018)
Self
The Paul O'Grady Story (2017)
Self