Biography
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…
Career works
224
Movies
170
Series
54
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
05/25/1939
Place of birth
Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
Avengers: Doomsday
2026
The Christophers
2026 · 6.8
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026
Schadenfreude
2025
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
The Critic
2024 · 5.8
Dragfox
2024 · 9.0
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024 · 7.0
Hamlet
2024 · 7.4
The One Note Man
2023 · 7.0
Quintessentially British
2022 · 3.8
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022 · 8.0
Series
Billy & Dom Eat the World
2025 · 8.5
ted
2024 · 8.0
Amol Rajan Interviews
2021
Great British Theatre
2021
Reunited Apart
2020 · 5.5
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · 4.2
Trailblazer Honors
2014 · 7.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.2
Vicious
2013 · 7.5
Perspectives
2011
The Prisoner
2009 · 5.7
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · 5.0
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · 7.2
The One Show
2006 · 4.4