Ian McKellen
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1939
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. McKel…
Known for
Gods and Monsters
1998
Neverwas
2005
Richard III
1995
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
Hamlet Within
2022
Emile
2003
King Lear
2008
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
2000
Priest of Love
1981
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Walter
1982
Richard II
Saint of 9/11
2006
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Schadenfreude
2025
Theatreland
2009
Surviving Friendly Fire
1997
Walter and June
1983
Muse of Fire
2013
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979
A Bit Of Scarlet
1997
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
The Critic
2024
Miss in Her Teens
2014
Hamlet
2024
Mr. Holmes
2015
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994
Hamlet
1970
Looking for Lowry
2011
The Dresser
2015
Edward II
1970
McKellen: Playing the Part
2018
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018
Edmund the Magnificent
2017
How a Kite Flies
2017
The Egg Trick
2013
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
Countdown to War
1989
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
Shakespeare on Film
2016
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
Süleyman the Magnificent
1987
Dragged Through Time
2025
Dying Day
1980
My First Time
2004
Frank and Percy
Craven Arms
1972
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026
A Simple Matter of Justice
1993
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Apt Pupil
1998
Macbeth
1979
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Gladio
1992
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2012
A Touch of Love
1969
Othello
1990
The One Note Man
2023
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
1993
The Hobart Shakespeareans
2005
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
The Promise
1969
Hedda Gabler
1972
Dragfox
2024
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010
The Good Liar
2019
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003
Hating Peter Tatchell
2021
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
The Christophers
2026
No Man's Land
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027
The Da Vinci Code
2006
Swept from the Sea
1998
Flushed Away
2006
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982
Asylum
2005
X-Men
2000
X2
2003
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
The Magic Roundabout
2005
Rasputin
1996
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001
For the Love of God
2007
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
2003
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
All Is True
2018
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
Graceless Go I
1974
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2002
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Scandal
1989
Bent
1997
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
Animal Crackers
2018
Quintessentially British
2022
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Art of Breaking Character
2007
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
2026
Age of Dissent
1994
X-Men: Unguarded
2015
The Shadow
1994
Plenty
1985
Alfred the Great
1969
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
The Roof
2016
Quest for the Ring
2001
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
Scarfe's Follies
1988
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Golden Compass
2007
The Keep
1983
To Die For
1994
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
Cold Comfort Farm
1995
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
Restoration
1995
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
Cats
2019
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004
Eighteen
2005
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000
The Betty Driver Story
2011
Small-Time Revolutionary
2010
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002
X-Men: Reunited
2014
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
Mutant vs. Machine - The Making of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
2015
Jack & Sarah
1995
Doogal
2006
On Broadway
2019
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002
Zina
1985
I'll Do Anything
1994
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
Last Action Hero
1993
Beauty and the Beast
2017
Avengers: Doomsday
2026
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002
The Paul O'Grady Story
2017
Camp Christmas
1993
Guerrilla Distribution
2007
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002
After Stonewall
1999
And the Band Played On
1993
Stardust
2007
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
The Wolverine
2013
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
The Simpsons
1989
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The One Show
2006
The View
1997
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Oscars
1953
Churchill
2003
Vicious
2013
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Extras
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975
An Audience with...
1978
Great British Theatre
2021
David Copperfield
1999
Windmills of the Gods
1988
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Sesame Street
1969
Trailblazer Honors
2014
ted
2024
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Prisoner
2009
Tales of the City
1993
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Family Guy
1999
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Reunited Apart
2020
Coronation Street
1960
Perspectives
2011
Amol Rajan Interviews
2021
Pillar of Fire
1981
Parkinson
1998
Have I Got News for You
1990
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Billy & Dom Eat the World
2025
Omnibus
1967
Playhouse
1974
David Copperfield
1966
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
HARDtalk
1997
Country Matters
1972
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Tony Awards
1956
ITV Playhouse
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Solo
1970
Film '72
1971