Ian McKellen

Birthday

1939-05-25

Place of Birth

Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 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.
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Cats

Cats

2019 2.8
Cats

as Gus, the Theatre Cat

2019
All Is True

All Is True

2018 6.3
All Is True

as Earl of Southampton

2018
Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

2017 5.8
Animal Crackers

as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)

2017
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015 6.8
Mr. Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

2015
Vicious

Vicious

2013 8.1
Vicious

as Freddie Thornhill

2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

2012 8.3
Doctor Who: The Snowmen

as The Great Intelligence (voice)

2012
The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007 6.1
The Golden Compass

as Iorek Byrnison (voice)

2007
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006 6.6
Flushed Away

as The Toad (voice)

2006
Doogal

Doogal

2006 2.8
Doogal

as Zebedee (voice)

2006