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Sir Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA 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, Magneto in the X-Men films, Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code (2006), Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes (2015) and Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).

Theatre

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The hands of McKellen on a 1999 Gods and Monsters plaque in London's Leicester Square.
Year Title Role Director Venue
1964 A Scent of Flowers Godrey Duke of York's Theatre
1965 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio National Theatre & The Old Vic
Armstrong's Last Goodnight Protestant Evangelist National Theatre & Chichester Festival Theatre
Trelawny of the 'Wells' Capt. de Foenix
1966 The Man of Destiny / O'Flaherty V.C. Corporal Napoleon / Private O'Flaherty Mermaid Theatre
A Lily in Little India Alvin Hanker Hampstead Theatre
Their Very Own and Golden City Andrew Cobham Mermaid Theatre
1967 The Promise Leonidik Fortune Theatre & Henry Miller's Theatre
1968 The White Liars / Black Comedy Tom / Harold Gorringe Lyric Theatre
1968–1970 Richard II Richard II UK tour
1969 The Bacchae Pentheus Liverpool Playhouse
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie — Director; Liverpool Playhouse
Three Months Gone —
1969–1970 Edward II Edward II UK and European tours
1970 Billy's Last Stand Darkly Royal Court Theatre
The Recruiting Officer Captain Plume UK tour
Chips with Everything Corporal Hill
1971 Hamlet Prince Hamlet UK and European tours
The Swan Song Svetlovidov Crucible Theatre
1972 The Real Inspector Hound — Director; Phoenix Theatre
The Erpingham Camp — Director; Watford Palace Theatre
Ruling the Roost / Tis Pity She's a Whore / The Three Arrows Page-boy / Giovanni / Prince Yoremitsu UK tour
1973 A Private Matter — Director; Vaudeville Theatre
1973–1974 The Way of the World / The Wood Demon / King Lear Lady Wishfort's Footman / Kruschov / Edgar UK tour; Brooklyn Academy of Music
1974 Tis Pity She's a Whore Giovanni Wimbledon Theatre
Dr Faustus Dr. Faustus Edinburgh Festival & Aldwych Theatre
The Marquis of Keith The Marquis of Keith Aldwych Theatre
1975 King John King John
The Clandestine Marriage — Director; Savoy Theatre
Ashes Colin The Young Vic
Too True to Be Good Aubrey "Popsy" Bagot Aldwych Theatre
1976–1977 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Trevor Nunn Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Aldwych Theatre, Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1976 The Winter's Tale King Leontes John Barton, Barry Kyle, and Trevor Nunn Royal Shakespeare Theatre
1976–1978 Macbeth Macbeth Trevor Nunn The Other Place, The Young Vic, & Warehouse
1977–1978 The Alchemist Face Royal Shakespeare Theatre & Aldwych Theatre
1977 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Alexander Barbican Arts Centre
Pillars of the Community Karsten Bernick John Barton Aldwych Theatre
The Days of the Commune Langevin Howard Davies
1978 A Miserable and Lonely Death Kentridge Walter Donohue
1978–1979 Twelfth Night / Three Sisters Sir Toby Belch / Andrei John Amiel / Trevor Nunn Also producer; UK tour
1979 Bent Max Robert Chetwyn Royal Court Theatre & Criterion Theatre
1980–1990 Acting Shakespeare Himself World tours
1980–1981 Amadeus Salieri Peter Hall Broadhurst Theatre
1982 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Alexander Trevor Nunn Barbican Arts Centre
1983 Short List Terry Mike Ockrent Hampstead Theatre
Cowardice Boy Anthony Page Ambassadors Theatre
1984 Venice Preserv'd Pierre Peter Gill Royal National Theatre
Wild Honey Michael Platonov Christopher Morahan
Coriolanus Gaius Marcius Coriolanus Peter Hall
1985 The Duchess of Malfi Bosola Philip Prowse
The Real Inspector Hound / The Critic Inspector Hound / Mr. Puff Tom Stoppard / Sheila Hancock
The Cherry Orchard Yermolai Lopakhin Mike Alfreds
1986–1987 Wild Honey Michael Platonov Christopher Morahan Virginia Theatre
1988–1989 Henceforward ... Jerome Alan Ayckbourn Vaudeville Theatre
1989 Othello Iago Trevor Nunn The Other Place & The Young Vic
1990–1992 Richard III Richard III Richard Eyre Royal National Theatre & World tour
1992 Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Sean Mathias Royal National Theatre
1993–1997 A Knight Out Himself UK & US tours
1997–1998 An Enemy of the People Dr. Tomas Stockmann Trevor Nunn Royal National Theatre & Ahmanson Theatre
1997 Peter Pan Mr. Darling/Captain Hook John Caird Royal National Theatre
1998 Present Laughter Garry Essendine Malcolm Sutherland West Yorkshire Playhouse
1999 The Tempest Prospero Jude Kelly
2001–2004 Dance of Death Edgar Sean Mathias Broadhurst Theatre, Lyric Theatre, & Sydney Arts Festival
2004, 2005 Aladdin Widow Twankie The Old Vic
2006 The Cut Max Michael Grandage Donmar Warehouse
2007–2008 King Lear Lear Trevor Nunn Stratford-upon-Avon, Brooklyn Academy of Music, & New London Theatre
The Seagull Sorin
2009–2010 Waiting for Godot Estragon Sean Mathias Theatre Royal Haymarket, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Fugard Theatre, & Cape Town
2011 The Syndicate Don Antonio Chichester Festival Theatre
2013–2014 Waiting for Godot / No Man's Land Estragon / Spooner Cort Theatre
2016 No Man's Land Spooner Wyndham's Theatre
2016–2019 The Exorcist Demon (voice) Birmingham Repertory Theatre & Phoenix Theatre; UK tour
2017 Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others and You Himself Jez Bond Park Theatre
2017–2018 King Lear Lear Jonathan Munby Chichester Festival Theatre & Duke of York's Theatre
2019–2020 Ian McKellen on Stage Himself Sean Mathias UK tour; Harold Pinter Theatre & Hudson Theatre
2021 Hamlet Prince Hamlet Theatre Royal, Windsor
The Cherry Orchard Firs
2022 Hamlet with Ian McKellen Performer Peter Schaufuss Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2022–2023 Mother Goose Mother Goose Cal McCrystal Duke of York's Theatre; UK tour
2023 Frank and Percy Percy Sean Mathias Theatre Royal, Windsor, Theatre Royal, Bath, & The Other Palace
2024 Player Kings John Falstaff Robert Icke Noël Coward Theatre
2025 Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright Guest star (one-night only) Simon Evans Wyndham's Theatre

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1969 Alfred the Great Roger Clive Donner
A Touch of Love George Matthews Waris Hussein
The Promise Leonidik Michael Hayes
1981 Priest of Love D. H. Lawrence Christopher Miles
1983 The Keep Dr. Theodore Cuza Michael Mann
1985 Plenty Sir Andrew Charleson Fred Schepisi
Zina Arthur Kronfeld Ken McMullen
1989 Scandal John Profumo Michael Caton-Jones
1993 Six Degrees of Separation Geoffrey Miller Fred Schepisi
The Ballad of Little Jo Percy Corcoran Maggie Greenwald
Last Action Hero Death John McTiernan
1994 To Die For Quilt Documentary Narrator Peter Litten Voice role
The Shadow Dr. Reinhardt Lane Russell Mulcahy
I'll Do Anything John Earl McAlpine James L. Brooks
1995 Restoration Will Gates Michael Hoffman
Richard III Richard III Richard Loncraine Also writer and executive producer
Jack and Sarah William Tim Sullivan
1997 Swept from the Sea Dr. James Kennedy Beeban Kidron
Bent Uncle Freddie Sean Mathias
1998 Gods and Monsters James Whale Bill Condon
Apt Pupil Kurt Dussander Bryan Singer
2000 X-Men Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf the Grey Peter Jackson
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gandalf the White
2003 X2 Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto Bryan Singer
Emile Emile Carl Bessai
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gandalf the White Peter Jackson
2004 Eighteen Older Jason Anders Richard Bell Voice role
2005 Neverwas Gabriel Finch Joshua Michael Stern
Asylum Dr. Peter Cleave David Mackenzie
The Magic Roundabout Zebedee Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval, and Frank Passingham Voice role
2006 Flushed Away The Toad David Bowers & Sam Fell
The Da Vinci Code Sir Leigh Teabing Ron Howard
X-Men: The Last Stand Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto Brett Ratner
2007 Stardust Narrator Matthew Vaughn Voice role
The Golden Compass Iorek Byrnison Chris Weitz
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Gandalf the Grey Peter Jackson
2013 The Wolverine Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto James Mangold Cameo; mid-credits scene
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Gandalf the Grey Peter Jackson
2014 Miss in Her Teens The Prologue Matthew Butler Hart
X-Men: Days of Future Past Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto Bryan Singer Shared role with Michael Fassbender
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Gandalf the Grey Peter Jackson
2015 Mr. Holmes Sherlock Holmes Bill Condon
2017 Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth also voice
Animal Crackers Horatio P. Huntington Scott Christian Sava & Tony Bancroft Voice role
2018 All Is True Earl of Southampton Kenneth Branagh
2019 The Good Liar Roy Courtnay Bill Condon
Cats Gus the Theatre Cat Tom Hooper
2021 Infinitum: Subject Unknown Dr. Charles Marland-White Matthew Butler-Hart
2023 The One Note Man Storyteller George Siougas Voice role; short film
The Critic Jimmy Erskine Anand Tucker
2024 Dragfox Gingersnap the Fox Lisa Ott Voice role; short film
2026 Avengers: Doomsday † Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo Filming
TBA The Christophers † TBA Steven Soderbergh Post-production
Sources:[1][2][3][4]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling Plowden Episode: "The Tomb of His Ancestors"
1965 Sunday Out of Season Victor Leech Television film
The Wednesday Play Wolf Episode: "The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne"
1966 David Copperfield David Copperfield 9 episodes
1970 Solo John Keats Episode: "Ian McKellen as John Keats"
1972 Country Matters David Masterman Episode: "Craven Arms"
1978 Jackanory Reader 5 episodes reading "The Moon in the Cloud"
1979 Macbeth Macbeth Television film
1980 Armchair Thriller Anthony Skipling 4-episode story: "Dying Day"
1981 Pillar of Fire Narrator Documentary
1982 The Scarlet Pimpernel Paul Chauvelin Television film
Walter Walter
1983 Walter and June Walter
1988 Windmills of the Gods Chairman 2 episodes
1989 Countdown to War Adolf Hitler Television film
1990 Othello Iago
1993 Tales of the City Archibald Anson Gidde Miniseries, episodes 3 and 5
And The Band Played On Bill Kraus Television film
1995 Cold Comfort Farm Amos Starkadder
1996 Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Tsar Nicholas II
1999 David Copperfield Mr. Creakle 2 episodes
2002 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue"
2003 The Simpsons Himself Voice; Episode: "The Regina Monologues"
2005 Coronation Street Mel Hutchwright/Lionel Hipkiss 10 episodes
2006 Extras Himself Episode: "Sir Ian McKellen"
2008 King Lear King Lear Television film
2009 The Prisoner Number Two 6 episodes
2012 Doctor Who The Great Intelligence Voice; Episode: "The Snowmen"
2013–2016 Vicious Freddie Thornhill 14 episodes
2015 The Dresser Norman Television film
2018 Family Guy Dr. Cecil Pritchfield Voice; Episode: "Send in Stewie, Please"
2024 Ted Narrator 2 episodes
Sources:[2][5]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Gandalf Voice
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Source:[6]

Music videos

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Year Artist Song
1988 Pet Shop Boys "Heart"[7]
2008 Guillemots "Falling Out of Reach"[8]
2014 George Ezra "Listen to the Man"[9]

Other musical appearances

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Audiobooks

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barratt 2005, p. 233.
  2. ^ a b "Filmography: McKellen, Ian". Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ^ "The Laurence Olivier Awards: full list of winners 1976-2008" (PDF). Official London Theatre. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Sir Ian McKellen | Acting Awards, Honours, and Appointments". Sir Ian McKellen Official Website. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ^ Barratt 2005, pp. 232–33.
  6. ^ Ian McKellen at Behind the Voice Actors Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  7. ^ "Ian Mckellen in Heart Album". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  8. ^ Barnett, Laura (23 April 2008). "Ian Mckellen reads 'Falling Out of Reach'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  9. ^ Graham, Daniella (29 October 2014). "Sir Ian McKellen totally outshines George Ezra in Listen to the Man video". Metro. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Ian McKellen by Andy Warhol (1928–1987)". Christie's. n.d. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  11. ^ Martin, Dan (14 April 2010). "Scissor Sisters collaborate with Ian McKellen: Lord of the Rings actor appears on final track of Scissor Sisters' long-awaited third album, Night Work". The Observer. London. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Ian McKellen reads Chronicles of Ancient Darkness". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  13. ^ Arnold, Sue (19 November 2005). "Ian McKellen reads Spirit Walker". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  14. ^ Arnold, Sue (8 August 2008). "Ian McKellen reads Soul Eater". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Ian McKellen reads Outcast". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  16. ^ "McKellen reads Oath Breaker". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  17. ^ "McKellen reads Ghost Hunter". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  18. ^ Ward, David (22 December 2006). "McKellen reading The Odyssey". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

Sources

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  • Barratt, Mark (2005). Ian McKellen: An Unofficial Biography. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-1074-2.
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