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