Ian McKellen
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 Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards.…
Filmography
Graceless Go I
1974 · 10.0
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020 · 10.0
Playing Shakespeare
1984 · 9.7
Pillar of Fire
1981 · 9.3
Dragfox
2024 · 9.0
The Promise
1969 · 9.0
David Macaulay: Roman City
1994 · 9.0
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
1993 · 9.0
HARDtalk
1997 · 8.7
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · 8.4
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018 · 8.1
The Simpsons
1989 · 8.0
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001 · 8.0
Hedda Gabler
1972 · 8.0
Hamlet
1970 · 8.0
Dying Day
1980 · 8.0
ted
2024 · 8.0
Extras
2005 · 7.8
Hamlet
2024 · 7.8
Tales of the City
1993 · 7.7
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 · 7.7
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · 7.6
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · 7.5
Vicious
2013 · 7.5
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016 · 7.5
Family Guy
1999 · 7.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · 7.4
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · 7.3
Othello
1990 · 7.3
Stardust
2007 · 7.3
TFI Friday
1996 · 7.1
David Copperfield
1999 · 7.1
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
2000 · 7.1
X2
2003 · 7.0
X-Men
2000 · 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967 · 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · 7.0
Playhouse
1974 · 7.0
Gladio
1992 · 7.0
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970 · 7.0
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982 · 7.0
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020 · 7.0
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004 · 7.0
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010 · 7.0
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · 7.0
Gods and Monsters
1998 · 6.9
Bent
1997 · 6.9
The Christophers
2026 · 6.8
Richard III
1995 · 6.8
Jack & Sarah
1995 · 6.8
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982 · 6.8
Cold Comfort Farm
1995 · 6.8
Countdown to War
1989 · 6.8
The Da Vinci Code
2006 · 6.7
The Good Liar
2019 · 6.7
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
A Touch of Love
1969 · 6.6
Rasputin
1996 · 6.6
Apt Pupil
1998 · 6.5
David Copperfield
1966 · 6.5
Last Action Hero
1993 · 6.5
Mr. Holmes
2015 · 6.5
The Wolverine
2013 · 6.4
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006 · 6.4
Animal Crackers
2018 · 6.4
And the Band Played On
1993 · 6.4
Six Degrees of Separation
1993 · 6.4
Swept from the Sea
1998 · 6.4
Neverwas
2005 · 6.4
Flushed Away
2006 · 6.3
The Roof
2016 · 6.3
The Dresser
2015 · 6.2
Emile
2003 · 6.2
Asylum
2005 · 6.1
Windmills of the Gods
1988 · 6.1
Restoration
1995 · 6.1
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993 · 6.1
The Golden Compass
2007 · 6.1
The Shadow
1994 · 6.1
Zina
1985 · 6.0
Scandal
1989 · 6.0
All Is True
2018 · 6.0
The One Note Man
2023 · 6.0
The Egg Trick
2013 · 6.0
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016 · 6.0
Shakespeare on Film
2016 · 6.0
The Critic
2024 · 5.8
Plenty
1985 · 5.7
Saint of 9/11
2006 · 5.7
The Keep
1983 · 5.6
The South Bank Show
1978 · 5.6
I'll Do Anything
1994 · 5.6
The Prisoner
2009 · 5.5
The Magic Roundabout
2005 · 5.4
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021 · 5.3
Coronation Street
1960 · 5.3
The Wednesday Play
1964 · 5.2
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · 5.2
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · 5.1
Thin Ice
1995 · 5.0
Priest of Love
1981 · 5.0
Doogal
2006 · 4.9
Edward II
1970 · 4.9
Alfred the Great
1969 · 4.8
Eighteen
2005 · 4.7
Country Matters
1972 · 4.6
A Bit Of Scarlet
1997 · 4.4
Cats
2019 · 4.1
Ebenezer
2026 · 4.0
For the Love of God
2007 · 4.0
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003 · 3.7
Miss in Her Teens
2014 · 3.0
Small-Time Revolutionary
2010 · 3.0
Surviving Friendly Fire
1997 · 3.0
Camp Christmas
1993 · 2.7
To Die For
1994 · 2.6
My First Time
2004 · 2.0
Avengers: Doomsday
2026 · 0.0
Perspectives
2011 · 0.0
Theatre Night
1985 · 0.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
2027 · 0.0
Solo
1970 · 0.0
Craven Arms
1972 · 0.0
Frank and Percy
2026 · 0.0
Schadenfreude
2025 · 0.0
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026 · 0.0
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024 · 0.0
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025 · 0.0
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016 · 0.0
Great British Theatre
2021 · 0.0
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016 · 0.0
How a Kite Flies
2017 · 0.0
Scarfe's Follies
1988 · 0.0
Hamlet Within
2022 · 0.0
Süleyman the Magnificent
1987 · 0.0