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, and he has been nominated for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and five Emmy Awards.
McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company and, in 1965, made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey (1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a t production with Patrick Stewart.
McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019).
McKellen came out as gay in 1988 and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen co-founded Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom named after the Stonewall riots. He also patronises LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG.
Filmography
all 211
Movies 160
self 73
TV Shows 51
Voice 21
Narrator 6
Producer 2
Avengers: Doomsday (2026)
The Critic (2024)
Dragfox (2024)
Hamlet (2024)
ted (2024)
The One Note Man (2023)
Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
Cats (2019)
The Good Liar (2019)
The Isle (2019)
All Is True (2018)
Animal Crackers (2017)
How a Kite Flies (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Edmund the Magnificent (2017)
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (2016)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)
The Roof (2016)
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
The Dresser (2015)
Muslim Drag Queens (2015)
Mr. Holmes (2015)
Durin's Folk and the Hill of Sorcery (2015)
Artsnight (2015)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Trailblazer Honors (2014)
Miss in Her Teens (2014)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Wolverine (2013)
The Egg Trick (2013)
Vicious (2013)
Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Looking for Lowry (2011)
Small-Time Revolutionary (2010)
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation (2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
The Prisoner (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Theatreland (2009)
King Lear (2008)
The Golden Com (2007)
Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (2007)
Stardust (2007)
For the Love of God (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism (2007)
Flushed Away (2006)
The One Show (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Saint of 9/11 (2006)
Doogal (2006)
Asylum (2005)
Neverwas (2005)
Extras (2005)
Eighteen (2005)
The Magic Roundabout (2004)
Churchill (2003)
X2 (2003)
Émile (2003)
Lord of the Piercing (2002)
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)
X-Men (2000)
X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)
David Copperfield (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Apt Pupil (1998)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Swept from the Sea (1998)
Parkinson (1998)
Bent (1997)
The View (1997)
A Bit Of Scarlet (1997)
Rasputin (1996)
Richard III (1995)
Restoration (1995)
Jack & Sarah (1995)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
To Die For (1994)
The Shadow (1994)
David Macaulay: Roman City (1994)
I'll Do Anything (1994)
Tales of the City (1993)
And the Band Played On (1993)
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up (1993)
Gladio (1992)
Othello (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Countdown to War (1989)
Scandal (1989)
Windmills of the Gods (1988)
Zina (1985)
Plenty (1985)
The Keep (1983)
Walter and June (1983)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
Walter (1982)
Pillar of Fire (1981)
Priest of Love (1981)
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1979)
Macbeth (1979)
Armchair Thriller (1978)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Arena (1975)
Hedda Gabler (1972)
Country Matters (1972)
Hamlet (1970)
Edward II (1970)
The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970)
Solo (1970)
Sesame Street (1969)
A Touch of Love (1969)
Omnibus (1967)
David Copperfield (1966)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Coronation Street (1960)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Oscars (1953)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Great West End Theatres
Macbeth
Richard II
Schadenfreude
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Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-05-25 (85 years old)
Birth Name
Ian Murray McKellen
Birth Place
Burnley, United Kingdom
Religion
atheism
Relationships
Sean Mathias (1978 - 1988)
Citizenships
United Kingdom
Residences
Wigan · Narrow Street, United Kingdom
Also Known As
Иэн МакКеллен, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Ian Murray McKellen, Σερ Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν, Ίαν ΜακΚέλεν, Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν, Ian McKellern, 이안 맥켈런, イアン・マッケラン, 伊恩·麦凯伦, 伊恩·麥克連, Єн Маккеллен, ایان مککلن, ی ین مککلن, إيان ماكلين
Awards
GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Society of London Theatre Special Award, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival, Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best ing Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production, Empire Icon Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a ing Role, Saturn Award for Best ing Actor, European Film Award for Best Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Donostia Award, Knight Bachelor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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