Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of six 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).
{{TOC limit}}| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1964 | A Scent of Flowers | Godrey | Duke of York's Theatre |
| 1965 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | National Theatre
Old Vic |
| 1965 | Armstrong's Last Goodnight | Protestant Evangelist | National Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| 1965 | Trelawny of the 'Wells' | Capt. de Foenix | National Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre |
| 1966 | The Man of Destiny / O'Flaherty V.C. | Corporal Napoleon / Private O'Flaherty | Mermaid Theatre |
| 1966 | A Lily in Little India | Alvin Hanker | Hampstead Theatre |
| 1966 | 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 |
| 1969 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Director | Also director
Liverpool Playhouse |
| 1969 | Three Months Gone | {{N/A}} | Director
Liverpool Playhouse |
| 1969–1970 | Edward II | Edward II | UK and European tours |
| 1970 | Billy's Last Stand | Darkly | Royal Court Theatre |
| 1970 | The Recruiting Officer | Captain Plume | UK tour |
| 1970 | Chips with Everything | Corporal Hill | UK tour |
| 1971 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | UK and European tours |
| 1971 | The Swan Song | Svetlovidov | Crucible Theatre |
| 1972 | The Real Inspector Hound | {{N/A}} | Director
Phoenix Theatre |
| 1972 | The Erpingham Camp | {{N/A}} | Director
Watford Palace Theatre |
| 1972 | Ruling the Roost / Tis Pity She's a Whore / The Three Arrows | Page-boy / Giovanni / Prince Yoremitsu | UK tour |
| 1973 | A Private Matter | {{N/A}} | 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 | New Wimbledon Theatre |
| 1974 | Dr Faustus | Dr. Faustus | Edinburgh Festival
Aldwych Theatre |
| 1974 | The Marquis of Keith | The Marquis of Keith | Aldwych Theatre |
| 1975 | King John | King John | Aldwych Theatre |
| 1975 | The Clandestine Marriage | {{N/A}} | Director
Savoy Theatre |
| 1975 | Ashes | Colin | Young Vic |
| 1975 | Too True to Be Good | Aubrey "Popsy" Bagot | Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Aldwych Theatre
Globe Theatre |
| 1976–1977 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Aldwych Theatre
Theatre Royal, Newcastle |
| 1976 | The Winter's Tale | King Leontes | Royal Shakespeare Theatre |
| 1976–1978 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Young Vic
Donmar Warehouse |
| 1977–1978 | The Alchemist | Face | Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Aldwych Theatre |
| 1977 | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | Alexander | Barbican Arts Centre |
| 1977 | Pillars of the Community | Karsten Bernick | Aldwych Theatre |
| 1977 | The Days of the Commune | Langevin | Aldwych Theatre |
| 1978 | A Miserable and Lonely Death | Kentridge | Aldwych Theatre |
| 1978–1979 | Twelfth Night / Three Sisters | Sir Toby Belch / Andrei | Also producer
UK tour |
| 1979 | Bent | Max | Royal Court Theatre
Criterion Theatre |
| 1980–1990 | Acting Shakespeare | Himself | World tour |
| 1980–1981 | Amadeus | Salieri | Broadhurst Theatre |
| 1982 | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | Alexander | Barbican Arts Centre |
| 1983 | Short List | Terry | Hampstead Theatre |
| 1983 | Cowardice | Boy | Ambassadors Theatre |
| 1984 | Venice Preserv'd | Pierre | Royal National Theatre |
| 1984 | Wild Honey | Michael Platonov | Royal National Theatre |
| 1984 | Coriolanus | Gaius Marcius Coriolanus | Royal National Theatre |
| 1985 | The Duchess of Malfi | Bosola | Royal National Theatre |
| 1985 | The Real Inspector Hound / The Critic | Inspector Hound / Mr. Puff | Royal National Theatre |
| 1985 | The Cherry Orchard | Lopakhin | Royal National Theatre |
| 1986–1987 | Wild Honey | Michael Platonov | August Wilson Theatre |
| 1988–1989 | Henceforward... | Jerome | Vaudeville Theatre |
| 1989 | Othello | Iago | Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Young Vic |
| 1990–1992 | Richard III | Richard III | World tour |
| 1992 | Uncle Vanya | Uncle Vanya | Royal National Theatre |
| 1993–1997 | A Knight Out | Himself | UK & US tours |
| 1997, 1998 | An Enemy of the People | Dr. Tomas Stockmann | Royal National Theatre
Ahmanson Theatre |
| 1997 | Peter Pan | Mr. Darling/Captain Hook | Royal National Theatre |
| 1998 | Present Laughter | Garry Essendine | West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| 2001–2004 | Dance of Death | Edgar | Broadhurst Theatre
Lyric Theatre
Sydney Arts Festival |
| 2004, 2005 | Aladdin | Widow Twankie | The Old Vic |
| 2006 | The Cut | Max | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2007–2008 | King Lear | Lear | Stratford-upon-Avon
Brooklyn Academy of Music
New London Theatre |
| 2007–2008 | The Seagull | Sorin | Stratford-upon-Avon
Brooklyn Academy of Music
New London Theatre |
| 2009–2010 | Waiting for Godot | Estragon | Theatre Royal Haymarket
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
Fugard Theatre |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others and You | Himself | Park Theatre |
| 2017–2018 | King Lear | Lear | Chichester Festival Theatre
Duke of York's Theatre |
| 2019 | Ian McKellen on Tour | Himself | UK tour |
| 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 |
| 1965 | 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 | Episode: "The Moon in the Cloud" |
| 1980 | Armchair Thriller | Anthony Skipling | Episode: "Dying Day" |
| 1981 | Pillar of Fire | Narrator | Documentary |
| 1982 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Paul Chauvelin | Television film |
| 1982 | Walter | Walter | Television film |
| 1983 | Walter and June | Walter | Television film |
| 1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Chairman | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Countdown to War | Adolf Hitler | Television film |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Bill Kraus | Television film |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm | Amos Starkadder | Television film |
| 1996 | Dark Servant of Destiny | Nicholas II | Television film |
| 1999 | David Copperfield | Mr. Creakle | 2 episodes |
| 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" |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | | 1993 | And the Band Played On | CableAce Award for Best Supporting Actor Miniseries/Movie[7] | {{won}} |
| 1995 | Richard III | European Film Award for Best Actor | {{won}} |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | British Independent Film Award for Best Actor[7] | {{won}} |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[7] | {{won}} |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[7] | {{won}} |
| National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[7] | {{won}} |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actor | {{won}} |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[7] | {{won}} |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters / Apt Pupil | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | {{won}} |
1. ^Ian McKellen at Behind the Voice Actors Retrieved 2015-01-02.
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/71st-winners.html|title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners|accessdate=27 August 2013|publisher=oscars.org and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|location=Beverly Hills}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/74th-winners.html|publisher=Oscars|accessdate=28 March 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=BAFTAs {{!}} Ian McKellen|url=http://www.bafta.org/search.html?q=ian%20mckellen&w=true|publisher=BAFTA|accessdate=28 March 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2010/winners/empire-icon-award/ |title=Empire Icon Award |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2010 |accessdate=20 September 2011 }}
6. ^http://film.iksv.org/tr/arsiv/haberarsivi/p/1/1489
7. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Filmography: McKellen, Ian|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/933?view=credit|work=Film & Television Database|publisher=British Film Institute|accessdate=28 March 2014}}
8. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 {{cite web|title=Sir Ian McKellen {{!}} Acting Awards, Honours, and Appointments|url=http://www.mckellen.com/awards/index.htm|publisher=Sir Ian McKellen Official Website|accessdate=28 March 2014}}