Personal Info

Known For: Acting
Known Credits: 231
Gender: Male
Birthday: 25 May 1939 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Also Known As: Sir Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen
Ian McKellern

Ian McKellen

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. 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 join 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 joint 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), Flushed Away (2006), 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 is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McKellen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Photos 11

Awards 30

Empire Icon Award (2010)

Winner
Donostia Award (2009)

Winner
Companion of Honour (2008)

Winner
Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production (2006)

Winner Fare Şehri
En İyi Oyuncu Kadrosu SAG Ödülü listesi (2003)

Winner Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Kralın Dönüşü
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (2003)

Winner Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Kralın Dönüşü
En İyi Yardımcı Erkek Oyuncu SAG Ödülü listesi (2001)

Winner Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Yüzük Kardeşliği
En İyi Yardımcı Erkek Oyuncu Saturn Ödülü (2001)

Winner Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Yüzük Kardeşliği
En İyi Yardımcı Erkek Oyuncu Saturn Ödülü (1998)

Winner Ölümcül Sır
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor (1998)

Winner Gods and Monsters
En İyi Yardımcı Erkek Oyuncu Altın Küre Ödülü - Dizi, Mini-dizi veya Televizyon filmi (1996)

Winner Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny
European Film Award for Best Actor (1996)

Winner Richard III
GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award (1993)

Winner
Knight Bachelor (1991)

Winner
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor (1991)

Winner III. Richard
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival (1984)

Winner Wild Honey
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show (1984)

Winner Acting Shakespeare
En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Tony Ödülü (1981)

Winner Amadeus (oyun)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play (1981)

Winner Amadeus (oyun)
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play (1979)

Winner Bent
Britanya İmparatorluğu genel kurmay başkanı (1979)

Winner
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance (1978)

Winner The Alchemist
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival (1977)

Winner The Pillars of Society
Society of London Theatre Special Award

Winner
Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts

Winner
British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor (2016)

Nominee The Dresser
En İyi Yardımcı Erkek Oyuncu Akademi Ödülü (2002)

Nominee Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Yüzük Kardeşliği
En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Akademi Ödülü (1999)

Nominee Gods and Monsters
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor (1998)

Nominee Gods and Monsters
En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Tony Ödülü (1984)

Nominee

Movies

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

2027

Film

Ebenezer

2026