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Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. With a career spanning more than sixty years, he is noted for his roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.
Jun 17, 2024 · Actor Ian McKellen is on the path to recovery after falling during a performance at a theater in London, according to a statement from the producers of play in which he is starring.
IMDb profile of Ian McKellen, the acclaimed British actor, writer and producer. Learn about his life, career, roles, achievements and activism in theatre and film.
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- Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters (1998)
- Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Ian McKellen in Hating Peter Tatchell (2021)
- Ian McKellen in Saturday Night Live (1975)
- Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- Ian McKellen in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, and Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations.
YearTitleRoleVenue2024Player KingsNoel Coward Theatre UK tour2023Frank and PercyPercyTheatre Royal, Windsor Theatre Royal, ...2022–2023Mother Goose2022Hamlet with Ian McKellenPerformerMcKellen is recognised worldwide as Magneto in the X-Men films and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He received his first Academy Award ® nomination, for Best Actor, as the gay film director James Whale, in Bill Condon's 1998 classic Gods and Monsters.
Learn about the life and career of Ian McKellen, one of the greatest stage and screen actors in the UK and internationally. Find out his achievements, awards, roles, sexuality, and trivia on IMDb.
Jun 18, 2024 · Actor Ian McKellen says he is looking forward to a 'complete and speedy' recovery, and a return to work, after falling offstage Monday during a play in London.
