Ian McKellen
Biography
Movies 172
Avengers: Doomsday
as Magneto
2026
Ebenezer
as Jacob Marley
2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gandalf
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gandalf
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gandalf
2002
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Gandalf the Grey
2014
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gandalf the Grey
2012
Beauty and the Beast
as Cogsworth
2017
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Magneto
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Gandalf the Grey
2013
The Da Vinci Code
as Sir Leigh Teabing
2006
Flushed Away
as The Toad (voice)
2006
Stardust
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Last Action Hero
as Death
1993
The Golden Compass
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
2007
Cats
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
2019
The Christophers
as Julian Sklar
2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gandalf
2027
Mr. Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
2015
The Shadow
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
1994
The Keep
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
1983
And the Band Played On
as Bill Kraus
1993
Six Degrees of Separation
as Geoffrey
1993
The Wolverine
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
2013
Apt Pupil
as Kurt Dussander
1998
The Good Liar
as Roy Courtnay
2019
The Magic Roundabout
as Zebedee (voice)
2005
Animal Crackers
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
2018
Gods and Monsters
as James Whale
1998
Scandal
as John Profumo
1989
Richard III
as Richard III
1995
Asylum
as Dr. Peter Cleave
2005
The Critic
as Jimmy Erskine
2024
Restoration
as Will Gates
1995
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Magneto'
2000
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
2012
All Is True
as Earl of Southampton
2018
Bent
as Uncle Freddie
1997
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
1982
Jack & Sarah
as William
1995
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
2017
Neverwas
as Gabriel Finch
2005
The Making of The Two Towers
as Self
2006
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Percy Corcoran
1993
Swept from the Sea
as Dr. James Kennedy
1998
The Making of The Return of the King
as Self
2006
The Dresser
as Norman
2015
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
2005
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
2013
Rasputin
as Tsar Nicholas II
1996
Doogal
as Zebedee (voice)
2006
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
The Betty Driver Story
as Self
2011
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
I'll Do Anything
as John Earl McAlpine
1994
Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
1995
Alfred the Great
as Roger
1969
A Touch of Love
as George
1969
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
2016
Zina
as Kronfeld
1985
Plenty
as Sir Andrew Charleson
1985
McKellen: Playing the Part
as Self
2018
Frank and Percy
as Percy
2026
The Paul O'Grady Story
as Self
2017
Macbeth
as Macbeth
1979
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
2001
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
2003
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
as Spooner
2016
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
2013
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
2021
X-Men
as Magneto
2000
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
2001
Priest of Love
as D.H. Lawrence
1981
The One Note Man
as Narrator (voice)
2023
Hamlet
as Hamlet
2024
King Lear
as King Lear
2008
X3: The Excitement Continues
as Self
2006
On Broadway
as Self
2019
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as Self
2003
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
2018
Countdown to War
as Adolf Hitler
1989
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
as Self
2002
Hamlet Within
2022
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
as Narrator (voice)
2000
Quest for the Ring
as Self
2001
The Tragedy of King Richard II
as King Richard II
1970
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
as Self
2003
Eighteen
as Jason Anders (voice)
2005
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
as Self
2003
Emile
as Emile
2003
Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
as Self
2014
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
as Self
2002
Walter
as Walter
1982
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Wolf
1965
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2006
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
as Self
2002
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self
2016
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self
2002
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
as Alexander Ivanov
1979
Hating Peter Tatchell
as Self
2021
X2
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
2003
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
as Self
2024
Schadenfreude
as Continuity Announcer
2025
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
An Evening with Lily Savage
as Self
1996
Miss in Her Teens
as The Prologue
2014
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
2014
The Roof
as And Even Yet Another Fan
2016
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
as Self
2000
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
as Self
2022
LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
as L S Lowry
2026
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Narrator (voice)
2001
After Stonewall
as Self
1999
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
as Self
2002
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
as Self
1999
Thin Ice
as Ian McKellen
1995
Theatreland
as Self
2009
The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth
as Self
2003
Craven Arms
as David Masterman
1972
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
as Self
2006
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as Self
2004
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
1994
The Art of Breaking Character
as Self
2007
Edmund the Magnificent
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Walter and June
as Walter
1983
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
Dragfox
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
2024
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
Gladio
as Aldo Moro (voice)
1992
Pet Shop Boys: Cubism
as Self- voice
2007
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen
as Self
2026
For the Love of God
as The Jackdaw
2007
Graceless Go I
as Tony
1974
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
as Self
A Simple Matter of Justice
as Self
1993
Othello
as Iago
1990
Scarfe's Follies
1988
Hamlet
as Hamlet
1970
Camp Christmas
1993
Hedda Gabler
as George Tesman
1972
A Bit Of Scarlet
as Narrator
1997
The Promise
1969
The Egg Trick
as Magician
2013
Saint of 9/11
as Narrator
2006
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth
as Self
2002
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
Dying Day
as Antony Skipling
1980
Edward II
as King Edward
1970
How a Kite Flies
as Mr. Kite (voice)
2017
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
2016
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
as Narrator (voice)
2010
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
as Self
1994
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
To Die For
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
1994
Age of Dissent
as Self
1994
The Hobart Shakespeareans
as Self
2005
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
as Narration (voice)
1993
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
as Self
2012
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
Quintessentially British
as Self
2022
Small-Time Revolutionary
as Hamish Miller (voice)
2010
Looking for Lowry
as Self
2011
My First Time
as Narrator
2004
Guerrilla Distribution
as Self
2007
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
Süleyman the Magnificent
as Narrator
1987
Shakespeare on Film
2016
Surviving Friendly Fire
1997TV Shows 67
The Simpsons
as Ian McKellen (voice)
1989
Family Guy
as Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)
1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Coronation Street
as Mel Hutchwright
1960
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
Sesame Street
as Self
1969
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
The South Bank Show
1978
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
1944
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1956
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Film '72
as Self
1971
The Talk
as Self
2010
BBC Play of the Month
as Captain Plume
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Simon Bliss
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Ross / T.E. Lawrence
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as George Tesman
1965
The Wednesday Play
as Wolf
1964
Omnibus
as Self - Reading Poetry
1967
American Playhouse
as Archibald Anson Gidde
1982
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
ITV Playhouse
as Tony
1967
Parkinson
as Self
1998
ted
as Narrator (voice)
2024
An Audience with...
as Self
1978
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Lyov
1969
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
2002
TFI Friday
1996
Playhouse
as Alexander
1974
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
HARDtalk
1997
Extras
as Ian McKellen
2005
Parkinson
as Self - Guest
2004
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
Vicious
as Freddie Thornhill
2013
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Speaker
2014
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
as Self
1994
David Copperfield
as Creakle
1999
Tales of the City
as Archibald Anson Gidde
1993
Film Independent Spirit Awards
as Self - Presenter
1996
The Prisoner
as 2 / Curtis
2009
Perspectives
2011
Country Matters
as David Masterman
1972
Theatre Night
as Iago
1985
Amol Rajan Interviews
as Self - Interviewed Guest
2021
David Copperfield
as David Copperfield
1966
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Solo
1970
Billy & Dom Eat the World
as Self
2025
Windmills of the Gods
as Chairman
1988
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
Pillar of Fire
as Narrator
1981
Churchill
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2003