Ian McKellen
Current Interest
3.8
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 105 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
Avengers: Doomsday
as Magneto
2026
68.7
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gandalf
2001
59.5
The Christophers
as Julian Sklar
2026
57.7
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Magneto
2014
55.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gandalf
2003
55.1
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gandalf
2002
54.2
Beauty and the Beast
as Cogsworth
2017
54.2
The Da Vinci Code
as Sir Leigh Teabing
2006
54.1
The Golden Compass
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
2007
53.6
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gandalf the Grey
2012
53.5
Flushed Away
as The Toad (voice)
2006
53.5
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Gandalf the Grey
2014
52.9
Ebenezer
as Jacob Marley
2026
52.3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Gandalf the Grey
2013
52.1
Last Action Hero
as Death
1993
51.3The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gandalf
2027
47.5
Restoration
as Will Gates
1995
45.8
The Shadow
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
1994
44.1
Six Degrees of Separation
as Geoffrey
1993
43.5
Apt Pupil
as Kurt Dussander
1998
43.2
Gods and Monsters
as James Whale
1998
43.0
The Good Liar
as Roy Courtnay
2019
43.0
Mr. Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
2015
42.5
The Keep
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
1983
42.4
The Critic
as Jimmy Erskine
2024
40.2
Animal Crackers
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
2017
39.9
And the Band Played On
as Bill Kraus
1993
39.6
Richard III
as Richard III
1995
37.4
Scandal
as John Profumo
1989
37.3
The Magic Roundabout
as Zebedee (voice)
2004
37.1
All Is True
as Earl of Southampton
2018
36.1
Asylum
as Dr. Peter Cleave
2005
35.0
Bent
as Uncle Freddie
1997
31.6
I'll Do Anything
as John Earl McAlpine
1994
30.8
The Dresser
as Norman
2015
27.9
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Percy Corcoran
1993
25.2
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
1982
25.0
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
2012
24.6
Swept from the Sea
as Dr. James Kennedy
1998
21.2
Neverwas
as Gabriel Finch
2005
21.0
Jack & Sarah
as William
1995
19.8
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
18.1
Dragfox
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
2024
17.7
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
15.9
King Lear
as King Lear
2008
15.4
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
2021
15.0
Doogal
as Zebedee (voice)
2006
14.7
Hating Peter Tatchell
as Self
2021
14.4
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
2017
14.3
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
2013
13.3
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
2016
12.9
A Touch of Love
as George
1969
12.8
Rasputin
as Tsar Nicholas II
1996
12.7
Alfred the Great
as Roger
1969
12.6
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Magneto'
2000
12.5
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
2001
11.5
Zina
as Kronfeld
1985
11.4
Quest for the Ring
as Self
2001
11.2
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
as Self
2003
10.1
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self
2016
10.0
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
2005
9.8
Macbeth
as Macbeth
1979
9.8
Plenty
as Sir Andrew Charleson
1985
9.8
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
2003
9.7
X-Men
as Magneto
2000
9.4
Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
1995
9.3
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2006
8.9
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
8.4
Emile
as Emile
2003
8.3
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
7.9
Priest of Love
as D.H. Lawrence
1981
7.7
X2
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
2003
7.5
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
7.1
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
2001
6.8
Eighteen
as Jason Anders (voice)
2005
5.6
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
2014
5.5
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
5.3
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Himself (archive footage)
2025
5.1
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
as Narrator (voice)
2000
4.4
On Broadway
as Self
2019
4.2
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
as Spooner
2016
4.2
Theatreland
as Himself
2009
3.8
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as Self
2004
3.7
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
2018
3.6
McKellen: Playing the Part
as Himself
2018
3.5The Art of Breaking Character
as Self
2007
3.3Miss in Her Teens
as The Prologue
2014
3.0
Vicious
as Freddie Thornhill
2013
2.8
The Roof
as And Even Yet Another Fan
2016
2.4
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
2.4
Hamlet
as Hamlet
2024
2.2
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
as Self
2000
1.7
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as Self
2003
1.5
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
1994
1.4
The Prisoner
as 2 / Curtis
2009
1.3
Walter
as Walter
1982
1.1
To Die For
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
1994
0.9
Saint of 9/11
as Narrator
2006
0.9
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
as Self
2022
0.7
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Narrator (voice)
2001
0.7
Walter and June
as Walter
1983
0.4For the Love of God
as The Jackdaw
2007
0.3
Countdown to War
as Adolf Hitler
1989
0.2
Othello
as Iago
1990
0.2
The Egg Trick
as Magician
2013
0.2
A Bit Of Scarlet
as Narrator
1997
0.1
Edward II
as King Edward
1970
0.1
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
as Self
2012
0.1
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
0.1
The Hobart Shakespeareans
as Himself
2005
0.1
Looking for Lowry
as Himself
2011
0.1
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
as Narrator (voice)
2010
0.1
Small-Time Revolutionary
as Hamish Miller (voice)
2010
0.1Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
0.1Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
0.1
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
0.1
Quintessentially British
as Self
2022
0.1
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
0.1
Lady Grey London
2010
0.1
Guerrilla Distribution
as Himself
2007
0.1
My First Time
as Narrator
2004
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen has appeared in 121 titles, including 119 movies and 2 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Ian McKellen's filmography is A Touch of Love (1969).
The most recent title featuring Ian McKellen is The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2027).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Ian McKellen is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King with an IMDb rating of 9.
Ian McKellen has been active for approximately 58 years, with credits spanning from 1969 to 2027.
Titles featuring Ian McKellen currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.9.
The busiest years in Ian McKellen's career include 2003, 2004, 2016.
