Ian McKellen
Current Interest
3.7
▼ 0.1Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 105 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
Avengers: Doomsday
as Magneto
2026
30.3
Ebenezer
as Jacob Marley
2026
16.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Gandalf
2001
14.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Gandalf
2003
11.5
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Magneto
2014
10.2
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Gandalf the Grey
2012
9.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Gandalf
2002
8.3
The Christophers
as Julian Sklar
2026
8.2
The Da Vinci Code
as Sir Leigh Teabing
2006
8.0
X2
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
2003
8.0
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Gandalf the Grey
2014
7.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
as Gandalf
2027
6.5
Flushed Away
as The Toad (voice)
2006
6.4
Beauty and the Beast
as Cogsworth
2017
6.4
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Gandalf the Grey
2013
6.3
X-Men
as Magneto
2000
6.1
The Golden Compass
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
2007
4.8
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
2006
4.4
Last Action Hero
as Death
1993
4.4
Richard III
as Richard III
1995
4.0
Vicious
as Freddie Thornhill
2013
4.0
Gods and Monsters
as James Whale
1998
3.9
The Critic
as Jimmy Erskine
2024
3.4
Animal Crackers
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
2017
3.4
And the Band Played On
as Bill Kraus
1993
3.4
The Keep
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
1983
3.2
The Prisoner
as 2 / Curtis
2009
3.1
The Shadow
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
1994
3.1
Apt Pupil
as Kurt Dussander
1998
3.1
Mr. Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
2015
3.0
Restoration
as Will Gates
1995
3.0
Six Degrees of Separation
as Geoffrey
1993
3.0
The Good Liar
as Roy Courtnay
2019
3.0
Bent
as Uncle Freddie
1997
2.8
The Dresser
as Norman
2015
2.8
The Ballad of Little Jo
as Percy Corcoran
1993
2.7
The Magic Roundabout
as Zebedee (voice)
2004
2.6
Swept from the Sea
as Dr. James Kennedy
1998
2.6
Jack & Sarah
as William
1995
2.6
Priest of Love
as D.H. Lawrence
1981
2.6
Scandal
as John Profumo
1989
2.5
King Lear
as King Lear
2008
2.4
I'll Do Anything
as John Earl McAlpine
1994
2.4
McKellen: Playing the Part
as Himself
2018
2.3
The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Chauvelin
1982
2.3
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
2021
2.3
Asylum
as Dr. Peter Cleave
2005
2.3
Doogal
as Zebedee (voice)
2006
2.2
Quintessentially British
as Self
2022
2.2
All Is True
as Earl of Southampton
2018
2.2
Cold Comfort Farm
as Amos Starkadder
1995
2.1
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
2012
2.1
Rasputin
as Tsar Nicholas II
1996
2.0
Countdown to War
as Adolf Hitler
1989
1.9
Plenty
as Sir Andrew Charleson
1985
1.8
Neverwas
as Gabriel Finch
2005
1.7
A Touch of Love
as George
1969
1.7
Alfred the Great
as Roger
1969
1.6
Macbeth
as Macbeth
1979
1.4
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
2005
1.4
Dragfox
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
2024
1.3
Eighteen
as Jason Anders (voice)
2005
1.3
Emile
as Emile
2003
1.3
Walter
as Walter
1982
1.2
Zina
as Kronfeld
1985
1.2
Othello
as Iago
1990
1.2
To Die For
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
1994
1.2
For the Love of God
as The Jackdaw
2007
1.2
Looking for Lowry
as Himself
2011
1.1
The Hobart Shakespeareans
as Himself
2005
1.1
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
as Narrator (voice)
2000
0.1
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
as Self
2000
0.1
Saint of 9/11
as Narrator
2006
0.1
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
as Self
2012
0.1
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as Self
2004
0.1
Edward II
as King Edward
1970
0.1
Walter and June
as Walter
1983
0.1
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
2001
0.1
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
2003
0.1
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
0.1
A Bit Of Scarlet
as Narrator
1997
0.1
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
0.1
Miss in Her Teens
as The Prologue
2014
0.1
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
2014
0.1
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
2016
0.1
The Roof
as And Even Yet Another Fan
2016
0.1
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
as Self
2016
0.1
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
as Spooner
2016
0.1
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
2017
0.1
Quest for the Ring
as Self
2001
0.1
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
2013
0.1
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
as Self - 'Magneto'
2000
0.1
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
2001
0.1
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
as Narrator (voice)
2010
0.1
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
as Himself (archive footage)
2025
0.1
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
1994
0.1
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
0.1
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as King Lear
2018
0.1
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as Self
2003
0.1
Small-Time Revolutionary
as Hamish Miller (voice)
2010
0.1
Hating Peter Tatchell
as Self
2021
0.1
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
0.1
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
0.1
The Egg Trick
as Magician
2013
0.1
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
0.1
On Broadway
as Self
2019
0.1
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
0.1
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
0.1
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
0.1
Theatreland
as Himself
2009
0.1
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
as Self
2022
0.1
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
as Narrator (voice)
2001
0.1
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
0.1
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
0.1
Hamlet
as Hamlet
2024
0.1
Lady Grey London
2010
0.1
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
0.1
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
as Self
2003
0.1
The Art of Breaking Character
as Self
2007
0.1
Guerrilla Distribution
as Himself
2007
0.1
My First Time
as Narrator
2004
0.1
Frequently 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.
