Ian McKellen
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Anand Tucker
Writers: Patrick Marber,
Cast: Alfred Enoch, Ben Barnes, Claire Skinner, Gemma Arterton, Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Mark Strong, Matthew Cottle, Romola Garai, Ron Cook,
Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Jeffrey Hatcher,
Cast: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Jim Carter, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Laurie Davidson, Lucian Msamati, Mark Lewis Jones, Phil Dunster, Russell Tovey, Tunji Kasim,
Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Simon Kinberg,
Cast: Anna Paquin, Elliot Page, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Stewart,
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Akiva Goldsman,
Cast: Alfred Molina, Audrey Tautou, Etienne Chicot, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany, Tom Hanks,
Director: Jean Duval
Writers: Paul Bassett,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Ian McKellen, Jim Broadbent, Jimmy Hibbert, Joanna Lumley, Kylie Minogue, Lee Evans, Ray Winstone, Robbie Williams, Tom Baker,
Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: David Hayter,
Cast: Aaron Stanford, Alan Cumming, Brian Cox, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Romijn,
Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: David Hayter,
Cast: Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Tyler Mane,
Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Bill Condon,
Cast: Brendan Fraser, David Dukes, Ian McKellen, Jack Betts, Jack Plotnick, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lolita Davidovich, Lynn Redgrave, Mark Kiely, Rosalind Ayres,
Director: Sean Mathias
Writers: Martin Sherman,
Cast: Brian Webber, Clive Owen, Ian McKellen, Jude Law, Lothaire Bluteau, Mick Jagger, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Paul Bettany, Paul Kynman, Rupert Graves,
Director: Richard Loncraine
Writers: Ian McKellen,
Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Annette Bening, Edward Hardwicke, Ian McKellen, Jim Broadbent, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Nigel Hawthorne, Robert Downey Jr., Tim McInnerny,
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writers: David Koepp,
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Brady Tsurutani, Ian McKellen, James Hong, John Lone, Jonathan Winters, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Sab Shimono, Tim Curry,
Director: Michael Mann
Writers: Michael Mann,
Cast: Alberta Watson, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McKellen, John Vine, Jürgen Prochnow, Michael Carter, Robert Prosky, Royston Tickner, Scott Glenn, William Morgan Sheppard,
Written Movies
Director: Richard Loncraine
Writers: Ian McKellen,
Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Annette Bening, Edward Hardwicke, Ian McKellen, Jim Broadbent, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Nigel Hawthorne, Robert Downey Jr., Tim McInnerny,