Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Birthdate: 25th May, 1939
Birthplace: Burnley, England



Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He has received a Tony Award and two Academy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many for roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men films. In 1988, McKellen came out and announced he was gay. He became a founding member of Stonewall, one of the United Kingdom's most influential LGBT rights groups, of which he remains a prominent spokesman. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979, and knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for his outstanding work and contributions to theatre. In the 2008 New Year Honours he was made a Companion of Honour (CH) for services to drama and to equality.
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is
an English actor. He has received a Tony Award and two Academy Award
nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre
to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many for roles such as
Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men
films.

In 1988, McKellen came out
and announced he was gay. He became a founding member of Stonewall, one of the
United Kingdom's most influential LGBT rights groups, of which he remains a
prominent spokesman.

He was made a Commander of
the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979, and knighted in the 1991 New
Year Honours for his outstanding work and contributions to theatre. In the 2008
New Year Honours he was made a Companion of Honour (CH) for services to drama
and to equality.... More.Less.

Filmography

Cats (2019)

A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Mr. Holmes (2015)

The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But...

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Bilbo, Gandalf and the Dwarves are in Smaug's lair, but will they get their gold and return home safely?

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

We're sorry to announce that due to an issue with the distributor, we will not be able to show this film in High Frame Rate (HFR) as...

The Golden Compass (2007)

THE GOLDEN COMPASS is an adaptation of the first book in the beloved but controversial fantasy series by Phillip Pullman. The story...

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Dan Brown's best-selling book THE DA VINCI CODE gets adapted for the big screen thanks to director Ron Howard (CINDERELLA MAN), who...

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

As the third installment of the X-Men series opens, the world has entered a relatively peaceful period for mutants. There's a...

Flushed Away (2006)

From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features, the teams behind the worldwide hit "Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,"...

X2 (2003)

Leaping feet-first into our season with a roar, a growl, and large amounts of whup-arse is the heavy side-burned 'X Men 2' or 'X2' to...

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

This is a breathtaking film, and a most excellent finale to a breathtaking trilogy. It hath epic battles, orcs, magic, good vs evil,...

The Lord of the Rings All-Nighter (2003)

As the second extra special feature of 2010/11; we invite you to experience one of the greatest stories ever told, and one of the...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

X-Men (2000)

There has been another stage of evolution. Mankind has begun to mutate: babies are born who can create ice, control fire, pass through...

The Shadow (1994)

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