Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen is credited on 58 movies and 9 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Born May 25, 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK.
Filmography · 60 titles
The 60 best known of 67 credits on TMDB, by votes.
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Movie
On HBO Max and YouTube TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
On HBO Max and YouTube TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie
On HBO Max and YouTube TV
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Movie
On HBO Max
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Movie
On Disney+
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie
On HBO Max
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Movie
On Disney+
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Movie
On HBO Max
The Simpsons
1989 · TV show
On Hulu and Disney+
X-Men
2000 · Movie
On Disney+ and fuboTV
X2
2003 · Movie
On Disney+
The Da Vinci Code
2006 · Movie
On Netflix and Starz
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006 · Movie
The Wolverine
2013 · Movie
Family Guy
1999 · TV show
Stardust
2007 · Movie
The Golden Compass
2007 · Movie
Flushed Away
2006 · Movie
Last Action Hero
1993 · Movie
Mr. Holmes
2015 · Movie
The Good Liar
2019 · Movie
ted
2024 · TV show
Apt Pupil
1998 · Movie
Cats
2019 · Movie
The Shadow
1994 · Movie
Extras
2005 · TV show
Gods and Monsters
1998 · Movie
Six Degrees of Separation
1993 · Movie
The Keep
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 · Movie
Animal Crackers
2018 · Movie
Richard III
1995 · Movie
Bent
1997 · Movie
The Magic Roundabout
2005 · Movie
Vicious
2013 · TV show
Neverwas
2005 · Movie
All Is True
2018 · Movie
Restoration
1995 · Movie
Asylum
2005 · Movie
And the Band Played On
1993 · Movie
The Critic
2024 · Movie
Coronation Street
1960 · TV show
Scandal
1989 · Movie
The Prisoner
2009 · TV show
The Dresser
2015 · Movie
Doogal
2006 · Movie
The Christophers
2026 · Movie
Cold Comfort Farm
1995 · Movie
Swept from the Sea
1998 · Movie
Rasputin
1996 · Movie
David Copperfield
1999 · TV show
Jack & Sarah
1995 · Movie
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982 · Movie
I'll Do Anything
1994 · Movie
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021 · Movie
Tales of the City
1993 · TV show
Plenty
1985 · Movie
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
2000 · Movie
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993 · Movie
Alfred the Great
1969 · Movie
About 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...
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