Ian McKellen

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingAvengers: DoomsdayThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

119 credits

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum(2027)

Gandalf

The Christophers

The Christophers(2026)

Julian Sklar

Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday(2026)

Magneto

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol(2026)

Jacob Marley

LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes

LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes(2026)

L S Lowry

Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude(2025)

Continuity Announcer

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness(2025)

Dragged Through Time(2025)

The Critic

The Critic(2024)

Jimmy Erskine

Hamlet

Hamlet(2024)

Hamlet

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved(2024)

Dragfox

Dragfox(2024)

Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)

The One Note Man

The One Note Man(2023)

Narrator (voice)

Hamlet Within

Hamlet Within(2022)

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

Infinitum: Subject Unknown(2021)

Dr. Charles Marland-White

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU(2020)

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet(2020)

The Good Liar

The Good Liar(2019)

Roy Courtnay

Cats

Cats(2019)

Gus, the Theatre Cat

The Isle

The Isle(2019)

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers(2018)

Horatio P. Huntington (voice)

National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear(2018)

King Lear

All Is True

All Is True(2018)

Earl of Southampton

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast(2017)

Cogsworth

How a Kite Flies

How a Kite Flies(2017)

Mr. Kite (voice)

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film(2016)

Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)

The Roof

The Roof(2016)

And Even Yet Another Fan

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land(2016)

Spooner

Play the Devil: Making Richard III(2016)

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen(2016)

Shakespeare on Film(2016)

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes(2015)

Sherlock Holmes

The Dresser

The Dresser(2015)

Norman

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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

Gandalf the Grey

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)

Magneto

Miss in Her Teens(2014)

The Prologue

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)

Gandalf the Grey

The Wolverine

The Wolverine(2013)

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)

The Egg Trick

The Egg Trick(2013)

Magician

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

Gandalf the Grey

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Doctor Who: The Snowmen(2012)

The Great Intelligence (voice)

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation(2010)

Narrator (voice)

Small-Time Revolutionary

Small-Time Revolutionary(2010)

Hamish Miller (voice)

King Lear

King Lear(2008)

King Lear

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass(2007)

Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Stardust

Stardust(2007)

Narrator (voice)

For the Love of God(2007)

The Jackdaw

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code(2006)

Sir Leigh Teabing

Flushed Away

Flushed Away(2006)

The Toad (voice)

Doogal

Doogal(2006)

Zebedee (voice)

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Saint of 9/11

Saint of 9/11(2006)

Narrator

Neverwas

Neverwas(2005)

Gabriel Finch

Asylum

Asylum(2005)

Dr. Peter Cleave

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout(2005)

Zebedee (voice)

Eighteen

Eighteen(2005)

Jason Anders (voice)

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?(2004)

My First Time

My First Time(2004)

Narrator

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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

Gandalf

Emile

Emile(2003)

Emile

X2(2003)

Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men(2003)

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

The Making of 'The Two Towers'(2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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

Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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

Gandalf

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love(2001)

Narrator (voice)

X-Men

X-Men(2000)

Magneto

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man(2000)

Narrator (voice)

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters(1998)

James Whale

Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea(1998)

Dr. James Kennedy

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil(1998)

Kurt Dussander

Bent

Bent(1997)

Uncle Freddie

Surviving Friendly Fire

Surviving Friendly Fire(1997)

A Bit Of Scarlet

A Bit Of Scarlet(1997)

Narrator

Rasputin

Rasputin(1996)

Tsar Nicholas II

Jack & Sarah

Jack & Sarah(1995)

William

Richard III

Richard III(1995)

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm(1995)

Amos Starkadder

Restoration

Restoration(1995)

Will Gates

The Shadow

The Shadow(1994)

Dr. Reinhardt Lane

To Die For

To Die For(1994)

Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything(1994)

John Earl McAlpine

David Macaulay: Roman City

David Macaulay: Roman City(1994)

Augustus Caesar (voice)

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On(1993)

Bill Kraus

Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation(1993)

Geoffrey

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero(1993)

Death

The Ballad of Little Jo

The Ballad of Little Jo(1993)

Percy Corcoran

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up(1993)

Narration (voice)

Camp Christmas

Camp Christmas(1993)

Gladio

Gladio(1992)

Aldo Moro (voice)

Othello

Othello(1990)

Iago

Scandal

Scandal(1989)

John Profumo

Countdown to War

Countdown to War(1989)

Adolf Hitler

Scarfe's Follies

Scarfe's Follies(1988)

Süleyman the Magnificent

Süleyman the Magnificent(1987)

Narrator

Plenty

Plenty(1985)

Sir Andrew Charleson

Zina

Zina(1985)

Kronfeld

The Keep

The Keep(1983)

Dr. Theodore Cuza

Walter and June

Walter and June(1983)

Walter

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel(1982)

Chauvelin

Walter

Walter(1982)

Walter

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare(1982)

Priest of Love

Priest of Love(1981)

D.H. Lawrence

Dying Day(1980)

Antony Skipling

Macbeth

Macbeth(1979)

Macbeth

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour(1979)

Alexander Ivanov

Graceless Go I(1974)

Tony

Hedda Gabler(1972)

George Tesman

Craven Arms(1972)

David Masterman

Hamlet

Hamlet(1970)

Hamlet

Edward II

Edward II(1970)

King Edward

The Tragedy of King Richard II

The Tragedy of King Richard II(1970)

King Richard II

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great(1969)

Roger

A Touch of Love

A Touch of Love(1969)

George

The Promise(1969)

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne(1965)

Wolf

Richard II

Richard II

No Man's Land

Spooner

Frank and Percy

Percy