Ian McKellen

Details

Birth Date 25 May 1939

Place of Birth Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Personal Name Ian McKellen

Also known as

Иэн МакКеллен
Sir Ian McKellen
伊恩·麦克莱恩
Sir Ian Murray McKellen
Σερ Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν
Ίαν ΜακΚέλεν
Ίαν Μάρεϊ ΜακΚέλεν
Ian McKellern
이안 맥켈런
イアン・マッケラン

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received two Academy Award nominations, eight BAFTA film and TV nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films.