Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen has appeared in 39 movies on CringeMDb. 19 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 20 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: The Christophers (2026)
- Most recent with adult content: The Critic (2024)
Born May 25, 1939 · Known for acting
48.7% Featured Movie Cringe Score (39 movies)
Ian McKellen Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
...as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
...as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
...as Gandalf
The Golden Compass
...as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Stardust
...as Narrator (voice)
Swept from the Sea
...as Dr. James Kennedy
Jack & Sarah
...as William
Neverwas
...as Gabriel Finch
Flushed Away
...as The Toad (voice)
The Shadow
...as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
Cold Comfort Farm
...as Amos Starkadder
Last Action Hero
...as Death
Emile
...as Emile
X-Men
...as Magneto
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
...as Gandalf the Grey
Mr. Holmes
...as Sherlock Holmes
Animal Crackers
...as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
...as Cogsworth
All Is True
...as Earl of Southampton
The Christophers
...as Julian Sklar
Certified Cringeworthy
The Da Vinci Code
...as Sir Leigh Teabing
Gods and Monsters
...as James Whale
Six Degrees of Separation
...as Geoffrey
Richard III
...as Richard III
Asylum
...as Dr. Peter Cleave
Scandal
...as John Profumo
Apt Pupil
...as Kurt Dussander
X2
...as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
X-Men: The Last Stand
...as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Rasputin
...as Tsar Nicholas II
The Ballad of Little Jo
...as Percy Corcoran
X-Men: Days of Future Past
...as Magneto
To Die For
...as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
The Critic
...as Jimmy Erskine
I'll Do Anything
...as John Earl McAlpine
The Wolverine
...as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
Restoration
...as Will Gates
The Good Liar
...as Roy Courtnay
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
...as Self
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 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.
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