---
title: 'Ian McKellen'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film actor'
  - 'television actor'
  - 'voice actor'
  - 'stage actor'
  - 'musician'
born: '1939-05-25'
birthplace: 'Burnley'
films_in_library: 39
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen'
updated: '2026-07-31'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McKellen'
wikidata: 'Q170510'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ian McKellen

film actor, television actor, voice actor, stage actor, musician.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2025 · [The Christophers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-christophers-2025) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2023 · [The Critic](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-critic-2023) — as Jimmy Erskine · unreviewed here
- 2019 · [Cats](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cats-2019) — as Gus: The Theatre Cat · unreviewed here
- 2019 · [The Good Liar](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-good-liar-2019) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2018 · [All Is True](https://cinepixo.com/movies/all-is-true-2018) — as Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton · unreviewed here
- 2016 · [Animal Crackers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/animal-crackers-2016) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2015 · [Mr. Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mr-holmes-2015) — as Sherlock Holmes · unreviewed here
- 2014 · [The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-2014) — as Gandalf · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [The Wolverine](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-wolverine-2013) — as Magneto · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fiveish-doctors-reboot-2013) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [The Da Vinci Code](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-da-vinci-code-2006) — as Leigh Teabing · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Flushed Away](https://cinepixo.com/movies/flushed-away-2006) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2005 · [Neverwas](https://cinepixo.com/movies/neverwas-2005) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2005 · [Asylum](https://cinepixo.com/movies/asylum-2005) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2005 · [The Magic Roundabout](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magic-roundabout-2005) — actor · unreviewed here
- 2003 · [The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003) — as Gandalf · unreviewed here
- 2003 · [X2](https://cinepixo.com/movies/x2-2003) — as Magneto · unreviewed here
- 2001 · [The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001) — as Gandalf · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [The Book That Wrote Itself](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-book-that-wrote-itself-1999) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [Gods and Monsters](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gods-and-monsters-1998) — as James Whale · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [Apt Pupil](https://cinepixo.com/movies/apt-pupil-1998) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [Bent](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bent-1997) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [Swept from the Sea](https://cinepixo.com/movies/swept-from-the-sea-1997) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Jack and Sarah](https://cinepixo.com/movies/jack-and-sarah-1995) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Cold Comfort Farm](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cold-comfort-farm-1995) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Richard III](https://cinepixo.com/movies/richard-iii-1995) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1994 · [The Shadow](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shadow-1994) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1994 · [I'll Do Anything](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ill-do-anything-1994) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Six Degrees of Separation](https://cinepixo.com/movies/six-degrees-of-separation-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [The Ballad of Little Jo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ballad-of-little-jo-1993) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Scandal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/scandal-1989) — as John Profumo · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Countdown to War](https://cinepixo.com/movies/countdown-to-war-1989) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Zina](https://cinepixo.com/movies/zina-1986) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Plenty](https://cinepixo.com/movies/plenty-1985) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [The Keep](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-keep-1983) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [The Scarlet Pimpernel](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scarlet-pimpernel-1982) — as Citizen Chauvelin · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Priest of Love](https://cinepixo.com/movies/priest-of-love-1981) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Alfred the Great](https://cinepixo.com/movies/alfred-the-great-1969) — as Roger · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [The Promise](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-promise-1969) — actor · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen
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