Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...

is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of seven

Laurence Olivier Award The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ...

s, a Tony Award, a

Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...

, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

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, Magneto in the ''X-Men'' films,

Sir Leigh Teabing ''The Da Vinci Code'' is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel ''Angels & Demons''. ''The Da Vinci Code'' follows symbologist Robert Langdon ...

in '' The Da Vinci Code'' (2006),

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

in ''

Mr. Holmes ''Mr. Holmes'' is a 2015 British-American mystery film directed by Bill Condon, based on Mitch Cullin's 2005 novel ''A Slight Trick of the Mind'', and featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. The film stars Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, Lau ...

'' (2015) and

Cogsworth Various characters have been featured in Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'' franchise. This list includes those from the 1991 animated film, its direct-to-video follow-up, a short story collection, the stage musical adaptation, and the 201 ...

in the live-action adaptation of '' Beauty and the Beast'' (2017).

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* In 1987, McKellen appeared reciting Shakespeare while rock group The Fleshtones improvised behind him on ''Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes'' which ran on MTV. * Vampire in the music video " Heart" by

Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i ...

* The man who's "falling out of reach" in the music video " Falling Out of Reach" by Guillemots * Appears on the Scissor Sisters track "Invisible Light" from their 2010 album '' Night Work'', reciting a passage regarding the "Invisible Light" of the title. * Appeared as himself alongside George Ezra in the latter's music video for "

Listen to the Man "Listen to the Man" is a song by English singer-songwriter George Ezra. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2014 through Columbia Records as the fifth single from his debut studio album ''Wanted on Voyage'' (2014). The song has p ...

". Whilst Ezra is singing his song, McKellen joins in and lip-syncs Ezra's voice.

Music videos

Audiobooks

* Audiobook narrator of

Michelle Paver Michelle Paver (born 7 September 1960) is a British novelist and children's writer, known for the historical fantasy series ''Chronicles of Ancient Darkness'', set in prehistoric Europe. For the sixth book of the series, '' Ghost Hunter'' (2009 ...

's series ''

Wolf Brother ''Wolf Brother'' is the first book in the series ''Chronicles of Ancient Darkness'' by Michelle Paver. ''Wolf Brother'' takes place six thousand years ago during the Middle Stone Age, and tells the story of twelve-year-old Torak, a boy who can ...

'', '' Spirit Walker'', '' Soul Eater'', '' Outcast'', ''

Oath Breaker Oath Breaker or Oathbreaker may refer to: * Perjurer, someone who intentionally swears a false oath or falsifies an affirmation to tell the truth * ''Oath Breaker'' (novel), a 2008 novel by Michelle Paver * Oathbreaker (band), from Belgium * "Oa ...