Ian McKellen
English actor
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| 2024 | Ian McKellen voices the character Gingersnap the Fox in the short film 'Dragfox', directed by Lisa Ott |
| 2024 | Ian McKellen appears as the Narrator in 2 episodes of the comedy series Ted |
| 2024 | McKellen will play John Falstaff in 'Player Kings' at the Noël Coward Theatre |
| 2023 | Starred in the period thriller The Critic, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. |
| 2023 | McKellen appears in two projects: 'The One Note Man' as the Storyteller (a voice role in a short film) and 'The Critic' as Jimmy Erskine. |
| 2023 | McKellen performed in 'Frank and Percy' as Percy at Theatre Royal, Windsor, Theatre Royal, Bath, and The Other Palace |
| 2022 | McKellen starred in 'Mother Goose' at Duke of York's Theatre and on UK tour |
| 2022 | McKellen performed 'Hamlet' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
| 2021 | McKellen stars in 'Infinitum: Subject Unknown' as Dr. Charles Marland-White. |
| 2021 | McKellen performed in 'Hamlet' as Prince Hamlet and 'The Cherry Orchard' as Firs at Theatre Royal, Windsor |
| June 11 2021 | Ian McKellen's stage show was released on Amazon Prime, making the recording from the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End available for streaming. |
| June 1 2020 | McKellen joined Josh Gad's Reunited Apart YouTube series with Lord of the Rings co-stars, promoting donations to non-profit charities through a video-conference reunion. |
| 2019 | Performed a one-man stage show 'Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU' to celebrate his 80th birthday, touring across the UK and Ireland. |
| 2019 | McKellen appears in two diverse films: 'The Good Liar' as Roy Courtnay and the musical adaptation 'Cats' as Gus the Theatre Cat. |
| November 5 2019 | McKellen performed a one-night-only show at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway as part of the Only Make Believe charity event. |
| September 20 2019 | Ian McKellen began a limited run of his one-man show at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End, performing a show featuring Tolkien, Shakespeare, and personal stories. |
| August 22 2019 | Ian McKellen performs at the Edinburgh International Festival, continuing his nationwide theatrical tour |
| January 5 2019 | McKellen concluded his performance run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London after a successful engagement. |
| 2018 | Performed King Lear at the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End and appeared in Kenneth Branagh's historical drama All is True. |
| 2018 | McKellen guest stars as Dr. Cecil Pritchfield in a Family Guy episode titled 'Send in Stewie, Please' |
| 2018 | McKellen plays the Earl of Southampton in Kenneth Branagh's 'All Is True'. |
| 2017 | McKellen performed in 'Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others and You' as himself at Park Theatre |
| 2017 | McKellen played King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre |
| 2017 | Portrayed Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, adding another memorable character to his filmography. |
| 2016 | McKellen reprised his role as Spooner in 'No Man's Land' at Wyndham's Theatre |
| 2015 | Starred as Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes, demonstrating his continued ability to take on complex character roles. |
| October 2015 | Appeared as Norman in a BBC Two production of The Dresser alongside Anthony Hopkins, receiving a British Academy Television Award nomination. |
| 2014 | Named in the top 10 on the World Pride Power list. |
| 2014 | Ian McKellen is featured in George Ezra's music video for the song 'Listen to the Man' |
| 2014 | McKellen continues his X-Men and Hobbit roles, appearing in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (sharing the role with Michael Fassbender) and completing The Hobbit trilogy with 'The Battle of the Five Armies'. |
| October 30 2014 | Made a Freeman of the City of London in a ceremony at Guildhall, nominated by London's Lord Mayor Fiona Woolf for his acting and equality campaigning. |
| June 18 2014 | Awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by Cambridge University. |
| 2013 | Reprised role as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in The Wolverine and appeared in Doctor Who 50th anniversary comedy The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. |
| 2013 | Began co-starring in the ITV sitcom Vicious as Freddie Thornhill alongside Derek Jacobi. |
| 2013 | Became an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church to officiate the wedding of his friend and X-Men co-star Patrick Stewart. |
| 2013 | McKellen appears in two major films: 'The Wolverine' as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto and 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' as Gandalf the Grey. |
| 2013 | McKellen performed in 'Waiting for Godot' and 'No Man's Land', playing the roles of Estragon and Spooner at the Cort Theatre |
| November 2013 | McKellen hosted the annual Make Believe on Broadway Gala for Only Make Believe, garnering publicity by stripping down to his Lord of the Rings underwear on stage. |
| November 2013 | Appeared in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. |
| 2012 | McKellen reprised the role of Gandalf in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, beginning his return to the Middle-earth film series. |
| 2012 | While filming The Hobbit in New Zealand, McKellen announced a special 'Shakespeare, Tolkien and You!' tour to raise funds for the earthquake-damaged Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch. |
| 2012 | McKellen was honored by Only Make Believe, a theatre organization that creates interactive plays for children in hospitals and care facilities. |
| 2012 | Ian McKellen voices The Great Intelligence in an episode of Doctor Who titled 'The Snowmen' |
| August 2012 | Participated in the opening ceremony of the London Paralympics, portraying Prospero from The Tempest. |
| 2011 | Ian McKellen performed in 'The Syndicate' as Don Antonio at Chichester Festival Theatre |
| May 2011 | Publicly called Moscow's mayor Sergey Sobyanin a 'coward' for refusing to allow gay parades in the city. |
| March 2011 | McKellen served as an umpire in a charity cricket match in New Zealand to support victims of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. |
| 2010 | Extended support for Liverpool's Homotopia festival, which involved gay and lesbian teenagers producing an anti-homophobia campaign pack for schools and youth centres. |
| 2010 | McKellen recited a passage on the Scissor Sisters track 'Invisible Light' from their album Night Work. |
| April 2010 | McKellen appeared in TV advertisements for Age UK alongside actors Brian Cox and Eleanor Bron, with all three actors donating their time free of charge to support the charity. |
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