Ian McKellen
Actor · Male
THEATRE
PRODUCTION (ROLE) COMPANY PROJECT DETAILS
NO MAN'S LAND (Spooner) Playful Productions Dir. Sean Matthias
THE SYNDICATE (Don Antonio) Minerva Theatre, Chichester Dir. Sean Mathias
WAITING FOR GODOT (Estragon) UK Tour / Theatre Royal Haymarket Dir. Sean Mathias
KING LEAR (King Lear) RSC Courtyard Theatre / World Tour / New London Theatre Dir. Trevor Nunn
Olivier Awards 2008 –
Nominee: Best Actor
THE SEAGULL (Sorin) RSC Courtyard Theatre / World Tour / New London Theatre Dir. Trevor Nunn
THE CUT (Paul) Donmar Warehouse Dir. Michael Grandage
ALADDIN (Widow Twanky) Old Vic Theatre Dir. Sean Mathias
DANCE OF DEATH (Edgar) Broadhurst Theater, New York / London / Sydney Dir. Sean Mathias
THE TEMPEST (Prospero) West Yorkshire Playhouse Dir. Jude Kelly
PRESENT LAUGHTER (Garry Essendine) West Yorkshire Playhouse Dir. Malcolm Sutherland
THE SEAGULL (Dr Dorn) West Yorkshire Playhouse Dir. Jude Kelly
PETER PAN (Mr Darling / Captain Hook) NT Olivier Dir. John Caird
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (Dr Thomas NT Olivier Dir. Trevor Nunn
Stockmann)
A KNIGHT OUT… AT THE LYCEUM (Also as Writer, Lyceum Theatre, New York
1994 – 1997)
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A KNIGHT OUT… AT THE MARKET THEATRE (Also Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa
as Writer, 1994 – 1997)
A KNIGHT OUT… IN THE EAST END (Also as St Paul’s Art Centre
Writer, 1994 – 1997)
A KNIGHT OUT… IN BRUSSELS (Also as Writer, Theatre du Residence Palace, Brussels, Belgium
1994 – 1997)
A KNIGHT OUT… IN LOS ANGELES (Also as Writer, Los Angeles Theater Center
1994 – 1997)
UNCLE VANYA (Uncle Vanya) NT Cottesloe Dir. Sean Mathias
NAPOLI MILIONARIA (Gennaro Jovine) NT Lyttelton Dir. Richard Eyre
KING LEAR (Earl of Kent) NT Lyttelton / World Tour Dir. Deborah Warner
RICHARD III (Richard III) NT Lyttelton / World Tour Dir. Richard Eyre
CHIP IN THE SUGAR Theatre Royal Haymarket Dir. Sean Mathias
BENT (Max) Adelphi Theatre / NT Lyttelton / Garrick Theatre Dir. Sean Mathias
OTHELLO (Iago) RSC The Other Place / Young Vic Dir. Trevor Nunn
HENCEFORWARD (Jerome) Vaudeville Theatre
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Lopakhin) NT Cottesloe / Blackstone Theater, Chicago Dir. Mike Alfreds
THE CRITIC (Mr Puff) NT Lyttelton / Blackstone Theater Dir. Sheila Hancock
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND (Inspector Hound) NT Lyttelton / Blackstone Theater Dir. Tom Stoppard
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI (Bosola) NT Lyttelton / Blackstone Theater Dir. Philip Prowse
WILD HONEY (Michael Platonov) NT Lyttelton / Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles / Virginia Dir. Christopher Morahan
Theatre, New York
CORIOLANUS (Caius Martius Coriolanus) NT Olivier Dir. Peter Hall
VENICE PRESERV’D (Pierre) NT Lyttelton Dir. Peter Gill
THE SHORT LIST (Terry) Hampstead Theatre Club
COWARDICE (Boy) Ambassador’s Theatre Dir. Anthony Page
AMADEUS (Antonio Salieri) National Theatre, Washington DC / Broadhurst Theatre, New
York
BENT (Max) Royal Court Theatre / Criterion Theatre
ACTING SHAKESPEARE (also as Writer / Director World Tours
/ Producer, 1978 – 1987)
THREE SISTERS (Andrei) RSC UK Tour
TWELFTH NIGHT (Toby Belch) RSC UK Tour
IS THERE HONEY STILL FOR TEA? RSC UK Tour
THE ALCHEMIST (Face) RSC The Other Place / Aldwych Theatre
DAYS OF THE COMMUNE (Langevin) RSC Aldwych Theatre
PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY (Karsten Bernick) RSC Aldwych Theatre
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR (Alex) RSC Barbican
WON’T YOU CHARLESTON? Hilton Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon
MACBETH (Macbeth) RSC The Other Place / Gulbenkinan Theatre, Newcastle-upon- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Tyne / Royal Shakespeare Theatre / Donmar Warehouse
ROMEO AND JULIET (Romeo) RSC Stratford-upon-Avon / Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Tyne / Aldwych Theatre
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS Edinburgh Festival / Belfast Festival Solo Show
THE WINTER’S TALE (Leontes) RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (Aubrey Bagot) RSC Aldwych Theatre / Globe Theatre
THE MARQUIS OF KEITH (Marquis of Keith) RSC Aldwych Theatre
HE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE Savoy Theatre
ASHES (Colin) Young Vic Theatre
KING JOHN (Philip the Bastard) RSC Aldwych Theatre
DR FAUSTUS (Dr Faustus) RSC UK Tour
THE WAY OF THE WORLD (Footman) UK Tour
KNOTS Brooklyn Academy of Music
KING LEAR (Edgar) Brooklyn Academy of Music
THE WAY OF THE WORLD (Footman) Brooklyn Academy of Music
THE WOOD DEMON (Krushchev) UK Tour / Brooklyn Academy of Music
‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE (Giovanni) UK Tour
RULING THE ROOST (Page boy) UK Tour
A PRIVATE MATTER Vaudeville Theatre
THE ERPINGHAM CAMP Watford Theatre
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND Phoenix Theatre, Leicester
THE THREE ARROWS (Prince Yoremitsu) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
SWANSONG (Svelovidov) Sheffield Crucible
HAMLET (Hamlet) Arts Theatre, Cambridge / UK Tour / European Tour
CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING (Corporal Hill) Arts Theatre, Cambridge / UK Tour
THE RECRUITING OFFICER (Captain Plume) Arts Theatre, Cambridge / UK Tour
BILLY’S LAST STAND (Darkly) Royal Court Theatre – Upstairs
THE BACCHAE (Pentheus) Liverpool Playhouse
THREE MONTHS GONE Liverpool Playhouse
EDWARD II (Edward II / King Richard) UK Tour
RICHARD II (Richard II) UK Tour / European Tour
BLACK COMEDY (Harold Gorringe) Lyric Theatre
WHITE LIARS (Tom) Lyric Theatre
THE PROMISE (Leonidik) New Theatre, Cardiff / Oxford Playhouse, Fortune Theatre /
Henry Miller’s Theatre, New York
O’FLAHERTY (O’Flaherty, VC) Mermaid Theatre
THE MAN OF DESTINY (Napoleon Bonaparte) Mermaid Theatre
GOLDEN CITY (Andrew Cobham) Royal Court Theatre
THEIR VERY OWN (Andrew Cobham) Royal Court Theatre
A LILY IN LITTLE INDIA (Alvin Hanker) Hampstead Theatre Club / St Martin’s Theatre
TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLS (Captain de Foenix) NT Chichester Festival Theatre / Bristol Hippodrome / Theatre
Royal, Nottingham
ARMSTRONG’S LAST GOODNIGHT (Protestant NT Chichester Festival Theatre / Bristol Hippodrome / Theatre
Evangelist) Royal, Nottingham
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Claudio) NT Old Vic Theatre / Bristol Hippodrome / Theatre Royal, Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Nottingham
A SCENT OF FLOWERS (Gogo) Duke of York’s Theatre / Golders Green Hippodrome /
Wimbledon Theatre
SIR THOMAS MORE (Sir Thomas More) Nottingham Playhouse
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING Nottingham Playhouse
(Arthur Seaton)
THE MAY OF ZALAMEA (Captain Don Alvaro) Nottingham Playhouse
THE BASHFUL GENIUS (Winifred Hutchins) Nottingham Playhouse
CORIOLANUS (Tullus Aufidius) Nottingham Playhouse
ALL IN GOOD TIME (Arthur Fitton) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
SERGEANT MUSGRAVE’S DANCE (Private Sparky) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
THE PUBLIC EYE (Julian Christoforou) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
THE CORN IS GREEN (Morgan Evans) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
SALAD DAYS (Fosdyke / Nigel) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
I, JOHN BROWN (Andrew Acre) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
TO DOROTHY A SON (Voice Characterizations) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Edmund Arts Theatre, Cambridge
Tyrone)
THE BIG CONTRACT (Robin Green) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
LUTHER (Martin Luther) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Mortimer Brewster) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
UNDER MILK WOOD (Mr Waldo / Cherry Owen / Arts Theatre, Cambridge
No-good Boyo)
HENRY V (Henry V) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
HOW DARE WE! (Various Roles) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
THE LIFE IN MY HANDS (John Bogle) Nottingham Playhouse
ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP (Tee Vee Arts Theatre, Cambridge
/ Chinese Police Officer)
DAVID COPPERFIELD (David Copperfield) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
THE KEEP Arts Theatre, Cambridge
THE AMOROUS PRAWN (Larry Hoffman) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
THE BIG KILLING (Gavin Cole) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
CASTE (Sam Gerridge) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
THE GAZEBO (Elliot Nash) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
BECKET (First Baron / Bishop Folliott) Arts Theatre, Cambridge
SEMI-DETACHED (Tom Midway) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
NOAH (Shem) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
THE IRREGULAR VERB TO LOVE (Andrew Rankin) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (Anthony Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Marston)
HAPPY RETURNS (Various Roles) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Claudio) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
THE BRIDE COMES BACK (Joe Tilney) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
THE SEAGULL (Konstantin) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
TOAD OF TOAD HALL (Chief Weasel) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
MR PICKWICK (Mr Snodgrass) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
END OF CONFLICT (Simon Mason) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
CELEBRATION (Stan Dyson) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
MIDNIGHT MATINEE Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
BLACK COFFEE (Tredwell) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
YOU NEVER CAN TELL (Philip Clandon) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED (Fred Dyson) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (Roper) Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (Director) Liverpool Playhouse Dir. Ian McKellen
FEATURE FILM
PRODUCTION (ROLE) COMPANY PROJECT DETAILS
BEAUTY & THE BEAST (Cogsworth - Voiceover) Disney Dir. Bill Condon
ANIMAL CRACKERS (Horatio - Voiceover) Blue Dream Studios Dir. Tony Bancroft
MR HOLMES (Sherlock Holmes) Lionsgate Dir. Bill Condon
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (Magneto) 20th Century Fox Dir. Bryan Singer
THE HOBBIT I, II and III (Gandalf) New Line Cinema Dir. Peter Jackson
KING LEAR (King Lear) RSC / The Performance Company Dir. Trevor Nunn
THE GOLDEN COMPASS (Iorek Byrnison - Voice) New Line Cinema Dir. Chris Weitz
STARDUST (Narrator - Voice) Paramount Pictures Dir. Matthew Vaughan
FLUSHED AWAY (The Toad - Voice) DreamWorks Animation / Paramount Dir. David Bowers
Pictures
X-MEN III: THE LAST STAND (Magneto - Erik Magnus 20th Century Fox Dir. Brett Ratner
Lehnsherr)
THE DA VINCI CODE (Sir Leigh Teabing) Columbia Pictures Dir. Ron Howard
THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT (Zebedee - Voice) Action Films / Weinstein Company Dir. Dave Borthwick
NEVERWAS (Gabriel Finch) Kingsgate Films / Miramax Dir. Joshua Michael Stern
ASYLUM (Dr Peter Cleave) Mace Neufeld Prods / Paramount Dir. David MacKenzie
EIGHTEEN (Jason Anders - Voice) Bell Movies / Long Tale Ent Dir. Richard Bell
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING WingNut Films / New Line Cinema Dir. Peter Jackson
(Gandalf the White)
EMILE (Emile) BV Intl Pics / Castle Hill Prod Dir. Carl Bessai
X-MEN II (Magneto - Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) 20th Century Fox Dir. Bryan Singer
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (Gandalf the WingNut Films / New Line Cinema Dir. Peter Jackson
White)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING WingNut Films / New Line Cinema Dir. Peter Jackson
(Gandalf the Grey)
Academy Awards 2001 – Nominee: Best
Supporting Actor
X-MEN (Magneto - Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) 20th Century Fox Dir. Bryan Singer
APT PUPIL (Kurt Dussander / Arthur Denker) Sony Pictures / TriStar Dir. Bryan Singer
GODS AND MONSTERS (James Whale) Lionsgate Films Dir. Bill Condon
Academy Awards 1999 – Nominee: Best
Actor
SWEPT FROM THE SEA (Dr James Kennedy) Phoenix Pics / TriStar Pictures Dir. Beeban Kidron
BENT (Uncle Freddie) MGM Dir. Sean Mathias
RICHARD III (Richard, Duke of Gloucester/ Co-Screenplay MGM / UA Dir. Richard Loncraine
Writer / Executive Producer)
Evening Standard Film Awards – Winner:
Best Film
RESTORATION (Will Gates) Avenue Pics Prods / Miramax Dir. Michael Hoffman
JACK AND SARAH (William) Granada / Gramercy Dir. Tim Sullivan
THE SHADOW (Dr Reinhardt Lane) Universal Dir. Russel Mulcahy
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION (Geoffrey Miller) MGM Dir. Fred Schepisi
LAST ACTION HERO (Death) Columbia Dir. John McTiernan
I’LL DO ANYTHING (John Earl McAlpine) Columbia Dir. James L Brooks
THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO (Percy Corcoran) Fine Line Dir. Maggie Greenwald
SCANDAL (John Profumo) Miramax Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
PLENTY (Sir Andrew Charleson) 20th Century Fox Dir. Fred Schepisi
ZINA (Kronfeld) TSI / Looseyard / Hemdale Dir. Kenneth McMullen
THE KEEP (Dr Theodore Cuza) Paramount Dir. Michael Mann
PRIEST OF LOVE (D H Lawrence) Filmways Dir. Christopher Miles
THE PROMISE (Leonidik) Commonwealth United Ent Dir. Michael Hayes
ALFRED THE GREAT (Roger) MGM Dir. Clive Donner
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH (George Matthews) Columbia Dir. Waris Hussein
TELEVISION
PRODUCTION (ROLE) COMPANY PROJECT DETAILS
VICIOUS Brown Eyed Boy / ITV Dir. Ed Bye
THE ACADEMY (Murray Mckellen) 2act Dir. Peter Hinton
THE PRISONER (Number Two) AMC / ITV Productions Dir. Nick Hurran
EXTRAS (Himself) BBC Dir. Ricky Gervais
CORONATION STREET (Mel Hutchwright) Granada
DAVID COPPERFIELD (Creakle) BBC / PBS Dir. Simon Curtis
RASPUTIN (Tsar Nicholas II) HBO Dir. Uli Edel
Golden Globe Awards – Winner
COLD COMFORT FARM (Amos Starkadder) BBC Films / Gramercy Pictures Dir. John Schlesinger
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON (Bill Kraus) HBO Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Cable ACE Awards 1995 – Winner: Best Supporting Actor
in a Movie or Miniseries
Emmy Awards 1994 – Nominee: Bets Supporting Actor in
a Miniseries or a Special
TALES OF THE CITY (Archibald Anson Gidde) Channel 4 / PBS Dir. Alastair Stewart
MISTER SHAW’S MISSING MILLIONS Channel 4 Dir. David Giles
COUNTDOWN TO WAR (Adolf Hitler) Granada Television Dir. Patrick Lau
OTHELLO (Iago) RSC / BBC Dir. Trevor Nunn
WINDMILLS OF THE GODS (Chairman) CBS Dir. Lee Philips
WALTER AND JUNE AKA LOVING WALER (Walter) Central TV for Channel 4 Dir. Stephen Frears
SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICIENT (Narrator) PBS
THE SCARLETT PIMPERNEL (Chauvelin) Edgar J Scherick Associates / Dir. Clive Donner
CBS
WALTER (Walter) Central TV for Channel 4 Dir. Stephen Frears
IAN McKELLEN’S DIARY OF A YEAR (Himself) PBS
ACTING SHAKESPEARE (Himself) LWT / Suskind / PBS Dirs. Sean Mathias & Kirk Browning
THE VANISHING ARMY Play For Today Dir. Richard Loncraine
DYING DAY (Anthony Skipling) Thames Television / PBS Dir. Robert Tronson
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR BBC 2 Playhouse Dir. Roger Bamford
MACBETH (Macbeth) RSC / Thames Television Dir. Trevor Nunn
HEDDA GABLER (George Tesman) BBC Play of the Month Dir. Waris Hussein
THE RECRUITING OFFICER (Captain Plume) BBC Play of the Month Dir. David Giles
ROSS (Ross / T E Lawrence) BBC Play of the Month Dir. Cedric Messina
HAY FEVER (Simon Bliss) BBC Play of the Month Dir. John Gorrie
CRAVEN ARMS (David Masterman) Granada Television Dir. David Giles
GRACELESS I GO BBC / HTV Dir. Patrick Dromgoole
THE LAST JOURNEY (Stefan Lyov) Granada Television Dir. Peter Potter
HAMLET (Hamlet) BBC Dir. David Giles
KEATS (John Keats) BBC Dir. Joan Craft
THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II (Richard II) BBC Dir. Toby Robertson
EDWARD II (King Edward) BBC Dir. Richard Marquand
WHAT IF IT’S JUST GREEN CHEESE? BBC
DAVID COPPERFIELD (David Copperfield) BBC Dir. Joan Craft
THE TRIAL AND TORTURE OF SIR JOHN RAMPAYNE BBC Dir. Peter Duguid
(Wolf)
SUNDAY OUT OF SEASON (Victor Leech) ATV Dir. John Nelson–Burton
THE INDIAN TALES OF RUDYARD KIPLING: THE BBC Dir. Herbert Wise
TOMB OF HIS ANCESTORS
