Ian McKellen, roles and awards


is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award 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 in The Da Vinci Code, Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes and Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.

Stage

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Awards

Film and television

[Academy Awards]

[Annie Awards]

[BAFTA Awards]

[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]

[Golden Globe Awards]

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[Primetime Emmy Awards]

[Satellite Awards]

[Saturn Awards]

[Screen [Actors Guild Awards]]

Miscellaneous award wins

Theatre

[Drama Desk Awards]

[Evening [Standard Awards]]

[Olivier Awards]

[Tony Awards]

Other theatre awards

Honorary awards