Ian McKellen
Actor · Voice Actor · Writer
Plays Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday.
Marvel · X-Men · The Lord of the Rings · Doctor Who · Stephen King · Drama · Fantasy
Overview
Ian McKellen is a British actor who plays Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday, which opens in theaters December 18, 2026. Other credits include The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). Ian McKellen was born on May 25, 1939, in Burnley.
Film & Television Credits
- 2026 Avengers: Doomsday as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto IMDb ↗
- 2026 Ebenezer as Jacob Marley IMDb ↗
- 2023 The Critic as Jimmy Erskine IMDb ↗
- 2019 Cats as Gus: The Theatre Cat IMDb ↗
- 2018 All Is True as Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton IMDb ↗
- 2017 Beauty and the Beast as Cogsworth IMDb ↗
- 2015 Mr. Holmes as Sherlock Holmes IMDb ↗
- 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Gandalf IMDb ↗
- 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Gandalf IMDb ↗
- 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Gandalf IMDb ↗
- 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Gandalf IMDb ↗
- 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Gandalf IMDb ↗
Latest PCP Coverage
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Social Conversations & Media
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Ian McKellen @IanMcKellen
“SIR PATRICK STEWART (1940-2026) Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end.”
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