Widely considered one of the leading British actors of his generation, Ian McKellen has had a rich and varied career encompassing the stage, screen, and television. A renowned stage actor in his native Britain for decades, McKellen was not familiar to most American audiences until the '90s, when he began popping up in a number of well-received films. One of these, Gods and Monsters, ...more
- 2007
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Extras (TV Series)
- nom
- 2004
- Genie Awards
- Best Actor
- Emile
- nom
- 2001
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- win
- 2001
- Toronto Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actor [Runner-up]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- win
- 2001
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Actor
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- nom
- Pavarotti: The Last Tenor
- Narrator
- 2008
- King Lear
- King Lear
- 2008
- The Colossus
- Cecil Rhodes
- 2007
- The Golden Compass
- Iorek Byrnison
- 2007
- Stardust
- Narrator
- 1995
- Richard III
- Executive Producer
- 1995
- Richard III
- Screenwriter












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