Casts
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gandalf
The Da Vinci Code
Sir Leigh Teabing
Gods and Monsters
James Whale
The Golden Compass
Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Stardust
Narrator (voice)
Swept from the Sea
Dr. James Kennedy
Jack & Sarah
William
And the Band Played On
Bill Kraus
Six Degrees of Separation
Geoffrey
Neverwas
Gabriel Finch
Richard III
Richard III
Flushed Away
The Toad (voice)
Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chauvelin
Doogal
Zebedee (voice)
Asylum
Dr. Peter Cleave
The Shadow
Dr. Reinhardt Lane
Scandal
John Profumo
Cold Comfort Farm
Amos Starkadder
Apt Pupil
Kurt Dussander
Last Action Hero
Death
The Keep
Dr. Theodore Cuza
Macbeth
Macbeth
Plenty
Sir Andrew Charleson
Hamlet Within
Émile
Emile
X-Men
Magneto
X2
Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
X-Men: The Last Stand
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Wolf
An Evening with Lily Savage
Self
King Lear
King Lear
The Magic Roundabout
Zebedee (voice)
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
Narrator (voice)
Rasputin
Tsar Nicholas II
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Gandalf the Grey
Priest of Love
D.H. Lawrence
Gladio
Aldo Moro (voice)
Bent
Uncle Freddie
The Ballad of Little Jo
Percy Corcoran
Alfred the Great
Roger
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gandalf the Grey
Walter
Walter
Richard II
Richard II
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
Self
Saint of 9/11
Narrator
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Gandalf the Grey
Schadenfreude
Continuity Announcer
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Magneto
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Self
A Touch of Love
George
Theatreland
Himself
To Die For
Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Surviving Friendly Fire
Walter and June
Walter
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
Self
Muse of Fire
Self
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
Alexander Ivanov
A Bit Of Scarlet
Narrator
Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
The Critic
Jimmy Erskine
Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
Narrator (voice)
Zina
Kronfeld
Miss in Her Teens
The Prologue
Othello
Iago
For the Love of God
The Jackdaw
The One Note Man
Narrator (voice)
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
Hamlet
Hamlet
Mr. Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
Narration (voice)
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
I'll Do Anything
John Earl McAlpine
The Wolverine
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
Animal Crackers
Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
Hamlet
Hamlet
The Hobart Shakespeareans
Himself
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
Self
Quintessentially British
Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
Looking for Lowry
Himself
Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
Self
The Dresser
Norman
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
The Great Intelligence (voice)
Lady Grey London
Beauty and the Beast
Cogsworth
Edward II
King Edward
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
The Promise
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Self
Restoration
Will Gates
Hedda Gabler
George Tesman
Dragfox
Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
The Roof
And Even Yet Another Fan
Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
The Art of Breaking Character
Self
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Self
National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
Spooner
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
Self
Quest for the Ring
Self
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Self
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
Narrator (voice)
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
The Good Liar
Roy Courtnay
The Betty Driver Story
Self
The Paul O'Grady Story
Self
McKellen: Playing the Part
Himself
Cats
Gus, the Theatre Cat
National Theatre Live: King Lear
King Lear
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Self
All Is True
Earl of Southampton
David Macaulay: Roman City
Augustus Caesar (voice)
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Self
Edmund the Magnificent
Self - Narrator (voice)
How a Kite Flies
Mr. Kite (voice)
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
Self
The Egg Trick
Magician
Hating Peter Tatchell
Self
Eighteen
Jason Anders (voice)
Small-Time Revolutionary
Hamish Miller (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
The Tragedy of King Richard II
King Richard II
Countdown to War
Adolf Hitler
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
Shakespeare on Film
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Self - 'Magneto'
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
Dr. Charles Marland-White
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
On Broadway
Self
Scarfe's Follies
Camp Christmas
The Christophers
The Making of The Two Towers
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
Süleyman the Magnificent
Narrator
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
Self
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Avengers: Doomsday
Magneto
Dragged Through Time
Graceless Go I
Tony
After Stonewall
Self
No Man's Land
Spooner
Dying Day
Antony Skipling
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
The Simpsons
Ian McKellen (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The One Show
Self - Guest
The View
Self - Guest
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
Armchair Thriller
Anthony Skipling
BBC Play of the Month
Captain Plume
The Oscars
Self
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Churchill
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Country Matters
David Masterman
Vicious
Freddie Thornhill
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Extras
Ian McKellen
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
An Audience with...
Self
Great British Theatre
David Copperfield
Creakle
Windmills of the Gods
Chairman
Playing Shakespeare
Sesame Street
Himself
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Speaker
ted
Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
The Prisoner
2 / Curtis
Tales of the City
Archibald Anson Gidde
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Family Guy
Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Reunited Apart
Self
Coronation Street
Mel Hutchwright
Perspectives
Pillar of Fire
Narrator
Parkinson
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Billy & Dom Eat the World
Himself
Omnibus
Self - Reading Poetry
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Playhouse
Alexander
BBC Play of the Month
Simon Bliss
BBC Play of the Month
Ross / T.E. Lawrence
BBC Play of the Month
George Tesman
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter