Acting
Ian McKellen
- Titles
- 157movies49TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19652026
- Leading roles
- 85top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Fantasy3.2average 1.8
- Wonder4.7average 3.4
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
- Pathos5.7average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.5, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Social Commentary 6
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Character Study 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Epic Fantasy Adventure 4
- Orchestral Score 4
- Hero's Journey 4
- Visually Stunning 4
- Epic Fantasy 4
- Mystery 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Peter JacksonDirectorThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, +8 more
Fran WalshWriterThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, +7 more
Philippa BoyensWriterThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, +7 more
Richard ArmitageActorThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit, +5 more
Martin FreemanActorThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit, +5 more
Andy SerkisActorThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Flushed Away, The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit, Lord of the Weed – Sinnlos in Mittelerde, +3 more
Guillermo del ToroWriterThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Extended Version, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Extended Version, +3 more
Patrick StewartActorX-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut, National Theatre Live: No Man's Land, No Man's Land, X-Men, +2 more
Ken StottActorThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Extended Version, +2 more
Elijah WoodActorThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lord of the Weed – Sinnlos in Mittelerde, Lord of the Piercing, +1 more
Hugh JackmanActorX-Men: Days of Future Past, Flushed Away, X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut, X-Men, X-Men: The Last Stand, +1 more
Howard ShoreComposerThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
131Excellent
Score 90 to 100
2 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
Great
Score 80 to 89
9 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
82
TV show · as Ian McKellen (voice)
82
as King Lear
81
TV show · as Archibald Anson Gidde
80
TV show · as Ian McKellen
80
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
Good
Score 70 to 79
21 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
77
as Magneto
76
as Gandalf the Grey
76
as Gandalf the Grey
74
as Macbeth
73
as Gandalf the Grey
72
TV show · as Freddie Thornhill
71
as Chauvelin
71
as Magneto
71
as King Lear
71
as James Whale
70
as Richard III
70
as Narrator (voice)
Decent
Score 60 to 69
29 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
67
as Sir Leigh Teabing
67
as Tsar Nicholas II
66
as Roy Courtnay
66
as Sherlock Holmes
66
as Kurt Dussander
65
as Dr. James Kennedy
65
as Norman
64
as The Toad (voice)
64
as Gabriel Finch
63
as Percy Corcoran
61
as Earl of Southampton
60
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
20 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Dr. Peter Cleave
59
as Jimmy Erskine
59
TV show · as Chairman
59
TV show · as 2 / Curtis
58
as Sir Andrew Charleson
57
TV show · as Anthony Skipling
56
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
55
as D.H. Lawrence
53
as Zebedee (voice)
47
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
41
as The Prologue
34
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
Not rated yet
50 titles
Not rated yet
TV show · as David Masterman
TV show · as David Copperfield
TV show · as Narrator
as King Richard II
as The Jackdaw
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
TV show
as King Edward
as Antony Skipling