Ian McKellen
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 84 |
| Date of birth | May 25,1939 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Burnley |
| United Kingdom | |
| Height | 180 (cm) |
| Partner(s) | Brian Taylor |
| Sean Mathias | |
| Job | Voice acting |
| Businessperson | |
| Screenwriter | |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| University of Cambridge | |
| Bolton School | |
| St Catharine's College, Cambridge | |
| Books | William Shakespeare's Richard III: A Screenplay |
| The Tempest Set of 2 Audio CDs | |
| Official site | mckellen.com |
| Parents | Denis Murray McKellen |
| Margery Lois Sutcliffe | |
| Siblings | Jean McKellen |
| Founded | Stonewall |
| The Actors' Company | |
| Actors' Company | |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Partner | Brian Taylor |
| Brian Taylor ; Sean Mathias (1978–1988) | |
| Sean Mathias | |
| Knighted date | 1979, 2008 |
| Plays | Ian McKellen On Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others ...And You! |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 404495 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
X-Men
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Mr. Holmes
X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Da Vinci Code
The Golden Compass
X-Men: The Last Stand
Gods and Monsters
X2
Richard III
The Dresser
Beauty and the Beast
Apt Pupil
Coronation Street
Flushed Away
Priest of Love
Six Degrees of Separation
Stardust
Swept from the Sea
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Last Action Hero
Neverwas
Cold Comfort Farm
The Wolverine
The Ballad of Little Jo
The Keep
A Touch of Love
McKellen: Playing the Part
And the Band Played On
The Shadow
Jack and Sarah
Macbeth
David Copperfield (1966)
King Lear
All Is True
Loving Walter
Alfred the Great
Armchair Thriller
I'll Do Anything
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
The Good Liar
Animal Crackers
Miss in Her Teens
Country Matters
Heaven's a Drag
Vicious
X‑Men
Golden Bear
Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
European Film Award for Best Actor
British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Laurence Olivier Award for Society of London Theatre Special Award
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
GLAAD Media Stephen F. Kolzak Award
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Empire Icon Award
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play
British Independent Film Award – The Variety Award
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Visiting Production
Shorty Award for Best Celebrity
Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor
Ian McKellen Life story
Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE is an English actor. With a career spanning more than six decades, he is noted for his roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.
Early Life
Ian mcklelen was born on may 25. 1939. In burnley. Lancashire. England. He was raised by a middle-class family and was educated at bolton cshool. He went on to sutdy at st catharine s college. Cambridge. Where he developed a strong interest in theatre.Career
Mckellen s career began in the early 1960s with his work in regional theatre. He has since become a celebrated actor of stage and screen. Appearing in a host of acclaimed films such as the lord of the rings trilogy and x-men. He has won numerous awards. Including two acaedmy award nominations.Acting Style
Mckellen is renowned for his powerful and intense performances. He often employs a method approach to his characters. Delving deep into their psychological depths to create a truly captivtaing performance. His powerful use of langugae. Combined with his physicality. Creates a hihgly expressive and believable character.Theatrical Work
Mckellen is a highly respected theatre actor. Having performed in a number of acclaimed productions throughout his career. He has appeared in plays such as waiting for godot. Richard iii and the merchant of venice. He has also directed several theatrical productiosn. Such as the seagull and king elar.Film Work
Mckellen has appeared in some of the most iconic films of the last two decades. Including the lord of the rings trilogy. X-men and the hobbit. He has eben nomniated for two academy awards for his work in these films.Television Work
Mckellen has appeared in several televiison productions. Including the miniseries the prisoner and the popular sitcom extars. He has also lent his voice to several animated series. Including the simpsons and futurama.Personal Life
Mckellen is openly gay and is an active campaigner for lgbt rights. In 2013. He was maed a companino of honour for his services to drama and equality.Notable Events
In 2014. Mckellen made history by becoming the first actor to receive a knighthood for services to the performing arts.Interesting Facts
Mckellen is an aivd fan of manchester united football club and was appointed honorary vice-president in 1999.Ian McKellen to play Falstaff in Shakespeare adaptation Player Kings
...By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterSir Ian Mckellen is to appear in a new play which blends parts one and two of Shakespeare s Henry IV...
David Tennant celebrates 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio
... Renowned actors have been in his shoes; famously Lord Olivier was Macbeth to Vivien Leigh s Lady Macbeth in 1955, Sir Ian Mckellen and Dame Judi Dench had their turn in 1976 and Sir Antony Sher and Dame Harriet Walter in 1999...
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...By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporterSir Ian Mckellen has led tributes from actors and the theatre industry to " unique" impresario Bill Kenwright, following his death at the age of 78...
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... The actress and was also given this year s special recognition award, presented by Sir Ian Mckellen...
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... The actress won best drama performance and was also given this year s special recognition award, presented by Sir Ian Mckellen...
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... The 51-year-old said he was involved in bringing together some of the event s artists for the night including Stormzy, Sir Ian Mckellen, Kate Moss, Sophie Okonedo, Naomi Campbell and Sienna Miller...
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... " Look it up, " he says, and so we do, only to discover it also featured Sir Ian Mckellen, Dame Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Paapa Essiedu, Harriet Walter and Rory Kinnear...
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Ian McKellen to play Falstaff in Shakespeare adaptation Player Kings
By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter
Sir Ian Mckellen is to appear in a new play which blends parts one and two of Shakespeare's Henry Iv .
The Actor will play John Falstaff, a character he has never portrayed despite appearing in a huge number of Shakespeare plays throughout his life.
Director Robert Icke 's production of Player Kings will play in Manchester and London next year.
Sir Ian told Bbc News the offer to appear in the " ingenious adaptation" was " irresistible".
The production will open in March, playing at the New Wimbledon Theatre and Manchester Opera House , before transferring to The West End for a 12-week run at the Noël Coward Theatre from April to June.
Sir Ian said: " I decided to become a professional actor at Cambridge in 1959, when I was in John Barton 's undergraduate production of Henry Iv . Derek Jacobi played Prince Hal and I was the ancient Justice Shallow.
" Ever since, the plays have been among my favourite Shakespeares, although through The Years I've resisted offers to play John Falstaff. Robert Icke 's ingenious adaptation was irresistible. "
Sir Ian's previous Shakespeare credits include roles as Richard Ii , Coriolanus, Iago, Richard Iii , King Lear and Macbeth - in which he starred opposite Dame Judi Dench . He is in a new Film Adaptation directed by Sean Mathias .
For over a decade, Sir Ian also toured his one-man show, Acting Shakespeare , in the UK and abroad.
The text of Player Kings will be entirely made up of Shakespeare dialogue, however the parts one and two of Henry Iv are being condensed and reorganised into one show.
John Falstaff appears in Three Plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. The character is a companion to Prince Hal , The Future King Henry V.
Icke's last New London production The Doctor opened at the Almeida Theatre in 2019 but later transferred to The West End and Broadway.
Sir Ian's screen credits include Magneto in the X-Men films and as Gandalf in The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, as well as roles in The Da Vinci Code, Mr Holmes, Beauty and the Beast and The Good Liar.
November marks the 400th anniversary of without which several of the Bard's most famous plays would have been lost.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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