Name:	Ian McKellen
Occupation:	Movie Actor
Gender:	Male
Height:	180 cm
Birth Day:	May 25, 1939
Age:	86
Birth Place:	Burnley - England
Zodiac Sign:	Gemini
DOB in Roman:	V.XXV.MCMXXXIX

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Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen was born on 25 May 1939(86 years old) in England. Ian McKellen is Movie Actor, Zodiac sign - Gemini. More detail about Ian McKellen given below.

About Ian McKellen

Actor most known for his role as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings saga. He narrated the 2007 fantasy film Stardust and played the misanthropic mutant Magneto in the X-Men films. In the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast, he played Cogsworth.

Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor whose career spans six decades. He has performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Over his career he has received numerous awards including seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also received nominations for two Academy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and four BAFTAs. He achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III, James Whale in Gods and Monsters, Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. The BBC states that his "performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage and film actors". A recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK, McKellen is regarded as a British cultural icon. He started his professional career in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their highly regarded repertory company.

Occupation	Actor
Born	Ian Murray McKellen, May 25, 1939, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Alma mater	St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Partner(s)	Brian Taylor (1964–1972), Sean Mathias (1978–1988)
Years active	1958–present

Trivia

He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in the 1998 film Gods and Monsters and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002.

Ian McKellen before fame

He joined the Marlowe Society after winning a scholarship to St. Catharine's College. In 1964, he made his debut as Plowden in Rudyard Kipling's The Indian Tales.

Achievement of Ian McKellen

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002, as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Gandalf in the 1998 film Gods and Monsters.