Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH (Order of the Companions of Honour), CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics’ Choice Awards. He has also received two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations, and five Emmy Award nominations.
McKellen’s work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theater to popular fantasy and science fiction. The BBC states his “performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage and film actors.” His most well-known film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films.
McKellen was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 for services to the performing arts, and made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality in the Queen’s 2008 New Year Honours. He has been openly gay since 1988 and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide. Also, he was made a Freeman of the City of London in October 2014.
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