The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Gandalf

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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

Apt Pupil

Kurt Dussander

Cold Comfort Farm

Amos Starkadder

Last Action Hero

Death

The Keep

Dr. Theodore Cuza

Macbeth

Macbeth

Plenty

Sir Andrew Charleson

Hamlet Within

Émile

Emile

X-Men

Erik Lehnsherr / 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

Erik Lehnsherr / 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)

Miss in Her Teens

The Prologue

Zina

Kronfeld

Othello

Iago

Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen

Self

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)

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)

Hamlet Revenant

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Self

The Good Liar

Roy Courtnay

The Betty Driver Story

Self

The Paul O'Grady Story

Himself

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

Marley

Scrooge (rumored)

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

Play the Devil: Making Richard III

Shakespeare on Film

Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen

X-Men: The Mutant Watch

Self - 'Magneto'

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

Dr. Charles Marland-White

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

On Broadway

Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

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

Playhouse

Vicious

Freddie Thornhill

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

Doctor Who

Voice of the Snowman

Extras

Ian McKellen

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

An Audience with...

Self

Great British Theatre

David Copperfield

Creakle

Windmills of the Gods

Chairman

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self

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

Billy And Dom Eat The World

Self

Coronation Street

Mel Hutchwright

Perspectives

Amol Rajan Interviews

Self - Interviewed Guest

Pillar of Fire

Narrator