Ian McKellen

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Ian McKellen is an acclaimed English actor renowned for his powerful stage and screen performances, including iconic roles such as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" and Magneto in the "X-Men" film series.

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Sir Ian Murray McKellen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
LGBT person
actor
film actor
human
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
activismFocus LGBT rights
awardReceived Academy Award nomination for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor

The Order of the Companions of Honour
surface form: Companion of Honour

Golden Globe Award
Knight Bachelor (1991 New Year Honours)
Laurence Olivier Award
Emmy Award
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award nomination

Screen Actors Guild Award
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1939-05-25
educatedAt Bolton School
St Catharine's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
familyName McKellen
fieldOfWork film
television
theatre
fullName Ian McKellen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sir Ian Murray McKellen
givenName Ian
hasWebsite https://www.mckellen.com/
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Shakespeare Company
nationality British
notableFor LGBT rights activism
Shakespearean roles
notableRole Gandalf
Magneto
notableWork Gods and Monsters (1998 film)
King Lear
surface form: King Lear (stage performances)

Macbeth
surface form: Macbeth (stage performances)

Mr. Holmes (2015 film)
No Man's Land (stage performances)
Richard II (stage performances)
Richard III (1995 film)
The Da Vinci Code
surface form: The Da Vinci Code (2006 film)

The Hobbit film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Waiting for Godot
surface form: Waiting for Godot (stage performances)

X-Men (film series)
surface form: X-Men film series
occupation actor
film actor
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
partner Sean Mathias
placeOfBirth Borough of Burnley
surface form: Burnley, Lancashire, England
portrayedIn The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
X-Men (film series)
surface form: X-Men (2000 film)

X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: The Last Stand
X2 (2003 film)
residence London, England
sexualOrientation gay
spouse Brian Taylor
title Knight Bachelor

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Ian McKellen fullName Ian McKellen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sir Ian Murray McKellen
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The Hobbit film trilogy leadActor Ian McKellen
Vicious leadActor Ian McKellen
X-Men (film series) notableActor Ian McKellen
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The Da Vinci Code starring Ian McKellen
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