Ian McKellen

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE, is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of the Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many for roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men films.

He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, and knighted in the 1991 New Year Honours for his outstanding work and contributions to the theatre. In the 2008 New Year Honours he was made a Companion of Honour for services to drama and to equality.