Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE born May 25 1939 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 eight BAFTA film and TV nominations and five Emmy Award nominations McKellens work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the XMen films
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