Ian McKellen

Born: 1939-5-25

Birthplace: Miltown, United Kingdom

Height: 6' (1.83 m)

Profession: Actor, screenwriter, producer

Nationality: U.K

Graduate School: Cambridge University

Representative Works: "The Hobbit" series

Ian McKellen (Ian McKellen), born on May 25, 1939 in Milltown, England, is a British film and television actor.

After Ian McKellen left Cambridge in 1961 , he devoted himself to acting. In 1968, he starred in his screen debut "The Promise". In 1971, Ian McKellen was elected as a member of the British Actors Guild. In 1973, Ian McKellen won the Outstanding Performance Award for the lead role in William Shakespeare 's "King Lear" at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival . In 1974, he won the Lawrence Oliver Award for Best Actor. In 1981, Ian McKellen won the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre for his performance in " Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart " . In 1991, the Queen of England canonized him knight. In 2000, he played " Magneto King " in " X-Men ". In 2001, he started and began in ""In the trilogy, he played the wizard Gandalf and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 74th Academy Awards. In 2012, he continued to play the role of Gandalf, the gray-robed wizard , in Peter Jackson 's "The Hobbit" and 2013 "The Hobbit2". On May 23, 2014, his " X-Men Prequel 2 " was released.

Early Experience

On May 25, 1939, Ian was born in Burnley FC , a small town in the north of England . Ian's love for drama benefited from the encouragement and support of his parents. His father is a civil engineer. Parents' love of art makes the family often linger in the beautiful music of Chopin, Liszt and Tchaikovsky. Soon his father Dennis and mother Marguerite moved to Wigan, a coal mining town with him and his sister Joan. It was in this small town that young Ian experienced the Second World War.

Encouraged by his parents, he became fascinated by performance and drama. His parents often took him to see performances, especially the stage plays of William Shakespeare. When he reached school age, he tried his best to participate in performances. The amateur performances in the school ignited his enthusiasm for drama. The death of his mother also prompted McLean to express himself in the performance. Especially during his time in Boluton School, he fully exercised his acting skills. In fact, his first performance in a William Shakespeare play was at this school.

At the age of 13, he played the role of Malvario in the William Shakespeare drama "Twelfth Night." Later, he started and began to participate in the film festival summer camp in William Shakespeare's hometown, where he watched the wonderful performances of Oliver, Shearer, Gilgood, Richardson and Robertson all night and night. After graduating from high school, Ian McKellen entered St. Catherine's College at Cambridge University to study English language and literature. At this time William Shakespeare plays continue to play an important role in his life. Two years later, he was ordered to drop out of school because he was too busy with performances to take care of his studies .

Performing Experience

In 1961, after Ian McKellen left Cambridge, he devoted himself to acting career, starting and beginning his stage acting career. As soon as start, begin, he pursued a career as a professional actor at the Belgrave Theatre in Coventry. There he participated in the performance of "The Just Man". He moved to London three years later and continued to develop on stage. During this period, he participated in many theater performances and also won awards for some performances .

In 1968, he filmed his screen debut "The Promise" and played a small role in the film. In 1969, he starred in William Shakespeare's "Richard II" .

In 1971, Ian McKellen was elected as a member of the British Actors Guild.

In 1972, Ian McKellen also co-founded an actor troupe, where the members independently decided to play roles, and the income was shared equally .

In 1973, Ian McKellen won the Outstanding Performance Award for the lead role in William Shakespeare's "King Lear" at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival .

In 1974, at the invitation of his mentor, he joined the Royal William Shakespeare Theatre Company and starred in "Dr. Faust" and William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". During this period, he won a number of awards in the British theatre industry, including the Lawrence Oliver Award for Best Actor .

In 1979, Ian McKellen won the Commander-in-Chief Award of the British Empire. In addition to busy performances, he is also a member of many theater troupes and art organizations, and has been a professor of contemporary drama at the University of Oxford for a long time .

In 1981, Ian McKellen came to Broadway in New York and starred in Peter Sheffey's " Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart " as the mediocre and jealous Sarri, and won the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre . After that, he started and began to shift the focus of his work to film performances, playing the role of DH Lawrence in "The Pastor's Love" .

In 1983, he starred in the horror thriller " The Keep " directed by Michael Mann , as Theodore Kaza, a Doctor of Jewish History.

In 1985, he appeared in the films "Many" and "Youcao" one after another .

In 1989, in "The Goddess of Scandal" directed by Michael Caton-Jones , he played John Plovmo, a cabinet minister who has been in constant trouble .

In 1991, in recognition of Ian McKellen's outstanding contributions to British drama, the Queen of England canonized him as a knight. He also participated in the filming of "Little Love Songs" and the comedy " Six Degrees of Separation " directed by Australian director Frederic Alan Schepisi .

In 1995, he participated in the performances of "Frozen Earth" and "Love in Love". Soon he played as an actor, screenwriter and producer in the war film "Richard III" directed by Richard Longklein. And therefore won the 1996 9th European Film Awards Best Actor Award. This year, he was again nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in the TV series "Ras Butin" .

In 1998, he starred in the horror film " Gods and Monsters " and played the role of British gay director James Whale in the film . For his performance in the film, he won the Best Actor Award at the Independent Film Awards of the year, the 24th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor Award, the American National Film Critics Association Best Actor Award, and won the 71st in 1999 Nominated for Oscar for Best Actor. Then, he participated in the shooting of Bryan Jay Singer 's thriller " Apt Pupil ", playing the role of Nazi war criminal Kurt in the play, regularly telling a good student the evil and horror stories in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II. The following year, he appeared in the TV series "David Copperfield" with Daniel Jacob Radcliffe .

In 2000, he starred in the science fiction film "X-Men", in which he played the leader of the evil mutant " Magneto King " .

In 2001, he starred in Peter Jackson 's ""The first part of the trilogy " The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ". In the film, he plays Gandalf, a wizard with powerful magic who fights against a powerful demon king. He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 74th Oscar Awards for his performance in this film .

In 2012, he continued to play the role of Gandalf, the gray-robed wizard, in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" .

In May 2014, " X-Men: Days of Future Past " was released in mainland China; on December 17, the film "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies" was released in the United States .

On October 25, 2020, the 2020 Oliver Awards will be held through ITV and Magic Radio at the TV award ceremony. This year's Oliver Awards Special Achievement Award was presented to Ian McKellen .

Character Evaluation

Ian McKellen is thin and weird, with rich facial expressions. He is a veteran actor for more than dozens of years in the aspect of film and television and stage, and has won more than forty awards in various acting skills. In the theater industry, McLean is an excellent William Shakespeare actor, who has a bold and strong emotional portrayal of a series of roles from Richard II, Napoleon to Hamlet, and enjoys a high reputation. In the film industry, he was loved by the world for " Richard III ", " Gods and Monsters ", " X-Men " and " The Hobbit " .

Extended Reading

Vicious reviews

Loren 2022-11-03 09:12:15

like very much

Homosexuals, I always think there is nothing to say, but I still worry about their lives, no matter where, very few homosexuals have a fixed same-sex partner, and it is many, many years, even married. So I never delve into the real world to read messages from gays. I like to read novels, danmei,...
Mossie 2022-11-13 00:59:50

How deep is the accumulation of feelings to dare to speak nonsense to you

I just finished writing my doctoral dissertation, and I felt idle, so I watched the first season again. The genius of this play is that the jokes can be kept fresh. Although I have watched some of the more loving little clips over and over again, this time, I still laugh like a fool.

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