Ian McKellen family, wife, children, parents, siblings

Publish date: 2024-05-17

Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE was born on May 25, 1939, in London, England. He has played in genres spanning from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction across a seven-decade career.

He is regarded as a British cultural icon, having garnered seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award. According to the BBC, his “performances have ensured him a place in the canon of English stage and screen performers.”

McKellen began his professional career in 1961 as a member of the Belgrade Theatre’s well-recognized repertory company. McKellen made his debut West End performance in 1965.

He was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company in 1969 to play the lead in Shakespeare’s Richard II and Marlowe’s Edward II, and he quickly established himself as one of the country’s leading classical performers.

McKellen rose through the ranks of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain in the 1970s. For his work as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, he won his first Tony Award nomination and win for Best Actor in a Play in 1981.

He rose to international prominence for his parts in films such as Richard III (1995), Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.

Ian McKellen wife and children

According to reports, Ian McKellen is homosexual. It is unclear whether he presently has a partner. He was formerly married to Brian Taylor and later to Sean Mathias. Both marriages, however, ended in divorce.
Ian McKellen does not have any children. There is no evidence on the internet that Ian McKellen has children.

Ian parents and siblings

Denis Murray McKellen and Margery Lois Sutcliffe gave birth to Ian McKellen. Dennis’ father was a Civil Engineer as well as a Preacher.
His mother, Margery Lois Sutcliffe, was born in September 1905 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England to James Sutcliffe and Elizabeth Dora Bannister.
Jean McKellen is his sister’s name. Jean works as an actor, director, and producer in the theater. Jean is the oldest of the family.

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