Biography
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Olivier Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards and five Emmy Awards. McKel...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Avengers: Doomsday
2026
as Magneto
The Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, and X-Men all fight against Doctor Doom. Plot TBA.

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.
Dragged Through Time
2025
Touching on major moments for the LGBTQ community throughout history.

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
A star-studded documentary revealing the private man behind one of Britain’s greatest comic geniuses, using home movies and extracts from notebooks th...

The Critic
2024
as Jimmy Erskine
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor...

Dragfox
2024
as Ginger Snap the Fox (Speaking) (voice)
Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover the s...

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an in-depth look into Doddy’s private world, exploring the many s...

The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024
as Self
Intimate documentary exploring how Paul O'Grady's creation, Lily Savage, took mainstream TV by storm. Unravel the real story of Lily with insights fro...

Hamlet
2024
as Hamlet
A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller...

The One Note Man
2023
as Narrator (voice)
A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routi...

Quintessentially British
2022
as Self
This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.

Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
2022
as Self
This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs. Made in creative and editorial ...

Hamlet Within
2022
A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his unendin...

Hating Peter Tatchell
2021
as Self
The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the British es...

Infinitum: Subject Unknown
2021
as Dr. Charles Marland-White
Jane is the subject of a twisted science experiment where she is placed in a parallel world and is forced to find a way to either alter her reality or...

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU
2020
One-man stage performance by English stage and screen actor Sir Ian McKellen. McKellen reprises roles over his career in the theatre (such as the work...

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
2020
Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of ...

Cats
2019
as Gus, the Theatre Cat
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

The Good Liar
2019
as Roy Courtnay
Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer...

On Broadway
2019
as Self
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inc...

The Isle
2019
Associate Producer
1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the fe...

All Is True
2018
as Earl of Southampton
London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stop...

National Theatre Live: King Lear
2018
as King Lear
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who...

McKellen: Playing the Part
2018
as Himself
Built upon a 14 hour interview, McKellen: Playing the Part is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen's life, from early childhood into...

Animal Crackers
2017
as Horatio P. Huntington (voice)
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

The Paul O'Grady Story
2017
as Self
A razor-witted entertainer who found fame as two people - first his drag queen alter ego, Lily Savage, and then as himself. This documentary film char...

How a Kite Flies
2017
as Mr. Kite (voice)
Sir Ian McKellen voices an alcoholic kite. A down-and-out who prefers to hang around his dingy local strip joint rather than get out into the blue sky...

Beauty and the Beast
2017
as Cogsworth
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the O...

Edmund the Magnificent
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life ...

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
as Self
This documentary celebrates one of Britain’s greatest actors, Dame Judi Dench, and looks back over her remarkable 60-year career.

National Theatre Live: No Man's Land
2016
as Spooner
One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately hou...
Play the Devil: Making Richard III
2016
Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine talking about making the film.
Shakespeare on Stage, Screen and Elsewhere with Ian McKellen
2016
Acting legend Ian McKellen discusses his impressive range of Shakespearean performances. Since playing Malvolio in Twelfth Night at 12 years old, Ian ...
Shakespeare on Film
2016
Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in conversation about Richard III.

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016
as Prospero's Speech Reader (voice)
An exploration into the history of Shakespeare's plays, from the silent era to the modern day featuring archive interviews with movie directors includ...

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Performer
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversar...

The Roof
2016
as And Even Yet Another Fan
A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.

Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The BBC delves into its archives to discover British acting greats as they take their first tentative steps on the road to success. Long before they w...

The Dresser
2015
as Norman
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bom...

Mr. Holmes
2015
as Sherlock Holmes
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he re...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Gandalf the Grey
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruine...

Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
as Self
This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from storytellers...

X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
as Magneto
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an e...
Miss in Her Teens
2014
as The Prologue
An adaptation of David Garrick's 1747 afterpiece, this lighthearted comedy follows Miss Biddy Bellair as she pits her suitors against eachother in ord...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Gandalf the Grey
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to ge...

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
as Self
A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews ...

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are keen to be involved. B...

Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follow...

The Wolverine
2013
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (uncredited)
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

The Egg Trick
2013
as Magician
Do you know the joke about the broken egg?

Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
as The Great Intelligence (voice)
The Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess nam...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Gandalf the Grey
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mounta...
London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony
2012
as Self
The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic games.

Looking for Lowry
2011
as Himself
Looking for Lowry is an entertaining documentary film about the life and work of the much loved British artist L.S. Lowry (1887 – 1976). This contempo...

The Betty Driver Story
2011
as Self

Lady Grey London
2010
Starring Marion Cotillard as Lady Grey, a burlesque artist with magical healing powers, the unshakable Sir Ian Mckellan as her crippled fan and Russel...

Small-Time Revolutionary
2010
as Hamish Miller (voice)
England, 1988. Thatcher, New Order, Section 28, The Kants. Russell finds himself caught between two opposing worlds and needs to decide whether to kee...

A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010
as Narrator (voice)
When his father dies unexpectedly, a young man seeking to cope with his grief goes on a powerful emotional journey through time and space.

Theatreland
2009
as Himself
8 part series behind the scenes at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with a focus on a production Waiting for Godot featuring Ian McKellen, Patrick...

King Lear
2008
as King Lear
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

The Golden Compass
2007
as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherwor...

Stardust
2007
as Narrator (voice)
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the ...
The Art of Breaking Character
2007
as Self
The cast of Extras talking about corpsing on set.
For the Love of God
2007
as The Jackdaw
'For the Love of God' is the wickedly irreverent tale of Graham (Coogan); an over-grown man-child still living at home under the suffocating glare of ...

Flushed Away
2006
as The Toad (voice)
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of Rat...

X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mut...

The Da Vinci Code
2006
as Sir Leigh Teabing
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. ...

Saint of 9/11
2006
as Narrator
Saint of 9/11 presents the turbulent, restless, spiritual and remarkable journey of Father Mychal Judge. Compassionate champion of the needy and forgo...

Doogal
2006
as Zebedee (voice)
An adorable candy-loving mutt goes on a mission to save the world.

Neverwas
2005
as Gabriel Finch
Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What h...

Asylum
2005
as Dr. Peter Cleave
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former...

The Hobart Shakespeareans
2005
as Himself
Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at ...

Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
as Self
'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the ...

Eighteen
2005
as Jason Anders (voice)
Pip, a street kid just turning 18, receives his grandfather's World War II-era memoirs and discovers parallels to his own life.

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
A documentary about the making of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'.

The Magic Roundabout
2004
as Zebedee (voice)
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the...

Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004
as Self
The documentary looks at the rise to celebrity status of NZ actor and musician Bret McKenzie, who appeared for 3 seconds as an extra in "The Lord of t...

The Making of the Return of the King
2004
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selecte...

Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
2004
Profile of the life, work and ethos behind one of Britain's most controversial and prolific human rights campaigner: gay UK activist Peter Tatchell.

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003
as Self
Making of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Gandalf
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outc...

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
as Self
Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men - Making X2
2003
The making of the sequel to the first X-Men film, trying to make it bigger and better than the previous film, and the challenges that come with that g...

X2
2003
as Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm...

The Making of The Two Towers
2003
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by Pet...

Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003
A four part documentary on the making of the first X-Men film, from pre-production, to principal photography, to post-production, and reflections on t...

X-Men: Premieres Around the World
2003
as Self
We find notes from Singer, Stan Lee, Stewart, McKellen, Berry, Mane, Davison, Romijn-Stamos, Paquin, Jackman, Janssen, and Marsden.

Émile
2003
as Emile
In a story weaving the past and present together, Emile seeks redemption from the family he abandoned.

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
2003
as Self
From the very beginning of the design process on the film trilogy, right up to the summer months prior to the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Tw...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Gandalf
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies l...

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Self
A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic count...

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
as Gandalf
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the han...

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
2001
as Self
The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work.

Quest for the Ring
2001
as Self

Larry & Vivien: The Oliviers in Love
2001
as Narrator (voice)
A portrait of the 30 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. With comments by their friends and family.

Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
2000
as Self
A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale.

X-Men
2000
as Magneto
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organizat...

X-Men: The Mutant Watch
2000
as Self - 'Magneto'
While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
2000
as Narrator (voice)
A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping...

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
1999
as Self
Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Acade...

After Stonewall
1999
as Self
This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by Meliss...

Apt Pupil
1998
as Kurt Dussander
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles t...

Gods and Monsters
1998
as James Whale
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and...

Swept from the Sea
1998
as Dr. James Kennedy
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. Whe...

Bent
1997
as Uncle Freddie
Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentrati...

Surviving Friendly Fire
1997
In the early 90's seventy youth from a Hollywood homeless shelter started a theatre project encouraging them to tell their stories.. The youth ran the...

A Bit Of Scarlet
1997
as Narrator
A Bit of Scarlet excavates clips from Britain's cinema archives to create a moving and humorous testament to the closeted gay and lesbian images from ...

An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
as Self
Enjoy the outrageous and flamboyant First Lady of British Comedy, Lily Savage, as she performs her incredibly hysterical live show before a star-studd...

Rasputin
1996
as Tsar Nicholas II
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of...

Richard III
1995
as Richard III
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil...

Restoration
1995
as Will Gates
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel j...

Richard III
1995
Executive Producer, Screenplay
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil...

Jack & Sarah
1995
as William
Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. Howev...

Cold Comfort Farm
1995
as Amos Starkadder
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough rela...

To Die For
1994
as Quilt Documentary Narrator (voice)
Simon and Mark live together in London. When Mark dies of AIDS, Simon gets on with his life rather quickly, too quickly to suit the ghost of Mark, who...

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994
Finished a quarter century after the earth-shaking protests that forever altered the public perception of LGBTQ people in America, Stonewall 25: Globa...

The Shadow
1994
as Dr. Reinhardt Lane
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom u...

David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
as Augustus Caesar (voice)
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in...

I'll Do Anything
1994
as John Earl McAlpine
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter h...

Camp Christmas
1993
Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Geoffrey
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-cl...

And the Band Played On
1993
as Bill Kraus
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
as Percy Corcoran
After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.

Armistead Maupin Is a Man I Dreamt Up
1993
as Narration (voice)
An affectionate portrait of San Francisco, and of the man whose Tales of the City have inspired thousands to go there. Maupin relates a life story mor...

Last Action Hero
1993
as Death
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is ...

Gladio
1992
as Aldo Moro (voice)
In three programmes shown over consecutive weeks in BBC2's Timewatch strand, Allan Francovich interviewed key Gladio players such as Propaganda Due he...

Othello
1990
as Iago
Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming confid...

Countdown to War
1989
as Adolf Hitler
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until...

Scandal
1989
as John Profumo
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through ...

Scarfe's Follies
1988
Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe looks at that most English of things - the folly.

Süleyman the Magnificent
1987
as Narrator
Süleyman (or Süleiman) the Magnificent was the longest-reigning emperor of the Ottoman empire. Known for his military campaigns spanning three contine...

Zina
1985
as Kronfeld
Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties. Meanwhile Trotsky is in exile in Pri...

Plenty
1985
as Sir Andrew Charleson
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.

The Keep
1983
as Dr. Theodore Cuza
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks i...

Walter and June
1983
as Walter
Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".

The Scarlet Pimpernel
1982
as Chauvelin
During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos fro...

Walter
1982
as Walter
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to...

Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare
1982
A record of McKellen's one-man Broadway show about the Bard.

Priest of Love
1981
as D.H. Lawrence
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When...
Dying Day
1980
as Antony Skipling
A lonely man with punctilious habits listens to a tape cassette of ambient barroom sounds, which include the hushed tones of two men plotting to kill ...

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
1979
as Alexander Ivanov
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a stage play by Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. It was first performed in 1977. The play criticizes the Sov...

Macbeth
1979
as Macbeth
Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Tele...

Graceless Go I
1974
as Tony
Roger begins supporting a football team.
Hedda Gabler
1972
as George Tesman
Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen.

Hamlet
1970
as Hamlet
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide whether...

Edward II
1970
as King Edward
The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile.

The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
as King Richard II
The Tragedy of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare. The actions and repercussions of a proud King, whose vanity and selfishness lead to his downfa...
The Promise
1969
Set in Leningrad. Follows the lives of three young Russians from the terror of the German siege of Leningrad through the uncertainty of the postwar ye...

Alfred the Great
1969
as Roger
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land...

A Touch of Love
1969
as George
Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair w...

The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
as Wolf
An elderly right-wing politician is kidnapped, seemingly as part of a student prank. But his captors have a more alarming agenda.
Richard II
N/A
as Richard II
The Tragedy of King Richard II

Schadenfreude
N/A
as Continuity Announcer
Jeremy O'Reilly, the self-important presenter of a TV news show, returns to a clueless East End community where a prank leads to the murder of a beaut...
Untitled Anthony Hopkins Documentary
N/A
as Self
Anthony Hopkins has confirmed that his wife is working on a documentary about his life.
The Christophers
N/A
The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death.
No Man's Land
N/A
as Spooner
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart lead the cast in this glorious revival of Harold Pinter’s comic classic. One summer's evening, two ageing writers, H...