Who is Sir Ian McKellen and what is his net worth?

IT’S fair to say that Sir Ian McKellen is one of the most gifted and widely-respected actors in the world.

Age has not slowed down the esteemed star, and he has appeared in many big budget Hollywood movies.

Sir Ian McKellen's is one of Britain's most famous and respected acting export — Sir Ian McKellen’s is one of Britain’s most famous and respected acting exportCredit: BBC

Who is Sir Ian McKellen?

Sir Ian McKellen is a veteran icon of screen and stage.

He is of course best known to modern audiences for his role as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings.

Sir Ian was born on May 25, 1939, and his family were from the Lancashire town of Burnley.

Once grown up, he left the sleepy village for the bright lights of London, where he lives to this day.

What is Sir Ian McKellen’s net worth?

It’s fair to say Sir Ian has racked up a fortune during his time as an actor.

The hard-working star has a fortune of around £50M.

This has been made through his high profile movie roles, including Lord of the Rings.

Is Sir Ian McKellen married?

Sir Ian has been openly gay since 1988.

He is co-founder of Stonewall, an LGBT lobby rights group, and has had two high-profile relationships with Brian Taylor and Sean Matthias.

The latter lasted 10 years yet their conflicting careers – with Sean working as a film director – were said to have played a part in their split.

As of 2023, Sir Ian is believed to be single.

What has Sir Ian Mckellen starred in?

Although the northern actor started his film career in 1969, in A Touch of Love, it wasn’t until the Nineties he became recognised for his work on-camera.

In that decade he starred alongside Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation as well as the title role in Richard III.

After stints in X-Men and the action film’s sequels – where he starred alongside long-time friend and fellow Knight of the Realm Sir Patrick Stewart – he was cast as Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings, where he was flagged up for a host of accolades.

To great acclaim, he voiced Cogsworth, the Beast’s loyal butler, in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.

Speaking of becoming famous later in life, Sir Ian previously revealed he was glad he found fame when he was older.

Talking to The Guardian, he said: “If I had become a well-known film actor and thought, now I must have a film career, that’s a very difficult thing to organise.”

He went on: “Theatre is relatively easy if you’re British – you’re living in the theatre capital of the world, London, there are so many places you can work, still.

“If I had begun to think of myself as a film actor I think I would have got distracted.

“I’m much happier… it has all worked out wonderfully well. I was way into my 60s so my head was not likely to get swollen. I was just glad to be recognised as being an actor who was succeeding. I liked that side of the acclaim, if that’s what you call it. To be a star. That’s never appealed to me really.”

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