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68 credits
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum(2027)
Gandalf
FilmEbenezer: A Christmas Carol(2026)
Jacob Marley
Film
Schadenfreude(2025)
Continuity Announcer
Film
The Christophers(2025)
Julian Sklar
FilmBilly & Dom Eat the World(2025)
Self - Actor, Friend & Wizard
TV
Hamlet(2024)
Hamlet
Film
The Critic(2023)
Jimmy Erskine
Film
Hamlet Within(2022)
The Ghost
Film
Quintessentially British(2022)
Self
Film
Hating Peter Tatchell(2021)
Self
FilmAmol Rajan Interviews(2021)
Self
TV
Infinitum: Subject Unknown(2021)
Dr. Charles Marland-White
Film
The Good Liar(2019)
Roy Courtnay
Film
National Theatre Live: King Lear(2018)
King Lear
Film
All Is True(2018)
Earl of Southampton
Film
McKellen: Playing the Part(2017)
Self
Film
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin(2017)
Self - Actor
Film
Animal Crackers(2017)
Horatio P. Huntington
Film
Mr. Holmes(2015)
Sherlock Holmes
FilmKnights of Classic Drama at the BBC(2015)
Self
TVArtsnight(2015)
Self
TV
Miss in Her Teens(2014)
The Prologue
Film
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)
Gandalf
Film
X-Men: Days of Future Past(2014)
Magneto
Film
Muse of Fire(2013)
Self
Film
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug(2013)
Gandalf
Film
Vicious(2013)
Actor
TV
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)
Gandalf
Film
Stardust(2007)
Narrator
Film
The Golden Compass(2007)
Iorek Byrnison
Film
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