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Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an British and American 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. McKellen made his stage debut in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of its repertory company, and in 1965 made his first West End appearance. In 1969, he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II. In the 1970s, McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has earned five Olivier Awards for his roles in Pillars of the Community (1977), The Alchemist (1978), Bent (1979), Wild Honey (1984), and Richard III (1995). McKellen made his Broadway debut in The Promise (1965). He received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1980). He was further nominated for Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (1984). He returned to Broadway in Wild Honey(1986), Dance of Death (1990), No Man's Land (2013), and Waiting for Godot (2013), the latter two being a joint production with Patrick Stewart. McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III(1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies. Other notable film roles include A Touch of Love (1969), Plenty (1985), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Restoration (1995), Flushed Away (2006), Mr. Holmes (2015), and The Good Liar (2019). McKellen came out as gay in 1988, and has since championed LGBT social movements worldwide. He was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in October 2014. McKellen is a cofounder of Stonewall, an LGBT rights lobby group in the United Kingdom, named after the Stonewall riots. He is also patron of LGBT History Month, Pride London, Oxford Pride, GayGlos, LGBT Foundation and FFLAG. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McKellen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ian McKellen
Magneto (Earth-10005)
for Magneto (Earth-10005) in Breath of the Midnight War
Suggested by mileybiddle
As the Demon Slayer Corps wages war against Muzan Kibutsuji and his Upper Moons in Taisho-era Japan, an unexpected event changes everything. During a fierce battle, a forbidden demonic technique creates a massive portal, swallowing Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and several Hashira. When they regain consciousness, they find themselves in an unfamiliar world—modern-day Earth. Confused and disoriented, the Demon Slayers wander through the neon-lit streets of New York City, struggling to understand the strange technology and overwhelming noise of this era. However, they are not alone. Blade, the infamous Daywalker, detects their presence and mistakes them for supernatural threats. A heated battle erupts between Tanjiro and Blade, but before things escalate further, Iron Fist intervenes, recognizing their martial arts stances and sensing they are not enemies. Elsewhere, the rift that transported the Demon Slayers has also unleashed a greater danger—Muzan and several Upper Moons have arrived in the modern world. Sensing the new opportunities this era presents, Muzan manipulates dark forces, forming alliances with powerful villains and experimenting on humans to create an evolved breed of demons immune to traditional weaknesses. The Demon Slayers would realise that they need new allies so their do everything in their power to stop Muzan & the Kizuki
