2. Sean Connery didn’t understand the role of Gandalf It is now a well-known fact that the legendary Sir Sean Connery, best know as the first cinematic James Bond, turned down the role of Gandalf, ...

But the internet is not convinced in comparing that with an actor like Sir Ian McKellen. Tom Cruise really has no such competition when it comes to mounting an action spectacle in his movies.

Sir Ian McKellen revealed he had only ever got one University Challenge question right as he awarded the winners their plaque during the grand final. The latest series of the BBC Two quiz show came to ...

Alongside her glittering acting career, Jenny's work away from the spotlight has ... m an actor who likes to be in the moment on stage. Ian likes to try new things all the time, so it was an ...

In 1980, arriving in the lobby for the first night – well, first afternoon in fact – of Nicholas Nickleby, I ran into Ian McKellen (My Favourite Play – The Life and Adventures of Nicholas ...

Today show weatherman Tim Davies had viewers doing a double take on Tuesday morning. The veteran presenter, 41, ditched his clean-cut look in favour of grey hair and a sizeable beard. Tim ...

Which productions most inspired, moved and delighted our leading theatremakers? Actor Ian McKellen chooses a Dickens adaptation by David Edgar at the RSC The Life and Adventures of Nicholas ...

Leading figures in the UK’s creative industry including Elton John, Dua Lipa, Paul McCartney and Sir Ian McKellen have urged ... risk if their work is given away “at the behest of a handful ...

It should come as no surprise, then, that one of the world's most treasured actors, Sir Ian McKellen ... hand-written and improvised at home, expressing their personal reaction to the new President." ...

“Aisha Can’t Fly Away” centers on 26-year-old Sudanese caregiver, Aisha (Arop), who lives in the heart of Cairo. While there, she witnesses the tension between her fellow African migrants ...