Ian McKellen on screen and stage

Ian McKellen on screen and stage

McKellen in 2013

Sir Ian McKellen is an English actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he is the recipient of seven Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in the X-Men films, Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code (2006), Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes (2015) and Cogsworth in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017).

Filmography

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Director</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1969</td><td>Alfred the Great</td><td>Roger</td><td>Clive Donner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Touch of Love</td><td>George Matthews</td><td>Waris Hussein</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Promise</td><td>Leonidik</td><td>Michael Hayes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Priest of Love</td><td>D. H. Lawrence</td><td>Christopher Miles</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>The Keep</td><td>Dr. Theodore Cuza</td><td>Michael Mann</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Plenty</td><td>Sir Andrew Charleson</td><td>Fred Schepisi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zina</td><td>Arthur Kronfeld</td><td>Ken McMullen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Scandal</td><td>John Profumo</td><td>Michael Caton-Jones</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Six Degrees of Separation</td><td>Geoffrey Miller</td><td>Fred Schepisi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Ballad of Little Jo</td><td>Percy Corcoran</td><td>Maggie Greenwald</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Last Action Hero</td><td>Death</td><td>John McTiernan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>To Die For</td><td>Quilt Documentary Narrator</td><td>Peter Litten</td><td>Voice role</td></tr><tr><td>The Shadow</td><td>Dr. Reinhardt Lane</td><td>Russell Mulcahy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>I'll Do Anything</td><td>John Earl McAlpine</td><td>James L. Brooks</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Restoration</td><td>Will Gates</td><td>Michael Hoffman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Richard III</td><td>Richard III</td><td>Richard Loncraine</td><td>Also writer and executive producer</td></tr><tr><td>Jack and Sarah</td><td>William</td><td>Tim Sullivan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Swept from the Sea</td><td>Dr. James Kennedy</td><td>Beeban Kidron</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bent</td><td>Uncle Freddie</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Gods and Monsters</td><td>James Whale</td><td>Bill Condon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apt Pupil</td><td>Kurt Dussander</td><td>Bryan Singer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>X-Men</td><td>Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring</td><td>Gandalf the Grey</td><td>Peter Jackson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers</td><td>Gandalf the White</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>X2</td><td>Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto</td><td>Bryan Singer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Emile</td><td>Emile</td><td>Carl Bessai</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</td><td>Gandalf the White</td><td>Peter Jackson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Eighteen</td><td>Older Jason Anders</td><td>Richard Bell</td><td>Voice role</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Neverwas</td><td>Gabriel Finch</td><td>Joshua Michael Stern</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Asylum</td><td>Dr. Peter Cleave</td><td>David Mackenzie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Magic Roundabout</td><td>Zebedee</td><td>Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval, and Frank Passingham</td><td>Voice role</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Flushed Away</td><td>The Toad</td><td>David Bowers & Sam Fell</td></tr><tr><td>The Da Vinci Code</td><td>Sir Leigh Teabing</td><td>Ron Howard</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>X-Men: The Last Stand</td><td>Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto</td><td>Brett Ratner</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Stardust</td><td>Narrator</td><td>Matthew Vaughn</td><td>Voice role</td></tr><tr><td>The Golden Compass</td><td>Iorek Byrnison</td><td>Chris Weitz</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey</td><td>Gandalf the Grey</td><td>Peter Jackson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>The Wolverine</td><td>Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto</td><td>James Mangold</td><td>Cameo; mid-credits scene</td></tr><tr><td>The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug</td><td>Gandalf the Grey</td><td>Peter Jackson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Miss in Her Teens</td><td>The Prologue</td><td>Matthew Butler Hart</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>X-Men: Days of Future Past</td><td>Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto</td><td>Bryan Singer</td><td>Shared role with Michael Fassbender</td></tr><tr><td>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies</td><td>Gandalf the Grey</td><td>Peter Jackson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Mr. Holmes</td><td>Sherlock Holmes</td><td>Bill Condon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Beauty and the Beast</td><td>Cogsworth</td><td>also voice</td></tr><tr><td>Animal Crackers</td><td>Horatio P. Huntington</td><td>Scott Christian Sava & Tony Bancroft</td><td>Voice role</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>All Is True</td><td>Earl of Southampton</td><td>Kenneth Branagh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>The Good Liar</td><td>Roy Courtnay</td><td>Bill Condon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cats</td><td>Gus the Theatre Cat</td><td>Tom Hooper</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Infinitum: Subject Unknown</td><td>Dr. Charles Marland-White</td><td>Matthew Butler-Hart</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>The One Note Man</td><td>Storyteller</td><td>George Siougas</td><td>Voice role; short film</td></tr><tr><td>The Critic</td><td>Jimmy Erskine</td><td>Anand Tucker</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Hamlet</td><td>Hamlet</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dragfox</td><td>Gingersnap the Fox</td><td>Lisa Ott</td><td>Voice role; short film</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>The Christophers</td><td>Julian Sklar</td><td>Steven Soderbergh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol †</td><td>Jacob Marley</td><td>Ti West</td><td>Filming</td></tr><tr><td>Avengers: Doomsday †</td><td>Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto</td><td>Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo</td><td>Post-production</td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>Frank and Percy †</td><td>Percy</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td>Post-production</td></tr><tr><td>Sources:</td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1964</td><td>The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling</td><td>Plowden</td><td>Episode: "The Tomb of His Ancestors"</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>Sunday Out of Season</td><td>Victor Leech</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>The Wednesday Play</td><td>Wolf</td><td>Episode: "The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne"</td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>David Copperfield</td><td>David Copperfield</td><td>9 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Solo</td><td>John Keats</td><td>Episode: "Ian McKellen as John Keats"</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>Country Matters</td><td>David Masterman</td><td>Episode: "Craven Arms"</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Jackanory</td><td>Reader</td><td>5 episodes reading "The Moon in the Cloud"</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Macbeth</td><td>Macbeth</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Armchair Thriller</td><td>Anthony Skipling</td><td>4-episode story: "Dying Day"</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Pillar of Fire</td><td>Narrator</td><td>Documentary</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>The Scarlet Pimpernel</td><td>Paul Chauvelin</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>Walter</td><td>Walter</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Walter and June</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Windmills of the Gods</td><td>Chairman</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Countdown to War</td><td>Adolf Hitler</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Othello</td><td>Iago</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Tales of the City</td><td>Archibald Anson Gidde</td><td>Miniseries, episodes 3 and 5</td></tr><tr><td>And The Band Played On</td><td>Bill Kraus</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Cold Comfort Farm</td><td>Amos Starkadder</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny</td><td>Tsar Nicholas II</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>David Copperfield</td><td>Mr. Creakle</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Saturday Night Live</td><td>Himself (host)</td><td>Episode: "Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue"</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>The Simpsons</td><td>Himself</td><td>Voice; Episode: "The Regina Monologues"</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Coronation Street</td><td>Mel Hutchwright/Lionel Hipkiss</td><td>10 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Extras</td><td>Himself</td><td>Episode: "Sir Ian McKellen"</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>King Lear</td><td>King Lear</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>The Prisoner</td><td>Number Two</td><td>6 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Doctor Who</td><td>The Great Intelligence</td><td>Voice; Episode: "The Snowmen"</td></tr><tr><td>2013–2016</td><td>Vicious</td><td>Freddie Thornhill</td><td>14 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>The Dresser</td><td>Norman</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Family Guy</td><td>Dr. Cecil Pritchfield</td><td>Voice; Episode: "Send in Stewie, Please"</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Ted</td><td>Narrator</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>Sources:</td></tr></tbody></table>

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Gandalf	Voice
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Source:

Music videos

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Artist</th><th>Song</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1988</td><td>Pet Shop Boys</td><td>"Heart"</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Guillemots</td><td>"Falling Out of Reach"</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>George Ezra</td><td>"Listen to the Man"</td></tr></tbody></table>

Other musical appearances

• In 1987, McKellen appeared reciting Shakespeare while rock group The Fleshtones improvised behind him on Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes which ran on MTV. • Appears on the Scissor Sisters track "Invisible Light" from their 2010 album Night Work, reciting a passage regarding the "Invisible Light" of the title.

Audiobooks

• Audiobook narrator of Michelle Paver's series Wolf Brother, Spirit Walker, Soul Eater, Outcast, Oath Breaker, and Ghost Hunter, as well as a version of Homer's Odyssey.

Theatre

The hands of McKellen on a 1999 Gods and Monsters plaque in London's Leicester Square.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Director</th><th>Venue</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1964</td><td>Sir Thomas More</td><td>Thomas More</td><td>Frank Dunlop</td><td>Nottingham Playhouse</td></tr><tr><td>1964</td><td>A Scent of Flowers</td><td>Godrey</td><td></td><td>Duke of York's Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>Much Ado About Nothing</td><td>Claudio</td><td></td><td>National Theatre - The Old Vic</td></tr><tr><td>Armstrong's Last Goodnight</td><td>Protestant Evangelist</td><td></td><td>National Theatre - Chichester Festival Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Trelawny of the 'Wells'</td><td>Capt. de Foenix</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>The Man of Destiny / O'Flaherty V.C.</td><td>Corporal Napoleon / Private O'Flaherty</td><td></td><td>Mermaid Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>A Lily in Little India</td><td>Alvin Hanker</td><td></td><td>Hampstead Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Their Very Own and Golden City</td><td>Andrew Cobham</td><td></td><td>Mermaid Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>The Promise</td><td>Leonidik</td><td></td><td>Fortune Theatre & Henry Miller's Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>The White Liars / Black Comedy</td><td>Tom / Harold Gorringe</td><td></td><td>Lyric Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1968–1970</td><td>Richard II</td><td>Richard II</td><td></td><td>UK tour</td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>The Bacchae</td><td>Pentheus</td><td></td><td>Liverpool Playhouse</td></tr><tr><td>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>Director; Liverpool Playhouse</td></tr><tr><td>Three Months Gone</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969–1970</td><td>Edward II</td><td>Edward II</td><td></td><td>UK and European tours</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Billy's Last Stand</td><td>Darkly</td><td></td><td>Royal Court Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>The Recruiting Officer</td><td>Captain Plume</td><td></td><td>UK tour</td></tr><tr><td>Chips with Everything</td><td>Corporal Hill</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>Hamlet</td><td>Prince Hamlet</td><td></td><td>UK and European tours</td></tr><tr><td>The Swan Song</td><td>Svetlovidov</td><td></td><td>Crucible Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>The Real Inspector Hound</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>Director; Phoenix Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>The Erpingham Camp</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>Director; Watford Palace Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Ruling the Roost / Tis Pity She's a Whore / The Three Arrows</td><td>Page-boy / Giovanni / Prince Yoremitsu</td><td></td><td>UK tour</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>A Private Matter</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>Director; Vaudeville Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1973–1974</td><td>The Way of the World / The Wood Demon / King Lear</td><td>Lady Wishfort's Footman / Kruschov / Edgar</td><td></td><td>UK tour; Brooklyn Academy of Music</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>Tis Pity She's a Whore</td><td>Giovanni</td><td></td><td>Wimbledon Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Dr Faustus</td><td>Dr. Faustus</td><td></td><td>Edinburgh Festival & Aldwych Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>The Marquis of Keith</td><td>The Marquis of Keith</td><td></td><td>Aldwych Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>King John</td><td>King John</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Clandestine Marriage</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>Director; Savoy Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Ashes</td><td>Colin</td><td></td><td>The Young Vic</td></tr><tr><td>Too True to Be Good</td><td>Aubrey "Popsy" Bagot</td><td></td><td>Aldwych Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1976–1977</td><td>Romeo and Juliet</td><td>Romeo</td><td>Trevor Nunn</td><td>Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Aldwych Theatre, Theatre Royal, Newcastle</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>The Winter's Tale</td><td>King Leontes</td><td>John Barton, Barry Kyle, and Trevor Nunn</td><td>Royal Shakespeare Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1976–1978</td><td>Macbeth</td><td>Macbeth</td><td>Trevor Nunn</td><td>The Other Place, The Young Vic, & Warehouse</td></tr><tr><td>1977–1978</td><td>The Alchemist</td><td>Face</td><td>Royal Shakespeare Theatre & Aldwych Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>Every Good Boy Deserves Favour</td><td>Alexander</td><td>Barbican Arts Centre</td></tr><tr><td>Pillars of the Community</td><td>Karsten Bernick</td><td>John Barton</td><td>Aldwych Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>The Days of the Commune</td><td>Langevin</td><td>Howard Davies</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>A Miserable and Lonely Death</td><td>Kentridge</td><td>Walter Donohue</td></tr><tr><td>1978–1979</td><td>Twelfth Night / Three Sisters</td><td>Sir Toby Belch / Andrei</td><td>John Amiel / Trevor Nunn</td><td>Also producer; UK tour</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Bent</td><td>Max</td><td>Robert Chetwyn</td><td>Royal Court Theatre & Criterion Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1980–1990</td><td>Acting Shakespeare</td><td>Himself</td><td></td><td>World tours</td></tr><tr><td>1980–1981</td><td>Amadeus</td><td>Salieri</td><td>Peter Hall</td><td>Broadhurst Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Every Good Boy Deserves Favour</td><td>Alexander</td><td>Trevor Nunn</td><td>Barbican Arts Centre</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Short List</td><td>Terry</td><td>Mike Ockrent</td><td>Hampstead Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Cowardice</td><td>Boy</td><td>Anthony Page</td><td>Ambassadors Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Venice Preserv'd</td><td>Pierre</td><td>Peter Gill</td><td>Royal National Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>Wild Honey</td><td>Michael Platonov</td><td>Christopher Morahan</td></tr><tr><td>Coriolanus</td><td>Gaius Marcius Coriolanus</td><td>Peter Hall</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>The Duchess of Malfi</td><td>Bosola</td><td>Philip Prowse</td></tr><tr><td>The Real Inspector Hound / The Critic</td><td>Inspector Hound / Mr. Puff</td><td>Tom Stoppard / Sheila Hancock</td></tr><tr><td>The Cherry Orchard</td><td>Yermolai Lopakhin</td><td>Mike Alfreds</td></tr><tr><td>1986–1987</td><td>Wild Honey</td><td>Michael Platonov</td><td>Christopher Morahan</td><td>Virginia Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1988–1989</td><td>Henceforward ...</td><td>Jerome</td><td>Alan Ayckbourn</td><td>Vaudeville Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Othello</td><td>Iago</td><td>Trevor Nunn</td><td>The Other Place & The Young Vic</td></tr><tr><td>1990–1992</td><td>Richard III</td><td>Richard III</td><td>Richard Eyre</td><td>Royal National Theatre & World tour</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Uncle Vanya</td><td>Uncle Vanya</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td>Royal National Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1993–1997</td><td>A Knight Out</td><td>Himself</td><td></td><td>UK & US tours</td></tr><tr><td>1997–1998</td><td>An Enemy of the People</td><td>Dr. Tomas Stockmann</td><td>Trevor Nunn</td><td>Royal National Theatre & Ahmanson Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Peter Pan</td><td>Mr. Darling/Captain Hook</td><td>John Caird</td><td>Royal National Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Present Laughter</td><td>Garry Essendine</td><td>Malcolm Sutherland</td><td>West Yorkshire Playhouse</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>The Tempest</td><td>Prospero</td><td>Jude Kelly</td></tr><tr><td>2001–2004</td><td>Dance of Death</td><td>Edgar</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td>Broadhurst Theatre, Lyric Theatre, & Sydney Arts Festival</td></tr><tr><td>2004, 2005</td><td>Aladdin</td><td>Widow Twankie</td><td>The Old Vic</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>The Cut</td><td>Max</td><td>Michael Grandage</td><td>Donmar Warehouse</td></tr><tr><td>2007–2008</td><td>King Lear</td><td>Lear</td><td>Trevor Nunn</td><td>Stratford-upon-Avon, Brooklyn Academy of Music, & New London Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>The Seagull</td><td>Sorin</td></tr><tr><td>2009–2010</td><td>Waiting for Godot</td><td>Estragon</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td>Theatre Royal Haymarket, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, & Fugard Theatre, Cape Town</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>The Syndicate</td><td>Don Antonio</td><td>Chichester Festival Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>No Man's Land</td><td>Spooner</td><td>Berkeley Repertory Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2013–2014</td><td>Waiting for Godot / No Man's Land</td><td>Estragon / Spooner</td><td>Cort Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>No Man's Land</td><td>Spooner</td><td>Wyndham's Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2016–2019</td><td>The Exorcist</td><td>Demon (voice)</td><td>Birmingham Repertory Theatre & Phoenix Theatre; UK tour</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Shakespeare, Tolkien, Others and You</td><td>Himself</td><td>Jez Bond</td><td>Park Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2017–2018</td><td>King Lear</td><td>Lear</td><td>Jonathan Munby</td><td>Chichester Festival Theatre & Duke of York's Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2019–2020</td><td>Ian McKellen on Stage</td><td>Himself</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td>UK tour; Harold Pinter Theatre & Hudson Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Hamlet</td><td>Prince Hamlet</td><td>Theatre Royal, Windsor</td></tr><tr><td>The Cherry Orchard</td><td>Firs</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Hamlet with Ian McKellen</td><td>Performer</td><td>Peter Schaufuss</td><td>Edinburgh Festival Fringe</td></tr><tr><td>2022–2023</td><td>Mother Goose</td><td>Mother Goose</td><td>Cal McCrystal</td><td>Duke of York's Theatre; UK tour</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Frank and Percy</td><td>Percy</td><td>Sean Mathias</td><td>Theatre Royal, Windsor, Theatre Royal, Bath, & The Other Palace</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Player Kings</td><td>John Falstaff</td><td>Robert Icke</td><td>Noël Coward Theatre</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright</td><td>Guest star (one-night only)</td><td>Simon Evans</td><td>Wyndham's Theatre</td></tr></tbody></table>