Head to headIan McKellen against Billy Boyd Both careers by IMDb ratingIan McKellenBilly Boyd
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ian McKellen vs Billy Boyd
Ian McKellen averages 6.59 across 44 rated films as an actor, ahead of Billy Boyd at 6.28.
- 57 (44 rated)
- Films acted
- 27 (17 rated)
- ◀6.59
- Average
- 6.28
- ◀6.73
- Weighted
- 6.64
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9.0
- Best film
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9.0
- ◀8.28, 2000 to 2003
- Peak five
- 7.82, 2001 to 2004
- ◀6 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films
- 5.26 (−1.33)
- Current form
- 5.44 (−0.84)▶
- ◀14.2M
- IMDb votes
- 6.81M
- 1969 to 2026
- Career
- 1998 to 2025
- ◀0 wins, 2 noms
- Oscars
- None
Rows won
6 to 1
Ian McKellen ahead
Films together
3
averaging 8.90
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | 8.9 | as Gandalf | as Pippin |
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | 8.8 | as Gandalf | as Pippin |
 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | 9.0 | as Gandalf | Actor |