Head to headIan McKellen against John Ottman Both careers by IMDb ratingIan McKellenJohn Ottman
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ian McKellen vs John Ottman
John Ottman averages 7.35 across 2 rated films as an actor, ahead of Ian McKellen at 6.59.
- 57 (44 rated)
- Films acted
- 2
- 6.59
- Average
- 7.35▶
- 6.73
- Weighted
- 7.36▶
- ◀The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9.0
- Best film
- Bohemian Rhapsody 7.9
- ◀8.28, 2000 to 2003
- Peak five
- n/a
- ◀6 films
- Longest 7+ run
- None
- ◀5.26 (−1.33)
- Current form
- n/a
- ◀14.2M
- IMDb votes
- 1.16M
- 1969 to 2026
- Career
- 2016 to 2018
- 0 wins, 2 noms
- Oscars
- 1 win, 1 nom▶
Rows won
5 to 3
Ian McKellen ahead
Films together
3
averaging 7.33
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Apt Pupil | 1998 | 6.7 | as Kurt Dussander | Editor, Composer |
 X2: X-Men United | 2003 | 7.4 | as Eric Lehnsherr | Editor, Composer |
 X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | 7.9 | as Magneto | Editor, Composer |