Head to headIan McKellen against Patrick Stewart Both careers by IMDb ratingIan McKellenPatrick Stewart
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ian McKellen vs Patrick Stewart
Ian McKellen averages 6.59 across 44 rated films as an actor, ahead of Patrick Stewart at 6.29.
- 57 (44 rated)
- Films acted
- 63 (55 rated)
- ◀6.59
- Average
- 6.29
- ◀6.73
- Weighted
- 6.39
- ◀The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9.0
- Best film
- Logan 8.1
- ◀8.28, 2000 to 2003
- Peak five
- 6.94, 2006 to 2010
- ◀6 films
- Longest 7+ run
- None
- 5.26 (−1.33)
- Current form
- 6.20 (−0.09)▶
- ◀14.2M
- IMDb votes
- 8.82M
- 1969 to 2026
- Career
- 1975 to 2026
- ◀0 wins, 2 noms
- Oscars
- None
Rows won
7 to 1
Ian McKellen ahead
Films together
6
averaging 7.18
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 X-Men | 2000 | 7.3 | as Xavier | as Magneto |
 X2: X-Men United | 2003 | 7.4 | as Professor Charles Xavier | as Eric Lehnsherr |
 X-Men: The Last Stand | 2006 | 6.6 | as Professor Charles Xavier | as Erik Lehnsherr |
 The Wolverine | 2013 | 6.7 | Actor | Actor |
 X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | 7.9 | as Professor X | as Magneto |
 Avengers: Doomsday | 2026 | · | Actor | Actor |