Head to headIan McKellen against Peter Jackson Both careers by IMDb ratingIan McKellenPeter Jackson
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ian McKellen vs Peter Jackson
Ian McKellen averages 6.71 across 37 rated films as an actor, ahead of Peter Jackson at 6.40.
- 45 (37 rated)
- Films acted
- 1
- ◀6.71
- Average
- 6.40
- ◀6.87
- Weighted
- 6.40
- ◀The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 9.0
- Best film
- Bad Taste 6.4
- ◀8.28, 2000 to 2003
- Peak five
- n/a
- ◀6 films
- Longest 7+ run
- None
- ◀5.96 (−0.75)
- Current form
- n/a
- ◀13M
- IMDb votes
Rows won
7 to 1
Ian McKellen ahead
Films together
6
averaging 8.28
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 | Director, Producer, Writer | as Gandalf |
 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | 8.8 | Producer, Director | as Gandalf |
 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | 9.0 | Writer, Producer, Director | as Gandalf |
 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | 7.8 | Producer, Director, Writer | as Gandalf |
 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | 7.8 | Director, Producer, Writer | as Gandalf |
 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | 7.4 | Writer, Producer, Director | as Gandalf |