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