Head to headKen Stott against Ian McKellen Both careers by TMDB ratingKen StottIan McKellen
Tale of the tape as an actor
Ken Stott vs Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen averages 6.52 across 43 rated films as an actor, ahead of Ken Stott at 6.49.
- 26 (22 rated)
- Films acted
- 52 (43 rated)
- 6.49
- Average
- 6.52▶
- 6.63
- Weighted
- 6.69▶
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 7.6
- Best film
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8.5▶
- 7.27, 2008 to 2014
- Peak five
- 7.89, 2000 to 2003▶
- 4 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 5 films▶
- ◀6.35 (−0.14)
- Current form
- 5.73 (−0.79)
- 76.2K
- TMDB votes
- 246K▶
- 1988 to 2021
- Career
- 1969 to 2026
- None
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 2 noms▶
- $3.87B
- Box office
- $11.4B▶
Rows won
1 to 8
Ian McKellen ahead
Films together
3
averaging 7.43
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | 7.4 | as Balin | as Gandalf the Grey |
 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | 7.6 | as Balin | as Gandalf the Grey |
 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | 7.3 | as Balin | as Gandalf the Grey |