Head to headManu Bennett against Ian McKellen Both careers by TMDB ratingManu BennettIan McKellen
Tale of the tape as an actor
Manu Bennett vs Ian McKellen
Manu Bennett averages 6.60 across 9 rated films as an actor, ahead of Ian McKellen at 6.52.
- 10 (9 rated)
- Films acted
- 52 (43 rated)
- ◀6.60
- Average
- 6.52
- ◀6.73
- 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▶
- 6.96, 2007 to 2014
- Peak five
- 7.89, 2000 to 2003▶
- 3 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 5 films▶
- ◀6.86 (+0.25)
- Current form
- 5.73 (−0.79)
- 56.5K
- TMDB votes
- 246K▶
- 2001 to 2023
- Career
- 1969 to 2026
- None
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 2 noms▶
- $3.06B
- Box office
- $11.4B▶
Rows won
3 to 6
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 Azog the Defiler | as Gandalf the Grey |
 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | 7.6 | as Azog the Defiler | as Gandalf the Grey |
 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | 7.3 | as Azog the Defiler | as Gandalf the Grey |