How old was Ian McKellen in the movie X2?

Ian McKellen was 62 in X2 when he played the character 'Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto'.

That was over 21 years ago in 2003.

Today he is 84, and has starred in 125 movies in total, 68 of those since X2 was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In X2, I think Ian McKellen looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Bryan Singer has worked with Ian McKellen a total of 4 times in his career.
  • Ian McKellen's first movie was as 'George' in A Touch of Love, released in 1969 when he was 29
  • X2 scores 7.02 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of X2

Ian McKellen's other movies