question: Hvem spiller gandalf i ringenes herre?
answers.text: Ian McKellen
context: Ian McKellen
  McKellens karriere spænder over genrer lige fra Shakespeare og moderne teater til populær fantasy og science fiction. BBC skriver, at hans "præstationer har sikret ham en plads i den engelske skuespiller- og filmkanon". McKellen har modtaget alle større teaterpriser i Storbritannien og betragtes som et britisk kulturelt ikon. Han startede sin professionelle karriere i 1961 på Belgrade Theatre som medlem af deres højt ansete repertoireteater. I 1965 havde McKellen sin første West End-optræden. I 1969 blev han inviteret til at slutte sig til Prospect Theatre Company for at spille hovedrollerne i Shakespeares Richard II og Marlowes Edward II, og han etablerede sig solidt som en af landets førende klassiske skuespillere. I 1970'erne blev McKellen en fast bestanddel af Royal Shakespeare Company og National Theatre of Great Britain. Han blev verdenskendt for sine bemærkelsesværdige filmroller, herunder Gandalf i Ringenes Herre og Hobbitten-trilogien og Magneto i X-Men-filmene, som begge introducerede McKellen for en ny generation.
answers_en.text: Ian McKellen
context_en: Ian McKellen
  McKellen's career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. The BBC states his "performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage and film actors". A recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK, McKellen is regarded as a British cultural icon. He started his professional career in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their highly regarded repertory company. In 1965 McKellen made his first West End appearance. In 1969 he was invited to join the Prospect Theatre Company to play the lead parts in Shakespeare's Richard II and Marlowe's Edward II, and he firmly established himself as one of the country's foremost classical actors. In the 1970s McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He achieved worldwide fame for his notable film roles, which include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and Magneto in the X-Men films, both of which introduced McKellen to a new generation.
title_en: Ian McKellen