Fan Casting Ian McKellen as Harlan Thrombey in Knives Out (2024)

alabasteri made this fan casting suggestion on February 28, 2024. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Ian McKellen

85 years old

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF ...

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Ian McKellen

Harlan Thrombey

Knives Out (2024)

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Knives Out (2024)

Close the book with a flourish.

by Rian Johnson

A detective unravels the tangled web of secrets and lies surrounding the death of a successful crime novelist and his unsettling, eccentric family.

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Ian McKellen is known for his roles in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He has been suggested by fans for 6,141 roles on myCast, including Phil in Hercules. Similar actors include Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Irons, and Gary Oldman. Ian McKellen was suggested to play Harlan Thrombey in Knives Out (2024) by alabasteri. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Donald Sutherland and F. Murray Abraham. Knives Out (2024) has 17 roles, including Benoit Blanc, Hugh Ransom Drysdale, and Marta Cabrera.