| IANS | McKellen & Somerhalder |
| SIRS | Ian McKellen and others, title-wise |
| SIR | Title for Ian McKellen and Ian Holm |
| RICHARDII | King played by Ian McKellen and Fiona Shaw |
| NOMANSLAND | Harold Pinter's play with a West End run by Sean Mathias starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart (2,4,4) |
| MAGNETO | X-Men character portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender in the film franchise (7) |
| APTPUPIL | 1998 film drama starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro (3,5) |
| IAN | First name shared by McShane, McKellen and Holm (3) |
| THEGOODLIAR | 2019 crime thriller film starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren |
| CATS | 2019 movie musical with Jason Derulo, Ian McKellen, and a lot of CGI |
| KINGRICHARD | He links Will Smith, Ian McKellen and someone lost in a Steve Coogan film (4,7) |
| DAE | Vampire Diaries and Lost actor, _ Somerhalder (3) |
| ANOMALY | The -, 2014 sci-fi film starring Ian Somerhalder and Alexis Knapp (7) |
| REED | Nikki _, actress wife of Ian Somerhalder (4) |
| CARLYLE | Boone played by Ian Somerhalder in "Lost" |
| GODS | "___ and Monsters" (1998 Ian McKellen film) |
| THEHOBBIT | Fantasy adventure sequel with Martin Freeman and Ian Mckellen, ___: The Desolation of Smaug (3,6) |
| THEGOOD | Helen Mirren and Ian Mckellen thriller, _ Liar (3,4) |
| LIAR | Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen thriller, The Good ... (4) |
| STAND | Hugh Jackman and Sir Ian McKellen superhero sequel, X-Men: The Last ----- (5) |
