RampageClover 190.8cm says on 8/Jul/10
Peak Height: 5ft11.5in(182cm)

Height: 5ft10.5in(179cm)

Jimbo says on 13/Jun/10
My Nephew had his photo taken with Sir Ian very recently, don't know what footwear Sir Ian was wearing but my nephew is 183cm to 184cm tall barefoot and he was a good 5cm taller than sir Ian.

No shia! says on 20/Mar/10
Years ago me and a friend used to joke about him being much shorter then Christopher in The Rings series. I mean it was like a 6" height difference. 5'11" tops for this guy.

RisingForce says on 14/Apr/09
Ian is an enigma. Here he really doesn't look much taller than Patrick Stewart who apparently is just below 5-9. Click Here But in this picture he looks 2 inches taller. Click Here You can't really tell if he has elevator shoes either. Click Here He looks 2, maybe 3 inches taller here as well. Click Here So there you see his height fluctuating a couple of inches.

He does look taller than 5-10.75 Orlando Bloom in this series of pictures though. Click Here And even with a slouch he looks about as tall as 5-11ish Jude Law who is standing straight. Click Here Click Here

You can see he looks anywhere from 5-9ish to almost 6 feet, and that's without the use of The McKellen Technique or obvious elevator shoes! Perhaps subtle lifts and his slouch make his height vary so much. I'd say 5-10.5, 5-11 for now.