Sean Mathias

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Sean Mathias
Mathias at a press junket at Sardi's restaurant for Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land in 2013
Born	Sean Gerard Mathias (1956-03-14) 14 March 1956 (age 68) Swansea, Wales
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Paul de Lange ​ (m. 2007)​
Partner	Ian McKellen (1978–1988)

Sean Gerard Mathias (born 14 March 1956) is a Welsh actor, director, and writer. He is known for directing the film Bent and for directing highly acclaimed theatre productions in London, New York City, Cape Town, Los Angeles and Sydney.

He was included in the 2006 list of the 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain in the Independent on Sunday's Pink List.^[1] Mathias is co-owner of The Grapes, Limehouse pub along with business partners Ian McKellen and Evgeny Lebedev, since September 2011.^{[citation needed]}