Ian McShane
Acting
Born: September 29, 1942 (age 84) · Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Scottish-English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods (2017–2021). For the original series of Deadwood, McShane won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. As a producer of the film, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. His film roles include Harry Brown in The Wild and the Willing (1962), Charlie Cartwright in If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), Wolfe Lissner in Villain (1971), Teddy Bass in Sexy Beast(2000), Frank Powell in Hot Rod (2007), Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), and Winston Scott in the John Wick franchise (2014–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Game of Thrones
2011
John Wick
2014
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Kung Fu Panda
2008
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
The Simpsons
1989
Shrek the Third
2007
Coraline
2009
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
American Horror Story
2011
Photos (5)
Movies (94)
Coraline
Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2
Winston Scott
Ballerina
Winston
John Wick: Chapter 4
Winston
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Winston
Shrek the Third
Captain Hook (voice)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Narrator (voice)
The Golden Compass
Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
Tai Lung (voice)
John Wick
Winston
Kung Fu Panda 4
Tai Lung (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
Snow White and the Huntsman
Beith
Hellboy
Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Hot Rod
Frank Powell
Deep Cover
Metcalfe
Death Race
Coach
Agent Cody Banks
Brinkman
Hercules
Amphiarus
Jack the Giant Slayer
King Brahmwell
Cuban Fury
Ron Parfitt
Deadwood: The Movie
Al Swearengen
Sexy Beast
Teddy Bass
My Father's Dragon
Saiwa (voice)
Scoop
Joe Strombel
A Wizard's Tale
The Grump (voice)
Case 39
Detective Mike Barron
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Umayya (voice)
Grimsby
MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
We Are Marshall
Paul Griffen
The Last of Sheila
Anthony Wood
Battle of Britain
Sgt. Pilot Andy
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Fred C. Dobbs
Ransom
Ray Petrie
Nine Lives
Larry
Jawbone
Joe Padgett
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
Blackbeard (voice)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Merriman Lyon
American Star
Wilson
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Robert Bryson
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Charlie Cartwright
Performance.
Noel (voice) (uncredited)
Ordeal by Innocence
Philip Durant
Journey into Fear
Banat
44 Inch Chest
Meredith
The Fifth Musketeer
Fouquet
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Roger Bushell
Sitting Target
Birdy Williams
Braker
Alan Roswell
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Narrator
Bolden
Judge Perry
The Hollow Point
Leland
Villain
Wolfe Lissner
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Oliver Maxwell
Exposed
Greg Miller
The Kid
Inglés
Freelance
Mitch
Nemesis Game
Jeff Novak
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(archive footage)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Prefet de police
Too Scared to Scream
Vincent Hardwick
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Saunders
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
The Brain (Bert)
Cheaper to Keep Her
Dr. Alfred Sunshine
The Letter
Geoff
Master of Dark Shadows
Narrator
Man and Boy
Marty Mann
Torchlight
Sidney
Bollywood Queen
Frank
Grand Larceny
Flanagan
Pottersville
Bart
The Wild and the Willing
Harry Brown
Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff
The Pleasure Girls
Keith Dexter
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Tom Lynn
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
David Cleveland
Yesterday's Hero
Rod Turner
Terror in Moscow
Narrator
Sky West and Crooked
Roibin
White Goods
Ian Deegan
Code Name: Diamond Head
Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Andre Marchand
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
1989
Dick Francis: In the Frame
David Cleveland
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
Narrator
Rocket to the Moon
Willy Wax
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Age of Sail
William Avery (voice)
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier of Monaco
High Tide
Curtis
The Fantastic Journey
Sir James Camden
Miami Vice: Freefall
Gen. Manuel Borbon
Chain Letter
The Messenger of Death
Soul Survivors
Otis Cooke
TV Shows (59)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Toby Moore · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Artemis (voice) · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Leigh Emerson · 2 eps
Game of Thrones
Brother Ray · 1 eps
Columbo
Leland St. John · 1 eps
The West Wing
Nikolai Ivanovich · 1 eps
Dallas
Don Lockwood · 12 eps
Magnum, P.I.
David Norman · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Edwin Clutterbuck · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Esteban Montoya · 1 eps
Miami Vice
General Manuel Borbon · 1 eps
ONE PIECE
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Willy Wax · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Frank · 1 eps
Minder
Jack Last · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 3 eps
Ray Donovan
Malcolm Finney · 2 eps
Ray Donovan
Andrew Finney · 2 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Caulfield · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Tom · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Derek · 1 eps
American Gods
Mr. Wednesday / God Odin · 26 eps
Deadwood
Al Swearengen · 36 eps
The Twilight Zone
Chandler · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
David Garrick · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ken Harrison · 1 eps
Space: 1999
Anton Zoref · 1 eps
The Naked Truth
Leland Banks · 2 eps
Lovejoy
Lovejoy · 73 eps
Kings
King Silas Benjamin · 13 eps
The Pillars of the Earth
Waleran Bigod · 8 eps
Roots
Sir Eric Russell · 1 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
Judas Iscariot · 4 eps
War and Remembrance
Philip Rule · 8 eps
Matt Helm
Paul · 1 eps
Marco Polo
Alì Ben Youssuf · 2 eps
Redcap
Sapper Russell · 1 eps
CBS Summer Playhouse
Marbury · 1 eps
A.D.
Sejanus · 5 eps
The Fantastic Journey
Sir James Camden · 1 eps
In Deep
Jamie Lamb · 2 eps
Chillers
Steven Castle · 1 eps
Armchair Thriller
Curtis · 4 eps
Will Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe · 1 eps
The Pirate
Rashid · 2 eps
Trust
Alan Cooper-Fozard · 6 eps
Doctor Thorne
Sir Roger Scatcherd · 3 eps
Madson
John Madson · 6 eps
Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff · 4 eps
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Roger Bushell · 2 eps
Evergreen
Paul Lerner · 3 eps
Armchair Theatre
Geoffrey · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Roddy Cain · 1 eps
You Can't Win
Joe Lunn · 7 eps
Young Charlie Chaplin
Charles Chaplin Snr · 6 eps
Bare Essence
Niko Theophilus · 11 eps
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli · 4 eps
The Dame Edna Treatment
1 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · 1 eps
Going Live!
Self · 2 eps
Wick Is Pain
Self
The Making of Sexy Beast
Self
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
Self
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
Self (archive footage)
