Ian McShane

Acting

Ian McShane

Born September 29, 1942Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK161 credits

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

Filmography

Deep Cover
2025Deep Cover
as MetcalfeMovie
Ballerina
2025Ballerina
as WinstonMovie
Wick Is Pain
2025Wick Is Pain
as SelfMovie
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024Kung Fu Panda 4
as Tai Lung (voice)Movie
American Star
2024American Star
as WilsonMovie
ONE PIECE
2023ONE PIECE
as Narrator (voice)TV
My Father's Dragon
2022My Father's Dragon
as Saiwa (voice)Movie
Deadwood: The Movie
2019Deadwood: The Movie
as Al SwearengenMovie
Bolden
2019Bolden
as Judge PerryMovie
Hellboy
2019Hellboy
as Trevor "Broom" BruttenholmMovie
Age of Sail
2018Age of Sail
as William Avery (voice)Movie
A Wizard's Tale
2018A Wizard's Tale
as The Grump (voice)Movie
Pottersville
2017Pottersville
as BartMovie
Jawbone
2017Jawbone
as Joe PadgettMovie
American Gods
2017American Gods
as Mr. Wednesday / God OdinTV
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017John Wick: Chapter 2
as Winston ScottMovie
The Hollow Point
2016The Hollow Point
as LelandMovie
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
2016Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
as Umayya (voice)Movie
Doctor Thorne
2016Doctor Thorne
as Sir Roger ScatcherdTV
Grimsby
2016Grimsby
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)Movie
John Wick
2014John Wick
as WinstonMovie
The Kid
2014The Kid
as InglésMovie
Hercules
2014Hercules
as AmphiarusMovie
Cuban Fury
2014Cuban Fury
as Ron ParfittMovie
H
2013How We Used to Live
as NarratorMovie
Ray Donovan
2013Ray Donovan
as Malcolm FinneyTV
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013Jack the Giant Slayer
as King BrahmwellMovie
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Story
as Leigh EmersonTV
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Edward "Blackbeard" TeachMovie
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thrones
as Brother RayTV
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Narrator (voice)Movie
44 Inch Chest
200944 Inch Chest
as MeredithMovie
Case 39
2009Case 39
as Detective Mike BarronMovie
Kings
2009Kings
as King Silas BenjaminTV
Coraline
2009Coraline
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)Movie
Death Race
2008Death Race
as CoachMovie
Kung Fu Panda
2008Kung Fu Panda
as Tai Lung (voice)Movie
The Golden Compass
2007The Golden Compass
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)Movie
Hot Rod
2007Hot Rod
as Frank PowellMovie
Shrek the Third
2007Shrek the Third
as Captain Hook (voice)Movie
We Are Marshall
2006We Are Marshall
as Paul GriffenMovie
Scoop
2006Scoop
as Joe StrombelMovie
Nine Lives
2005Nine Lives
as LarryMovie
Deadwood
2004Deadwood
as Al SwearengenTV
Nemesis Game
2003Nemesis Game
as Jeff NovakMovie
Terror in Moscow
2003Terror in Moscow
as NarratorMovie
Agent Cody Banks
2003Agent Cody Banks
as BrinkmanMovie
Trust
2003Trust
as Alan Cooper-FozardTV
Bollywood Queen
2002Bollywood Queen
as FrankMovie
Man and Boy
2002Man and Boy
as Marty MannMovie
In Deep
2001In Deep
as Jamie LambTV
Sexy Beast
2001Sexy Beast
as Teddy BassMovie
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Oliver MaxwellMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Nikolai IvanovichTV
Madson
1996Madson
as John MadsonTV
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truth
as Leland BanksTV
Soul Survivors
1995Soul Survivors
as Otis CookeMovie
White Goods
1994White Goods
as Ian DeeganMovie
GMTV
1993GMTV
as SelfTV
Chillers
1990Chillers
as Steven CastleTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Artemis (voice)TV
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
1989Dick Francis: Twice Shy
as David ClevelandMovie
Dick Francis: In the Frame
1989Dick Francis: In the Frame
as David ClevelandMovie
Chain Letter
1989Chain Letter
as The Messenger of DeathMovie
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989Young Charlie Chaplin
as Charles Chaplin SnrTV
War and Remembrance
1988War and Remembrance
as Philip RuleTV
Grand Larceny
1987Grand Larceny
as FlanaganMovie
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986The Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Prefet de policeMovie
Rocket to the Moon
1986Rocket to the Moon
as Willy WaxMovie
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoy
as LovejoyTV
Braker
1985Braker
as Alan RoswellMovie
A.D.
1985A.D.
as SejanusTV
Evergreen
1985Evergreen
as Paul LernerTV
Too Scared to Scream
1984Too Scared to Scream
as Vincent HardwickMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Vice
as Esteban MontoyaTV
Ordeal by Innocence
1984Ordeal by Innocence
as Philip DurantMovie
Torchlight
1984Torchlight
as SidneyMovie
Natural World
1983Natural World
as NarratorTV
Exposed
1983Exposed
as Greg MillerMovie
Bare Essence
1983Bare Essence
as Niko TheophilusTV
Grace Kelly
1983Grace Kelly
as Prince Rainier of MonacoMovie
Marco Polo
1982Marco Polo
as Alì Ben YoussufTV
Wogan
1982Wogan
as SelfTV
The Letter
1982The Letter
as GeoffMovie
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981Cheaper to Keep Her
as Dr. Alfred SunshineMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.
as David NormanTV
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1980The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
as The Brain (Bert)Movie
High Tide
1980High Tide
as CurtisMovie
Minder
1979Minder
as Jack LastTV
Yesterday's Hero
1979Yesterday's Hero
as Rod TurnerMovie
The Pirate
1978The Pirate
as RashidMovie
Disraeli
1978Disraeli
as Benjamin DisraeliMovie
Disraeli
1978Disraeli
as Benjamin DisraeliTV
Life of Shakespeare
1978Life of Shakespeare
as Christopher MarloweTV
Dallas
1978Dallas
as Don LockwoodTV
The Pirate
1977The Pirate
as RashidTV
Code Name: Diamond Head
1977Code Name: Diamond Head
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard ButlerMovie
Jesus of Nazareth
1977Jesus of Nazareth
as Judas IscariotTV
The Fantastic Journey
1977The Fantastic Journey
as Sir James CamdenMovie
The Fantastic Journey
1977The Fantastic Journey
as Sir James CamdenTV
Roots
1977Roots
as Sir Eric RussellTV
Matt Helm
1975Matt Helm
as PaulTV
Space: 1999
1975Space: 1999
as Anton ZorefTV
Ransom
1974Ransom
as Ray PetrieMovie
The Last of Sheila
1973The Last of Sheila
as Anthony WoodMovie
Sitting Target
1972Sitting Target
as Birdy WilliamsMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Leland St. JohnTV
Villain
1971Villain
as Wolfe LissnerMovie
Performance
1970Performance
as Noel (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Freelance
1970Freelance
as MitchMovie
Battle of Britain
1969Battle of Britain
as Sgt. Pilot AndyMovie
F
1968Funeral Games
as CaulfieldMovie
Wuthering Heights
1967Wuthering Heights
as HeathcliffMovie
Wuthering Heights
1967Wuthering Heights
as HeathcliffTV
ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouse
as CaulfieldTV
You Can't Win
1966You Can't Win
as Joe LunnTV
The Pleasure Girls
1965The Pleasure Girls
as Keith DexterMovie
Redcap
1964Redcap
as Sapper RussellTV
The Wild and the Willing
1962The Wild and the Willing
as Harry BrownMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - PresenterTV