Ian McShane
Acting
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
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movieDeep Cover
2025
Metcalfe
movieBallerina
2025
Winston
movieKung Fu Panda 4
2024
Tai Lung (voice)
movieAmerican Star
2024
Wilson
tvONE PIECE
2023
Narrator (voice)
movieMy Father's Dragon
2022
Saiwa (voice)
movieThe Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
(archive footage)
movieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
Al Swearengen
movieBolden
2019
Judge Perry
movieMaster of Dark Shadows
2019
Narrator
movieHellboy
2019
Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
movieAge of Sail
2018
William Avery (voice)
movieA Wizard's Tale
2018
The Grump (voice)
movieJawbone
2017
Joe Padgett
tvAmerican Gods
2017
Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
movieJohn Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Winston Scott
movieBilal: A New Breed of Hero
2016
Umayya (voice)
tvDoctor Thorne
2016
Sir Roger Scatcherd
movieGrimsby
2016
MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
movieJohn Wick
2014
Winston
movieThe Kid
2014
Inglés
movieHercules
2014
Amphiarus
movieCuban Fury
2014
Ron Parfitt
tvRay Donovan
2013
Malcolm Finney / Andrew Finney
movieJack the Giant Slayer
2013
King Brahmwell
tvAmerican Horror Story
2011
Leigh Emerson
moviePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
tvGame of Thrones
2011
Brother Ray
tvThe Pillars of the Earth
2010
Waleran Bigod
movieThe Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010
Narrator (voice)
movie44 Inch Chest
2009
Meredith
movieCase 39
2009
Detective Mike Barron
movieTrevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
2009
Self (archive footage)
tvKings
2009
King Silas Benjamin
movieCoraline
2009
Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
movieDeath Race
2008
Coach
movieKung Fu Panda
2008
Tai Lung (voice)
movieThe Golden Compass
2007
Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
movieThe Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
Merriman Lyon
movieHot Rod
2007
Frank Powell
movieShrek the Third
2007
Captain Hook (voice) / Geoffrey / Roddy Cain
movieWe Are Marshall
2006
Paul Griffen
movieScoop
2006
Joe Strombel
movieNine Lives
2005
Larry
tvDeadwood
2004
Al Swearengen
movieNemesis Game
2003
Jeff Novak
movieTerror in Moscow
2003
Narrator
movieAgent Cody Banks
2003
Brinkman
tvTrust
2003
Alan Cooper-Fozard
tvThe Twilight Zone
2002
Chandler
movieMan and Boy
2002
Marty Mann
tvIn Deep
2001
Jamie Lamb
movieSexy Beast
2001
Teddy Bass
movieD.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
Oliver Maxwell
tvThe West Wing
1999
Nikolai Ivanovich
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Toby Moore
movieBabylon 5: The River of Souls
1998
Robert Bryson
tvMadson
1996
John Madson
tvThe Naked Truth
1995
Leland Banks
movieSoul Survivors
1995
Otis Cooke
movieWhite Goods
1994
Ian Deegan
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvChillers
1990
Steven Castle
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Artemis (voice)
movieDick Francis: Twice Shy
1989
David Cleveland
movieDick Francis: In the Frame
1989
David Cleveland
movieChain Letter
1989
The Messenger of Death
movieMiami Vice: Freefall
1989
Gen. Manuel Borbon
tvYoung Charlie Chaplin
1989
Charles Chaplin Snr
tvWar and Remembrance
1988
Philip Rule
tvThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Roger Bushell
movieThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Roger Bushell
tvCBS Summer Playhouse
1987
Marbury
movieGrand Larceny
1987
Flanagan
movieThe Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
Prefet de police
movieRocket to the Moon
1986
Willy Wax
tvLovejoy
1986
Lovejoy
movieBraker
1985
Alan Roswell
tvA.D.
1985
Sejanus
tvEvergreen
1985
Paul Lerner
movieToo Scared to Scream
1984
Vincent Hardwick
tvMiami Vice
1984
Esteban Montoya / General Manuel Borbon
movieOrdeal by Innocence
1984
Philip Durant
movieTorchlight
1984
Sidney
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
movieExposed
1983
Greg Miller
tvBare Essence
1983
Niko Theophilus
movieGrace Kelly
1983
Prince Rainier of Monaco
tvMarco Polo
1982
Alì Ben Youssuf
tvWogan
1982
Self
movieThe Letter
1982
Geoff
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Willy Wax
movieCheaper to Keep Her
1981
Dr. Alfred Sunshine
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
David Norman / Edwin Clutterbuck
movieThe Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1980
The Brain (Bert)
movieHigh Tide
1980
Curtis
tvMinder
1979
Jack Last
movieYesterday's Hero
1979
Rod Turner
movieThe Fifth Musketeer
1979
Fouquet
movieThe Pirate
1978
Rashid
movieDisraeli
1978
Benjamin Disraeli
tvDisraeli
1978
Benjamin Disraeli
tvLife of Shakespeare
1978
Christopher Marlowe
tvWill Shakespeare
1978
Christopher Marlowe
tvDallas
1978
Don Lockwood
tvArmchair Thriller
1978
Curtis
tvThe Pirate
1977
Rashid
movieCode Name: Diamond Head
1977
Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
tvJesus of Nazareth
1977
Judas Iscariot
movieThe Fantastic Journey
1977
Sir James Camden
tvThe Fantastic Journey
1977
Sir James Camden
tvRoots
1977
Sir Eric Russell
tvMatt Helm
1975
Paul
tvSpace: 1999
1975
Anton Zoref
movieRansom
1974
Ray Petrie
movieThe Last of Sheila
1973
Anthony Wood
movieSitting Target
1972
Birdy Williams
tvColumbo
1971
Leland St. John
movieVillain
1971
Wolfe Lissner
movieThe Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
Tom Lynn
moviePerformance.
1970
Noel (voice) (uncredited)
moviePussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970
Fred C. Dobbs
movieFreelance
1970
Mitch
movieBattle of Britain
1969
Sgt. Pilot Andy
movieIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
Charlie Cartwright
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
David Garrick / Ken Harrison
Funeral Games
1968
Caulfield
movieWuthering Heights
1967
Heathcliff
tvWuthering Heights
1967
Heathcliff
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Caulfield / Tom / Derek
tvYou Can't Win
1966
Joe Lunn
movieThe Pleasure Girls
1965
Keith Dexter
tvRedcap
1964
Sapper Russell
movieThe Wild and the Willing
1962
Harry Brown
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee
Production4
movieAmerican Star
2024
Producer
movieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
Executive Producer
movie44 Inch Chest
2009
Executive Producer
tvMadson
1996
Producer
Directing1
tvLovejoy
1986
Director