Ian McShane
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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
Credits
Coraline (2009)
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
as Winston
Shrek the Third (2007)
as Captain Hook (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
as Winston
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
as Tai Lung (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
Ballerina (2025)
as Winston
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Tai Lung (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
as Winston Scott
John Wick (2014)
as Winston
Deep Cover (2025)
as Metcalfe
Death Race (2008)
as Coach
Hercules (2014)
as Amphiarus
The Golden Compass (2007)
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
as King Brahmwell
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
as Beith
Case 39 (2009)
as Detective Mike Barron
Grimsby (2016)
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Hellboy (2019)
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Sexy Beast (2001)
as Teddy Bass
My Father's Dragon (2022)
as Saiwa (voice)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
as Brinkman
Hot Rod (2007)
as Frank Powell
We Are Marshall (2006)
as Paul Griffen
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
as Al Swearengen
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)
as Umayya (voice)
Cuban Fury (2014)
as Ron Parfitt
Battle of Britain (1969)
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
A Wizard's Tale (2018)
as The Grump (voice)
Scoop (2006)
as Joe Strombel
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
as Merriman Lyon
Wick Is Pain (2025)
as Self
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
as Roger Bushell
Nine Lives (2005)
as Larry
The Last of Sheila (1973)
as Anthony Wood
Ransom (1974)
as Ray Petrie
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
as Charlie Cartwright
Too Scared to Scream (1984)
as Vincent Hardwick
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
as Philip Durant
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)
as (archive footage)
American Star (2024)
as Wilson
44 Inch Chest (2009)
as Meredith
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
as Fred C. Dobbs
The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
as Tom Lynn
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
as Robert Bryson
Jawbone (2017)
as Joe Padgett
The Hollow Point (2016)
as Leland
Exposed (1983)
as Greg Miller
The Kid (2014)
as Inglés
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
as Oliver Maxwell
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
as Andre Marchand
The Wild and the Willing (1962)
as Harry Brown
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
as Prefet de police
Performance. (1970)
as Noel (voice) (uncredited)
Bolden (2019)
as Judge Perry
Grand Larceny (1987)
as Flanagan
Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Sitting Target (1972)
as Birdy Williams
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)
as Saunders
Dick Francis: Twice Shy (1989)
as David Cleveland
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021)
as Narrator
Sky West and Crooked (1966)
as Roibin
Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Nemesis Game (2003)
as Jeff Novak
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
as Fouquet
Bollywood Queen (2002)
as Frank
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1980)
as The Brain (Bert)
The Pleasure Girls (1965)
as Keith Dexter
Pottersville (2017)
as Bart
Journey into Fear (1975)
as Banat
Yesterday's Hero (1979)
as Rod Turner
Master of Dark Shadows (2019)
as Narrator
Disraeli (1978)
as Benjamin Disraeli
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn (2019)
as Self
Man and Boy (2002)
as Marty Mann
Villain (1971)
as Wolfe Lissner
Dick Francis: In the Frame (1989)
as David Cleveland
The Making of Sexy Beast (2001)
as Self
Freelance (1970)
as Mitch
Rocket to the Moon (1986)
as Willy Wax
Dick Francis: Blood Sport (1989)
Actor
The Fantastic Journey (1977)
as Sir James Camden
Wuthering Heights (1967)
as Heathcliff
A Sound from the Sea (1970)
as Tom
Grace Kelly (1983)
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
Funeral Games (1968)
as Caulfield
Torchlight (1984)
as Sidney
What Would You Do? (1974)
as Derek
Miami Vice: Freefall (1989)
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
Soul Survivors (1995)
as Otis Cooke
Terror in Moscow (2003)
as Narrator
Braker (1985)
as Alan Roswell
The Letter (1982)
as Geoff
Chain Letter (1989)
as The Messenger of Death
High Tide (1980)
as Curtis
Traders of the Lost Scrolls (1997)
as Narrator
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
How We Used to Live (2013)
as Narrator
White Goods (1994)
as Ian Deegan
Age of Sail (2018)
as William Avery (voice)