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