Ian McShane
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1942
- Birthplace
- Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort 2025
as Blackbeard (voice)
Deep Cover 2025
as Metcalfe
Ballerina 2025
as Winston
Wick Is Pain 2025
as Self
Kung Fu Panda 4 2024
as Tai Lung (voice)
American Star 2024
as Wilson, Producer
John Wick: Chapter 4 2023
as Winston
My Father's Dragon 2022
as Saiwa (voice)
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story 2021
as Narrator
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU 2020
as (archive footage)
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn 2019
as Self
Deadwood: The Movie 2019
as Al Swearengen, Executive Producer
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019
as Winston
Bolden 2019
as Judge Perry
Master of Dark Shadows 2019
as Narrator
Hellboy 2019
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Age of Sail 2018
as William Avery (voice)
A Wizard's Tale 2018
as The Grump (voice)
Pottersville 2017
as Bart
Jawbone 2017
as Joe Padgett
John Wick: Chapter 2 2017
as Winston Scott
The Hollow Point 2016
as Leland
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero 2016
as Umayya (voice)
Grimsby 2016
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
John Wick 2014
as Winston
The Kid 2014
as Inglés
Hercules 2014
as Amphiarus
Cuban Fury 2014
as Ron Parfitt
- How We Used to Live
How We Used to Live 2013
as Narrator
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013
as King Brahmwell
Snow White and the Huntsman 2012
as Beith
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
The Sorcerer's Apprentice 2010
as Narrator (voice)
44 Inch Chest 2009
as Meredith, Executive Producer
Case 39 2009
as Detective Mike Barron
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Coraline 2009
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Death Race 2008
as Coach
Kung Fu Panda 2008
as Tai Lung (voice)
The Golden Compass 2007
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising 2007
as Merriman Lyon
Hot Rod 2007
as Frank Powell
Shrek the Third 2007
as Captain Hook (voice)
We Are Marshall 2006
as Paul Griffen
Scoop 2006
as Joe Strombel
Nine Lives 2005
as Larry
Nemesis Game 2003
as Jeff Novak
Terror in Moscow 2003
as Narrator
Agent Cody Banks 2003
as Brinkman
Bollywood Queen 2002
as Frank
Man and Boy 2002
as Marty Mann
The Making of Sexy Beast 2001
as Self
Sexy Beast 2001
as Teddy Bass
D.R.E.A.M. Team 1999
as Oliver Maxwell
Babylon 5: The River of Souls 1998
as Robert Bryson
Traders of the Lost Scrolls 1997
as Narrator
Soul Survivors 1995
as Otis Cooke
White Goods 1994
as Ian Deegan
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception 1990
as Andre Marchand
Dick Francis: Twice Shy 1989
as David Cleveland
Dick Francis: In the Frame 1989
as David Cleveland
Dick Francis: Blood Sport 1989
Actor
Chain Letter 1989
as The Messenger of Death
Miami Vice: Freefall 1989
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 1988
as Roger Bushell
Grand Larceny 1987
as Flanagan
The Murders in the Rue Morgue 1986
as Prefet de police
Rocket to the Moon 1986
as Willy Wax
Braker 1985
as Alan Roswell
Too Scared to Scream 1984
as Vincent Hardwick
Ordeal by Innocence 1984
as Philip Durant
Torchlight 1984
as Sidney
Exposed 1983
as Greg Miller
Grace Kelly 1983
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
The Letter 1982
as Geoff
Cheaper to Keep Her 1981
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery 1980
as The Brain (Bert)
High Tide 1980
as Curtis
Yesterday's Hero 1979
as Rod Turner
The Fifth Musketeer 1979
as Fouquet
Disraeli 1978
as Benjamin Disraeli
Code Name: Diamond Head 1977
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
The Fantastic Journey 1977
as Sir James Camden
The Lives of Jenny Dolan 1975
as Saunders
Journey into Fear 1975
as Banat
Ransom 1974
as Ray Petrie
- What Would You Do?
What Would You Do? 1974
as Derek
The Last of Sheila 1973
as Anthony Wood
Sitting Target 1972
as Birdy Williams
Villain 1971
as Wolfe Lissner
The Ballad of Tam Lin 1970
as Tom Lynn
- A Sound from the Sea
A Sound from the Sea 1970
as Tom
Performance. 1970
as Noel (voice) (uncredited)
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You 1970
as Fred C. Dobbs
Freelance 1970
as Mitch
Battle of Britain 1969
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969
as Charlie Cartwright
- Funeral Games
Funeral Games 1968
as Caulfield
Wuthering Heights 1967
as Heathcliff
Sky West and Crooked 1966
as Roibin
The Pleasure Girls 1965
as Keith Dexter
The Wild and the Willing 1962
as Harry Brown
Credits from TMDB.