Ian McShane

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 29, 1942 (83 yrs)

place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

also known as

Ian David McShane · 이안 맥쉐인 · 伊恩·麦克沙恩 · ایان مک شین

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Coraline
7.9

Coraline

2009as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
4.5

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

1970as Fred C. Dobbs
Kung Fu Panda 4
7.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024as Tai Lung (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
7.7

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023as Winston
Kung Fu Panda
7.3

Kung Fu Panda

2008as Tai Lung (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
6.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
Ballerina
7.3

Ballerina

2025as Winston
John Wick: Chapter 2
7.3

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017as Winston Scott
Shrek the Third
6.3

Shrek the Third

2007as Captain Hook (voice)
Jack the Giant Slayer
5.9

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013as King Brahmwell
John Wick
7.5

John Wick

2014as Winston
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
7.4

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

2019as Winston
Hercules
5.8

Hercules

2014as Amphiarus
Death Race
6.3

Death Race

2008as Coach
Deep Cover
6.7

Deep Cover

2025as Metcalfe
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
6.1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010as Narrator (voice)
The Golden Compass
6.1

The Golden Compass

2007as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Hellboy
5.6

Hellboy

2019as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Grimsby
6.0

Grimsby

2016as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Snow White and the Huntsman
6.0

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012as Beith
Case 39
6.3

Case 39

2009as Detective Mike Barron
Hot Rod
6.4

Hot Rod

2007as Frank Powell
Scoop
6.6

Scoop

2006as Joe Strombel
Battle of Britain
6.9

Battle of Britain

1969as Sgt. Pilot Andy
Sexy Beast
7.0

Sexy Beast

2001as Teddy Bass
Agent Cody Banks
5.5

Agent Cody Banks

2003as Brinkman
We Are Marshall
6.9

We Are Marshall

2006as Paul Griffen
High Tide
8.0

High Tide

1980as Curtis
Wick Is Pain
7.4

Wick Is Pain

2025as Self
Deadwood: The Movie
6.7

Deadwood: The Movie

2019as Al Swearengen
Nine Lives
6.1

Nine Lives

2005as Larry
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
6.8

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

2016as Umayya (voice)
My Father's Dragon
7.1

My Father's Dragon

2022as Saiwa (voice)
Jawbone
6.2

Jawbone

2017as Joe Padgett
The Kid
6.5

The Kid

2014as Inglés
The Last of Sheila
7.0

The Last of Sheila

1973as Anthony Wood
Cuban Fury
6.1

Cuban Fury

2014as Ron Parfitt
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
5.4

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007as Merriman Lyon
Performance.
6.8

Performance.

1970as Noel (voice) (uncredited)
Ordeal by Innocence
5.1

Ordeal by Innocence

1984as Philip Durant
A Wizard's Tale
5.8

A Wizard's Tale

2018as The Grump (voice)
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
6.4

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

1998as Robert Bryson
American Star
5.7

American Star

2024as Wilson
44 Inch Chest
5.5

44 Inch Chest

2009as Meredith
Ransom
5.5

Ransom

1974as Ray Petrie
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
5.9

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969as Charlie Cartwright
Exposed
4.8

Exposed

1983as Greg Miller
The Hollow Point
5.7

The Hollow Point

2016as Leland
D.R.E.A.M. Team
5.4

D.R.E.A.M. Team

1999as Oliver Maxwell
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
5.5

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988as Roger Bushell