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