1942-09-29 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.
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Ballerina | Winston | 2025-06-04 |
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Deep Cover | Metcalfe | 2025-06-12 |
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Wick Is Pain | Self | 2025-05-08 |
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American Star | Wilson | 2024-01-26 |
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Kung Fu Panda 4 | Tai Lung (voice) | 2024-03-02 |
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John Wick: Chapter 4 | Winston | 2023-03-21 |
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My Father's Dragon | Saiwa (voice) | 2022-11-04 |
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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story | Narrator | 2021-11-29 |
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU | (archive footage) | 2020-01-02 |
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Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn | Self | 2019-07-23 |
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Deadwood: The Movie | Al Swearengen | 2019-05-31 |
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Winston | 2019-05-15 |
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Master of Dark Shadows | Narrator | 2019-04-16 |
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Bolden | Judge Perry | 2019-05-03 |
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Hellboy | Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm | 2019-04-10 |
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Age of Sail | William Avery (voice) | 2018-08-29 |
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A Wizard's Tale | The Grump (voice) | 2018-03-01 |
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Pottersville | Bart | 2017-11-10 |
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Jawbone | Joe Padgett | 2017-05-12 |
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John Wick: Chapter 2 | Winston Scott | 2017-02-08 |
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Grimsby | MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited) | 2016-02-24 |
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The Hollow Point | Leland | 2016-12-16 |
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Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Umayya (voice) | 2016-09-08 |
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John Wick | Winston | 2014-10-22 |
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Hercules | Amphiarus | 2014-07-23 |
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El Niño | Inglés | 2014-08-29 |
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Cuban Fury | Ron Parfitt | 2014-02-14 |
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Jack the Giant Slayer | King Brahmwell | 2013-02-27 |
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How We Used to Live | Narrator | 2013-10-11 |
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Snow White and the Huntsman | Beith | 2012-05-30 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Edward "Blackbeard" Teach | 2011-05-15 |
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Narrator (voice) | 2010-07-13 |
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44 Inch Chest | Meredith | 2009-10-08 |
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Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | 2009-08-13 |
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Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm | Self (archive footage) | 2009-06-16 |
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Coraline | Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) | 2009-02-05 |
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Death Race | Coach | 2008-08-22 |
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Kung Fu Panda | Tai Lung (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
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Shrek the Third | Captain Hook (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
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Hot Rod | Frank Powell | 2007-08-03 |
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The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Merriman Lyon | 2007-10-05 |
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The Golden Compass | Ragnar Sturlusson (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
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Scoop | Joe Strombel | 2006-07-27 |
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We Are Marshall | Paul Griffen | 2006-12-12 |
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Nine Lives | Larry | 2005-09-02 |
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Terror in Moscow | Narrator | 2003-05-12 |
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Agent Cody Banks | Brinkman | 2003-03-14 |
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Nemesis Game | Jeff Novak | 2003-09-16 |
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Man and Boy | Marty Mann | 2002-03-30 |
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Bollywood Queen | Frank | 2002-12-11 |
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Sexy Beast | Teddy Bass | 2001-01-12 |
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The Making of Sexy Beast | Self | 2001-07-13 |
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D.R.E.A.M. Team | Oliver Maxwell | 1999-09-25 |
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Babylon 5: The River of Souls | Robert Bryson | 1998-12-20 |
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Traders of the Lost Scrolls | Narrator | 1997-10-31 |
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Soul Survivors | Otis Cooke | 1995-09-10 |
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White Goods | Ian Deegan | 1994-01-01 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Andre Marchand | 1990-03-11 |
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Chain Letter | The Messenger of Death | 1989-08-05 |
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Dick Francis: Twice Shy | David Cleveland | 1989-12-14 |
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Dick Francis: Blood Sport | 1989-10-24 | |
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Dick Francis: In the Frame | David Cleveland | 1989-11-19 |
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Roger Bushell | 1988-11-05 |
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Grand Larceny | Flanagan | 1987-01-01 |
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Rocket to the Moon | Willy Wax | 1986-05-05 |
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Prefet de police | 1986-12-07 |
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Braker | Alan Roswell | 1985-04-28 |
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Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | 1984-06-22 |
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Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | 1984-09-28 |
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Torchlight | Sidney | 1984-05-14 |
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Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | 1983-02-21 |
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Exposed | Greg Miller | 1983-04-22 |
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The Letter | Geoff | 1982-05-03 |
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Cheaper to Keep Her | Dr. Alfred Sunshine | 1981-01-01 |
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The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | The Brain (Bert) | 1980-05-13 |
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High Tide | Curtis | 1980-03-11 |
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Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | 1979-04-24 |
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The Fifth Musketeer | Fouquet | 1979-04-06 |
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The Pirate | Rashid | 1978-11-21 |
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Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | 1978-09-05 |
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The Fantastic Journey | Sir James Camden | 1977-02-03 |
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Code Name: Diamond Head | Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler | 1977-05-03 |
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Journey into Fear | Banat | 1975-08-08 |
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The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Saunders | 1975-10-27 |
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What Would You Do? | Derek | 1974-02-19 |
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Ransom | Ray Petrie | 1974-12-06 |
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The Last of Sheila | Anthony Wood | 1973-06-14 |
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Sitting Target | Birdy Williams | 1972-05-01 |
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Villain | Wolfe Lissner | 1971-05-26 |
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A Sound from the Sea | Tom | 1970-08-17 |
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Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Fred C. Dobbs | 1970-03-25 |
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The Ballad of Tam Lin | Tom Lynn | 1970-12-01 |
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Freelance | Mitch | 1970-01-01 |
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Performance | Noel (voice) (uncredited) | 1970-08-03 |
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Battle of Britain | Sgt. Pilot Andy | 1969-09-15 |
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Charlie Cartwright | 1969-04-24 |
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Funeral Games | Caulfield | 1968-08-26 |
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Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 1967-10-28 |
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Sky West and Crooked | Roibin | 1966-01-14 |
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The Pleasure Girls | Keith Dexter | 1965-05-01 |
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The Wild and the Willing | Harry Brown | 1962-10-16 |