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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Wick Is Pain | Self | 2025-05-08 |
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Deep Cover | Metcalfe | 2025-06-12 |
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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 | 2023-03-22 |
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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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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Winston | 2019-05-15 |
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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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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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Master of Dark Shadows | Narrator | 2019-04-16 |
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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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John Wick: Chapter 2 | Winston Scott | 2017-02-08 |
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Jawbone | Joe Padgett | 2017-05-12 |
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Pottersville | Bart | 2017-11-10 |
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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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El Niño | Inglés | 2014-08-29 |
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Cuban Fury | Ron Parfitt | 2014-02-14 |
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Hercules | Amphiarus | 2014-07-23 |
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John Wick | Winston | 2014-10-22 |
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How We Used to Live | Narrator | 2013-10-11 |
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Jack the Giant Slayer | King Brahmwell | 2013-02-27 |
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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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Coraline | Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) | 2009-02-05 |
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Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm | Self (archive footage) | 2009-06-16 |
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Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | 2009-08-13 |
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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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Hot Rod | Frank Powell | 2007-08-03 |
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The Golden Compass | Ragnar Sturlusson (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
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The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | Merriman Lyon | 2007-10-05 |
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Shrek the Third | Captain Hook (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
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We Are Marshall | Paul Griffen | 2006-12-12 |
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Scoop | Joe Strombel | 2006-07-27 |
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Nine Lives | Larry | 2005-09-02 |
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Nemesis Game | Jeff Novak | 2003-09-16 |
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Agent Cody Banks | Brinkman | 2003-03-14 |
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Terror in Moscow | Narrator | 2003-05-12 |
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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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The Making of Sexy Beast | Self | 2001-07-13 |
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Sexy Beast | Teddy Bass | 2000-09-13 |
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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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Dick Francis: Twice Shy | David Cleveland | 1989-12-14 |
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Chain Letter | The Messenger of Death | 1989-08-05 |
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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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The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Prefet de police | 1986-12-07 |
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Rocket to the Moon | Willy Wax | 1986-05-05 |
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Braker | Alan Roswell | 1985-04-28 |
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Torchlight | Sidney | 1985-02-01 |
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Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | 1984-09-28 |
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Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | 1984-06-22 |
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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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High Tide | Curtis | 1980-03-11 |
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The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | The Brain (Bert) | 1980-05-13 |
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The Fifth Musketeer | Fouquet | 1979-04-06 |
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Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | 1979-04-24 |
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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 | 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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Performance | Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited) | 1970-08-03 |
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The Ballad of Tam Lin | Tom Lynn | 1970-12-01 |
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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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Freelance | Mitch | 1970-01-01 |
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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 |