Known For
Acting
Known Credits
174
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 29, 1942 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
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| 2025 | Deep Coveras Metcalfe | |
| 2025 | Ballerinaas Winston | |
| 2025 | Wick Is Painas Self | |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4as Tai Lung (voice) | |
| 2024 | American Staras Wilson | |
| 2023 | ONE PIECEas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4as Winston | |
| 2022 | My Father's Dragonas Saiwa (voice) | |
| 2021 | Robbo: The Bryan Robson Storyas Narrator | |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUas (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self | |
| 2019 | Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Rebornas Self | |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movieas Al Swearengen | |
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellumas Winston | |
| 2019 | Boldenas Judge Perry | |
| 2019 | Master of Dark Shadowsas Narrator | |
| 2019 | Hellboyas Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm | |
| 2018 | Age of Sailas William Avery (voice) | |
| 2018 | A Wizard's Taleas The Grump (voice) | |
| 2017 | Pottersvilleas Bart | |
| 2017 | Jawboneas Joe Padgett | |
| 2017 | American Godsas Mr. Wednesday / God Odin | |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2as Winston Scott | |
| 2016 | The Hollow Pointas Leland | |
| 2016 | Bilal: A New Breed of Heroas Umayya (voice) | |
| 2016 | Doctor Thorneas Sir Roger Scatcherd | |
| 2016 | Grimsbyas MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited) | |
| 2014 | John Wickas Winston | |
| 2014 | The Kidas Inglés | |
| 2014 | Herculesas Amphiarus | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self | |
| 2014 | Cuban Furyas Ron Parfitt | |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jonesas Self | |
| 2013 | How We Used to Liveas Narrator | |
| 2013 | Ray Donovanas Andrew Finney | |
| 2013 | Ray Donovanas Malcolm Finney | |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayeras King Brahmwell | |
| 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsmanas Beith | |
| 2011 | American Horror Storyas Leigh Emerson | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesas Edward "Blackbeard" Teach | |
| 2011 | Game of Thronesas Brother Ray | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earthas Waleran Bigod | |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprenticeas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chestas Meredith | |
| 2009 | Case 39as Detective Mike Barron | |
| 2009 | Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythmas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Kingsas King Silas Benjamin | |
| 2009 | Coralineas Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) | |
| 2008 | Death Raceas Coach | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Pandaas Tai Lung (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compassas Ragnar Sturlusson (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Seeker: The Dark Is Risingas Merriman Lyon | |
| 2007 | Hot Rodas Frank Powell | |
| 2007 | Shrek the Thirdas Captain Hook (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Dame Edna Treatmentas | |
| 2006 | We Are Marshallas Paul Griffen | |
| 2006 | The One Showas Self | |
| 2006 | Scoopas Joe Strombel | |
| 2005 | Nine Livesas Larry | |
| 2004 | Deadwoodas Al Swearengen | |
| 2003 | Nemesis Gameas Jeff Novak | |
| 2003 | Terror in Moscowas Narrator | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banksas Brinkman | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maheras Self | |
| 2003 | Trustas Alan Cooper-Fozard | |
| 2002 | Bollywood Queenas Frank | |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zoneas Chandler | |
| 2002 | Man and Boyas Marty Mann | |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self | |
| 2001 | The Making of Sexy Beastas Self | |
| 2001 | In Deepas Jamie Lamb | |
| 2001 | Sexy Beastas Teddy Bass | |
| 1999 | D.R.E.A.M. Teamas Oliver Maxwell | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas Nikolai Ivanovich | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Toby Moore | |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: The River of Soulsas Robert Bryson | |
| 1997 | Traders of the Lost Scrollsas Narrator | |
| 1996 | The Daily Showas Self | |
| 1996 | Madsonas John Madson | |
| 1995 | The Naked Truthas Leland Banks | |
| 1995 | Soul Survivorsas Otis Cooke | |
| 1994 | White Goodsas Ian Deegan | |
| 1993 | GMTVas Self | |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deceptionas Andre Marchand | |
| 1990 | Chillersas Steven Castle | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas Artemis (voice) | |
| 1989 | Dick Francis: Twice Shyas David Cleveland | |
| 1989 | Dick Francis: In the Frameas David Cleveland | |
| 1989 | Dick Francis: Blood Sportas | |
| 1989 | Chain Letteras The Messenger of Death | |
| 1989 | Miami Vice: Freefallas Gen. Manuel Borbon | |
| 1989 | Young Charlie Chaplinas Charles Chaplin Snr | |
| 1988 | War and Remembranceas Philip Rule | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Storyas Roger Bushell | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Storyas Roger Bushell | |
| 1987 | Going Live!as Self | |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouseas Marbury | |
| 1987 | Grand Larcenyas Flanagan | |
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue Morgueas Prefet de police | |
| 1986 | Rocket to the Moonas Willy Wax | |
| 1986 | Lovejoyas Lovejoy | |
| 1985 | Brakeras Alan Roswell | |
| 1985 | A.D.as Sejanus | |
| 1985 | Evergreenas Paul Lerner | |
| 1984 | Too Scared to Screamas Vincent Hardwick | |
| 1984 | Miami Viceas Esteban Montoya | |
| 1984 | Miami Viceas General Manuel Borbon | |
| 1984 | Ordeal by Innocenceas Philip Durant | |
| 1984 | Torchlightas Sidney | |
| 1983 | Natural Worldas Narrator | |
| 1983 | Exposedas Greg Miller | |
| 1983 | Bare Essenceas Niko Theophilus | |
| 1983 | Grace Kellyas Prince Rainier of Monaco | |
| 1982 | Marco Poloas Alì Ben Youssuf | |
| 1982 | Woganas Self | |
| 1982 | The Letteras Geoff | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Willy Wax | |
| 1981 | Cheaper to Keep Heras Dr. Alfred Sunshine | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.as David Norman | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.as Edwin Clutterbuck | |
| 1980 | The Great Riviera Bank Robberyas The Brain (Bert) | |
| 1980 | High Tideas Curtis | |
| 1979 | Minderas Jack Last | |
| 1979 | Yesterday's Heroas Rod Turner | |
| 1979 | The Fifth Musketeeras Fouquet | |
| 1978 | The Pirateas Rashid | |
| 1978 | Disraelias Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 1978 | Disraelias Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 1978 | Life of Shakespeareas Christopher Marlowe | |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeareas Christopher Marlowe | |
| 1978 | Dallasas Don Lockwood | |
| 1978 | Armchair Thrilleras Curtis | |
| 1977 | The Pirateas Rashid | |
| 1977 | Code Name: Diamond Headas Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler | |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazarethas Judas Iscariot | |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journeyas Sir James Camden | |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journeyas Sir James Camden | |
| 1977 | Rootsas Sir Eric Russell | |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolanas Saunders | |
| 1975 | Matt Helmas Paul | |
| 1975 | Space: 1999as Anton Zoref | |
| 1975 | Journey into Fearas Banat | |
| 1974 | Ransomas Ray Petrie | |
| 1974 | Police Womanas | |
| 1974 | What Would You Do?as Derek | |
| 1973 | The Last of Sheilaas Anthony Wood | |
| 1972 | Sitting Targetas Birdy Williams | |
| 1971 | Columboas Leland St. John | |
| 1971 | Villainas Wolfe Lissner | |
| 1970 | The Ballad of Tam Linas Tom Lynn | |
| 1970 | A Sound from the Seaas Tom | |
| 1970 | Performance.as Noel (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love Youas Fred C. Dobbs | |
| 1970 | Freelanceas Mitch | |
| 1969 | Battle of Britainas Sgt. Pilot Andy | |
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgiumas Charlie Cartwright | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatreas David Garrick | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Ken Harrison | |
| 1968 | Funeral Gamesas Caulfield | |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heightsas Heathcliff | |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heightsas Heathcliff | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Caulfield | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Derek | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Tom | |
| 1966 | You Can't Winas Joe Lunn | |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crookedas Roibin | |
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girlsas Keith Dexter | |
| 1964 | Redcapas Sapper Russell | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Frank | |
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willingas Harry Brown | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Geoffrey | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Roddy Cain | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | American Star...Producer | |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie...Executive Producer | |
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest...Executive Producer | |
| 1996 | Madson...Producer | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy...Director |
