Ian McShane
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Toby Moore
1999
Series
Game of Thrones
Brother Ray
2011
Series
The Simpsons
Artemis (voice)
1989
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
American Horror Story
Leigh Emerson
2011
Series
The West Wing
Nikolai Ivanovich
1999
Series
Columbo
Leland St. John
1971
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
Dallas
Don Lockwood
1978
Film
Coraline
Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
2009
Series
Miami Vice
Esteban Montoya
1984
Series
Miami Vice
General Manuel Borbon
1984
Series
Magnum, P.I.
David Norman
1980
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Edwin Clutterbuck
1980
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
ONE PIECE
Narrator (voice)
2023
Series
Minder
Jack Last
1979
Series
Ray Donovan
Malcolm Finney
2013
Series
Ray Donovan
Andrew Finney
2013
Series
Deadwood
Al Swearengen
2004
Film
Kung Fu Panda
Tai Lung (voice)
2008
Film
John Wick: Chapter 4
Winston
2023
Film
Ballerina
Winston
2025
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
2011
Film
Kung Fu Panda 4
Tai Lung (voice)
2024
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Film
John Wick
Winston
2014
Film
Shrek the Third
Captain Hook (voice)
2007
Series
American Gods
Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
2017
Series
The Wednesday Play
Frank
1964
Series
American Playhouse
Willy Wax
1982
Series
Space: 1999
Anton Zoref
1975
Film
John Wick: Chapter 2
Winston Scott
2017
Film
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Winston
2019
Series
Police Woman
1974
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Series
ITV Playhouse
Caulfield
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Tom
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Derek
1967
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
The Twilight Zone
Chandler
2002
Film
Death Race
Coach
2008
Film
Hercules
Amphiarus
2014
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
David Garrick
1969
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ken Harrison
1969
Film
Jack the Giant Slayer
King Brahmwell
2013
Film
Snow White and the Huntsman
Beith
2012
Series
Roots
Sir Eric Russell
1977
Series
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986
Film
Deep Cover
Metcalfe
2025
Film
The Golden Compass
Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
2007
Film
Hellboy
Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
2019
Series
The Naked Truth
Leland Banks
1995
Film
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Narrator (voice)
2010
Series
The Pillars of the Earth
Waleran Bigod
2010
Series
Jesus of Nazareth
Judas Iscariot
1977
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Film
Hot Rod
Frank Powell
2007
Film
Case 39
Detective Mike Barron
2009
Film
Grimsby
MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
2016
Series
War and Remembrance
Philip Rule
1988
Series
Kings
King Silas Benjamin
2009
Series
Matt Helm
Paul
1975
Series
Marco Polo
Alì Ben Youssuf
1982
Series
CBS Summer Playhouse
Marbury
1987
Film
Agent Cody Banks
Brinkman
2003
Film
Sexy Beast
Teddy Bass
2001
Series
A.D.
Sejanus
1985
Series
Chillers
Steven Castle
1990
Film
We Are Marshall
Paul Griffen
2006
Film
Scoop
Joe Strombel
2006
Series
The Fantastic Journey
Sir James Camden
1977
Series
Redcap
Sapper Russell
1964
Film
Wick Is Pain
Self
2025
Film
Battle of Britain
Sgt. Pilot Andy
1969
Film
Deadwood: The Movie
Al Swearengen
2019
Series
Doctor Thorne
Sir Roger Scatcherd
2016
Series
Evergreen
Paul Lerner
1985
Film
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Fred C. Dobbs
1970
Film
My Father's Dragon
Saiwa (voice)
2022
Film
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Merriman Lyon
2007
Series
In Deep
Jamie Lamb
2001
Film
Nine Lives
Larry
2005
Film
Cuban Fury
Ron Parfitt
2014
Series
Trust
Alan Cooper-Fozard
2003
Film
Jawbone
Joe Padgett
2017
Film
The Pirate
Rashid
1978
Film
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Umayya (voice)
2016
Film
A Wizard's Tale
The Grump (voice)
2018
Film
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Charlie Cartwright
1969
Series
The Pirate
Rashid
1977
Series
Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff
1967
Film
Ordeal by Innocence
Philip Durant
1984
Series
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Roger Bushell
1988
Series
Will Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
1978
Film
Ransom
Ray Petrie
1974
Film
The Last of Sheila
Anthony Wood
1973
Series
Madson
John Madson
1996
Film
The Kid
Inglés
2014
Film
The Wild and the Willing
Harry Brown
1962
Film
The Hollow Point
Leland
2016
Film
Exposed
Greg Miller
1983
Film
Bolden
Judge Perry
2019
Series
Young Charlie Chaplin
Charles Chaplin Snr
1989
Series
Bare Essence
Niko Theophilus
1983
Film
American Star
Wilson
2024
Series
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
1978
Series
Armchair Thriller
Curtis
1978
Series
The Dame Edna Treatment
2007
Film
The Fifth Musketeer
Fouquet
1979
Film
Performance.
Noel (voice) (uncredited)
1970
Film
44 Inch Chest
Meredith
2009
Film
Yesterday's Hero
Rod Turner
1979
Film
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
1978
Series
You Can't Win
Joe Lunn
1966
Film
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Roger Bushell
1988
Film
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Prefet de police
1986
Film
Too Scared to Scream
Vincent Hardwick
1984
Film
Pottersville
Bart
2017
Film
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Robert Bryson
1998
Film
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(archive footage)
2020
Series
Armchair Theatre
Geoffrey
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Roddy Cain
1956
Film
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
The Brain (Bert)
1980
Film
Sitting Target
Birdy Williams
1972
Film
Journey into Fear
Banat
1975
Film
Freelance
Mitch
1970
Film
Grand Larceny
Flanagan
1987
Film
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Tom Lynn
1970
Film
Villain
Wolfe Lissner
1971
Film
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
1989
Film
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Narrator
2021
Film
The Pleasure Girls
Keith Dexter
1965
Film
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
David Cleveland
1989
Funeral Games
Caulfield
1968
Film
Cheaper to Keep Her
Dr. Alfred Sunshine
1981
Film
The Fantastic Journey
Sir James Camden
1977
Film
Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff
1967
Film
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier of Monaco
1983
Film
The Making of Sexy Beast
Self
2001
Film
Bollywood Queen
Frank
2002
Film
Man and Boy
Marty Mann
2002
Film
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
Narrator
1997
Film
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
Self
2019
Film
Master of Dark Shadows
Narrator
2019
Film
Dick Francis: In the Frame
David Cleveland
1989
Film
Nemesis Game
Jeff Novak
2003
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Andre Marchand
1990
Film
Sky West and Crooked
Roibin
1966
Film
Code Name: Diamond Head
Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
1977
Film
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Saunders
1975
Film
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Oliver Maxwell
1999
Film
High Tide
Curtis
1980
Film
Braker
Alan Roswell
1985
Film
The Letter
Geoff
1982
Film
Miami Vice: Freefall
Gen. Manuel Borbon
1989
Film
Terror in Moscow
Narrator
2003
Film
Torchlight
Sidney
1984
Film
Rocket to the Moon
Willy Wax
1986
Film
Soul Survivors
Otis Cooke
1995
Film
Age of Sail
William Avery (voice)
2018
Film
White Goods
Ian Deegan
1994
Film
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Chain Letter
The Messenger of Death
1989
How We Used to Live
Narrator
2013
A Sound from the Sea
Tom
1970
What Would You Do?
Derek
1974