Ian McShane

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

164

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-09-29 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Ian McShane

Biography

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

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Ballerina

    Ballerina

  • ONE PIECE

    ONE PIECE

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Minder

    Minder

  • American Gods

    American Gods

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Deadwood

    Deadwood

  • Coraline

    Coraline

  • John Wick: Chapter 4

    John Wick: Chapter 4

  • Kung Fu Panda 4

    Kung Fu Panda 4

  • Kung Fu Panda

    Kung Fu Panda

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

  • John Wick: Chapter 2

    John Wick: Chapter 2

  • The Pillars of the Earth

    The Pillars of the Earth

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Shrek the Third

    Shrek the Third

  • John Wick

    John Wick

  • Ransom

    Ransom

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Deadwood: The Movie

    Deadwood: The Movie

  • Sitting Target

    Sitting Target

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • Pottersville

    Pottersville

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • Jawbone

    Jawbone

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Death Race

    Death Race

  • Villain

    Villain

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • Braker

    Braker

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Torchlight

    Torchlight

  • Bolden

    Bolden

  • Hot Rod

    Hot Rod

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

  • Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

    Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team

    D.R.E.A.M. Team

  • Kings

    Kings

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

  • Grimsby

    Grimsby

  • Snow White and the Huntsman

    Snow White and the Huntsman

  • Hellboy

    Hellboy

  • Yesterday's Hero

    Yesterday's Hero

  • War and Remembrance

    War and Remembrance

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • The Kid

    The Kid

  • The Pirate

    The Pirate

  • Dick Francis: Twice Shy

    Dick Francis: Twice Shy

  • Case 39

    Case 39

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

  • Chillers

    Chillers

  • Man and Boy

    Man and Boy

  • Evergreen

    Evergreen

  • Wick Is Pain

    Wick Is Pain

  • Age of Sail

    Age of Sail

  • Disraeli

    Disraeli

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Freelance

    Freelance

  • The Fantastic Journey

    The Fantastic Journey

  • Agent Cody Banks

    Agent Cody Banks

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Redcap

    Redcap

  • The Fifth Musketeer

    The Fifth Musketeer

  • Doctor Thorne

    Doctor Thorne

  • Sexy Beast

    Sexy Beast

  • Nemesis Game

    Nemesis Game

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

    Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

  • Grand Larceny

    Grand Larceny

  • Funeral Games

    Funeral Games

  • The Last of Sheila

    The Last of Sheila

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • Dick Francis: Blood Sport

    Dick Francis: Blood Sport

  • Grace Kelly

    Grace Kelly

  • Armchair Thriller

    Armchair Thriller

  • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

    The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

  • The Hollow Point

    The Hollow Point

  • Nine Lives

    Nine Lives

  • The Pleasure Girls

    The Pleasure Girls

  • Life of Shakespeare

    Life of Shakespeare

  • Ordeal by Innocence

    Ordeal by Innocence

  • Cuban Fury

    Cuban Fury

  • Disraeli

    Disraeli

  • American Star

    American Star

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Bare Essence

    Bare Essence

  • Young Charlie Chaplin

    Young Charlie Chaplin

  • 44 Inch Chest

    44 Inch Chest

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • The Dame Edna Treatment

    The Dame Edna Treatment

  • Trust

    Trust

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

  • Madson

    Madson

  • A Wizard's Tale

    A Wizard's Tale

  • The Fantastic Journey

    The Fantastic Journey

  • Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

    Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

  • Journey into Fear

    Journey into Fear

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Babylon 5: The River of Souls

    Babylon 5: The River of Souls

  • The Making of Sexy Beast

    The Making of Sexy Beast

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Too Scared to Scream

    Too Scared to Scream

  • The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

    The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

  • High Tide

    High Tide

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue

    The Murders in the Rue Morgue

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

  • Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

    Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

  • The Ballad of Tam Lin

    The Ballad of Tam Lin

  • Bollywood Queen

    Bollywood Queen

  • You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

  • Rocket to the Moon

    Rocket to the Moon

  • Cheaper to Keep Her

    Cheaper to Keep Her

  • Code Name: Diamond Head

    Code Name: Diamond Head

  • Soul Survivors

    Soul Survivors

  • The Wild and the Willing

    The Wild and the Willing

  • White Goods

    White Goods

  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

  • A Sound from the Sea

    A Sound from the Sea

  • Terror in Moscow

    Terror in Moscow

  • Sky West and Crooked

    Sky West and Crooked

  • The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

    The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

  • Master of Dark Shadows

    Master of Dark Shadows

  • Chain Letter

    Chain Letter

  • Traders of the Lost Scrolls

    Traders of the Lost Scrolls

  • What Would You Do?

    What Would You Do?

  • How We Used to Live

    How We Used to Live

  • Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm

    Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm