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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • 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.

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • ONE PIECE

    ONE PIECE

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Ballerina

    Ballerina

  • Minder

    Minder

  • American Gods

    American Gods

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Ray Donovan

    Ray Donovan

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  • Deadwood

    Deadwood

  • Kung Fu Panda 4

    Kung Fu Panda 4

  • John Wick: Chapter 4

    John Wick: Chapter 4

  • Coraline

    Coraline

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Kung Fu Panda

    Kung Fu Panda

  • The Pillars of the Earth

    The Pillars of the Earth

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • John Wick: Chapter 2

    John Wick: Chapter 2

  • Shrek the Third

    Shrek the Third

  • Ransom

    Ransom

  • John Wick

    John Wick

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Deadwood: The Movie

    Deadwood: The Movie

  • Jawbone

    Jawbone

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Pottersville

    Pottersville

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • Torchlight

    Torchlight

  • The Naked Truth

    The Naked Truth

  • Bolden

    Bolden

  • Death Race

    Death Race

  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    Jack the Giant Slayer

  • Roots

    Roots

  • Braker

    Braker

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • Sitting Target

    Sitting Target

  • Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

    Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

  • Hot Rod

    Hot Rod

  • Deep Cover

    Deep Cover

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • CBS Summer Playhouse

    CBS Summer Playhouse

  • Villain

    Villain

  • Kings

    Kings

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass

  • Hellboy

    Hellboy

  • Grimsby

    Grimsby

  • The Pirate

    The Pirate

  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

  • War and Remembrance

    War and Remembrance

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team

    D.R.E.A.M. Team

  • Snow White and the Huntsman

    Snow White and the Huntsman

  • Case 39

    Case 39

  • Yesterday's Hero

    Yesterday's Hero

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • Chillers

    Chillers

  • The Kid

    The Kid

  • Dick Francis: Twice Shy

    Dick Francis: Twice Shy

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Evergreen

    Evergreen

  • Man and Boy

    Man and Boy

  • Doctor Thorne

    Doctor Thorne

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Disraeli

    Disraeli

  • Wick Is Pain

    Wick Is Pain

  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

  • Sexy Beast

    Sexy Beast

  • Freelance

    Freelance

  • Agent Cody Banks

    Agent Cody Banks

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • The Fantastic Journey

    The Fantastic Journey

  • Redcap

    Redcap

  • Age of Sail

    Age of Sail

  • Funeral Games

    Funeral Games

  • The Fifth Musketeer

    The Fifth Musketeer

  • The Hollow Point

    The Hollow Point

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

    The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

  • Armchair Thriller

    Armchair Thriller

  • Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

    Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

  • American Star

    American Star

  • Nine Lives

    Nine Lives

  • Dick Francis: Blood Sport

    Dick Francis: Blood Sport

  • 44 Inch Chest

    44 Inch Chest

  • Grand Larceny

    Grand Larceny

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • The Last of Sheila

    The Last of Sheila

  • The Pleasure Girls

    The Pleasure Girls

  • Cuban Fury

    Cuban Fury

  • Madson

    Madson

  • The Dame Edna Treatment

    The Dame Edna Treatment

  • Disraeli

    Disraeli

  • Bare Essence

    Bare Essence

  • Nemesis Game

    Nemesis Game

  • Life of Shakespeare

    Life of Shakespeare

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • Trust

    Trust

  • Performance

    Performance

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Ordeal by Innocence

    Ordeal by Innocence

  • Grace Kelly

    Grace Kelly

  • A Wizard's Tale

    A Wizard's Tale

  • Young Charlie Chaplin

    Young Charlie Chaplin

  • The Ballad of Tam Lin

    The Ballad of Tam Lin

  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

  • The Fantastic Journey

    The Fantastic Journey

  • Babylon 5: The River of Souls

    Babylon 5: The River of Souls

  • Journey into Fear

    Journey into Fear

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

    Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

  • The Making of Sexy Beast

    The Making of Sexy Beast

  • The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

    The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Too Scared to Scream

    Too Scared to Scream

  • 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

  • Sky West and Crooked

    Sky West and Crooked

  • High Tide

    High Tide

  • You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

  • Soul Survivors

    Soul Survivors

  • Bollywood Queen

    Bollywood Queen

  • Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

    Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

  • Cheaper to Keep Her

    Cheaper to Keep Her

  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

  • Rocket to the Moon

    Rocket to the Moon

  • The Wild and the Willing

    The Wild and the Willing

  • Master of Dark Shadows

    Master of Dark Shadows

  • Code Name: Diamond Head

    Code Name: Diamond Head

  • Chain Letter

    Chain Letter

  • White Goods

    White Goods

  • A Sound from the Sea

    A Sound from the Sea

  • Traders of the Lost Scrolls

    Traders of the Lost Scrolls

  • The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

    The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

  • Terror in Moscow

    Terror in Moscow

  • What Would You Do?

    What Would You Do?

  • Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm

    Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm

  • How We Used to Live

    How We Used to Live