Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

167

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-09-29 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Also Known As

Ian David McShane

이안 맥쉐인

Іен Макшейн

伊恩·麦克沙恩

ایان مک شین

Єн МакШейн

ایان مک‌شین

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

Acting

Scoop

2006

Scoop

as

Joe Strombel

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

2021

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

as

Narrator

The Golden Compass

2007

The Golden Compass

as

Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

as

Merriman Lyon

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

as

Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

Hot Rod

2007

Hot Rod

as

Frank Powell

The Fifth Musketeer

1979

The Fifth Musketeer

as

Fouquet

Death Race

2008

Death Race

as

Coach

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

1998

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

as

Robert Bryson

We Are Marshall

2006

We Are Marshall

as

Paul Griffen

Villain

1971

Villain

as

Wolfe Lissner

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

Cheaper to Keep Her

as

Dr. Alfred Sunshine

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

1986

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

as

Prefet de police

Battle of Britain

1969

Battle of Britain

as

Sgt. Pilot Andy

Performance

1970

Performance

as

Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)

Sexy Beast

2000

Sexy Beast

as

Teddy Bass

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as

Charlie Cartwright

The Last of Sheila

1973

The Last of Sheila

as

Anthony

Kung Fu Panda

2008

Kung Fu Panda

as

Tai Lung (voice)

Grand Larceny

1987

Grand Larceny

as

Flanagan

Case 39

2009

Case 39

as

Detective Mike Barron

44 Inch Chest

2009

44 Inch Chest

as

Meredith

Freelance

1970

Freelance

as

Mitch

Coraline

2009

Coraline

as

Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)

The Pleasure Girls

1965

The Pleasure Girls

as

Keith Dexter

Nine Lives

2005

Nine Lives

as

Larry

Nemesis Game

2003

Nemesis Game

as

Jeff Novak

Rocket to the Moon

1986

Rocket to the Moon

as

Willy Wax

Ransom

1974

Ransom

as

Ray Petrie

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

as

King Brahmwell

Terror in Moscow

2003

Terror in Moscow

as

Narrator

Sitting Target

1972

Sitting Target

as

Birdy Williams

Too Scared to Scream

1984

Too Scared to Scream

as

Vincent Hardwick

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012

Snow White and the Huntsman

as

Beith

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

2019

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

as

Winston

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

John Wick: Chapter 4

as

Winston

Exposed

1983

Exposed

as

Greg Miller

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

1970

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

as

Fred C. Dobbs

Ordeal by Innocence

1984

Ordeal by Innocence

as

Philip Durant

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970

The Ballad of Tam Lin

as

Tom Lynn

Grace Kelly

1983

Grace Kelly

as

Prince Rainier of Monaco

Man and Boy

2002

Man and Boy

as

Marty Mann

My Father's Dragon

2022

My Father's Dragon

as

Saiwa (voice)

Journey into Fear

1975

Journey into Fear

as

Banat

Cuban Fury

2014

Cuban Fury

as

Ron Parfitt

Sky West and Crooked

1966

Sky West and Crooked

as

Roibin

Hercules

2014

Hercules

as

Amphiarus

Code Name: Diamond Head

1977

Code Name: Diamond Head

as

Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler

2024

American Star

as

Wilson

D.R.E.A.M. Team

1999

D.R.E.A.M. Team

as

Oliver Maxwell

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

1990

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception

as

Andre Marchand

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

1980

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

as

The Brain (Bert)

Wuthering Heights

1967

Wuthering Heights

as

Heathcliff

The Wild and the Willing

1962

The Wild and the Willing

as

Harry Brown

The Hollow Point

2016

The Hollow Point

as

Leland

Disraeli

1978

Disraeli

as

Benjamin Disraeli

The Kid

2014

The Kid

as

Inglés

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as

Roger Bushell

Grimsby

2016

Grimsby

as

MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

Kung Fu Panda 4

as

Tai Lung (voice)

How We Used to Live

2013

How We Used to Live

as

Narrator

John Wick

2014

John Wick

as

Winston

Yesterday's Hero

1979

Yesterday's Hero

as

Rod Turner

Deep Cover

2025

Deep Cover

as

Metcalfe

Ballerina

2025

Ballerina

as

Winston

Torchlight

1985

Torchlight

as

Sidney

The Letter

1982

The Letter

as

Geoff

Funeral Games

1968

Funeral Games

as

Caulfield

A Sound from the Sea

1970

A Sound from the Sea

as

Tom

What Would You Do?

1974

What Would You Do?

as

Derek

The Pirate

1978

The Pirate

as

Rashid

The Making of Sexy Beast

2001

The Making of Sexy Beast

as

Self

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017

John Wick: Chapter 2

as

Winston Scott

Agent Cody Banks

2003

Agent Cody Banks

as

Brinkman

Soul Survivors

1995

Soul Survivors

as

Otis Cooke

High Tide

1980

High Tide

as

Curtis

Pottersville

2017

Pottersville

as

Bart

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

2016

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

as

Umayya (voice)

Chain Letter

1989

Chain Letter

as

The Messenger of Death

Jawbone

2017

Jawbone

as

Joe Padgett

Shrek the Third

2007

Shrek the Third

as

Captain Hook (voice)

Bollywood Queen

2002

Bollywood Queen

as

Frank

Hellboy

2019

Hellboy

as

Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

A Wizard's Tale

2018

A Wizard's Tale

as

The Grump (voice)

Bolden

2019

Bolden

as

Judge Perry

White Goods

1994

White Goods

as

Ian Deegan

Age of Sail

2018

Age of Sail

as

William Avery (voice)

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

Deadwood: The Movie

as

Al Swearengen

Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

2019

Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn

as

Self

Master of Dark Shadows

2019

Master of Dark Shadows

as

Narrator

Dick Francis: Twice Shy

1989

Dick Francis: Twice Shy

as

David Cleveland

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as

Saunders

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

as

Narrator (voice)

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

as

(archive footage)

Traders of the Lost Scrolls

1997

Traders of the Lost Scrolls

as

Narrator

Braker

1985

Braker

as

Alan Roswell

The Fantastic Journey

1977

The Fantastic Journey

as

Sir James Camden

Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm

2009

Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm

as

Self (archive footage)

Wick Is Pain

2025

Wick Is Pain

as

Self

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

David Norman

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Geoffrey

Columbo

Columbo

as

Leland St. John

Deadwood

Deadwood

as

Al Swearengen

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as

Self

Going Live!

Going Live!

as

Self

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Esteban Montoya

Minder

Minder

as

Jack Last

The Dame Edna Treatment

The Dame Edna Treatment

as

Madson

Madson

as

John Madson

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Lovejoy

Dallas

Dallas

as

Don Lockwood

Trust

Trust

as

Alan Cooper-Fozard

Kings

Kings

as

King Silas Benjamin

Bare Essence

Bare Essence

as

Niko Theophilus

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

The Fantastic Journey

The Fantastic Journey

as

Sir James Camden

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Redcap

Redcap

as

Sapper Russell

Disraeli

Disraeli

as

Benjamin Disraeli

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Artemis (voice)

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

as

Judas Iscariot

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

Natural World

Natural World

as

Narrator

Life of Shakespeare

Life of Shakespeare

as

Christopher Marlowe

Evergreen

Evergreen

as

Paul Lerner

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

as

Joe Lunn

Young Charlie Chaplin

Young Charlie Chaplin

as

Charles Chaplin Snr

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

as

Philip Rule

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

as

Waleran Bigod

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Chandler

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Leigh Emerson

Matt Helm

Matt Helm

as

Paul

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Nikolai Ivanovich

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

as

Heathcliff

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Malcolm Finney

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Andrew Finney

Doctor Thorne

Doctor Thorne

as

Sir Roger Scatcherd

American Gods

American Gods

as

Mr. Wednesday / God Odin

In Deep

In Deep

as

Jamie Lamb

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as

Brother Ray

Chillers

Chillers

as

Steven Castle

ONE PIECE

ONE PIECE

as

Narrator (voice)

Roots

Roots

as

Sir Eric Russell

A.D.

A.D.

as

Sejanus

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

GMTV

GMTV

as

Self

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as

Roger Bushell

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Toby Moore

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

as

Marbury

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

as

Curtis

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

as

Anton Zoref

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as

Self

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

as

Alì Ben Youssuf

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as

Self

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

as

Willy Wax

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

as

Leland Banks

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Edwin Clutterbuck

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

General Manuel Borbon

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self

Production

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

Deadwood: The Movie

as

2024

American Star

as

Madson

Madson

as

Crew

Directing

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as