
Ian McShane
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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70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1964–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedYoung Charlie Chaplin
7.4 Average ratingacross 70 titles
Top TV shows 40best Ian McShane shows
- 1
Young Charlie ChaplinCharles Chaplin Snr · 6 eps · 1989 - 2
Will ShakespeareChristopher Marlowe · 1 ep · 1978 - 3
Game of ThronesBrother Ray · 1 ep · 2011 - 4
The West WingNikolai Ivanovich · 1 ep · 1999 - 5
ONE PIECENarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 2023 - 6
DeadwoodAl Swearengen · 36 eps · 2004 - 7
American Horror StoryLeigh Emerson · 2 eps · 2011 - 8
ColumboLeland St. John · 1 ep · 1971 - 9
The SimpsonsArtemis (voice) · 1 ep · 1989 - 10
In DeepJamie Lamb · 2 eps · 2001 - 11
RedcapSapper Russell · 1 ep · 1964 - 12
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitToby Moore · 1 ep · 1999 - 13
War and RemembrancePhilip Rule · 8 eps · 1988 - 14
Matt HelmPaul · 1 ep · 1975 - 15
Jesus of NazarethJudas Iscariot · 4 eps · 1977 - 16
The Pillars of the EarthWaleran Bigod · 8 eps · 2010 - 17
KingsKing Silas Benjamin · 13 eps · 2009 - 18
DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli · 4 eps · 1978 - 19
Miami ViceEsteban Montoya · 1 ep · 1984 - 20
Ray DonovanMalcolm Finney · 2 eps · 2013 - 21
RootsSir Eric Russell · 1 ep · 1977 - 22
Natural WorldNarrator · 3 eps · 1983 - 23
LovejoyLovejoy · 73 eps · 1986 - 24
Magnum, P.I.David Norman · 1 ep · 1980 - 25
Doctor ThorneSir Roger Scatcherd · 3 eps · 2016 - 26
The Twilight ZoneChandler · 1 ep · 2002 - 27
Space: 1999Anton Zoref · 1 ep · 1975 - 28
MinderJack Last · 1 ep · 1979 - 29
American GodsMr. Wednesday / God Odin · 26 eps · 2017 - 30
MadsonJohn Madson · 6 eps · 1996 - 31
CBS Summer PlayhouseMarbury · 1 ep · 1987 - 32
ITV PlayhouseCaulfield · 1 ep · 1967 - 33
ITV Saturday Night TheatreDavid Garrick · 1 ep · 1969 - 34
DallasDon Lockwood · 12 eps · 1978 - 35
Marco PoloAlì Ben Youssuf · 2 eps · 1982 - 36
ChillersSteven Castle · 1 ep · 1990 - 37
Bare EssenceNiko Theophilus · 11 eps · 1983 - 38
American PlayhouseWilly Wax · 1 ep · 1982 - 39
The Naked TruthLeland Banks · 2 eps · 1995 - 40
TrustAlan Cooper-Fozard · 6 eps · 2003
Top movies 30best Ian McShane movies
- 1Funeral GamesCaulfield · 1968
- 2
Rocket to the MoonWilly Wax · 1986 - 3
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU(archive footage) · 2020 - 4
Master of Dark ShadowsNarrator · 2019 - 5
High TideCurtis · 1980 - 6
CoralineMr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) · 2009 · Animation - 7
John Wick: Chapter 4Winston · 2023 · Action - 8
Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff · 1967 - 9
John WickWinston · 2014 - 10
John Wick: Chapter 3 - ParabellumWinston · 2019 · Action - 11
John Wick: Chapter 2Winston Scott · 2017 - 12
Kung Fu PandaTai Lung (voice) · 2008 · Action - 13
Terror in MoscowNarrator · 2003 - 14
BallerinaWinston · 2025 · Action - 15
Age of SailWilliam Avery (voice) · 2018 - 16
My Father's DragonSaiwa (voice) · 2022 - 17
Kung Fu Panda 4Tai Lung (voice) · 2024 · Action - 18
The Lives of Jenny DolanSaunders · 1975 - 19
Soul SurvivorsOtis Cooke · 1995 - 20
White GoodsIan Deegan · 1994 - 21
Sexy BeastTeddy Bass · 2001 - 22
The Last of SheilaAnthony Wood · 1973 - 23
Battle of BritainSgt. Pilot Andy · 1969 - 24
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesEdward "Blackbeard" Teach · 2011 · Adventure - 25
Death RaceCoach · 2008 · Action - 26
The Golden CompassRagnar Sturlusson (voice) · 2007 · Adventure - 27
Snow White and the HuntsmanBeith · 2012 · Adventure - 28
Jack the Giant SlayerKing Brahmwell · 2013 · Fantasy - 29
HerculesAmphiarus · 2014 · Action - 30
HellboyTrevor "Broom" Bruttenholm · 2019 · Fantasy