Ian McShane

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

Deep Cover
Deep Cover
Movie - Released: 6/11/2025
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
as Winston
Movie - Released: 6/4/2025

2024

American Star
American Star
as Wilson
Movie - Released: 1/26/2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Tai Lung (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/2024

2023

John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Winston
Movie - Released: 3/22/2023
ONE PIECE
ONE PIECE
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 8/31/2023

2022

My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon
as Saiwa (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/4/2022

2021

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/29/2021

2020

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/2/2020

2019

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
as Winston
Movie - Released: 5/15/2019
Hellboy
Hellboy
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Movie - Released: 4/10/2019
Bolden
Bolden
as Judge Perry
Movie - Released: 5/3/2019
Deadwood: The Movie
Deadwood: The Movie
as Al Swearengen
Movie - Released: 5/31/2019
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/23/2019
Master of Dark Shadows
Master of Dark Shadows
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/16/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

A Wizard's Tale
A Wizard's Tale
as The Grump (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/1/2018
Age of Sail
Age of Sail
as William Avery (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/29/2018

2017

John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Winston
Movie - Released: 2/8/2017
Pottersville
Pottersville
as Bart
Movie - Released: 11/10/2017
Jawbone
Jawbone
as Joe Padgett
Movie - Released: 5/12/2017
American Gods
American Gods
as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
TV - Released: 4/30/2017

2016

The Hollow Point
The Hollow Point
as Leland
Movie - Released: 12/16/2016
Grimsby
Grimsby
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/24/2016
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
as Umayya (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/8/2016
Doctor Thorne
Doctor Thorne
as Sir Roger Scatcherd
TV - Released: 3/6/2016

2014

Cuban Fury
Cuban Fury
as Ron Parfitt
Movie - Released: 2/14/2014
Hercules
Hercules
as Amphiarus
Movie - Released: 7/23/2014
The Kid
The Kid
as Inglés
Movie - Released: 8/29/2014
John Wick
John Wick
as Winston
Movie - Released: 10/22/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
TV - Released: 2/6/2014

2013

Jack the Giant Slayer
Jack the Giant Slayer
as King Brahmwell
Movie - Released: 2/27/2013
Movie
How We Used to Live
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/11/2013
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Malcolm Finney
TV - Released: 6/30/2013
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Andrew Finney
TV - Released: 6/30/2013

2012

Snow White and the Huntsman
Snow White and the Huntsman
as Beith
Movie - Released: 5/30/2012

2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Movie - Released: 5/15/2011
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Leigh Emerson
TV - Released: 10/5/2011
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
as Brother Ray
TV - Released: 4/17/2011

2010

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/13/2010
The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth
as Waleran Bigod
TV - Released: 7/23/2010

2009

Case 39
Case 39
as Detective Mike Barron
Movie - Released: 8/13/2009
44 Inch Chest
44 Inch Chest
as Meredith
Movie - Released: 10/8/2009
Coraline
Coraline
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/5/2009
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/16/2009
Kings
Kings
as King Silas Benjamin
TV - Released: 3/15/2009

2008

Death Race
Death Race
as Coach
Movie - Released: 8/22/2008
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
as Tai Lung (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/4/2008

2007

The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/4/2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
as Merriman Lyon
Movie - Released: 10/5/2007
Hot Rod
Hot Rod
as Frank Powell
Movie - Released: 8/3/2007
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Third
as Captain Hook (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/17/2007
The Dame Edna Treatment
The Dame Edna Treatment
TV - Released: 3/17/2007

2006

Scoop
Scoop
as Joe Strombel
Movie - Released: 7/27/2006
We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall
as Paul Griffen
Movie - Released: 12/12/2006

2005

Nine Lives
Nine Lives
as Larry
Movie - Released: 9/2/2005

2004

Deadwood
Deadwood
as Al Swearengen
TV - Released: 3/21/2004

2003

Nemesis Game
Nemesis Game
as Jeff Novak
Movie - Released: 9/16/2003
Terror in Moscow
Terror in Moscow
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/12/2003
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks
as Brinkman
Movie - Released: 3/14/2003
Trust
Trust
as Alan Cooper-Fozard
TV - Released: 1/9/2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
TV - Released: 2/21/2003

2002

Man and Boy
Man and Boy
as Marty Mann
Movie - Released: 3/30/2002
Bollywood Queen
Bollywood Queen
as Frank
Movie - Released: 12/11/2002
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Chandler
TV - Released: 9/18/2002

2001

The Making of Sexy Beast
The Making of Sexy Beast
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/13/2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
TV - Released: 11/2/2001
In Deep
In Deep
as Jamie Lamb
TV - Released: 2/19/2001

2000

Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast
as Teddy Bass
Movie - Released: 9/13/2000

1999

D.R.E.A.M. Team
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Oliver Maxwell
Movie - Released: 9/25/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Nikolai Ivanovich
TV - Released: 9/22/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Toby Moore
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
as Robert Bryson
Movie - Released: 12/20/1998

1997

Traders of the Lost Scrolls
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/31/1997

1996

The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
Madson
Madson
as John Madson
TV - Released: 4/17/1996

1995

Soul Survivors
Soul Survivors
as Otis Cooke
Movie - Released: 9/10/1995
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth
as Leland Banks
TV - Released: 9/13/1995

1994

White Goods
White Goods
as Ian Deegan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

GMTV
GMTV
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/1993

1990

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
as Andre Marchand
Movie - Released: 3/11/1990
Chillers
Chillers
as Steven Castle
TV - Released: 4/14/1990

1989

Chain Letter
Chain Letter
as The Messenger of Death
Movie - Released: 8/5/1989
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
as David Cleveland
Movie - Released: 12/14/1989
Miami Vice: Freefall
Miami Vice: Freefall
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
Movie - Released: 5/21/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Artemis (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989
Young Charlie Chaplin
Young Charlie Chaplin
as Charles Chaplin Snr
TV - Released: 1/25/1989

1988

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Roger Bushell
Movie - Released: 11/5/1988
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Philip Rule
TV - Released: 11/13/1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Roger Bushell
TV - Released: 11/6/1988

1987

Grand Larceny
Grand Larceny
as Flanagan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Going Live!
Going Live!
as Self
TV - Released: 9/26/1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Marbury
TV - Released: 6/12/1987

1986

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Prefet de police
Movie - Released: 12/7/1986
Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon
as Willy Wax
Movie - Released: 5/5/1986
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Lovejoy
TV - Released: 1/10/1986

1985

Torchlight
Torchlight
as Sidney
Movie - Released: 2/1/1985
Braker
Braker
as Alan Roswell
Movie - Released: 4/28/1985
Evergreen
Evergreen
as Paul Lerner
TV - Released: 2/24/1985
A.D.
A.D.
as Sejanus
TV - Released: 3/31/1985

1984

Too Scared to Scream
Too Scared to Scream
as Vincent Hardwick
Movie - Released: 9/28/1984
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
as Philip Durant
Movie - Released: 6/22/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Esteban Montoya
TV - Released: 9/16/1984

1983

Exposed
Exposed
as Greg Miller
Movie - Released: 4/22/1983
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
Movie - Released: 2/21/1983
Bare Essence
Bare Essence
as Niko Theophilus
TV - Released: 4/15/1983
Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator
TV - Released: 10/30/1983

1982

The Letter
The Letter
as Geoff
Movie - Released: 5/3/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
as Alì Ben Youssuf
TV - Released: 12/5/1982
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
as Willy Wax
TV - Released: 1/12/1982

1981

Cheaper to Keep Her
Cheaper to Keep Her
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Movie - Released: 1/1/1981

1980

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
as The Brain (Bert)
Movie - Released: 5/13/1980
High Tide
High Tide
as Curtis
Movie - Released: 3/11/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as David Norman
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Edwin Clutterbuck
TV - Released: 12/11/1980

1979

The Fifth Musketeer
The Fifth Musketeer
as Fouquet
Movie - Released: 4/6/1979
Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero
as Rod Turner
Movie - Released: 4/24/1979
Minder
Minder
as Jack Last
TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1978

Disraeli
Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
Movie - Released: 9/5/1978
The Pirate
The Pirate
as Rashid
Movie - Released: 11/21/1978
Dallas
Dallas
as Don Lockwood
TV - Released: 4/2/1978
Disraeli
Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
TV - Released: 9/5/1978
Life of Shakespeare
Life of Shakespeare
as Christopher Marlowe
TV - Released: 6/13/1978
Armchair Thriller
Armchair Thriller
as Curtis
TV - Released: 2/21/1978

1977

Code Name: Diamond Head
Code Name: Diamond Head
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Movie - Released: 5/3/1977
The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey
as Sir James Camden
Movie - Released: 2/3/1977
The Fantastic Journey
The Fantastic Journey
as Sir James Camden
TV - Released: 2/3/1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
as Judas Iscariot
TV - Released: 3/27/1977
Roots
Roots
as Sir Eric Russell
TV - Released: 1/23/1977

1975

Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
as Banat
Movie - Released: 8/8/1975
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Saunders
Movie - Released: 10/27/1975
Matt Helm
Matt Helm
as Paul
TV - Released: 9/20/1975
Space: 1999
Space: 1999
as Anton Zoref
TV - Released: 9/4/1975

1974

Ransom
Ransom
as Ray Petrie
Movie - Released: 12/6/1974
Movie
What Would You Do?
as Derek
Movie - Released: 2/19/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

The Last of Sheila
The Last of Sheila
as Anthony
Movie - Released: 6/14/1973

1972

Sitting Target
Sitting Target
as Birdy Williams
Movie - Released: 5/1/1972

1971

Villain
Villain
as Wolfe Lissner
Movie - Released: 5/26/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Leland St. John
TV - Released: 9/15/1971

1970

Performance
Performance
as Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/3/1970
Freelance
Freelance
as Mitch
Movie - Released: 1/1/1970
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
as Fred C. Dobbs
Movie - Released: 3/25/1970
The Ballad of Tam Lin
The Ballad of Tam Lin
as Tom Lynn
Movie - Released: 12/1/1970
Movie
A Sound from the Sea
as Tom
Movie - Released: 8/17/1970

1969

Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
Movie - Released: 9/15/1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Charlie Cartwright
Movie - Released: 4/24/1969

1968

Movie
Funeral Games
as Caulfield
Movie - Released: 8/26/1968

1967

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Heathcliff
Movie - Released: 10/28/1967
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Heathcliff
TV - Released: 10/28/1967

1966

You Can't Win
You Can't Win
as Joe Lunn
TV - Released: 7/7/1966

1965

The Pleasure Girls
The Pleasure Girls
as Keith Dexter
Movie - Released: 5/1/1965
Sky West and Crooked
Sky West and Crooked
as Roibin
Movie - Released: 8/31/1965

1964

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
TV - Released: 9/30/1964
Redcap
Redcap
as Sapper Russell
TV - Released: 10/17/1964

1962

The Wild and the Willing
The Wild and the Willing
as Harry Brown
Movie - Released: 10/16/1962

1956

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Geoffrey
TV - Released: 7/8/1956

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944