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Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 29, 1942 (82)
Birthplace Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Jun 23, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 ser ... ies 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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Ballerina

Ballerina

2025

as Winston

Deep Cover

Deep Cover

2025

as Metcalfe

American Star

American Star

2024

as Wilson

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

as Tai Lung (voice)

John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

as Winston

My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

2022

as Saiwa (voice)

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

as (archive footage)

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

as Al Swearengen

Bolden

Bolden

2019

as Judge Perry

Hellboy

Hellboy

2019

as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

Master of Dark Shadows

Master of Dark Shadows

2019

as Narrator

Age of Sail

Age of Sail

2018

as William Avery (voice)

A Wizard's Tale

A Wizard's Tale

2018

as The Grump (voice)

Jawbone

Jawbone

2017

as Joe Padgett

Pottersville

Pottersville

2017

as Bart

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017

as Winston Scott

The Hollow Point

The Hollow Point

2016

as Leland

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

2016

as Umayya (voice)

Grimsby

Grimsby

2016

as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)

Hercules

Hercules

2014

as Amphiarus

Cuban Fury

Cuban Fury

2014

as Ron Parfitt

John Wick

John Wick

2014

as Winston

How We Used to Live

How We Used to Live

2013

as Narrator

Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013

as King Brahmwell

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

as Narrator (voice)

44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest

2009

as Meredith

Case 39

Case 39

2009

as Detective Mike Barron

Coraline

Coraline

2009

as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)

Death Race

Death Race

2008

as Coach

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda

2008

as Tai Lung (voice)

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007

as Merriman Lyon

Hot Rod

Hot Rod

2007

as Frank Powell

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007

as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third

2007

as Captain Hook (voice)

Scoop

Scoop

2006

as Joe Strombel

We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall

2006

as Paul Griffen

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2005

as Larry

Terror in Moscow

Terror in Moscow

2003

as Narrator

Nemesis Game

Nemesis Game

2003

as Jeff Novak

Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks

2003

as Brinkman

Bollywood Queen

Bollywood Queen

2002

as Frank

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

2002

as Marty Mann

Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

2001

as Teddy Bass

D.R.E.A.M. Team

D.R.E.A.M. Team

1999

as Oliver Maxwell

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

Babylon 5: The River of Souls

1998

as Robert Bryson

White Goods

White Goods

1994

as Ian Deegan

Dick Francis: Twice Shy

Dick Francis: Twice Shy

1989

as David Cleveland

Chain Letter

Chain Letter

1989

as The Messenger of Death

Grand Larceny

Grand Larceny

1987

as Flanagan

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

1986

as Prefet de police

Rocket to the Moon

Rocket to the Moon

1986

as Willy Wax

Torchlight

Torchlight

1985

as Sidney

Braker

Braker

1985

as Alan Roswell

Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream

1984

as Vincent Hardwick

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

1984

as Philip Durant

Exposed

Exposed

1983

as Greg Miller

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

1983

as Prince Rainier of Monaco

The Letter

The Letter

1982

as Geoff

Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

as Dr. Alfred Sunshine

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

1980

as The Brain (Bert)

Yesterday's Hero

Yesterday's Hero

1979

as Rod Turner

The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer

1979

as Fouquet

Disraeli

Disraeli

1978

as Benjamin Disraeli

The Pirate

The Pirate

1978

as Rashid

Code Name: Diamond Head

Code Name: Diamond Head

1977

as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

1975

as Banat

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975

as Saunders

What Would You Do?

What Would You Do?

1974

as Derek

Ransom

Ransom

1974

as Ray Petrie

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

1973

as Anthony

Sitting Target

Sitting Target

1972

as Birdy Williams

Villain

Villain

1971

as Wolfe Lissner

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

1970

as Fred C. Dobbs

Freelance

Freelance

1970

as Mitch

Tam Lin

Tam Lin

1970

as Tom Lynn

A Sound from the Sea

A Sound from the Sea

1970

as Tom

Performance

Performance

1970

as Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969

as Charlie Cartwright

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969

as Sgt. Pilot Andy

Funeral Games

Funeral Games

1968

as Caulfield

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1967

as Heathcliff

The Pleasure Girls

The Pleasure Girls

1965

as Keith Dexter

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

1965

as Roibin

The Wild and the Willing

The Wild and the Willing

1962

as Harry Brown

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American Star

American Star

2024

Producer

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Armchair Theatre

as Geoffrey

Episodes: 108

First Aired: Jul 08, 1956

Lovejoy

as Lovejoy

Episodes: 73

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Deadwood

as Al Swearengen

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Mar 21, 2004

Redcap

as Sapper Russell

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Oct 17, 1964

American Gods

as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Apr 30, 2017

Kings

as King Silas Benjamin

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 15, 2009

Dallas

as Don Lockwood

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

War and Remembrance

as Philip Rule

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Nov 13, 1988

Bare Essence

as Niko Theophilus

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Apr 15, 1983

The Pillars of the Earth

as Waleran Bigod

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 23, 2010

You Can't Win

as Joe Lunn

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 07, 1966

Madson

as John Madson

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 17, 1996

Trust

as Alan Cooper-Fozard

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 09, 2003

Life of Shakespeare

as Christopher Marlowe

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 13, 1978

Young Charlie Chaplin

as Charles Chaplin Snr

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 25, 1989

A.D.

as Sejanus

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 31, 1985

Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 05, 1978

Jesus of Nazareth

as Judas Iscariot

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 1977

Wuthering Heights

as Heathcliff

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 28, 1967

Armchair Thriller

as Curtis

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 21, 1978

Natural World

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

Evergreen

as Paul Lerner

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 24, 1985

Doctor Thorne

as Sir Roger Scatcherd

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 06, 2016

Magnum, P.I.

as David Norman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

Miami Vice

as Esteban Montoya

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

American Horror Story

as Leigh Emerson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 2011

Ray Donovan

as Malcolm Finney

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 30, 2013

Ray Donovan

as Andrew Finney

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 30, 2013

In Deep

as Jamie Lamb

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 19, 2001

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as Roger Bushell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 06, 1988

Marco Polo

as Alì Ben Youssuf

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 05, 1982

The Naked Truth

as Leland Banks

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1995

Columbo

as Leland St. John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Minder

as Jack Last

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

The Fantastic Journey

as Sir James Camden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 03, 1977

The Simpsons

as Artemis (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Twilight Zone

as Chandler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2002

Matt Helm

as Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1975

The West Wing

as Nikolai Ivanovich

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Game of Thrones

as Brother Ray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Chillers

as Steven Castle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1990

ONE PIECE

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 2023

Roots

as Sir Eric Russell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1977

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Toby Moore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

CBS Summer Playhouse

as Marbury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1987

Space: 1999

as Anton Zoref

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

American Playhouse

as Willy Wax

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1982

Going Live!

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 2001

The Dame Edna Treatment

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 2007

Police Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Wednesday Play

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1964

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1982

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2003

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2014

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 64 64 64
2024 6 55 83 36
2024 7 92 163 51
2024 8 50 70 29
2024 9 38 56 25
2024 10 30 41 22
2024 11 26 34 18
2024 12 35 44 26
2025 1 43 68 22
2025 2 28 41 7
2025 3 16 47 1
2025 4 3 4 3
2025 5 5 6 3
2025 6 4 5 3
2025 7 5 6 4
2025 8 4 6 3

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 790 790
2024 6 548 258
2025 7 632 516
2025 8 522 486

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