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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Deep Cover
Character:Metcalfe
Release Date:12/06/2025
Ballerina
Character:Winston
Release Date:04/06/2025
Wick Is Pain
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2025
Kung Fu Panda 4
Character:Tai Lung (voice)
Release Date:02/03/2024
American Star
Character:Wilson
Release Date:26/01/2024
John Wick: Chapter 4
Character:Winston
Release Date:22/03/2023
My Father's Dragon
Character:Saiwa (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2022
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/11/2021
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2020
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
Character:Self
Release Date:23/07/2019
Deadwood: The Movie
Character:Al Swearengen
Release Date:31/05/2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Character:Winston
Release Date:15/05/2019
Bolden
Character:Judge Perry
Release Date:03/05/2019
Master of Dark Shadows
Character:Narrator
Release Date:16/04/2019
Hellboy
Character:Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Release Date:10/04/2019
Age of Sail
Character:William Avery (voice)
Release Date:29/08/2018
A Wizard's Tale
Character:The Grump (voice)
Release Date:01/03/2018
Pottersville
Character:Bart
Release Date:10/11/2017
Jawbone
Character:Joe Padgett
Release Date:12/05/2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
Character:Winston Scott
Release Date:08/02/2017
The Hollow Point
Character:Leland
Release Date:16/12/2016
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Character:Umayya (voice)
Release Date:08/09/2016
Grimsby
Character:MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Release Date:24/02/2016
John Wick
Character:Winston
Release Date:22/10/2014
The Kid
Character:Inglés
Release Date:29/08/2014
Hercules
Character:Amphiarus
Release Date:23/07/2014
Cuban Fury
Character:Ron Parfitt
Release Date:14/02/2014
How We Used to Live
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/10/2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Character:King Brahmwell
Release Date:27/02/2013
Snow White and the Huntsman
Character:Beith
Release Date:30/05/2012
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Character:Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
Release Date:15/05/2011
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/07/2010
44 Inch Chest
Character:Meredith
Release Date:08/10/2009
Case 39
Character:Detective Mike Barron
Release Date:13/08/2009
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/06/2009
Coraline
Character:Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Release Date:05/02/2009
Death Race
Character:Coach
Release Date:22/08/2008
Kung Fu Panda
Character:Tai Lung (voice)
Release Date:04/06/2008
The Golden Compass
Character:Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Release Date:04/12/2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
Character:Merriman Lyon
Release Date:05/10/2007
Hot Rod
Character:Frank Powell
Release Date:03/08/2007
Shrek the Third
Character:Captain Hook (voice)
Release Date:17/05/2007
We Are Marshall
Character:Paul Griffen
Release Date:12/12/2006
Scoop
Character:Joe Strombel
Release Date:27/07/2006
Nine Lives
Character:Larry
Release Date:02/09/2005
Nemesis Game
Character:Jeff Novak
Release Date:16/09/2003
Terror in Moscow
Character:Narrator
Release Date:12/05/2003
Agent Cody Banks
Character:Brinkman
Release Date:14/03/2003
Bollywood Queen
Character:Frank
Release Date:11/12/2002
Man and Boy
Character:Marty Mann
Release Date:30/03/2002
The Making of Sexy Beast
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2001
Sexy Beast
Character:Teddy Bass
Release Date:12/01/2001
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Character:Oliver Maxwell
Release Date:25/09/1999
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
Character:Robert Bryson
Release Date:20/12/1998
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/10/1997
Soul Survivors
Character:Otis Cooke
Release Date:10/09/1995
White Goods
Character:Ian Deegan
Release Date:01/01/1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Character:Andre Marchand
Release Date:11/03/1990
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
Character:David Cleveland
Release Date:14/12/1989
Dick Francis: Blood Sport
Character:
Release Date:24/10/1989
Chain Letter
Character:The Messenger of Death
Release Date:05/08/1989
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Character:Roger Bushell
Release Date:05/11/1988
Grand Larceny
Character:Flanagan
Release Date:01/01/1987
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Character:Prefet de police
Release Date:07/12/1986
Rocket to the Moon
Character:Willy Wax
Release Date:05/05/1986
Braker
Character:Alan Roswell
Release Date:28/04/1985
Too Scared to Scream
Character:Vincent Hardwick
Release Date:28/09/1984
Ordeal by Innocence
Character:Philip Durant
Release Date:22/06/1984
Torchlight
Character:Sidney
Release Date:14/05/1984
Exposed
Character:Greg Miller
Release Date:22/04/1983
Grace Kelly
Character:Prince Rainier of Monaco
Release Date:21/02/1983
The Letter
Character:Geoff
Release Date:03/05/1982
Cheaper to Keep Her
Character:Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Release Date:01/01/1981
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
Character:The Brain (Bert)
Release Date:13/05/1980
High Tide
Character:Curtis
Release Date:11/03/1980
Yesterday's Hero
Character:Rod Turner
Release Date:24/04/1979
The Fifth Musketeer
Character:Fouquet
Release Date:06/04/1979
The Pirate
Character:Rashid
Release Date:21/11/1978
Disraeli
Character:Benjamin Disraeli
Release Date:05/09/1978
Code Name: Diamond Head
Character:Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Release Date:03/05/1977
The Fantastic Journey
Character:Sir James Camden
Release Date:03/02/1977
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Character:Saunders
Release Date:27/10/1975
Journey into Fear
Character:Banat
Release Date:08/08/1975
Ransom
Character:Ray Petrie
Release Date:06/12/1974
What Would You Do?
Character:Derek
Release Date:19/02/1974
The Last of Sheila
Character:Anthony Wood
Release Date:14/06/1973
Sitting Target
Character:Birdy Williams
Release Date:01/05/1972
Villain
Character:Wolfe Lissner
Release Date:26/05/1971
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Character:Tom Lynn
Release Date:01/12/1970
A Sound from the Sea
Character:Tom
Release Date:17/08/1970
Performance
Character:Noel (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/1970
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Character:Fred C. Dobbs
Release Date:25/03/1970
Freelance
Character:Mitch
Release Date:01/01/1970
Battle of Britain
Character:Sgt. Pilot Andy
Release Date:15/09/1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Character:Charlie Cartwright
Release Date:24/04/1969
Funeral Games
Character:Caulfield
Release Date:26/08/1968
Wuthering Heights
Character:Heathcliff
Release Date:28/10/1967
Sky West and Crooked
Character:Roibin
Release Date:14/01/1966
The Pleasure Girls
Character:Keith Dexter
Release Date:01/05/1965
The Wild and the Willing
Character:Harry Brown
Release Date:16/10/1962
Television Appearances
ONE PIECE
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
American Gods
Character:Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
Doctor Thorne
Character:Sir Roger Scatcherd
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Ray Donovan
Character:Malcolm Finney
Ray Donovan
Character:Andrew Finney
American Horror Story
Character:Leigh Emerson
Game of Thrones
Character:Brother Ray
The Pillars of the Earth
Character:Waleran Bigod
Kings
Character:King Silas Benjamin
The Dame Edna Treatment
Character:
The One Show
Character:Self
Deadwood
Character:Al Swearengen
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Trust
Character:Alan Cooper-Fozard
The Twilight Zone
Character:Chandler
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
In Deep
Character:Jamie Lamb
The West Wing
Character:Nikolai Ivanovich
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Toby Moore
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Madson
Character:John Madson
The Naked Truth
Character:Leland Banks
GMTV
Character:Self
Chillers
Character:Steven Castle
The Simpsons
Character:Artemis (voice)
Young Charlie Chaplin
Character:Charles Chaplin Snr
War and Remembrance
Character:Philip Rule
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Character:Roger Bushell
Going Live!
Character:Self
CBS Summer Playhouse
Character:Marbury
Lovejoy
Character:Lovejoy
A.D.
Character:Sejanus
Evergreen
Character:Paul Lerner
Miami Vice
Character:Esteban Montoya
Miami Vice
Character:General Manuel Borbon
Natural World
Character:Narrator
Bare Essence
Character:Niko Theophilus
Marco Polo
Character:Alì Ben Youssuf
Wogan
Character:Self
American Playhouse
Character:Willy Wax
Magnum, P.I.
Character:David Norman
Magnum, P.I.
Character:Edwin Clutterbuck
Minder
Character:Jack Last
Disraeli
Character:Benjamin Disraeli
Life of Shakespeare
Character:Christopher Marlowe
Dallas
Character:Don Lockwood
Armchair Thriller
Character:Curtis
Jesus of Nazareth
Character:Judas Iscariot
The Fantastic Journey
Character:Sir James Camden
Roots
Character:Sir Eric Russell
Matt Helm
Character:Paul
Space: 1999
Character:Anton Zoref
Police Woman
Character:
Columbo
Character:Leland St. John
Wuthering Heights
Character:Heathcliff
You Can't Win
Character:Joe Lunn
Redcap
Character:Sapper Russell
The Wednesday Play
Character:
Armchair Theatre
Character:Geoffrey
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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