Ian McShane
English actor (born 1942) · United Kingdom · Actors
Ian McShane is read about 3,649 times a day, in 86 languages.
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Something wrong?He's the profane saloon keeper who made HBO swear more, the con man antiques dealer Britain loved, and the continental's soft-spoken concierge who knows where every assassin sleeps. McShane turns supporting parts into the reason you showed up.
A life in dates
BallerinaFilm, Winston2023
ONE PIECESeries, Narrator (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4Film, 2023Winston2019
Deadwood: The MovieFilm, Producer2018
A Wizard's TaleFilm, The Grump (voice)2016“Game of Thrones is just tits and dragons.”In their words6 June 2016The Telegraph, 6 June 2016
Bilal: A New Breed of HeroFilm, 2016Umayya (voice)2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries2013
Ray DonovanSeries, Malcolm Finney
Jack the Giant SlayerFilm, 2013King Brahmwell2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesFilm, Edward "Blackbeard" Teach2010
The Sorcerer's ApprenticeFilm, Narrator (voice)2008
Death RaceFilm, Coach2006
ScoopFilm, Joe Strombel2005Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series DramaAward2003
Real Time with Bill MaherSeries
Agent Cody BanksFilm, 2003Brinkman2001
Sexy BeastFilm, Teddy Bass1996
The Daily ShowSeries1989
The SimpsonsSeries, Artemis (voice)1983
Natural WorldSeries, Narrator1979
MinderSeries, Jack Last1973
The Last of SheilaFilm, Anthony Wood1971
ColumboSeries, Leland St. John1969
Battle of BritainFilm, Sgt. Pilot Andy1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1942Born29 September 1942Also in Deutsch
Photos 3
In their own words 1
, Game of Thrones is just tits and dragons.
Filmography 40
BABallerina
DCDeep Cover
WPWick Is Pain
KPKung Fu Panda 4JCJohn Wick: Chapter 4
MDMy Father's Dragon
JPJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
HEHellboyDMDeadwood: The MovieATA Wizard's Tale
JCJohn Wick: Chapter 2
GRGrimsbyBHBilal: A New Breed of Hero
TPThe Hollow Point
JWJohn Wick
HEHercules
CFCuban Fury
TKThe KidJSJack the Giant Slayer
SHSnow White and the HuntsmanPTPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesTAThe Sorcerer's Apprentice
COCoraline
CACase 39
IC44 Inch Chest
KPKung Fu PandaDRDeath Race
STShrek the Third
TCThe Golden Compass
HRHot Rod
TRThe Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
WMWe Are MarshallSCScoop
NLNine LivesABAgent Cody BanksSBSexy Beast
BSBabylon 5: The River of SoulsTSThe Last of Sheila
PEPerformance.BBBattle of Britain179 credits on file
Television 24
OPONE PIECE
TSThe Kelly Clarkson ShowTCThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
LMLate Night with Seth MeyersRDRay Donovan
GTGame of Thrones
ASAmerican Horror Story
TSThe One ShowRMReal Time with Bill Maher
LULaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
TWThe West WingTSThe Daily Show
GMGMTVTSThe Simpsons
MVMiami ViceNWNatural World
WOWogan
APAmerican Playhouse
MIMagnum, P.I.MIMinder
DADallasCOColumbo
TPThe Wednesday PlayGAGolden Globe AwardsAwards
In their orbit 2
About this person
Ian David McShane was born 29 September 1942 and started in British films like The Wild and the Willing in 1962. The BBC's Lovejoy made him a fixture from 1986 through 1994 - a roguish antiques dealer working the margins. Then Deadwood arrived in 2004, and as Al Swearengen he won a Golden Globe and became the filthy-mouthed centre of prestige television. He voiced Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda in 2008, played Blackbeard in a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, and since 2014 has been the John Wick franchise's unflappable Winston Scott. He returned as Mr. Wednesday in American Gods through 2021, and came back to voice Tai Lung again in 2024. The through-line is gravity: he doesn't chase scenes, he anchors them.
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