Ian McShane biography
Ian McShane is an English actor (born 1942), born on 29 September 1942 in Blackburn.
Ian McShane's screen career began in 1962 with The Wild and the Willing, playing Harry Brown.
Ian McShane has appeared in 65 films and 70 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Ballerina (2025), Deep Cover (2025), American Star (2024).
Honours include Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Television Series Drama.
- Also known as
- Ian David McShane
- Born
- 29 September 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Blackburn
- Work
- Actor, Film producer, Singer, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1962 to present
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Television Series Drama
Ian McShane filmography
65 films and 70 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ballerina | Winston Scott | ||
| 2025 | Deep Cover | Metcalfe | ||
| 2024 | American Star | Wilson | ||
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Tai Lung | Voice | |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Winston Scott | ||
| 2022 | My Father's Dragon | Saiwa the Gorilla | Voice | |
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 , Parabellum | Winston Scott | ||
| 2019 | Hellboy | Trevor Bruttenholm | ||
| 2019 | Bolden | Judge Leander Perry | ||
| 2019 | John Wick Hex | Winston Scott | ||
| 2018 | Here Comes the Grump | The Grump | Voice | |
| 2017 | Pottersville | Bart | ||
| 2017 | Jawbone | Joe Padgett | ||
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Winston Scott | ||
| 2016 | The Hollow Point | Sheriff Leland Kilbaught | ||
| 2016 | Grimsby | MI6 Spy Boss | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Umayya | Voice | |
| 2014 | John Wick | Winston Scott | ||
| 2014 | El Niño | El Inglés | ||
| 2014 | Hercules | Amphiaraus | ||
| 2014 | Cuban Fury | Ron Parfitt | ||
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | King Brahmwell | ||
| 2013 | A Pirate's Adventure: Treasure of the Seven Seas | Blackbeard | ||
| 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Beith | ||
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Edward "Blackbeard" Teach |
Show all 65 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Blackbeard | ||
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Narrator | Uncredited | |
| 2009 | Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | ||
| 2009 | 44 Inch Chest | Meredith | Also executive producer | |
| 2009 | Coraline | Mr. Bobinsky | Voice | |
| 2008 | Death Race | Coach | ||
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Tai Lung | Voice | |
| 2007 | The Seeker | Merriman Lyon | ||
| 2007 | Hot Rod | Frank Powell | ||
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Ragnar Sturlusson | Voice | |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Captain Hook | Voice | |
| 2006 | We Are Marshall | Paul Griffen | ||
| 2006 | Scoop | Joe Strombel | ||
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Larry | ||
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Dr. Brinkman | ||
| 2003 | Nemesis Game | Jeff Novak | ||
| 2002 | Bollywood Queen | Frank | ||
| 2000 | Sexy Beast | Teddy Bass | ||
| 1985 | Torchlight | Sidney | ||
| 1985 | Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | ||
| 1985 | Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | ||
| 1983 | Exposed | Greg Miller | ||
| 1981 | Cheaper to Keep Her | Dr. Alfred Sunshine | ||
| 1979 | Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | ||
| 1979 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | The Brain | ||
| 1979 | The Fifth Musketeer | Fouquet | ||
| 1975 | Ransom | Ray Petrie | ||
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Banat | ||
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila | Anthony Wood | ||
| 1972 | Sitting Target | Birdy Williams | ||
| 1972 | Left Hand of Gemini | |||
| 1971 | Villain | Wolfe Lissner | ||
| 1971 | Freelance | Mitch | ||
| 1970 | Tam Lin | Tom Lynn | ||
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Fred C. Dobbs | ||
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Charlie Cartwright | ||
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Sgt. Pilot Andy Moore | ||
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Roibin | ||
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls | Keith Dexter | ||
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing | Harry Brown |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | One Piece | Narrator | Episode: "Romance Dawn" | |
| 2021 | The Simpsons | Artemis | Voice, episode: "The Last Barfighter" | |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Al Swearengen | Television film; also executive producer | |
| 2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sir Tobias Moore | Episode: "I'm Going to Make You a Star" | |
| 2017 | American Gods | Mr. Wednesday | Main cast | |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | Brother Ray | Episode: "The Broken Man" | |
| 2016 | Doctor Thorne | Sir Roger Scatcherd | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Andrew Finney | 9 episodes | |
| 2012 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Leigh Emerson | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | Waleran Bigod | 8 episodes | |
| 2009 | Kings | King Silas Benjamin | 12 episodes | |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Gordon | Episode: "Dear Vikings"; voice | |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Al Swearengen | 36 episodes | |
| 2003 | Trust | Alan Cooper-Fozzard | 6 episodes | |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Dr. Chandler | Episode: "Cold Fusion" | |
| 2002 | Enemies Foreign and Domestic | English | ||
| 2002 | The West Wing | Nikolai Ivanovich | Episode: "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" | |
| 2002 | Man and Boy | Marty Mann | Television film | |
| 2002 | In Deep | Jamie Lam | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | Thieves | Jack | Episode: "Jack's Back" | |
| 2001 | Britain's Most Terrifying Ghost Stories | Narrator | Episode: "All" | |
| 1999 | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Oliver Maxwell | Television film | |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | Robert Bryson, PhD | Television film | |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | Leland Banks | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | Madson | John Madson | 6 episodes |
Show all 70 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Soul Survivors | Otis Cooke | 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | White Goods | Ian Deegan | Television film | |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Andre Marchand | Television film | |
| 1990 | Mistress of Suspense | Steven Castle | Episode: "Sauce for the Goose" | |
| 1990 | Columbo | Leland St. John | Episode: "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo" | |
| 1989 | Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin | Charles Chaplin Sr. | 6 episodes | |
| 1989 | Minder | Jack Last | Episode: "The Last Video Show" | |
| 1989 | Miami Vice | Gen. Manuel Borbon | Episode: "Freefall" | |
| 1989 | Dick Francis Mysteries: Twice Shy | David Cleveland | Television film | |
| 1989 | Dick Francis Mysteries: In The Frame | David Cleveland | Television film | |
| 1989 | Dick Francis Mysteries: Blood Sport | David Cleveland | Television film | |
| 1989 | Dallas | Don Lockwood | 13 episodes | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Philip Rule | 4 episodes | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Roger Bushell | Television film | |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen | Lindberger | 1 episode | |
| 1988 | Chain Letter | The Messenger of Death | Television film | |
| 1987 | Grand Larceny | Flanagan | Television film | |
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Esteban Montoya | 2 episodes | |
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Prefect of Police | Television film | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Lovejoy | Main role | |
| 1986 | American Playhouse | Willy Wax | Episode: "Rocket to the Moon" | |
| 1985 | Braker | Alan Roswell | Television film | |
| 1985 | A.D | Sejanus | 5 episodes | |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | 3 episodes | |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | Television film | |
| 1983 | Bare Essence | Niko Theophilus | 11 episodes | |
| 1982 | Marco Polo | Ali Ben Yussouf | 2 episodes | |
| 1982 | The Letter | Geoff | Television film | |
| 1981 | Magnum, P.I | David Norman / Edwin Clutterbuck | 2 episodes | |
| 1980 | Armchair Thriller - High Tide | Curtis | 4 episodes | |
| 1978 | The Pirate | Rashid | Television film | |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | Christopher Marlowe | Episode: "Dead Shepherd" | |
| 1978 | Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | 4 episodes | |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Judas Iscariot | 2 episodes | |
| 1977 | Roots | Sir Eric Russell | Episode: "Part Nine" | |
| 1977 | Code Name: Diamond Head | Sean Donovan | Television film | |
| 1976 | The Fantastic Journey | Sir James Camden | Episode: "The Fantastic Journey" | |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Saunders | Television film | |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Anton Zoref | Episode: "Force of Life" | |
| 1972 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Ken Harrison | Television play | |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 4 episodes | |
| 1966 | You Can't Win | Joe Lunn | 7 episodes | |
| 1964 | The Sullavan Brothers | David Hemming | 1 episode | |
| 1964 | Redcap | Sapper Russell | Episode: "Epitaph for a Sweat" | |
| 1963 | Play of the Week | Mick / Frank Barnes / Arthur | 4 episodes |