Ian McShane
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-09-29 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known As
Ian David McShane
이안 맥쉐인
Іен Макшейн
伊恩·麦克沙恩
ایان مک شین
Єн МакШейн
ایان مکشین
Ian McShane
Biography
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 a...
Acting
2006
as Joe Strombel
2021
as Narrator
2007
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
2007
as Merriman Lyon
2011
as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
2007
as Frank Powell
1979
as Fouquet
2008
as Coach
1998
as Robert Bryson
2006
as Paul Griffen
1971
as Wolfe Lissner
1981
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
1986
as Prefet de police
1969
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
1970
as Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
2000
as Teddy Bass
1969
as Charlie Cartwright
1973
as Anthony
2008
as Tai Lung (voice)
1987
as Flanagan
2009
as Detective Mike Barron
2009
as Meredith
1970
as Mitch
2009
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
1965
as Keith Dexter
2005
as Larry
2003
as Jeff Novak
1986
as Willy Wax
1974
as Ray Petrie
2013
as King Brahmwell
2003
as Narrator
1972
as Birdy Williams
1984
as Vincent Hardwick
2012
as Beith
2019
as Winston
2023
as Winston
1983
as Greg Miller
1970
as Fred C. Dobbs
1984
as Philip Durant
1970
as Tom Lynn
1983
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
2002
as Marty Mann
2022
as Saiwa (voice)
1975
as Banat
2014
as Ron Parfitt
1966
as Roibin
2014
as Amphiarus
1977
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
2024
as Wilson
1999
as Oliver Maxwell
1990
as Andre Marchand
1980
as The Brain (Bert)
1967
as Heathcliff
1962
as Harry Brown
2016
as Leland
1978
as Benjamin Disraeli
2014
as Inglés
1988
as Roger Bushell
2016
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
2024
as Tai Lung (voice)
2013
as Narrator
2014
as Winston
1979
as Rod Turner
2025
as Metcalfe
2025
as Winston
1985
as Sidney
1982
as Geoff
1968
as Caulfield
1970
as Tom
1974
as Derek
1978
as Rashid
2001
as Self
2017
as Winston Scott
2003
as Brinkman
1995
as Otis Cooke
1980
as Curtis
2017
as Bart
2016
as Umayya (voice)
1989
as The Messenger of Death
2017
as Joe Padgett
2007
as Captain Hook (voice)
2002
as Frank
2019
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
2018
as The Grump (voice)
2019
as Judge Perry
1994
as Ian Deegan
2018
as William Avery (voice)
2019
as Al Swearengen
2019
2019
as Narrator
1989
as David Cleveland
1975
as Saunders
2010
as Narrator (voice)
2020
as (archive footage)
1997
as Narrator
1985
as Alan Roswell
1989
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
1977
as Sir James Camden
2009
as Self (archive footage)
2025
as Self
Production
2019
as Executive Producer
2024
as Producer
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