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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wick Is Pain (2025) | Self | 7 | |
| 2 | Ballerina (2025) | Winston | 6.9 | |
| 3 | Deep Cover (2025) | Metcalfe | 6.8 | |
| 4 | Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) | Tai Lung (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 5 | American Star (2024) | Wilson | 7 | |
| 6 | John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Winston | 8.1 | |
| 7 | My Father's Dragon (2022) | Saiwa (voice) | - | - |
| 8 | Master of Dark Shadows (2019) | Narrator | - | - |
| 9 | Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn (2019) | Self | - | - |
| 10 | Deadwood: The Movie (2019) | Al Swearengen | 7.8 | |
| 11 | Hellboy (2019) | Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm | 5.8 | |
| 12 | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) | Winston | 7.8 | |
| 13 | Pottersville (2017) | Bart | 4.3 | |
| 14 | Jawbone (2017) | Joe Padgett | 7 | |
| 15 | John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) | Winston Scott | 7.7 | |
| 16 | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016) | Umayya (voice) | 7.5 | |
| 17 | The Hollow Point (2016) | Leland | 7 | |
| 18 | Grimsby (2016) | MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited) | 6.2 | |
| 19 | Hercules (2014) | Amphiarus | 6.1 | |
| 20 | John Wick (2014) | Winston | 7.9 | |
| 21 | The Kid (2014) | Inglés | 5 | |
| 22 | Cuban Fury (2014) | Ron Parfitt | 6.8 | |
| 23 | Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) | King Brahmwell | 6.2 | |
| 24 | Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Oscars 2013 | Beith | 6 | |
| 25 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) | Edward "Blackbeard" Teach | 6.8 | |
| 26 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) | Narrator (voice) | 6.4 | |
| 27 | 44 Inch Chest (2009) | Meredith | 5.8 | |
| 28 | Case 39 (2009) | Detective Mike Barron | 6.4 | |
| 29 | Coraline (2009) Oscars 2010 | Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) | 7.6 | |
| 30 | Death Race (2008) | Coach | 6.3 | |
| 31 | Kung Fu Panda (2008) Oscars 2009 | Tai Lung (voice) | 7.4 | |
| 32 | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) | Merriman Lyon | 5.2 | |
| 33 | The Golden Compass (2007) Oscars 2008 | Ragnar Sturlusson (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 34 | Shrek the Third (2007) | Captain Hook (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 35 | Hot Rod (2007) | Frank Powell | 6.8 | |
| 36 | We Are Marshall (2006) | Paul Griffen | 7.3 | |
| 37 | Scoop (2006) | Joe Strombel | 6.3 | |
| 38 | Nine Lives (2005) | Larry | 5 | |
| 39 | Nemesis Game (2003) | Jeff Novak | - | - |
| 40 | Agent Cody Banks (2003) | Brinkman | 4.4 | |
| 41 | Man and Boy (2002) | Marty Mann | - | - |
| 42 | Bollywood Queen (2002) | Frank | 6 | |
| 43 | Sexy Beast (2001) Oscars 2002 | Teddy Bass | 7.6 | |
| 44 | D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999) | Oliver Maxwell | - | - |
| 45 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) | Robert Bryson | 5.5 | |
| 46 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) | Roger Bushell | 7 | |
| 47 | Too Scared to Scream (1984) | Vincent Hardwick | - | - |
| 48 | Ordeal by Innocence (1984) | Philip Durant | - | - |
| 49 | Torchlight (1984) | Sidney | 8 | |
| 50 | Exposed (1983) | Greg Miller | - | - |
| 51 | Code Name: Diamond Head (1977) | Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler | 1 | |
| 52 | The Last of Sheila (1973) | Anthony Wood | 6.3 | |
| 53 | Villain (1971) | Wolfe Lissner | - | - |
| 54 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) | Fred C. Dobbs | - | - |
| 55 | Performance. (1970) | Noel (voice) (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 56 | Battle of Britain (1969) | Sgt. Pilot Andy | 7.5 | |
| 57 | Sky West and Crooked (1966) | Roibin | 7 |
