Ian McShane
Ian David McShane (born September 29, 1942) is an English actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films, it is by his television roles that he is generally known, starting with the BBC's Lovejoy (1986–94) and particularly in the HBO Western drama Deadwood (2004–06). He starred as King Silas Benjamin in NBC series Kings and as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Acted in
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
2025
as Winston
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Tai Lung (voice)
American Star
2024
as Wilson
ONE PIECE
2023
as Narrator (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
as Winston
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Saiwa (voice)
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
as Narrator
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as (archive footage)
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
2019
as Self
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Al Swearengen
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
as Winston
Bolden
2019
as Judge Perry
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
as Narrator
Hellboy
2019
as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Age of Sail
2018
as William Avery (voice)
A Wizard's Tale
2018
as The Grump (voice)
Pottersville
2017
as Bart
Jawbone
2017
as Joe Padgett
American Gods
2017
as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Winston
The Hollow Point
2016
as Leland
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
2016
as Umayya (voice)
Doctor Thorne
2016
as Sir Roger Scatcherd
Grimsby
2016
as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
John Wick
2014
as Winston
The Kid
2014
as Inglés
Hercules
2014
as Amphiarus
Cuban Fury
2014
as Ron Parfitt
How We Used to Live
2013
as Narrator
Ray Donovan
2013
as Malcolm Finney
Ray Donovan
2013
as Andrew Finney
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as King Brahmwell
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012
as Beith
American Horror Story
2011
as Leigh Emerson
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Game of Thrones
2011
as Brother Ray
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
as Waleran Bigod
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010
as Narrator (voice)
44 Inch Chest
2009
as Meredith
Case 39
2009
as Detective Mike Barron
Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Kings
2009
as King Silas Benjamin
Coraline
2009
as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Death Race
2008
as Coach
Kung Fu Panda
2008
as Tai Lung (voice)
The Golden Compass
2007
as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
as Merriman Lyon
Hot Rod
2007
as Frank Powell
Shrek the Third
2007
as Captain Hook (voice)
The Dame Edna Treatment
2007
We Are Marshall
2006
as Paul Griffen
Scoop
2006
as Joe Strombel
Nine Lives
2005
as Larry
Deadwood
2004
as Al Swearengen
Nemesis Game
2003
as Jeff Novak
Terror in Moscow
2003
as Narrator
Agent Cody Banks
2003
as Brinkman
Trust
2003
as Alan Cooper-Fozard
Bollywood Queen
2002
as Frank
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Chandler
Man and Boy
2002
as Marty Mann
The Making of Sexy Beast
2001
as Self
In Deep
2001
as Jamie Lamb
Sexy Beast
2001
as Teddy Bass
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Oliver Maxwell
The West Wing
1999
as Nikolai Ivanovich
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Toby Moore
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
1998
as Robert Bryson
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
1997
as Narrator
Madson
1996
as John Madson
The Naked Truth
1995
as Leland Banks
Soul Survivors
1995
as Otis Cooke
White Goods
1994
as Ian Deegan
Chillers
1990
as Steven Castle
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
1990
as Andre Marchand
The Simpsons
1989
as Artemis (voice)
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
1989
as David Cleveland
Chain Letter
1989
as The Messenger of Death
Miami Vice: Freefall
1989
as Gen. Manuel Borbon
Young Charlie Chaplin
1989
as Charles Chaplin Snr
War and Remembrance
1988
as Philip Rule
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Roger Bushell
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Roger Bushell
Going Live!
1987
as Self
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Marbury
Grand Larceny
1987
as Flanagan
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
as Prefet de police
Rocket to the Moon
1986
as Willy Wax
Lovejoy
1986
as Lovejoy
Braker
1985
as Alan Roswell
A.D.
1985
as Sejanus
Evergreen
1985
as Paul Lerner
Torchlight
1985
as Sidney
Too Scared to Scream
1984
as Vincent Hardwick
Miami Vice
1984
as Esteban Montoya
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Philip Durant
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Exposed
1983
as Greg Miller
Bare Essence
1983
as Niko Theophilus
Grace Kelly
1983
as Prince Rainier of Monaco
Marco Polo
1982
as Alì Ben Youssuf
The Letter
1982
as Geoff
American Playhouse
1982
as Willy Wax
Cheaper to Keep Her
1981
as Dr. Alfred Sunshine
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as David Norman
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1980
as The Brain (Bert)
High Tide
1980
as Curtis
Minder
1979
as Jack Last
Yesterday's Hero
1979
as Rod Turner
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Fouquet
The Pirate
1978
as Rashid
Disraeli
1978
as Benjamin Disraeli
Disraeli
1978
as Benjamin Disraeli
Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Christopher Marlowe
Dallas
1978
as Don Lockwood
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Curtis
Code Name: Diamond Head
1977
as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Jesus Of Nazareth
1977
as Judas Iscariot
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Judas Iscariot
The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Sir James Camden
The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Sir James Camden
Roots
1977
as Sir Eric Russell
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Saunders
Matt Helm
1975
as Paul
Space: 1999
1975
as Anton Zoref
Journey into Fear
1975
as Banat
Ransom
1974
as Ray Petrie
Police Woman
1974
What Would You Do?
1974
as Derek
The Last of Sheila
1973
as Anthony
Sitting Target
1972
as Birdy Williams
Columbo
1971
as Leland St. John
Villain
1971
as Wolfe Lissner
The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
as Tom Lynn
A Sound from the Sea
1970
as Tom
Performance
1970
as Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970
as Fred C. Dobbs
Freelance
1970
as Mitch
Battle of Britain
1969
as Sgt. Pilot Andy
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Charlie Cartwright
Funeral Games
1968
as Caulfield
Wuthering Heights
1967
as Heathcliff
Wuthering Heights
1967
as Heathcliff
You Can't Win
1966
as Joe Lunn
Sky West and Crooked
1965
as Roibin
The Pleasure Girls
1965
as Keith Dexter
Redcap
1964
as Sapper Russell
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wild and the Willing
1962
as Harry Brown
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Geoffrey
