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Ian McShane

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2025
Deep Cover

as Metcalfe

Movie
2025
Ballerina

as Winston

Movie
2025
Wick Is Pain

as Self

Movie
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4

as Tai Lung (voice)

Movie
2023
John Wick: Chapter 4

as Winston

Movie
2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

as Winston

Movie
2019
Hellboy

as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

Movie
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2

as Winston Scott

Movie
2014
John Wick

as Winston

Movie
2013
Jack the Giant Slayer

as King Brahmwell

Movie
2012
Snow White and the Huntsman

as Beith

Movie
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

Movie
2009
Coraline

as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)

Movie
2008
Death Race

as Coach

Movie
2008
Kung Fu Panda

as Tai Lung (voice)

Movie
2007
Shrek the Third

as Captain Hook (voice)

Movie