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Ian McShane

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Ian McShane

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Also known as Ian David McShane

British actor (born 1942)

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Ian McShane is a British actor born in 1942 who has built a long career in film, television, and theater. He is known for his distinctive voice and powerful performances in various roles spanning multiple decades.

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Film & TV

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

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…

Known for

  • Deep Cover — Metcalfe2025
  • Ballerina — Winston2025
  • Wick Is Pain — Self2025
  • American Star — Wilson2024
  • Kung Fu Panda 4 — Tai Lung (voice)2024
  • John Wick: Chapter 4 — Winston2023
  • ONE PIECE — Narrator (voice)2023
  • My Father's Dragon — Saiwa (voice)2022
  • Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story — Narrator2021
  • The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU — (archive footage)2020

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ian
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Blackburn
Spouse
Suzan Farmer
Occupation
voice actor
Languages spoken
English language
Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
Genre
Western
Image
McShaneTamLinRio311022 (1 of 21) (52470810951) (cropped).jpg
Residence
Venice
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Commons category
Ian McShane
date of birth
1942-09-29
unmarried partner
Sylvia Kristel
birth name
Ian David McShane
start of work period
1962-00-00
name in native language
Ian McShane
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Encyclopedic overview

Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986, 1991–1994), 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), Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda (2008), reprised the role in Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024), Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), and Winston Scott in the John Wick franchise (2014–present).

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