Ian McShane
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025)
Winston
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Tai Lung (voice)
American Star (2024)
Wilson
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Winston
My Father's Dragon (2022)
Saiwa (voice)
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
Al Swearengen
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Winston
Bolden (2019)
Judge Perry
Hellboy (2019)
Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Age of Sail (2018)
William Avery (voice)
A Wizard's Tale (2018)
The Grump (voice)
Pottersville (2017)
Bart
Jawbone (2017)
Joe Padgett
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Winston
The Hollow Point (2016)
Leland
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)
Umayya (voice)
Grimsby (2016)
MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
John Wick (2014)
Winston
The Kid (2014)
Inglés
Hercules (2014)
Amphiarus
Cuban Fury (2014)
Ron Parfitt
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
King Brahmwell
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Beith
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Narrator (voice)
44 Inch Chest (2009)
Meredith
Case 39 (2009)
Detective Mike Barron
Coraline (2009)
Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Death Race (2008)
Coach
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Tai Lung (voice)
The Golden Compass (2007)
Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
Merriman Lyon
Hot Rod (2007)
Frank Powell
Shrek the Third (2007)
Captain Hook (voice)
We Are Marshall (2006)
Paul Griffen
Scoop (2006)
Joe Strombel
Nine Lives (2005)
Larry
Nemesis Game (2003)
Jeff Novak
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Brinkman
Bollywood Queen (2002)
Frank
Man and Boy (2002)
Marty Mann
Sexy Beast (2001)
Teddy Bass
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
Oliver Maxwell
Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)
Robert Bryson
Soul Survivors (1995)
Otis Cooke
White Goods (1994)
Ian Deegan
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
Andre Marchand
Dick Francis: Twice Shy (1989)
David Cleveland
Chain Letter (1989)
The Messenger of Death
Miami Vice: Freefall (1989)
Gen. Manuel Borbon
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
Roger Bushell
Grand Larceny (1987)
Flanagan
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
Prefet de police
Rocket to the Moon (1986)
Willy Wax
Braker (1985)
Alan Roswell
Torchlight (1985)
Sidney
Too Scared to Scream (1984)
Vincent Hardwick
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Philip Durant
Exposed (1983)
Greg Miller
Grace Kelly (1983)
Prince Rainier of Monaco
The Letter (1982)
Geoff
Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
Dr. Alfred Sunshine
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1980)
The Brain (Bert)
High Tide (1980)
Curtis
Yesterday's Hero (1979)
Rod Turner
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
Fouquet
The Pirate (1978)
Rashid
Disraeli (1978)
Benjamin Disraeli
Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)
Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
Jesus Of Nazareth (1977)
Judas Iscariot
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)
Saunders
Journey into Fear (1975)
Banat
Ransom (1974)
Ray Petrie
What Would You Do? (1974)
Derek
The Last of Sheila (1973)
Anthony
Sitting Target (1972)
Birdy Williams
Villain (1971)
Wolfe Lissner
The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
Tom Lynn
A Sound from the Sea (1970)
Tom
Performance (1970)
Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
Fred C. Dobbs
Freelance (1970)
Mitch
Battle of Britain (1969)
Sgt. Pilot Andy
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
Charlie Cartwright
Funeral Games (1968)
Caulfield
Wuthering Heights (1967)
Heathcliff
Sky West and Crooked (1965)
Roibin
The Pleasure Girls (1965)
Keith Dexter
The Wild and the Willing (1962)
Harry Brown

Crew

American Star (2024)
Producer
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
Executive Producer