Ian David McShane[1](born 29 September 1942) is an English actor. He is known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in theBBCseriesLovejoy(1986–1994),[2]Al SwearengeninDeadwood(2004–2006) and its2019 film continuationand Mr. Wednesday inAmerican Gods(2017–2021). For the original series ofDeadwood,McShane won theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Dramaand received a nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.For the film, he (as producer) was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Ian McShane | |
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 McShane in October 2022 | |
| Born | Ian David McShane 29 September 1942 Blackburn,Lancashire,England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Father | Harry McShane |
His film roles include Harry Brown inThe Wild and the Willing(1962), Charlie Cartwright inIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium(1969), Wolfe Lissner inVillain(1971), Teddy Bass inSexy Beast(2000), Frank Powell inHot Rod(2007),Captain HookinShrek the Third(2007), Tai Lung inKung Fu PandaandKung Fu Panda 4,BlackbeardinPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011), and Winston Scott in theJohn Wickseries (2014–present).
Early life
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McShane was born Ian David McShane inBlackburn,Lancashireon 29 September 1942, the only child of Irene (née Cowley; 1922–2020) and professional footballerHarry McShane(1920–2012).[3][2][4][5]His father was Scottish, fromHolytown,Lanarkshire.His mother, who was born in England, was of Irish and English descent.[6]McShane grew up inDavyhulme,Manchester,and attendedStretford Grammar School.After being a member of theNational Youth Theatre,[7]he studied at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art(RADA), withAnthony HopkinsandJohn Hurt.McShane shared a flat with Hurt, whom he called his "oldest friend in the business",[3]and he was still a student at RADA when he appeared (with Hurt) in his first filmThe Wild and the Willing(1962).[2]He later played Satan in theYork Mystery Playsin 1963.
Career
editIn the United Kingdom, McShane's best known role is antiques dealer Lovejoy in theeponymous series(1986-94).[3][2][4]Long beforeLovejoy,McShane was a pin-up as a result of appearances in television series, such asWuthering Heights(1967, asHeathcliff),Jesus of Nazareth(1977, asJudas Iscariot), andDisraeli(1978)—as well as films likeSky West and Crooked(1965) andBattle of Britain(1969).[8][9]The actor also enjoyed success in the United States as British film director Don Lockwood inDallas.
In the United States, he is known for the role of historical figureAl Swearengenin theHBOseriesDeadwood,[4]for which he won the 2005Golden Globe Awardfor Best Actor in a Television Drama.[2]He was also nominated at the 2005Emmy AwardandScreen Actors GuildAwards.
Amongscience fictionfans, McShane is known for playing the character Robert Bryson inBabylon 5: The River of Souls.[10]In a 2004 interview withThe Independent,McShane stated that he wished that he had turned down the role of Bryson as he had struggled with the technical dialogue and found looking atMartin Sheen,who was wearing an eye in the middle of his forehead, to be the most embarrassing experience that he had ever had while acting.[11]
In 1985, McShane appeared as an MC onGrace Jones'Slave to the Rhythm,aconcept albumwhich featured his narration interspersed throughout and which sold over a million copies worldwide.[12][13]
In 1992, he recorded and released his own solo studio album,From Both Sides Now,which features McShane singingcover versionsof popular songs.[14][15]The album reached number 40 in theUK Albums Chart.[16]
His other roles include that ofarmed robberandgangland bossJack Last in theMinderepisodeThe Last Video Show.[17]AsCaptain HookinShrek the Third,Ragnar SturlussoninThe Golden Compass,[18]Tai LunginKung Fu Panda[19](for which he received anAnnie Awardnomination), crime boss Teddy Bass inSexy Beast,and Mr. Bobinsky inCoraline.[20]In live-action, he has performed inHot Rod,[21]the action/thrillerDeath Race,[22]andThe Seeker.[23]He has appeared inThe West Wingas a Russian diplomat.[24]During 2007–08, he starred as Max in the 40th anniversaryBroadwayrevival ofHarold Pinter'sThe Homecoming,co-starringEve Best,Raúl Esparza,andMichael McKean,and directed byDaniel Sullivan,at theCort Theatre(16 December 2007 – 13 April 2008).[25]
In 2009, he appeared inKings,which was based on the biblical story ofDavid.His portrayal of King Silas Benjamin, an analogue ofKing Saul,was highly praised with one critic saying: "WheneverKingsseems to falter, McShane appears to put bite marks all over the scenery. "[26]
In 2010, McShane starred inThe Pillars of the Earthas Bishop Waleran Bigod.[27]The series was a historical drama set in 12th-century England and adapted fromKen Follett'snovel of the same name.[28]That same year, theWalt Disney Companyconfirmed that McShane would portrayBlackbeardinOn Stranger Tides.[29]
In 2013, he played King Brahmwell inBryan Singer'sJack the Giant Slayer.[30]
Since 2010, McShane has narrated the opening teases for each round ofESPN's coverage ofThe Open Championship.[31]In 2012, McShane had a guest role for two episodes as Murder Santa, a sadistic serial killer in the 1960s in thesecond seasonofAmerican Horror Story.[32]In 2016, he joined the cast ofGame of ThronesinSeason 6as Septon Ray.[33][34]
McShane announced on 20 April 2017 that a script for a two-hourDeadwoodfilm had been submitted by creator David Milch to HBO and that a film was as close as ever to happening. "[A] two-hour movie script has been delivered to HBO. If they don't deliver [a finished product], blame them," McShane said.[35]The filmbegan production in October 2018.[36]Deadwood: The Moviewas released on 31 May 2019, concluding the story of the series.[37]
Personal life
editMcShane married English actressSuzan Farmerin 1965 and they divorced in 1968. He married his second wife, English model Ruth Post, on 8 June 1968, and they had two children, Kate and Morgan.[2]In 1977, he began a five-year relationship withSylvia Kristelafter meeting her on the set ofThe Fifth Musketeer;[38]the affair ended his marriage to Post. On 30 August 1980, McShane married his third wife, American actress Gwen Humble. They live inVenice, California,United States. Through his eldest daughter, McShane has three grandchildren.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Wild and the Willing | Harry Brown | ||
| 1965 | The Pleasure Girls | Keith Dexter | ||
| 1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Roibin | ||
| 1969 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Charlie Cartwright | ||
| Battle of Britain | Sgt. Pilot Andy Moore | |||
| 1970 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Fred C. Dobbs | ||
| Tam-Lin | Tom Lynn | |||
| 1971 | Freelance | Mitch | ||
| Villain | Wolfe Lissner | |||
| 1972 | Left Hand of Gemini | |||
| Sitting Target | Birdy Williams | |||
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila | Anthony Wood | ||
| 1974 | Ransom | Ray Petrie | ||
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Banat | ||
| 1979 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | The Brain | ||
| The Fifth Musketeer | Fouquet | |||
| Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | |||
| 1981 | Cheaper to Keep Her | Dr. Alfred Sunshine | ||
| 1983 | Exposed | Greg Miller | ||
| 1985 | Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | ||
| Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | |||
| Torchlight | Sidney | |||
| 2000 | Sexy Beast | Teddy Bass | ||
| 2002 | Bollywood Queen | Frank | ||
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Dr. Brinkman | ||
| Nemesis Game | Jeff Novak | |||
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Larry | ||
| 2006 | Scoop | Joe Strombel | ||
| We Are Marshall | Paul Griffen | |||
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Captain Hook | Voice[39] | |
| Hot Rod | Frank Powell | |||
| The Seeker | Merriman Lyon | |||
| The Golden Compass | Ragnar Sturlusson | Voice[39] | ||
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Tai Lung | ||
| Death Race | Coach | |||
| 2009 | Coraline | Mr. Bobinsky | Voice | |
| Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | |||
| 44 Inch Chest | Meredith | Also executive producer | ||
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Narrator | Uncredited[40] | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Blackbeard | ||
| 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Beith | ||
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | King Brahmwell | ||
| 2014 | Cuban Fury | Ron Parfitt | ||
| Hercules | Amphiaraus | |||
| John Wick | Winston Scott | |||
| El Niño | El Inglés | |||
| 2015 | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Umayya | Voice[39] | |
| 2016 | Grimsby | MI6 Spy Boss | Uncredited | |
| The Hollow Point | Sheriff Leland Kilbaught | |||
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Winston Scott | ||
| Jawbone | Joe Padgett | |||
| Pottersville | Bart | |||
| 2018 | Here Comes the Grump | The Grump | Voice | [41] |
| 2019 | Hellboy | Trevor Bruttenholm | ||
| Bolden | Judge Leander Perry | |||
| John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | Winston Scott | |||
| 2022 | My Father's Dragon | Saiwa the Gorilla | Voice | [39] |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Winston Scott | ||
| 2024 | American Star | Wilson | ||
| Kung Fu Panda 4 | Tai Lung | Voice | [42] | |
| 2025 | From the World of John Wick: Ballerina† | Winston Scott | Post-production |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963–1966 | Play of the Week | Mick / Frank Barnes / Arthur | 4 episodes | |
| 1964 | Redcap | Sapper Russell | Episode: "Epitaph for a Sweat" | |
| The Sullavan Brothers | David Hemming | 1 episode | ||
| 1966 | You Can't Win | Joe Lunn | 7 episodes | |
| 1967 | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 4 episodes | |
| 1972 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Ken Harrison | Television play | |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Anton Zoref | Episode: "Force of Life" | |
| The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Saunders | Television film | ||
| 1976 | The Fantastic Journey | Sir James Camden | Episode: "The Fantastic Journey" | |
| 1977 | Roots | Sir Eric Russell | Episode: "Part Nine" | |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Judas Iscariot | 2 episodes | ||
| Code Name: Diamond Head | Sean Donovan | Television film | ||
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | Christopher Marlowe | Episode: "Dead Shepherd" | |
| Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | 4 episodes | ||
| The Pirate | Rashid | Television film | ||
| 1980 | Armchair Thriller - High Tide | Curtis | 4 episodes | |
| 1981, 1982 | Magnum, P.I. | David Norman / Edwin Clutterbuck | 2 episodes | |
| 1982 | The Letter | Geoff | Television film | |
| Marco Polo | Ali Ben Yussouf | 2 episodes | ||
| 1983 | Bare Essence | Niko Theophilus | 11 episodes | |
| Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | Television film | ||
| 1985 | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | 3 episodes | |
| A.D. | Sejanus | 5 episodes | ||
| Braker | Alan Roswell | Television film | ||
| 1986 | American Playhouse | Willy Wax | Episode: "Rocket to the Moon" | |
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Prefect of Police | Television film | |
| 1986–1994 | Lovejoy | Lovejoy | Main role | |
| 1987 | Grand Larceny | Flanagan | Television film | |
| 1987, 1989 | Miami Vice | Esteban Montoya | 2 episodes | |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen | Lindberger | 1 episode | |
| War and Remembrance | Philip Rule | 4 episodes | ||
| Chain Letter | The Messenger of Death | Television film | ||
| 1989 | Dallas | Don Lockwood | 13 episodes | |
| Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin | Charles Chaplin Sr. | 6 episodes | ||
| Minder | Jack Last | Episode: "The Last Video Show" | ||
| Miami Vice | Gen. Manuel Borbon | Episode: "Freefall" | ||
| Dick Francis Mysteries: Blood Sport | David Cleveland | Television film | ||
| Dick Francis Mysteries: In The Frame | ||||
| Dick Francis Mysteries: Twice Shy | ||||
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Andre Marchand | ||
| Columbo | Leland St. John | Episode: "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo" | ||
| Mistress of Suspense | Steven Castle | Episode: "Sauce for the Goose" | ||
| 1994 | White Goods | Ian Deegan | Television film | |
| 1995 | Soul Survivors | Otis Cooke | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | Madson | John Madson | 6 episodes | |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | Leland Banks | 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | Robert Bryson, PhD | Television film | |
| 1999 | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Oliver Maxwell | ||
| 2001 | Britain's Most Terrifying Ghost Stories | Narrator | Episode: "All" | |
| Thieves | Jack | Episode: "Jack's Back" | ||
| 2002 | The West Wing | Nikolai Ivanovich | Episode: "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" | |
| In Deep | Jamie Lamb | 2 episodes | ||
| Man and Boy | Marty Mann | Television film | ||
| 2003 | Trust | Alan Cooper-Fozzard | 6 episodes | |
| The Twilight Zone | Dr. Chandler | Episode: "Cold Fusion" | ||
| 2004–2006 | Deadwood | Al Swearengen | 36 episodes | |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Gordon | Episode: "Dear Vikings"; voice | |
| 2009 | Kings | King Silas Benjamin | 12 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | Waleran Bigod | 8 episodes | |
| 2012 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Leigh Emerson | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Andrew Finney | 9 episodes | [43] |
| 2016 | Doctor Thorne | Sir Roger Scatcherd | 3 episodes | [44] |
| Game of Thrones | Brother Ray | Episode: "The Broken Man" | ||
| 2017–2021 | American Gods | Mr. Wednesday | Main cast | [45] |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Al Swearengen | Television film; also executive producer | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sir Tobias Moore | Episode: "I'm Going To Make You a Star" | ||
| 2021 | The Simpsons | Artemis | Voice, episode: "The Last Barfighter" | [46] |
| 2023 | One Piece | Narrator | Episode: "Romance Dawn" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | John Wick Hex | Winston | [39] |
Awards and nominations
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External links
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- Ian McShaneatIMDb
- Ian McShaneat theInternet Broadway Database
- Ian McShaneat theTCM Movie Database
- Ian McShaneatAllMovie
- "A Conversation with Actor Ian McShane" (Max)—The Charlie Rose Show,PBS,broadcast of 24 March 2008. Accessed 25 March 2008. ( "A conversation with actor Ian McShane about his role in the 40th Anniversary Broadway revival ofHarold Pinter'sThe Homecoming.")
- The Homecoming on Broadway—Official site of the 40th anniversary Broadway revival at theCort Theatre.Accessed 25 March 2008.
