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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.
Ian McShane is a distinguished Scottish-English actor, celebrated for his commanding performances in television and film, notably as Al Swearengen in Deadwood and Winston in the John Wick series.
He is widely recognized for his portrayal of complex authority figures, his extensive work in voice acting for films like Kung Fu Panda and Coraline, and his long-running television career in Lovejoy.
He is an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has enjoyed a long association with major studio franchises, particularly in the John Wick cinematic universe.