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.
Scoop
As Joe Strombel
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
As Narrator
The Golden Compass
As Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
As Merriman Lyon
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
As Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Hot Rod
As Frank Powell
The Fifth Musketeer
As Fouquet
Death Race
As Coach
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
As Robert Bryson
We Are Marshall
As Paul Griffen
Villain
As Wolfe Lissner
Cheaper to Keep Her
As Dr. Alfred Sunshine
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
As Prefet de police
Battle of Britain
As Sgt. Pilot Andy
Performance
As Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited)
Sexy Beast
As Teddy Bass
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
As Charlie Cartwright
The Last of Sheila
As Anthony
Kung Fu Panda
As Tai Lung (voice)
Grand Larceny
As Flanagan
Case 39
As Detective Mike Barron
44 Inch Chest
As Meredith
Freelance
As Mitch
Coraline
As Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
The Pleasure Girls
As Keith Dexter
Nine Lives
As Larry
Nemesis Game
As Jeff Novak
Rocket to the Moon
As Willy Wax
Ransom
As Ray Petrie
Jack the Giant Slayer
As King Brahmwell
Terror in Moscow
As Narrator
Sitting Target
As Birdy Williams
Too Scared to Scream
As Vincent Hardwick
Snow White and the Huntsman
As Beith
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
As Winston
John Wick: Chapter 4
As Winston
Exposed
As Greg Miller
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
As Fred C. Dobbs
Ordeal by Innocence
As Philip Durant
Tam Lin
As Tom Lynn
Grace Kelly
As Prince Rainier of Monaco
Man and Boy
As Marty Mann
My Father's Dragon
As Saiwa (voice)
Journey into Fear
As Banat
Cuban Fury
As Ron Parfitt
Sky West and Crooked
As Roibin
Hercules
As Amphiarus
Code Name: Diamond Head
As Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler
American Star
As Wilson
D.R.E.A.M. Team
As Oliver Maxwell
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
As Andre Marchand
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
As The Brain (Bert)
Wuthering Heights
As Heathcliff
The Wild and the Willing
As Harry Brown
The Hollow Point
As Leland
Disraeli
As Benjamin Disraeli
El nino
As Inglés
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
As Roger Bushell
Grimsby
As MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)
Kung Fu Panda 4
As Tai Lung (voice)
How We Used to Live
As Narrator
John Wick
As Winston
Yesterday's Hero
As Rod Turner
Deep Cover
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
As Winston
Torchlight
As Sidney
The Letter
As Geoff
Funeral Games
As Caulfield
A Sound from the Sea
As Tom
What Would You Do?
As Derek
The Pirate
As Rashid
The Making of Sexy Beast
As Self
John Wick: Chapter 2
As Winston
Agent Cody Banks
As Brinkman
Soul Survivors
As Otis Cooke
High Tide
As Curtis
Pottersville
As Bart
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
As Umayya (voice)
Chain Letter
As The Messenger of Death
Jawbone
As Joe Padgett
Shrek the Third
As Captain Hook (voice)
Bollywood Queen
As Frank
Hellboy
As Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
A Wizard's Tale
As The Grump (voice)
Bolden
As Judge Perry
White Goods
As Ian Deegan
Age of Sail
As William Avery (voice)
Deadwood: The Movie
As Al Swearengen
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn
As Self
Master of Dark Shadows
As Narrator
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
As David Cleveland
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
As Saunders
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
As Narrator (voice)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
As (archive footage)
Traders of the Lost Scrolls
As Narrator
Braker
As Alan Roswell
Magnum, P.I.
Columbo
As Leland St. John
Deadwood
As Al Swearengen
The Daily Show
As Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
As Self
Going Live!
As Self
Miami Vice
As Esteban Montoya
Minder
As Jack Last
Madson
As John Madson
Lovejoy
As Lovejoy
Dallas
As Don Lockwood
Trust
As Alan Cooper-Fozard
Kings
As King Silas Benjamin
Bare Essence
As Niko Theophilus
Police Woman
The Fantastic Journey
As Sir James Camden
The Wednesday Play
Redcap
As Sapper Russell
Disraeli
As Benjamin Disraeli
The Simpsons
As Artemis (voice)
Jesus of Nazareth
As Judas Iscariot
Wogan
As Self
Natural World
As Narrator
Life of Shakespeare
As Christopher Marlowe
Evergreen
As Paul Lerner
You Can't Win
As Joe Lunn
Young Charlie Chaplin
As Charles Chaplin Snr
War and Remembrance
As Philip Rule
The Pillars of the Earth
As Waleran Bigod
The Twilight Zone
As Chandler
American Horror Story
As Leigh Emerson
Matt Helm
As Paul
The West Wing
As Nikolai Ivanovich
Wuthering Heights
As Heathcliff
Ray Donovan
As Malcolm Finney
Doctor Thorne
As Sir Roger Scatcherd
American Gods
As Mr. Wednesday / God Odin
In Deep
As Jamie Lamb
Game of Thrones
As Brother Ray
Chillers
As Steven Castle
ONE PIECE
As Narrator (voice)
Roots
As Sir Eric Russell
A.D.
As Sejanus
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
As Self
GMTV
As Self
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
As Roger Bushell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As Toby Moore
CBS Summer Playhouse
As Marbury
Armchair Thriller
As Curtis
Space: 1999
As Anton Zoref
Real Time with Bill Maher
As Self
Marco Polo
As Alì Ben Youssuf
Off Camera with Sam Jones
As Self
American Playhouse
As Willy Wax
The Naked Truth
As Leland Banks
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Presenter