Ian McShane

Ian McShane
McShane in October 2022
Born	Ian David McShane (1942-09-29) 29 September 1942 (age 82) Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1962–present
Spouses	Suzan Farmer ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1968)​ Ruth Post ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1975)​ Gwen Humble ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2
Father	Harry McShane

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 the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994),^[2] 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 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 series (2014–present).