Ian McShane
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.
Known for
![John Wick Presents: Ballerina](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9ItMoIgUevdT7L9njGKCZj5uJHn.jpg)
John Wick Presents: Ballerina
![Kung Fu Panda 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kDp1vUBnMpe8ak4rjgl3cLELqjU.jpg)
Kung Fu Panda 4
![American Star](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aFjxI9yMd142au1O74JlUttG4Ki.jpg)
American Star
![ONE PIECE](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rVX05xRKS5JhEYQFObCi4lAnZT4.jpg)
ONE PIECE
![John Wick: Chapter 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZloFAK7NmvMGKE7VkF5UHaz0I.jpg)
John Wick: Chapter 4
![My Father's Dragon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6hgEe1w0An5fKi3ZqIUBwOyIN2y.jpg)
My Father's Dragon
![Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nW3fXdcSJYXrofADS9pgNdO3ybM.jpg)
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
![The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lthKMJ0QZhFQAZCDjpK3I2lcTbW.jpg)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Deadwood: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fCQ13cqd02dop7Chkov0fPl4r3t.jpg)
Deadwood: The Movie
![John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ziEuG1essDuWuC5lpWUaw1uXY2O.jpg)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
![Bolden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wRoCXrMlOP0PnftcPRvynpUy6Kw.jpg)
Bolden
![Master of Dark Shadows](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tJbeE6RJyIphgEPYJacSduQwSN5.jpg)
Master of Dark Shadows
![Hellboy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bk8LyaMqUtaQ9hUShuvFznQYQKR.jpg)
Hellboy
![Age of Sail](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iUhwWf0wmpns4QZk8MBR8fPODaF.jpg)
Age of Sail
![A Wizard's Tale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/azvZPjrMOfQyIdNL7wyHSztAGqq.jpg)
A Wizard's Tale
![Pottersville](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zlQgswQ5GEklrbv8MkohQHyomZu.jpg)
Pottersville
![Jawbone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kvL3CZRILLJ9STxRadGXI0MOeac.jpg)
Jawbone
![American Gods](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3KCAZaKHmoMIN9dHutqaMtubQqD.jpg)
American Gods
![John Wick: Chapter 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hXWBc0ioZP3cN4zCu6SN3YHXZVO.jpg)
John Wick: Chapter 2
![The Hollow Point](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/I3nqs2RHuGNjhIHrU7yG3Ai0fc.jpg)
The Hollow Point
![Bilal: A New Breed of Hero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ncWuEzxnXqssxRfHghZuUAIezCo.jpg)
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
![Doctor Thorne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ky9H9Y6Tqxm7JZTakBNrcEvSdfq.jpg)
Doctor Thorne
![Grimsby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2jQGFmShpdflApc5oidJZ97m1d1.jpg)
Grimsby
![John Wick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fZPSd91yGE9fCcCe6OoQr6E3Bev.jpg)
John Wick
![El nino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cOSAcaVdqQoyX7VDigjAy94mMaO.jpg)
El nino
![Hercules](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5X3VOy9lD44VclKsWTi8gHZGjhL.jpg)
Hercules
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![Cuban Fury](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/io0LZoCtq63hUWd6d3x5FoalgDj.jpg)
Cuban Fury
![Off Camera with Sam Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wFzCudeLabyjvwh0n5C9rEtCqVy.jpg)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
![Ray Donovan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zxftW7ZGVrOCqH2ifuruieCTb5X.jpg)
Ray Donovan
![Jack the Giant Slayer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jSI7saUX9Qz0JLh19jX2ulEwL7.jpg)
Jack the Giant Slayer
![Snow White and the Huntsman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8HUa5kRubYbnAD5UVpnhTGGgMTW.jpg)
Snow White and the Huntsman
![American Horror Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LLG9bjq0i7V5N4UfRhnab8zHK4.jpg)
American Horror Story
![Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/keGfSvCmYj7CvdRx36OdVrAEibE.jpg)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
![Game of Thrones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1XS1oqL89opfnbLl8WnZY1O1uJx.jpg)
Game of Thrones
![The Pillars of the Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/952uUaNc6zJbb0rXSwFPskp2SKY.jpg)
The Pillars of the Earth
![The Sorcerer's Apprentice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b5pIUsGll0418NyfNA5eYCI9aoK.jpg)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
![44 Inch Chest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vKuW2TzCyNstKcAGnWLXsFJxmjM.jpg)
44 Inch Chest
![Case 39](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b16EjFeHd2AwoYXWUne7DA346pU.jpg)
Case 39
![Kings](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gHDKbQ6l4OdgQ9W5OxaA9RP9YMO.jpg)
Kings
![Coraline](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4jeFXQYytChdZYE9JYO7Un87IlW.jpg)
Coraline
![Death Race](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5A79GeOb3uChQ0l0ZDjDyODKQp3.jpg)
Death Race
![Kung Fu Panda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wWt4JYXTg5Wr3xBW2phBrMKgp3x.jpg)
Kung Fu Panda
![The Golden Compass](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6DTH9poR8RAw859L6OuokT7z993.jpg)
The Golden Compass
![The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e7xzSPn8pTJSobjxSSpIipArfcq.jpg)
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
![Hot Rod](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jRkt03dXCVKnbvcQm3ygU1cjg9Y.jpg)
Hot Rod
![Shrek the Third](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n4SexGGQzI26E269tfpa80MZaGV.jpg)
Shrek the Third
![The Dame Edna Treatment](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7P3kJeN2eNDpi4sBdgoXjWzYLq2.jpg)
The Dame Edna Treatment
![We Are Marshall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5PSiExbg6Fm8MiPJOikBCOcZFnd.jpg)
We Are Marshall
![Scoop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aHvZYoQNRTMrfs46pj64b9GrbaK.jpg)
Scoop
![Nine Lives](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1iLN2Nuwpi9aVOlFn3QleAtqLo8.jpg)
Nine Lives
![Deadwood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4Yp35DVbVOAWkfQUIQ7pbh3u0aN.jpg)
Deadwood
![Nemesis Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6CwK46VeembPAiT6IdF2Z2BjNbG.jpg)
Nemesis Game
![Terror in Moscow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fXfQWQyQBgUeGLKGYzzQ8Y3s5oy.jpg)
Terror in Moscow
![Agent Cody Banks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fhK0mqqirPsckxkNisvi32A4lf6.jpg)
Agent Cody Banks
![Real Time with Bill Maher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pbpoLLp4kvnYVfnEGiEhagpJuVZ.jpg)
Real Time with Bill Maher
![Trust](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bVE2ZjNE2Y6lleXWY8lBaYz2tn2.jpg)
Trust
![Bollywood Queen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2cAs19KiQp3UFeVRhCPObX2Y0wC.jpg)
Bollywood Queen
![The Twilight Zone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sS1ykUhvyurff4CohExIh8qYO99.jpg)
The Twilight Zone
![Man and Boy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sZ1eerABr6KfoHrlEYBtSF0Fb5E.jpg)
Man and Boy
![Friday Night with Jonathan Ross](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dweqcAMlpidmoJcLu4omwuwsnef.jpg)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
![The Making of Sexy Beast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dhcpiM3vQS15qn2loBjDshrRDEI.jpg)
The Making of Sexy Beast
![In Deep](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qaC5fZKn2KnVv4e5imBYjCSeOl0.jpg)
In Deep
![Sexy Beast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9OlmWIEuSec27HiOPuMJASnff6f.jpg)
Sexy Beast
![D.R.E.A.M. Team](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m1aQyZnvrtHmWQlMlzVQ6VOMPQc.jpg)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
![The West Wing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![Babylon 5: The River of Souls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bG8H9cnusrothe1HixryGGvSo9S.jpg)
Babylon 5: The River of Souls
![The Daily Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![Madson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7fCv2lISe4zOjr5cBxBn1rzDlxw.jpg)
Madson
![The Naked Truth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cXxh8emuJhYIDV82vXEZ2sC6lHX.jpg)
The Naked Truth
![Soul Survivors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tebAoHjvXb4zvzcQQTwkbeTj3w3.jpg)
Soul Survivors
![White Goods](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sZaoy6RJ24nQTLbchbSJb1yIAWQ.jpg)
White Goods
![GMTV](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/peQ3blnogd6YXfjqPJOwMx1yOVK.jpg)
GMTV
![Chillers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sS0J0WiUzdo9r3pmJmTGGbAAtEM.jpg)
Chillers
![Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8wbUyxL1Ccw0Nh7J4Qv50YzAbW4.jpg)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
![The Simpsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![Chain Letter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9XuEJKpsqXtp7wwo4A2o8WobTYe.jpg)
Chain Letter
![Young Charlie Chaplin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jVm0LtuxksSzyajjWAkTmIz4DbY.jpg)
Young Charlie Chaplin
![War and Remembrance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e3EkF2C1R4rOzckdPrZ3BarZJo4.jpg)
War and Remembrance
![The Great Escape II: The Untold Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/avyDVrbJHseIdNivVVmJFuHl7re.jpg)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
![The Great Escape II: The Untold Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gz2Utoai6tXqP1B2RriiBqHf3gZ.jpg)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
![Going Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sWOqHgPEzKieYIR7nnofJ2M0YFx.jpg)
Going Live!
![The Murders in the Rue Morgue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/roGb7CTNwNiRFeJLyJvIEPgz97g.jpg)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
![Rocket to the Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pqxYKWkniPdC5GuUC5O1I8igpS.jpg)
Rocket to the Moon
![Lovejoy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u8laLfmd7ZxxIFP3DUaqKnVRMFH.jpg)
Lovejoy
![A.D.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9d5d3Dl5kDhxHlmMw2xbqZKOJpc.jpg)
A.D.
![Evergreen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6bNSDfYc4Dwc9JuLrhS5FS9uOs7.jpg)
Evergreen
![Torchlight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d1HR0XMK0pOuubFtroMzkLWzCoD.jpg)
Torchlight
![Too Scared to Scream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r9vhZywI811oYJEmT1Xv1L6N2Xy.jpg)
Too Scared to Scream
![Miami Vice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b5kLqC6eDiA17nq3jr1Vi340Kns.jpg)
Miami Vice
![Ordeal by Innocence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q5omknWIu4GhihWcLsYkJtZOn2Z.jpg)
Ordeal by Innocence
![Natural World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lM2O6k77POzauRNR6iAcOFZKwqY.jpg)
Natural World
![Exposed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vBZwYg8T3LgCeHSDT2ezjP9ALnO.jpg)
Exposed
![Bare Essence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jKLDiv0222Cmn0arXxRinYetzum.jpg)
Bare Essence
![Grace Kelly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gjgObsL1BGyYVRFbPo2qzXyC4J6.jpg)
Grace Kelly
![Marco Polo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ev49IKXhJpiDVLFijjKL1y3Ct1.jpg)
Marco Polo
![Wogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7NNaUmZWzJsqMvDNu2WB0HsVmvu.jpg)
Wogan
![The Letter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/thByLlZVBLAGtOgtMkLMEaIskVC.jpg)
The Letter
![American Playhouse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/34LLeInneWvMyIHcCpDCrkOxDe7.jpg)
American Playhouse
![Cheaper to Keep Her](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s53srGWVn5U4V9pA2AILPgjV9kL.jpg)
Cheaper to Keep Her
![Magnum, P.I.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jkxAIDbDfXrptT9Ab6iKnXjAqEV.jpg)
Magnum, P.I.
![The Great Riviera Bank Robbery](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qWO4ra0iinxqEXIGoPah89XGlTt.jpg)
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
![High Tide](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/beiqOR9Iyk13NHoKBmhDk7SLE6s.jpg)
High Tide
![Minder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4s9hiyQvTaMe1bK91HRCTgDTAoF.jpg)
Minder
![Yesterday's Hero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zD64Ky0H2DuquOMx5g6CDOsDAKF.jpg)
Yesterday's Hero
![The Fifth Musketeer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tHYyGTBO9pFOFzLYdc9R5GiJGXR.jpg)
The Fifth Musketeer
![The Pirate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oNmuzom4TqzVK7UPdE8HDRVTKkM.jpg)
The Pirate
![Disraeli](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yKUx2Y1q8r7YhWHGDc2p0BbWvSF.jpg)
Disraeli
![Life of Shakespeare](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f5Ddq1HhfNnHnZAZQgZHf9fvVJv.jpg)
Life of Shakespeare
![Dallas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w8Frf2mO0DUVHmSRJWJWldntKCt.jpg)
Dallas
![Armchair Thriller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/orvq4y9ZSj9gnm9rOXwnwhPrR0T.jpg)
Armchair Thriller
![Code Name: Diamond Head](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nqC46YCqsUfJIn07TXJ6c6dicSZ.jpg)
Code Name: Diamond Head
![Jesus of Nazareth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dlGmVpZ2rpGRDZsSa64nzyu90xk.jpg)
Jesus of Nazareth
![The Fantastic Journey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7ExChIiRaAZ9N5SeiAcw8XjJCyk.jpg)
The Fantastic Journey
![Roots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmNglNhjo7EoK6PI4dDf4vHoKAc.jpg)
Roots
![The Lives of Jenny Dolan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8GN5WqE8rmZpMWmfgRAgeSN1wXQ.jpg)
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
![Matt Helm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kOaZA1jZbejG3tIV9M82ojw8Esw.jpg)
Matt Helm
![Space: 1999](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/77Jn71Aw4mct3phi7wpjLdvO9U5.jpg)
Space: 1999
![Journey into Fear](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hpwhvnefWCqcfSjkmSqkoKf2GJE.jpg)
Journey into Fear
![Ransom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v05Zi28HlV0ZJ3JlLbKQbISOD0r.jpg)
Ransom
![Police Woman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/leF62WHfjJS4Su9AjDoz4cuqO7k.jpg)
Police Woman
![The Last of Sheila](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bDPoCBb4mBudYSC4201aHrBZsSg.jpg)
The Last of Sheila
![Sitting Target](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zvETb5i4wCpBKflqoXhqANezaCd.jpg)
Sitting Target
![Columbo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2JCD8vab3fircOU8cM2HJCxfv4I.jpg)
Columbo
![Villain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/45iFu2qhIDrRHfwEPRUsZUaqJlz.jpg)
Villain
![Tam Lin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uT2REaT2WIrrlmQp0qt9F2qInNc.jpg)
Tam Lin
![Performance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wfEY1Bz6bCJ49lmBg7mt2AmAaRq.jpg)
Performance
![Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5NG3iF6mli8QMJYNsbzWxzW04t4.jpg)
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
![Freelance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/htYxNVTEOJrZGvsJsuffR2niLSs.jpg)
Freelance
![Battle of Britain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/98kyEWxcqqNrsaprUtPaQ4adsNG.jpg)
Battle of Britain
![If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ekeVazUMtejiDhuBiykEgbXUBsd.jpg)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
![Wuthering Heights](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Ck68qZoPszSJX2ByW73WGVGdBt.jpg)
Wuthering Heights
![You Can't Win](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rsHSUqI51JlOgsEHY52lHKL9spN.jpg)
You Can't Win
![Sky West and Crooked](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2roGi2BGSBE91cDcP3SxxeZyp2v.jpg)
Sky West and Crooked
![The Pleasure Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uQk4tHWycHCzX0rTMIt1N3smuj2.jpg)
The Pleasure Girls
![Redcap](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bd8GnhdACkMo81KoTKf84OgnMcY.jpg)
Redcap
![The Wednesday Play](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pJ3G30k2IjxHnipXobZJZKQZErR.jpg)
The Wednesday Play
![The Wild and the Willing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1J6uoWf2fq22HFyyh29gOt9vH6s.jpg)
The Wild and the Willing
![Armchair Theatre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A8gQs8YEquEQxcmoiNB3R6gcj4a.jpg)
Armchair Theatre