Ian McShane

Ian McShane has one of the great late-career runs in acting, and I never tire of watching it. The Blackburn-born actor was already a household name in Britain thanks to Lovejoy, but Deadwood changed everything: his Al Swearengen turned profanity into something close to Shakespeare, and the 2005 Golden Globe barely covers the achievement. Then came Mr. Wednesday in American Gods, sly and dangerous and impossibly charismatic. What I admire most is the voice — that gravel-and-velvet instrument that makes even a throwaway line feel like a threat or a blessing. Past eighty, he still owns every frame he is in. That is craft, not luck.

Name (English)

Ian McShane

Name (Japanese)

イアン・マクシェーン

Reading

いあん・まくしぇーん

Born

September 29, 1942 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

Origin

Blackburn, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / film producer / singer / voice actor

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

Tags

• actor
• film producer
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-11

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