Ian McShane

Actor and director. Born 29 September 1942 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m18 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 18 titles

Golden Globe1 won

Born

29 September 1942, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Active

1971–present

Frequently works with

Basil Iwanyk, Chad Stahelski, Erica Lee, Keanu Reeves, Shay Hatten, Dustin Hoffman, Glenn Berger, Jack Black

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

68Fi1m

64Critics

We rate Ian’s work 4 points above the press, across 15 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 796

Under 606

Of 18 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 14 billed first or second
Reviewed: 14 films, 4 series
Screen time: 26 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $5.2bn across 12 films with figures
Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globe1 won
Active: 1971–present

Genres

Action9
Crime8
Drama7
Fantasy6
Thriller6
Adventure5

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestDeadwood2004

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides poster

45WorstPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

131960s

301970s

331980s

111990s

242000s

282010s

92020s

Awards

Golden Globes1 won

Won2005Best Actor – Television Series Drama · Deadwood

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.