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Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Actor, also producer · Born September 29, 1942 (84) · Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Golden Globe winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is a Scottish-English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994), 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 a 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 franchise (2014–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 29, 1942 (84)
From
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
91 on MovieCove · 150 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Ian McShane's films like?

Across their 65 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Self
26%
Bonds
16%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 13 · Dark 26

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 25 · Intense 24

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 33 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 26 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

51 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 15 of 51 analyzed roles.

Shadow
15 of 51
Mentor
11 of 51
Ally
8 of 51
Hero
7 of 51
Shapeshifter
3 of 51
Herald
3 of 51
Trickster
2 of 51
Threshold guardian
2 of 51
Show the 51 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Melancholic
24
Thrilling
18
Dread
14
Absurd
11
Other
66

How their films linger

Bittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ian McShane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 58 of their 91 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ian McShane's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

150 credits, 91 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Blackbeard (voice)

  • Deep Cover(2025)

    as Metcalfe

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ballerina(2025)

    as Winston

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda 4(2024)

    as Tai Lung (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • American Star(2024)

    Producer · as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • One Piece(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • John Wick: Chapter 4(2023)

    as Winston

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • My Father's Dragon(2022)

    as Saiwa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story(2021)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU(2020)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Al Swearengen

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum(2019)

    as Winston

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Bolden(2019)

    as Judge Perry

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Master of Dark Shadows(2019)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy(2019)

    as Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Age of Sail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as William Avery (voice)

  • A Wizard's Tale(2018)

    as The Grump (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Pottersville(2017)

    as Bart

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jawbone(2017)

    as Joe Padgett

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mr. Wednesday / God Odin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)

    as Winston Scott

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Hollow Point(2016)

    as Leland

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bilal: A New Breed of Hero(2015)

    as Umayya (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Thorne(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sir Roger Scatcherd

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Brothers Grimsby(2016)

    as MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • John Wick(2014)

    as Winston

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • El nino(2014)

    as Inglés

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hercules(2014)

    as Amphiarus

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cuban Fury(2014)

    as Ron Parfitt

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • How We Used to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Andrew Finney · as Malcolm Finney

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Jack the Giant Slayer(2013)

    as King Brahmwell

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)

    as Beith

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leigh Emerson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011)

    as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Brother Ray

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Pillars of the Earth(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Waleran Bigod

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice(2010)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 44 Inch Chest(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Meredith

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Case 39(2009)

    as Detective Mike Barron

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Kings(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as King Silas Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Coraline(2009)

    as Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Death Race(2008)

    as Coach

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda(2008)

    as Tai Lung (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising(2007)

    as Merriman Lyon

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Hot Rod(2007)

    as Frank Powell

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shrek the Third(2007)

    as Captain Hook (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Dame Edna Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • We Are Marshall(2006)

    as Paul Griffen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Scoop(2006)

    as Joe Strombel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 36 episodes · as Al Swearengen

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Nemesis Game(2003)

    as Jeff Novak

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Terror in Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Agent Cody Banks(2003)

    as Brinkman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alan Cooper-Fozard

  • Bollywood Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Frank

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Chandler

  • Man and Boy(2002)

    as Marty Mann

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • In Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jamie Lamb

  • Sexy Beast(2000)

    as Teddy Bass

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team(1999)

    as Oliver Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Nikolai Ivanovich

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Toby Moore

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Babylon 5: The River of Souls(1998)

    as Robert Bryson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Traders of the Lost Scrolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • Madson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as John Madson

  • The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leland Banks

  • Soul Survivors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Otis Cooke

  • White Goods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ian Deegan

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception(1990)

    as Andre Marchand

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven Castle

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Artemis (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Francis: Twice Shy(1989)

    as David Cleveland

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dick Francis: In the Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as David Cleveland

  • Dick Francis: Blood Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Chain Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as The Messenger of Death

  • Miami Vice: Freefall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gen. Manuel Borbon

  • Young Charlie Chaplin(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charles Chaplin Snr

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 8 episodes · as Philip Rule

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roger Bushell

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Roger Bushell

  • CBS Summer Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Marbury

  • Grand Larceny(1987)

    as Flanagan

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue(1986)

    as Prefet de police

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rocket to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Willy Wax

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 73 episodes · Director · as Lovejoy

  • Braker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Alan Roswell

  • A.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sejanus

  • Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paul Lerner

  • Too Scared to Scream(1984)

    as Vincent Hardwick

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Esteban Montoya · as General Manuel Borbon

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Ordeal by Innocence(1984)

    as Philip Durant

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Torchlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Sidney

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Exposed(1983)

    as Greg Miller

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bare Essence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 11 episodes · as Niko Theophilus

  • Grace Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Prince Rainier of Monaco

  • Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alì Ben Youssuf

  • The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Geoff

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Willy Wax

  • Cheaper to Keep Her(1980)

    as Dr. Alfred Sunshine

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as David Norman · as Edwin Clutterbuck

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Riviera Bank Robbery(1979)

    as The Brain (Bert)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • High Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Curtis

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Last

  • Yesterday's Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Rod Turner

  • The Fifth Musketeer(1979)

    as Fouquet

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Disraeli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Benjamin Disraeli

  • Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Benjamin Disraeli

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Will Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher Marlowe

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 12 episodes · as Don Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Armchair Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Curtis

  • The Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rashid

  • Code Name: Diamond Head(1977)

    as Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Jesus of Nazareth(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Judas Iscariot

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sir James Camden

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir James Camden

  • Roots(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Eric Russell

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan(1975)

    as Saunders

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

  • Space: 1999(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Anton Zoref

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Journey into Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Banat

  • The Terrorists(1974)

    as Ray Petrie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • What Would You Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Derek

  • The Last of Sheila(1973)

    as Anthony Wood

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Sitting Target(1972)

    as Birdy Williams

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Leland St. John

  • Villain(1971)

    as Wolfe Lissner

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tam Lin(1970)

    as Tom Lynn

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Sound from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tom

  • Performance(1970)

    as Noel (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You(1970)

    as Fred C. Dobbs

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Freelance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mitch

  • Battle of Britain(1969)

    as Sgt. Pilot Andy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium(1969)

    as Charlie Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as David Garrick · as Ken Harrison

  • Funeral Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Caulfield

  • Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Heathcliff

  • Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 4 episodes · as Heathcliff

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Caulfield · as Derek · as Tom

  • You Can't Win (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 7 episodes · as Joe Lunn

  • Gypsy Girl(1966)

    as Roibin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Pleasure Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Keith Dexter

  • Redcap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Sapper Russell

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank

  • Young and Willing(1962)

    as Harry Brown

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoffrey · as Roddy Cain

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 150 titles from 1956 to 2025; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Coraline (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19562025

Peak 2008 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting150 of 150: 145 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting1 of 150: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 150: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

150 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s30 · acting1980s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew1990s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2000s24 · 24 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · 28 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 51 roles
697499091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe from 8 major nominations, 2005–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  3. 2018
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  5. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  6. 2006
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
  7. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ian McShane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 69; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 91 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 91 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)

88th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Coraline (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 56 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ian McShane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore28 titles32–92 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles10–60 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles13–89 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles10–62 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense26 titles30–81 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ian McShane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ian McShane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ray Winstone shares the most, 4.

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