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Ian McShane

Birth Name:
Ian David McShane
Birth Place:
Blackburn, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director
Ian McShane

Fast Facts

  • Won a TCA Award at the 2004 Television Critics Association Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama for "Deadwood․"
  • Won the Best Ensemble Performance Award at the 2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for "44 Inch Chest․"
  • Studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Married actress Gwen Humble in 1980
  • Born to Irene and soccer player Harry McShane
  • Quote: "What you do is, you just do the gig, enjoy, get on with it, and treat the rest as horse doodle․"
  • Enjoys playing the bad boy and has shown himself to have a knack for playing cold and calculating villains
  • Gained fame in the United States as Al Swearengen in "Deadwood․"
  • Narrated on the concept album "Slave to the Rhythm" by Grace Jones in 1985
  • Told his acting teacher he had a dentist's appointment in order to get out of class for long enough to audition for his role in "The Wild and the Willing․"
  • Originally planned on playing football like his father
  • Loves "Family Guy" and "The Simpsons" because he feels the animated comedies illuminate what is really happening in the world
  • Made his professional debut on stage, film and television all in the same year, 1962

Awards

  • 2004Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2004OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2004TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Drama:Winner
  • 2005Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Lead Actor:Nominated
  • 2005Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama:Winner
  • 2005Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
  • 2005OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2005Satellite Award - Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama:Nominated
  • 2005TCA Award - Individual Achievement in Drama:Nominated
  • 2005WIN Award - Actor in Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2006Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2007Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2007OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2008TV Land Award - Character You REALLY Don't Want to Make Angry:Nominated
  • 2009Annie - Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
  • 2010Fright Meter Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Lead Actor of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2010SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Winner
  • 2010Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
  • 2011Gemini - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:Nominated
  • 2011Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
  • 2011Golden Nymph - Mini-Series - Best Performance by an Actor:Nominated
  • 2011OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
  • 2011Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Villain:Nominated
  • 2016Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actor:Nominated
  • 2018Critics Choice Award - Best Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2019OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2019OFTA Television Award - Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Television Movie:Nominated
  • 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2025Emmy - Outstanding Children's Personality:Nominated
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