MenuFLIXANO
Start Your Free Trial
Search
Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Ian David McShane (born 29 September 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.

Sign up to watch Free Ian McShane Movies

Movies Starring Ian McShane (97)

Deep Cover (2025)

Three improv actors are hired by the police to help stage low-level stings. Their instinct to "always say yes" without breaking character leads them deep inside London's criminal underworld. ...

Watch Now

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025)

Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. ...

Watch Now

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjure ...

Watch Now

American Star (2024)

An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. Instead of following protocol he stays. But when the target returns, the w ...

Watch Now

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foe ...

Watch Now

My Father's Dragon (2022)

Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer's adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime. ...

Watch Now

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021)

Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United's greatest ever midfielders. From a working class kid in the North East of England to a national treasure honoured by the Queen, this new film gives a previousl ...

Watch Now

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

Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews with the actors, creators and crew members. ...

Watch Now

Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn (2019)

Documentary on the making of the 2019 movie. ...

Watch Now

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought ...

Watch Now

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin's guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world's ...

Watch Now

Bolden (2019)

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans. ...

Watch Now

Master of Dark Shadows (2019)

Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes stories exploring the diverse talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. ...

Watch Now

Hellboy (2019)

Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away. ...

Watch Now

Age of Sail (2018)

An old, down on his luck sailor rescues a young girl at sea after she fell off a passenger ship. ...

Watch Now

A Wizard's Tale (2018)

Balloon kingdoms, dopey police dragons and happy wizards are exactly how Terry remembered his Grandmother's whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and it's definitely not as 'cheerful. ...

Watch Now

Pottersville (2017)

Maynard, a beloved local businessman is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated romp through town in a makeshift gorilla costume. The sightings set off an international Bigfoot media spectacle and a windfall of tourism dollars for a simple ...

Watch Now

Jawbone (2017)

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. B ...

Watch Now

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world's most dangerous killers. ...

Watch Now

The Hollow Point (2016)

Los Reyes County, Arizona. Leland, a retired lawman, works with Wallace, the new sheriff who replaces him, when a vicious hit man, sent by a Mexican drug cartel, threatens their border small town. ...

Watch Now

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)

A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. ...

Watch Now

Grimsby (2016)

Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot. ...

Watch Now

John Wick (2014)

Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. ...

Watch Now

The Kid (2014)

Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband. ...

Watch Now

Hercules (2014)

When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds. ...

Watch Now

Cuban Fury (2014)

Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire. ...

Watch Now

How We Used to Live (2013)

Documentarian Paul Kelly returns to the festival with his latest collaboration with the band Saint Etienne, following the loose trilogy of London films Finisterre, What Have You Done Today, Mervyn Day and This Is Tomorrow, all recently published on BFI DVD ...

Watch Now

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, f ...

Watch Now

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality ...

Watch Now

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the f ...

Watch Now

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his relucta ...

Watch Now

44 Inch Chest (2009)

Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife's infidelity, so his friends kidnap the wife's lover so he can have his revenge. ...

Watch Now

Case 39 (2009)

In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lil ...

Watch Now

Trevor Horn and Friends - Slaves to the Rhythm (2009)

In 2004, Trevor Horn celebrated 25 years as one of the world's most successful pop music producers. This unique Wembley concert) shows Trevor Horn's best selling acts, guest musicians and a full backing orchestra in over two hours of electrifying music, in ...

Watch Now

Coraline (2009)

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice. ...

Watch Now

Death Race (2008)

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, ...

Watch Now

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five - ...

Watch Now

The Golden Compass (2007)

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny. ...

Watch Now

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)

A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark. ...

Watch Now

Hot Rod (2007)

For Rod Kimble, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous ...

Watch Now

Shrek the Third (2007)

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring him back to rule ...

Watch Now

We Are Marshall (2006)

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive. ...

Watch Now

Scoop (2006)

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls. ...

Watch Now

Nine Lives (2005)

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life. ...

Watch Now

Nemesis Game (2003)

Sara Novak is an introverted college student with a few skeletons in her closet. Shying away from classmates, she prefers to spend time with Vern, an older comic store owner who shares her passion for mind games and riddles. But when the riddles she solves ...

Watch Now

Terror in Moscow (2003)

In October 2002, 41 Chechen terrorists took more than 700 people hostage in a Moscow theater, demanding an end to Russia's war against their homeland. This gut-wrenching documentary takes you through the endless hours of waiting, a seemingly miraculous res ...

Watch Now

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

Recruited by the U.S. government to be a special agent, nerdy teenager Cody Banks must get closer to cute classmate Natalie in order to learn about an evil plan hatched by her father. But despite the agent persona, Cody struggles with teen angst. ...

Watch Now

Bollywood Queen (2002)

A cross cultural romance set in London's East End about a young girl of Indian heritage. ...

Watch Now

Man and Boy (2002)

When television executive Harry has a one-night-stand, his wife Gina walks out on him, leaving Harry to look after the couple's young son. ...

Watch Now

The Making of Sexy Beast (2001)

A brief promotional featurette about the film including comments from most of the cast, as well as from director Jonathan Glazer. ...

Watch Now

Sexy Beast (2000)

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last b ...

Watch Now

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

J.W. Garrison, the head of a top-secret sub agency of the United Nations, discovers that a team of terrorists, led by the murderous Oliver Maxwell, plan on producing a bomb carrying an anthrax virus to be used in the United States. Garrison summons CIA age ...

Watch Now

Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)

A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them. ...

Watch Now

Traders of the Lost Scrolls (1997)

Jim Charlesworth, director of Princeton University's Dead Sea Scrolls Project believes that a large number of scrolls have yet to come to light. The programme is about his quest to track them down, an undertaking not without risks. The cliffs of Qumran sti ...

Watch Now

Soul Survivors (1995)

Otis Cooke is a DJ with a late-night American soul music programme in Liverpool. His favorite band, The Tallahassees, disbanded years ago, but their biggest hit, "Pickin' Up the Pieces," was never released in England. The film recounts Cooke's adventures a ...

Watch Now

White Goods (1994)

Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, their friendship comes under tremendous strain as they find that they cannot agree on how best to split thei ...

Watch Now

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

Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer. ...

Watch Now

Dick Francis: Twice Shy (1989)

A fool-proof formula for picking winning horses on a computer disc is the Maguffin sought by Cleveland and others. ...

Watch Now

Chain Letter (1989)

The Messenger of Death has an interesting way of getting victims. His assistant, Miss Smith, would write a letter where recipients would be told to pass it along. The person that failed in doing so would meet misfortune (mostly death). The Messenger of Dea ...

Watch Now

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)

Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis. ...

Watch Now

Grand Larceny (1987)

A woman who hasn't seen her father in 18 years, learns of his death and goes to his estate in France to carry out his wishes. She then learns that her father was a thief who after getting caught and going to prison and upon his release was approached by an ...

Watch Now

The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)

A detective comes out of retirement to help his daughter's fiance prove that he did not commit a series of murders. ...

Watch Now

Rocket to the Moon (1986)

In 1938 New York City, a dentist finds his business and marriage failing as he embarks on a love affair with a young dental assistant. ...

Watch Now

Braker (1985)

Lieutenant Harry Braker and his new partner investigate the murder of a sleazy record executive. ...

Watch Now

Torchlight (1985)

A happy marriage turns sour when the husband becomes addicted to cocaine. ...

Watch Now

Too Scared to Scream (1984)

A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City. ...

Watch Now

Ordeal by Innocence (1984)

Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a host ...

Watch Now

Exposed (1983)

Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are uncle ...

Watch Now

Grace Kelly (1983)

The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from Philadelphia socialite to Hollywood movie star. ...

Watch Now

The Letter (1982)

The wife of a Malaysian planter kills an employee of her husband one night, but her motive begins to appear not entirely truthful. ...

Watch Now

Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)

A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney. ...

Watch Now

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1980)

A group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash communists by pulling off a daring bank robbery. ...

Watch Now

High Tide (1980)

Ian McShane stars as Peter Curtis, who has just been released from prison after serving four years for manslaughter. His victim's mysterious last words lead him on a frantic quest for answers in the tidal estuaries of the West of England, where he finds hi ...

Watch Now

Yesterday's Hero (1979)

Successful soccer player Rod Turner spirals into drunken self-pity until he develops a friendship with an inspirational orphan and a beautiful singer. Learning from them what truly matters in life, Rod regroups and returns to form. ...

Watch Now

The Fifth Musketeer (1979)

King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks up his brother in the Bastille. The king wants to increase his popularity and stages an assassination against himself where Philippe is dressed as ...

Watch Now

The Pirate (1978)

An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fortunes and must deal with a fanatical terrorist group led by his daughter. ...

Watch Now

Disraeli (1978)

Disraeli is a British four part serial about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Benjamin Disraeli. ...

Watch Now

Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)

A failed Quinn Martin pilot for a series starring a Hawaii-based government counter intelligence agency run by the indomitable Aunt Mary. In this, his only adventure, Diamond Head has to prevent the evil Tree from stealing a deadly nerve toxin gas and sell ...

Watch Now

The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)

A newspaper reporter's life is endangered when she is assigned to investigate a political assassination. ...

Watch Now

Journey into Fear (1975)

U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab business people. ...

Watch Now

Ransom (1974)

Following a series of bomb attacks in London, a group of terrorists seize Britain's ambassador to Scandinavia. With the ambassador now a hostage in his residence, another group hijacks an airliner at the capital's airport, announcing that the passengers wi ...

Watch Now

What Would You Do? (1974)

Derek is happily married with two young children and a steady job. Everything is rosy for him. A visit to the town where he spent his bachelor days takes him into the psst and the realisation that he still belongs to the town in a strange way. ...

Watch Now

The Last of Sheila (1973)

A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game — but the game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly. ...

Watch Now

Sitting Target (1972)

Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him, but a visit from Pat brings him his worst nightmare. ...

Watch Now

Villain (1971)

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament. ...

Watch Now

The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)

Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress. ...

Watch Now

A Sound from the Sea (1970)

While hitchhiking towards the coast, two young men find themselves trapped at an inn by its strange landlord and his beautiful wife. ...

Watch Now

Performance (1970)

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive. ...

Watch Now

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)

An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage. ...

Watch Now

Freelance (1970)

A street-smart witness to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game. ...

Watch Now

Battle of Britain (1969)

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain. ...

Watch Now

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

A group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days. ...

Watch Now

Funeral Games (1968)

Pringle, leader of the Brotherhood, recieves an anonymous letter accusing his wife of adultery. He employs a private investigator, Caulfield, who discovers things are not quite that straightforward. Joe Orton's last play for television: a farce. ...

Watch Now

Wuthering Heights (1967)

Adaptation of the novel by Emily Brontë. ...

Watch Now

Sky West and Crooked (1965)

A young, lonely, emotionally challenged teenage girl finds solace in burying dead animals after the sudden traumatic death of a childhood friend 10 years earlier. ...

Watch Now

The Pleasure Girls (1965)

When Sally moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela and Dee and discovers the world of the carefree bachelor girl in Swinging London. Over one weekend - filled with parties, blossoming friendships, and romantic encounters with ...

Watch Now

The Wild and the Willing (1962)

Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs like Phil who doesn't play 'rugger' and can't sink a whole pint of beer, and African student Reggie. He also has a way with the girls. ...

Watch Now

Movies Made By Ian McShane (2)

American Star (2024)

An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. Instead of following protocol he stays. But when the target returns, the w ...

Watch Now

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought ...

Watch Now