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2005 Golden Globe® Award winner McShane carried home the coveted award for "Best Actor in a Television Drama" for his versatile performance as the charismatic and alluring "Al Swearengen" in HBO's hit series Deadwood. In 2004, following a wave of critical acclaim for the first season, which was highlighted by receiving the Television Critics Association's annual award for "Individual Achievement in Drama," McShane was named as one of GQ's "Men of the Year". They described the character of "Swearengen" as "infections" and "darkly irresistible." The New York Times dubbed him as "One of the Most Interesting Villains on Television", and Rolling Stone Magazine bestowed the title of "Hot Barkeep" and described the character as "played to perfection."
McShane has starred in over twenty-five films including roles in The Battle of Britain, The Last of Sheila, Villain (co-starring Richard Burton), Exposed, and Agent Cody Banks to name a few. In Jonathan Glazier's critically acclaimed indie Sexy Beast, he gave another riveting performance transforming himself into the dark, sinister and very handsome character "Teddy Bass," prompting one London writer to declare McShane "the king of cool."
McShane has also enjoyed a long and creatively diverse career in both British and American television including a role in the David Wolper's seminal 1970's mini-series Roots. Last season he was seen on both BBC and BBC America's Trust as the eccentric megalomaniac head of the firm, "Alan Cooper-Fozzard." Starring turns in Whose Life Is It Anyway? for Granada TV, the role of "Heathcliff" in Wuthering Heights for the BBC and Harold Pinter's Emmy-Award® Winning The Caretaker are among his other television highlights. McShane has also stepped into roles as well known figures, taking on parts as "Judas" in NBC's Jesus of Nazareth directed by Franco Zeffirelli, "Prince Rainer" in the network's The Grace Kelly Story and the title role in Masterpiece Theatre's Disraeli. Additional mini-series credits include Charlie the Kid, A.D., The Great Escape II, Marco Polo, Evergreen, and War and Remembrance.
In the late 80's the actor formed McShane Productions, which produced the much-adored Lovejoy for the BBC and A&E. Lovejoy gave McShane a vehicle to star in as well as produce and direct. He followed his lovable rogue character "Lovejoy" by producing and starring in the darker and more serious lead role of Madson and the comedy drama Soul Survivors for BBC and Showtime. Lovejoy is currently enjoying a revival with British audiences on the UK TV Gold channel.
In 2000 McShane returned to the West End in London to make his musical debut starring in Cameron Mackintosh's successful musical The Witches of Eastwick as "Darryl Van Horne." His long and varied stage career has included roles as "Hal" in the original cast of Loot, the title role of The Admirable Crichton at the Chichester Festival, "Tom" in The Glass Menagerie, and "Charlie" in The Big Knife. He co-starred with Judi Dench and Ian McKellen in Promise, which successfully played London and debuted on Broadway. In Los Angeles he starred in three productions at The Matrix Theatre, including the world premiere of Larry Atlas' Yield of the Long Bond and two others for which he received the "Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award" -- Inadmissible Evidence and Betrayal.
Born in Blackburn, England, Ian is the son of professional soccer player Harry McShane, who played for Manchester United, and Irene McShane. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, leaving the drama school a semester shy of graduation to make his film debut in The Wild and the Willing.
During his first season hiatus, McShane took the opportunity to join the ensemble cast of the indie film production of Nine Lives for writer-director Rodrigo Garcia. McShane and his wife, Gwen Humble, returned to London this fall for the English premier of Deadwood on Sky Television, rocking English audiences with his powerful performance and bringing a new meaning to the American Western. After enjoying home, family and his two grandchildren, who call him "GD," the McShane's returned to the United States and their Venice Beach home in Los Angeles.
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Deadwood Nuggets
On April 1, 1876 the first National League baseball game was played. (Boston 6 - Philadelphia 5)
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