Ian David McShane (born September 29, 1942) is an English actor, director, producer and voice artist. He earned the coveted Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama for his versatile performance as Al Swearengen on HBO's hit series Deadwood. His charismatic and alluring performance also led him to a 2005 Emmy and SAG nomination for Lead Actor, as well as being voted by People magazine in 2005 as "TV's Sexiest Villain". Following a wave of critical acclaim for the first season of Deadwood, which also included 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." Ian McShane portrayed Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and the Disneyland ride.