Ian McElhinney
August 19, 1948 (77 years old) in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ian McElhinney (born 19 August 1948) is a Northern Irish actor and director. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than forty years; notable appearances include Taggart, Hornblower, Cold Feet, and The Tudors. In recent times his best known roles are as Barristan Selmy in Game of Thrones, Morgan Monroe in The Fall, and Granda Joe in Derry Girls.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Finnegan's Foursome as
- 2025 · Small Town, Big Story as Reverend Patterson
- 2024 · Secrets of The Christmas Market as Narrator
- 2024 · High Country as Sam Dryson
- 2023 · The Boys in the Boat as Elderly Joe Rantz
- 2023 · The Last Rifleman as Tom Malcolmson
- 2023 · A Small Light as Johannes Kleiman
- 2022 · Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · The Ulysses Project as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
- 2022 · Suspicion as Grandad
- 2021 · The Outlaws as John Snr
- 2021 · Bloodlands as Adam Corry
- 2019 · Lost Lives as Self (voice)
- 2019 · Father Father as
- 2018 · Mrs Wilson as Father Timothy
- 2018 · Zoo as Mr. Shawcross
- 2018 · Dave Allen at Peace as Priest
- 2018 · Krypton as Val-El
- 2018 · Derry Girls as Granda Joe
- 2017 · Kat & Alfie: Redwater as Lance
- 2016 · The Truth Commissioner as James Fenton
- 2015 · Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue as Narrator
- 2015 · The Death of a Projectionist as Gerry
- 2013 · Wodehouse In Exile as Major Cussen
- 2011 · Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust as Abbot Smith
- 2010 · Three Wise Women as David
- 2010 · An Old Fashioned Christmas as Sean
- 2009 · Scapegoat as H. A. McVeigh QC
- 2008 · Clay as Father O'Mahoney
- 2006 · The Front Line as Mikey
- 2005 · Omagh as Stanley McCombe
- 2003 · Hornblower: Loyalty as Captain Hammond
- 2001 · Mapmaker as Sergeant Devlin
- 2001 · Hornblower: Retribution as Captain Hammond
- 2000 · In Defence as DCS David Dillne
- 1999 · Durango as Vestor McCarthy
- 1997 · This Is the Sea as Da Stokes
- 1997 · Wokenwell as
- 1996 · Safe And Sound as Higgins
- Future · The Lost Children of Tuam as
- 2017 · To Be Frank Carson as Self
- 2017 · Bad Day for the Cut as Eamon
- 2017 · The Journey as Rory O'Suaird
- 2016 · Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as General Dodonna
- 2016 · Sacrifice as D.I. McKie
- 2016 · Rebellion as Edward Butler
- 2015 · The Frankenstein Chronicles as Dr. Lenox
- 2015 · Unforgotten as Lord Tony Hume
- 2015 · A Patch of Fog as Freddie Clarke
- 2015 · Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life as Self
- 2015 · Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Barristan Selmy
- 2014 · Quirke as Bill Latimer
- 2013 · The Fall as Morgan Monroe
- 2012 · Ripper Street as Theodore Swift
- 2012 · Titanic: Blood and Steel as Sir Henry Carlton
- 2012 · Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk as Narrator
- 2012 · Titanic: Born in Belfast as Narrator
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Barristan Selmy
- 2010 · Leap Year as Priest
- 2010 · Make it New John as John
- 2009 · Triage as Ivan
- 2009 · Storyland as Gerard
- 2008 · City of Ember as Builder
- 2008 · Of Best Intentions as
- 2008 · Fairy Tales as Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham
- 2007 · Closing the Ring as Cathal Thomas
- 2007 · The Tudors as Pope Clement VII
- 2007 · Single-Handed as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Ko Sharmus
- 2002 · No Tears as Padraig McFadden
- 2001 · Murphy's Law as Fulton
- 2001 · Borstal Boy as Verreker
- 2000 · The King's Wake as Athairne
- 1999 · Queer as Folk as Clive Jones
- 1998 · Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Captain Hammond
- 1998 · Cold Feet as
- 1998 · Hornblower as Captain Hammond
- 1998 · Touch and Go as Clive Bevan
- 1998 · Maisie Raine as C.S. Jack Freeman
- 1998 · Silicone Valerie as
- 1997 · The Boxer as Reggie Bell
- 1996 · Hamlet as Barnardo
- 1996 · The Boy from Mercury as Brother Dowdall
- 1996 · Michael Collins as Belfast Detective
- 1996 · Small Faces as
- 1995 · Life After Life as Working out governor
- 1995 · Hearts and Minds as Alex
- 1995 · Beyond Reason as Smythe QC
- 1994 · A Breed of Heroes as Father O'Browne
- 1994 · Blind Justice as Father Malone
- 1993 · A Woman's Guide to Adultery as Martin
- 1993 · Circles of Deceit as Father Fergal
- 1992 · You, Me & Marley as Reggie Devine
- 1992 · The Playboys as Joe Cassidy
- 1991 · Children of the North as O'Hare
- 1990 · The Grasscutter as Brian Deeds
- 1990 · Hidden Agenda as Jack Cunnigham
- 1990 · Fools of Fortune as Stranger
- 1990 · Shoot to Kill as ACC Trevor Forbes
- 1990 · Who Bombed Birmingham? as Sinn Fein leader
- 1990 · The Lilac Bus as Billy
- 1988 · Reefer and the Model as Reefer
- 1987 · A Prayer for the Dying as Lodger
- 1987 · The Rockingham Shoot as John Reilly
- 1987 · Naming the Names as Mr McBride
- 1986 · Lamb as Maguire
- 1986 · Casualty as Robert Finch
- 1986 · The End of the World Man as Architect
- 1986 · Shergar as Damien
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Ceiran Stow
- 1985 · Screen Two as Working Out Governor
- 1984 · Anne Devlin as Maj. Sirr
- 1984 · A Woman Calling as Mr Burke
- 1983 · Acceptable Levels as Andy
- 1982 · Angel as Groom
- Future · Mutant: Year Zero as (voice)
- 1982 · Potatohead Blues as Mousey
- 1974 · Playhouse as Mousey
- Future · So You're Going to Die as Mickey