
Ian McElhinney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 19, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
Biography
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.
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Filmography

Mutant: Year Zero
Movie · as (voice)

So You're Going to Die
Movie · as Mickey
Committed
TV · 1 ep

The Lost Children of Tuam
Movie

Finnegan's Foursome
Movie · as Jack Finnegan

Small Town, Big Story
TV · as Reverend Patterson · 4 eps

Secrets of The Christmas Market
Movie · as Narrator

High Country
TV · as Sam Dryson · 16 eps

The Last Rifleman
Movie · as Tom Malcolmson

The Boys in the Boat
Movie · as Elderly Joe Rantz

A Small Light
TV · as Johannes Kleiman · 8 eps

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Movie · as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ulysses Project
Movie · as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

Suspicion
TV · as Grandad · 1 ep

Bloodlands
TV · as Adam Corry · 3 eps

The Outlaws
TV · as John Snr · 12 eps
Father Father
Movie

Lost Lives
Movie · as Self (voice)

Missing a Note
Movie · as John O'Connell

Zoo
Movie · as Mr. Shawcross

Dave Allen at Peace
Movie · as Priest

Krypton
TV · as Val-El · 20 eps

Derry Girls
TV · as Granda Joe · 19 eps

Mrs Wilson
TV · as Father Timothy · 3 eps

To Be Frank Carson
Movie · as Self

Bad Day for the Cut
Movie · as Eamon

The Journey
Movie · as Rory O'Suaird

Kat & Alfie: Redwater
TV · as Lance · 6 eps

Sacrifice
Movie · as D.I. McKie

The Truth Commissioner
Movie · as James Fenton

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie · as General Dodonna

Rebellion
TV · as Edward Butler · 5 eps

A Patch of Fog
Movie · as Freddie Clarke

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Movie · as Barristan Selmy

The Death of a Projectionist
Movie · as Gerry

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Movie · as Self

Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
Movie · as Narrator

Unforgotten
TV · as Lord Tony Hume · 6 eps

The Frankenstein Chronicles
TV · as Dr. Lenox · 2 eps

Quirke
TV · as Bill Latimer · 1 ep

Babylon
TV · as Maher · 1 ep

Wodehouse In Exile
Movie · as Major Cussen

The Fall
TV · as Morgan Monroe · 3 eps
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
Movie · as Narrator

Titanic: Born in Belfast
Movie · as Narrator

Titanic: Blood and Steel
TV · as Sir Henry Carlton · 12 eps

Ripper Street
TV · as Theodore Swift · 3 eps

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
Movie · as Abbot Smith

Game of Thrones
TV · as Barristan Selmy · 25 eps

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

Leap Year
Movie · as Priest

An Old Fashioned Christmas
Movie · as Sean
Make it New John
Movie · as John

Three Wise Women
Movie · as David

Triage
Movie · as Ivan
Scapegoat
Movie · as H. A. McVeigh QC

Storyland
TV · as Gerard · 1 ep

City of Ember
Movie · as Builder

Clay
Movie · as Father O'Mahoney
Of Best Intentions
Movie

Fairy Tales
TV · as Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham · 1 ep

Closing the Ring
Movie · as Cathal Thomas

The Tudors
TV · as Pope Clement VII · 1 ep

Single-Handed
TV · as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll · 4 eps

The Front Line
Movie · as Mikey

Omagh
Movie · as Stanley McCombe

Doctor Who
TV · as Ko Sharmus · 2 eps

Hornblower: Loyalty
Movie · as Captain Hammond

No Tears
TV · as Padraig McFadden · 4 eps

Borstal Boy
Movie · as Verreker

Hornblower: Retribution
Movie · as Captain Hammond

Mapmaker
Movie · as Sergeant Devlin

Murphy's Law
TV · as Fulton · 1 ep
The King's Wake
Movie · as Athairne
In Defence
TV · as DCS David Dillne · 1 ep

Durango
Movie · as Vestor McCarthy

Queer as Folk
TV · as Clive Jones · 2 eps

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Movie · as Captain Hammond
Silicone Valerie
Movie

Touch and Go
Movie · as Clive Bevan

Hornblower
TV · as Captain Hammond · 2 eps

Maisie Raine
TV · as C.S. Jack Freeman · 12 eps

Cold Feet
TV · as Bill Williams · 2 eps

The Boxer
Movie · as Reggie Bell

This Is the Sea
Movie · as Da Stokes

Wokenwell
TV · 6 eps

The Boy from Mercury
Movie · as Brother Dowdall

Hamlet
Movie · as Barnardo

Michael Collins
Movie · as Belfast Detective

Small Faces
Movie
Safe And Sound
TV · as Higgins · 1 ep

Beyond Reason
Movie · as Smythe QC

Life After Life
Movie · as Working out governor

Hearts and Minds
TV · as Alex · 4 eps

Blind Justice
Movie · as Father Malone

A Breed of Heroes
Movie · as Father O'Browne
Circles of Deceit
Movie · as Father Fergal

A Woman's Guide to Adultery
TV · as Martin · 3 eps

You, Me & Marley
Movie · as Reggie Devine

The Playboys
Movie · as Joe Cassidy

Children of the North
Movie · as O'Hare

The Grasscutter
Movie · as Brian Deeds

Who Bombed Birmingham?
Movie · as Sinn Fein leader

Hidden Agenda
Movie · as Jack Cunnigham
The Lilac Bus
Movie · as Billy

Shoot to Kill
Movie · as ACC Trevor Forbes

Fools of Fortune
Movie · as Stranger

Reefer and the Model
Movie · as Reefer

Wipe Out
TV · as Max Raines · 5 eps

The Rockingham Shoot
Movie · as John Reilly

A Prayer for the Dying
Movie · as Lodger

Naming the Names
Movie · as Mr McBride
Dead Entry
TV · as Martin Galbraith · 3 eps

Brond
TV · as Kennedy · 3 eps

Lamb
Movie · as Maguire

The End of the World Man
Movie · as Architect

Shergar
Movie · as Damien

Lovejoy
TV · as Ceiran Stow · 1 ep

Casualty
TV · as Robert Finch · 1 ep

Screen Two
TV · as Working Out Governor, Inspector McBride · 1 ep

Anne Devlin
Movie · as Maj. Sirr
A Woman Calling
Movie · as Mr Burke

Acceptable Levels
Movie · as Andy

Angel
Movie · as Groom

Potatohead Blues
Movie · as Mousey

Playhouse
TV · as Mousey · 1 ep


