Ian McElhinney
Acting
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.
Filmography 124
Movies (82)
The Lost Children of Tuam2026
Finnegan's Foursome2026
Secrets of The Christmas Market2024Narrator
The Boys in the Boat2023Elderly Joe Rantz
The Last Rifleman2023Tom Malcolmson
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look2022General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ulysses Project2022Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
Lost Lives2019Self (voice)- Father Father2019
Zoo2018Mr. Shawcross
Dave Allen at Peace2018Priest
To Be Frank Carson2017Self
Bad Day for the Cut2017Eamon
The Journey2017Rory O'Suaird
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016General Dodonna
Sacrifice2016D.I. McKie
The Truth Commissioner2016James Fenton
A Patch of Fog2015Freddie Clarke
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue2015Narrator
The Death of a Projectionist2015Gerry
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life2015Self
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience2015Barristan Selmy
Wodehouse In Exile2013Major Cussen- Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk2012Narrator
Titanic: Born in Belfast2012Narrator
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust2011Abbot Smith
Three Wise Women2010David
An Old Fashioned Christmas2010Sean
Leap Year2010Priest- Make it New John2010John
Shows (42)
- Committed2027
Small Town, Big Story2025Reverend Patterson
High Country2024Sam Dryson
A Small Light2023Johannes Kleiman
Suspicion2022Grandad
The Outlaws2021John Snr
Bloodlands2021Adam Corry
Mrs Wilson2018Father Timothy
Krypton2018Val-El
Derry Girls2018Granda Joe
Kat & Alfie: Redwater2017Lance
Rebellion2016Edward Butler
The Frankenstein Chronicles2015Dr. Lenox
Unforgotten2015Lord Tony Hume
Babylon2014Maher
Quirke2014Bill Latimer
The Fall2013Morgan Monroe
Ripper Street2012Theodore Swift
Titanic: Blood and Steel2012Sir Henry Carlton
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011Self - Participant
Game of Thrones2011Barristan Selmy
Storyland2009Gerard
Fairy Tales2008Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham
The Tudors2007Pope Clement VII
Single-Handed2007Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
Doctor Who2005Ko Sharmus
No Tears2002Padraig McFadden
Murphy's Law2001Fulton- In Defence2000DCS David Dillne
Queer as Folk1999Clive Jones