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Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Acting
August 19, 1948 (77)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
August 19, 1948 (77)
Belfast, Northern Ireland

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 Tuam
    2026
  • Finnegan's Foursome
    2026
  • Secrets of The Christmas Market
    2024
    Narrator
  • The Boys in the Boat
    2023
    Elderly Joe Rantz
  • The Last Rifleman
    2023
    Tom Malcolmson
  • Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
    2022
    General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Ulysses Project
    2022
    Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
  • Lost Lives
    2019
    Self (voice)
  • Father Father
    2019
  • Zoo
    2018
    Mr. Shawcross
  • Dave Allen at Peace
    2018
    Priest
  • To Be Frank Carson
    2017
    Self
  • Bad Day for the Cut
    2017
    Eamon
  • The Journey
    2017
    Rory O'Suaird
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    2016
    General Dodonna
  • Sacrifice
    2016
    D.I. McKie
  • The Truth Commissioner
    2016
    James Fenton
  • A Patch of Fog
    2015
    Freddie Clarke
  • Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
    2015
    Narrator
  • The Death of a Projectionist
    2015
    Gerry
  • Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
    2015
    Self
  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
    2015
    Barristan Selmy
  • Wodehouse In Exile
    2013
    Major Cussen
  • Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
    2012
    Narrator
  • Titanic: Born in Belfast
    2012
    Narrator
  • Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
    2011
    Abbot Smith
  • Three Wise Women
    2010
    David
  • An Old Fashioned Christmas
    2010
    Sean
  • Leap Year
    2010
    Priest
  • Make it New John
    2010
    John

Shows (42)

  • Committed
    2027
  • Small Town, Big Story
    2025
    Reverend Patterson
  • High Country
    2024
    Sam Dryson
  • A Small Light
    2023
    Johannes Kleiman
  • Suspicion
    2022
    Grandad
  • The Outlaws
    2021
    John Snr
  • Bloodlands
    2021
    Adam Corry
  • Mrs Wilson
    2018
    Father Timothy
  • Krypton
    2018
    Val-El
  • Derry Girls
    2018
    Granda Joe
  • Kat & Alfie: Redwater
    2017
    Lance
  • Rebellion
    2016
    Edward Butler
  • The Frankenstein Chronicles
    2015
    Dr. Lenox
  • Unforgotten
    2015
    Lord Tony Hume
  • Babylon
    2014
    Maher
  • Quirke
    2014
    Bill Latimer
  • The Fall
    2013
    Morgan Monroe
  • Ripper Street
    2012
    Theodore Swift
  • Titanic: Blood and Steel
    2012
    Sir Henry Carlton
  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
    2011
    Self - Participant
  • Game of Thrones
    2011
    Barristan Selmy
  • Storyland
    2009
    Gerard
  • Fairy Tales
    2008
    Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham
  • The Tudors
    2007
    Pope Clement VII
  • Single-Handed
    2007
    Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
  • Doctor Who
    2005
    Ko Sharmus
  • No Tears
    2002
    Padraig McFadden
  • Murphy's Law
    2001
    Fulton
  • In Defence
    2000
    DCS David Dillne
  • Queer as Folk
    1999
    Clive Jones