Ian McElhinney
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-08-19 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ian McElhinney
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.
Known For
Acting
Mutant: Year Zero
as (voice)
(2024)
Secrets of The Christmas Market
as Narrator
(2023)
The Boys in the Boat
as Elderly Joe Rantz
(2023)
The Last Rifleman
as Tom Malcolmson
(2022)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2022)
The Ulysses Project
as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
(2019)
(2018)
Zoo
as Mr. Shawcross
(2018)
Dave Allen at Peace
as Priest
(2017)
Bad Day for the Cut
as Eamon
(2017)
The Journey
as Rory O'Suaird
(2017)
To Be Frank Carson
as Self
(2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Dodonna
(2016)
Sacrifice
as D.I. McKie
(2016)
The Truth Commissioner
as James Fenton
(2015)
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Barristan Selmy
(2015)
(2015)
A Patch of Fog
as Freddie Clarke
(2015)
The Death of a Projectionist
as Gerry
(2013)
Wodehouse In Exile
as Major Cussen
(2012)
Titanic: Born in Belfast
as Narrator
(2012)
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
as Narrator
(2011)
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
as Abbot Smith
(2010)
Leap Year
as Priest
(2010)
Three Wise Women
as David
(2010)
An Old Fashioned Christmas
as Sean
(2010)
Make it New John
as John
(2009)
Triage
as Ivan
(2009)
Scapegoat
as H. A. McVeigh QC
(2008)
City of Ember
as Builder
(2008)
Clay
as Father O'Mahoney
(2007)
Closing the Ring
as Cathal Thomas
(2006)
The Front Line
as Mikey
(2005)
Omagh
as Stanley McCombe
(2003)
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Captain Hammond
(2001)
Hornblower: Retribution
as Captain Hammond
(2001)
Borstal Boy
as Verreker
(2001)
Mapmaker
as Sergeant Devlin
(2000)
The King's Wake
as Athairne
(1999)
Durango
as Vestor McCarthy
(1998)
Touch and Go
as Clive Bevan
(1998)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain Hammond
(1998)
(1997)
The Boxer
as Reggie Bell
(1997)
This Is the Sea
as Da Stokes
(1996)
Hamlet
as Barnardo
(1996)
Michael Collins
as Belfast Detective
(1996)
(1996)
The Boy from Mercury
as Brother Dowdall
(1995)
Life After Life
as Working out governor
(1995)
Beyond Reason
as Smythe QC
(1994)
Blind Justice
as Father Malone
(1994)
A Breed of Heroes
as Father O'Browne
(1993)
Circle of Deceit
as Father Fergal
(1992)
The Playboys
as Joe Cassidy
(1992)
You, Me & Marley
as Reggie Devine
(1991)
Children of the North
as O'Hare
(1990)
Hidden Agenda
as Jack Cunnigham
(1990)
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Sinn Fein leader
(1990)
The Lilac Bus
as Billy
(1990)
Shoot to Kill
as ACC Trevor Forbes
(1990)
Fools of Fortune
as Stranger
(1990)
The Grasscutter
as Brian Deeds
(1988)
Reefer and the Model
as Reefer
(1987)
A Prayer for the Dying
as Lodger
(1987)
Naming the Names
as Mr McBride
(1987)
The Rockingham Shoot
as John Reilly
(1986)
Lamb
as Maguire
(1986)
The End of the World Man
as Architect
(1986)
Shergar
as Damien
(1984)
A Woman Calling
as Mr Burke
(1984)
Anne Devlin
as Maj. Sirr
(1983)
Acceptable Levels
as Andy
(1982)
Angel
as Groom
(1982)
Potatohead Blues
as Mousey
Crew
(2005)
On Eagle's Wing
Director