Ian McElhinney
Acting
Born: August 19, 1948 (age 78) · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Highest Rated
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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Movies (66)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
General Dodonna
City of Ember
Builder
Hamlet
Barnardo
The Boxer
Reggie Bell
Closing the Ring
Cathal Thomas
Leap Year
Priest
The Boys in the Boat
Elderly Joe Rantz
Blind Justice
Father Malone
The Last Rifleman
Tom Malcolmson
Hornblower: Retribution
Captain Hammond
Michael Collins
Belfast Detective
A Prayer for the Dying
Lodger
Hornblower: Loyalty
Captain Hammond
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Barristan Selmy
Clay
Father O'Mahoney
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Captain Hammond
Hidden Agenda
Jack Cunnigham
Omagh
Stanley McCombe
Dave Allen at Peace
Priest
Durango
Vestor McCarthy
Sacrifice
D.I. McKie
The Lost Children of Tuam
2026
Borstal Boy
Verreker
Zoo
Mr. Shawcross
Triage
Ivan
Bad Day for the Cut
Eamon
The Playboys
Joe Cassidy
This Is the Sea
Da Stokes
The Front Line
Mikey
Angel
Groom
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Sinn Fein leader
Children of the North
O'Hare
Finnegan's Foursome
Jack Finnegan
A Patch of Fog
Freddie Clarke
The Boy from Mercury
Brother Dowdall
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
Abbot Smith
Reefer and the Model
Reefer
The End of the World Man
Architect
Small Faces
1996
A Breed of Heroes
Father O'Browne
Potatohead Blues
Mousey
The Journey
Rory O'Suaird
Naming the Names
Mr McBride
Mapmaker
Sergeant Devlin
The Death of a Projectionist
Gerry
The Grasscutter
Brian Deeds
Wodehouse In Exile
Major Cussen
An Old Fashioned Christmas
Sean
Fools of Fortune
Stranger
Beyond Reason
Smythe QC
Anne Devlin
Maj. Sirr
The Ulysses Project
Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
The Rockingham Shoot
John Reilly
Three Wise Women
David
Touch and Go
Clive Bevan
Shoot to Kill
ACC Trevor Forbes
You, Me & Marley
Reggie Devine
Life After Life
Working out governor
Lamb
Maguire
The Truth Commissioner
James Fenton
Acceptable Levels
Andy
Titanic: Born in Belfast
Narrator
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
Narrator
Shergar
Damien
Secrets of The Christmas Market
Narrator
TV Shows (40)
Game of Thrones
Barristan Selmy · 25 eps
Doctor Who
Ko Sharmus · 2 eps
Casualty
Robert Finch · 1 eps
The Tudors
Pope Clement VII · 1 eps
Screen Two
Working Out Governor · 1 eps
Screen Two
Inspector McBride · 1 eps
Playhouse
Mousey · 1 eps
Ripper Street
Theodore Swift · 3 eps
Hornblower
Captain Hammond · 2 eps
Unforgotten
Lord Tony Hume · 6 eps
Derry Girls
Granda Joe · 19 eps
Krypton
Val-El · 20 eps
Lovejoy
Ceiran Stow · 1 eps
The Fall
Morgan Monroe · 3 eps
The Outlaws
John Snr · 12 eps
Suspicion
Grandad · 1 eps
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Dr. Lenox · 2 eps
A Small Light
Johannes Kleiman · 8 eps
Murphy's Law
Fulton · 1 eps
Cold Feet
Bill Williams · 2 eps
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Sir Henry Carlton · 12 eps
Rebellion
Edward Butler · 5 eps
High Country
Sam Dryson · 16 eps
Babylon
Maher · 1 eps
Bloodlands
Adam Corry · 3 eps
Small Town, Big Story
Reverend Patterson · 4 eps
Queer as Folk
Clive Jones · 2 eps
Mrs Wilson
Father Timothy · 3 eps
Storyland
Gerard · 1 eps
Maisie Raine
C.S. Jack Freeman · 12 eps
Fairy Tales
Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham · 1 eps
Single-Handed
Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll · 4 eps
Quirke
Bill Latimer · 1 eps
Hearts and Minds
Alex · 4 eps
No Tears
Padraig McFadden · 4 eps
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Martin · 3 eps
Wokenwell
6 eps
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
Lance · 6 eps
Wipe Out
Max Raines · 5 eps
Brond
Kennedy · 3 eps
