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Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

ActingBorn August 19, 1948 (age 77)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.

Filmography

2025
Small Town, Big Story

as Reverend Patterson

TV
2024
High Country

as Sam Dryson

TV
2023
The Boys in the Boat

as Elderly Joe Rantz

Movie
2023
The Last Rifleman

as Tom Malcolmson

Movie
2023
A Small Light

as Johannes Kleiman

TV
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2022
The Ulysses Project

as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

Movie
2022
Suspicion

as Grandad

TV
2021
The Outlaws

as John Snr

TV
2021
Bloodlands

as Adam Corry

TV
2019
Lost Lives

as Self (voice)

Movie
2019Movie
2018
Mrs Wilson

as Father Timothy

TV
2018
Zoo

as Mr. Shawcross

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Krypton

as Val-El

TV
2018
Derry Girls

as Granda Joe

TV
2017Movie
2017Movie
2017TV
2017
The Journey

as Rory O'Suaird

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Sacrifice

as D.I. McKie

Movie
2016
The Truth Commissioner

as James Fenton

Movie
2016
Rebellion

as Edward Butler

TV
2015TV
2015
Unforgotten

as Lord Tony Hume

TV
2015
A Patch of Fog

as Freddie Clarke

Movie
2015Movie
2014
Babylon

as Maher

TV
2014
Quirke

as Bill Latimer

TV
2013
The Fall

as Morgan Monroe

TV
2013
Wodehouse In Exile

as Major Cussen

Movie
2012
Ripper Street

as Theodore Swift

TV
2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel

as Sir Henry Carlton

TV
2012Movie
2012Movie
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

TV
2011
Game of Thrones

as Barristan Selmy

TV
2011Movie
2010Movie
2010
Leap Year

as Priest

Movie
2010Movie
2009
Triage

as Ivan

Movie
2009
Scapegoat

as H. A. McVeigh QC

Movie
2009
Storyland

as Gerard

TV
2008
City of Ember

as Builder

Movie
2008
Clay

as Father O'Mahoney

Movie
2008
Fairy Tales

as Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham

TV
2007
Closing the Ring

as Cathal Thomas

Movie
2007
The Tudors

as Pope Clement VII

TV
2007
Single-Handed

as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll

TV
2006Movie
2005
Doctor Who

as Ko Sharmus

TV
2005
Omagh

as Stanley McCombe

Movie
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty

as Captain Hammond

Movie
2002
No Tears

as Padraig McFadden

TV
2001
Mapmaker

as Sergeant Devlin

Movie
2001
Murphy's Law

as Fulton

TV
2001
Hornblower: Retribution

as Captain Hammond

Movie
2001
Borstal Boy

as Verreker

Movie
2000
In Defence

as DCS David Dillne

TV
2000
The King's Wake

as Athairne

Movie
1999
Durango

as Vestor McCarthy

Movie
1999
Queer as Folk

as Clive Jones

TV
1998
Cold Feet

as Bill Williams

TV
1998
Hornblower

as Captain Hammond

TV
1998
Touch and Go

as Clive Bevan

Movie
1998
Maisie Raine

as C.S. Jack Freeman

TV
1997
The Boxer

as Reggie Bell

Movie
1997
This Is the Sea

as Da Stokes

Movie
1997TV
1996
Hamlet

as Barnardo

Movie
1996
The Boy from Mercury

as Brother Dowdall

Movie
1996
Michael Collins

as Belfast Detective

Movie
1996
Safe And Sound

as Higgins

TV
1996Movie
1995
Life After Life

as Working out governor

Movie
1995TV
1995
Beyond Reason

as Smythe QC

Movie
1994
A Breed of Heroes

as Father O'Browne

Movie
1994
Blind Justice

as Father Malone

Movie
1993
Circles of Deceit

as Father Fergal

Movie
1992
You, Me & Marley

as Reggie Devine

Movie
1992
The Playboys

as Joe Cassidy

Movie
1991Movie
1990
The Grasscutter

as Brian Deeds

Movie
1990
Hidden Agenda

as Jack Cunnigham

Movie
1990
Fools of Fortune

as Stranger

Movie
1990
Shoot to Kill

as ACC Trevor Forbes

Movie
1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?

as Sinn Fein leader

Movie
1990Movie
1988Movie
1987Movie
1987
The Rockingham Shoot

as John Reilly

Movie
1987
Naming the Names

as Mr McBride

Movie
1986
Lamb

as Maguire

Movie
1986
Casualty

as Robert Finch

TV
1986Movie
1986
Shergar

as Damien

Movie
1986
Lovejoy

as Ceiran Stow

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Working Out Governor

TV
1985
Screen Two

as Inspector McBride

TV
1984
Anne Devlin

as Maj. Sirr

Movie
1984
A Woman Calling

as Mr Burke

Movie
1983Movie
1982Movie
1982
Angel

as Groom

Movie
1974
Playhouse

as Mousey

TV
Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 19, 1948
Place of BirthBelfast, Northern Ireland
Popularity1.5
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