Ian McElhinney

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Known For

Acting

Born

1948-08-19

Place of Birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland
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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.

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Acting History

2025
Small Town, Big Story as Reverend Patterson
2024
Secrets of The Christmas Market as Narrator
2024
High Country as Sam Dryson
2023
The Boys in the Boat as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023
The Last Rifleman as Tom Malcolmson
2023
A Small Light as Johannes Kleiman
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
The Ulysses Project as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
2022
Suspicion as Grandad
2021
The Outlaws as John Snr
2021
Bloodlands as Adam Corry
2019
Father Father
2018
Mrs Wilson as Father Timothy
2018
Zoo as Mr. Shawcross
2018
Dave Allen at Peace as Priest
2018
Krypton as Val-El
2018
Derry Girls as Granda Joe
2017
To Be Frank Carson as Self
2017
Bad Day for the Cut as Eamon
2017
Kat & Alfie: Redwater as Lance
2017
The Journey as Rory O'Suaird
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as General Dodonna
2016
Sacrifice as D.I. McKie
2016
The Truth Commissioner as James Fenton
2016
Rebellion as Edward Butler
2015
The Frankenstein Chronicles as Dr. Lenox
2015
Unforgotten as Lord Tony Hume
2015
A Patch of Fog as Freddie Clarke
2015
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue as Narrator
2015
The Death of a Projectionist as Gerry
2015
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life as Self
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Barristan Selmy
2014
Quirke as Bill Latimer
2013
The Fall as Morgan Monroe
2013
Wodehouse In Exile as Major Cussen
2012
Ripper Street as Theodore Swift
2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel as Sir Henry Carlton
2012
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk as Narrator
2012
Titanic: Born in Belfast as Narrator
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2011
Game of Thrones as Barristan Selmy
2011
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust as Abbot Smith
2010
Three Wise Women as David
2010
An Old Fashioned Christmas as Sean
2010
Leap Year as Priest
2010
Make it New John as John
2009
Triage as Ivan
2009
Scapegoat as H. A. McVeigh QC
2009
Storyland as Gerard
2008
City of Ember as Builder
2008
Of Best Intentions
2008
Clay as Father O'Mahoney
2008
Fairy Tales as Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham
2007
Closing the Ring as Cathal Thomas
2007
The Tudors as Pope Clement VII
2007
Single-Handed as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
2006
The Front Line as Mikey
2005
Doctor Who as Ko Sharmus
2005
Omagh as Stanley McCombe
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty as Captain Hammond
2002
No Tears as Padraig McFadden
2001
Mapmaker as Sergeant Devlin
2001
Hornblower: Retribution as Captain Hammond
2001
Borstal Boy as Verreker
2000
In Defence as DCS David Dillne
2000
The King's Wake as Athairne
1999
Durango as Vestor McCarthy
1999
Queer as Folk as Clive Jones
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Captain Hammond
1998
Cold Feet
1998
Hornblower as Captain Hammond
1998
Touch and Go as Clive Bevan
1998
Maisie Raine as C.S. Jack Freeman
1998
Silicone Valerie
1997
The Boxer as Reggie Bell
1997
This Is the Sea as Da Stokes
1997
Wokenwell
1996
Hamlet as Barnardo
1996
The Boy from Mercury as Brother Dowdall
1996
Michael Collins as Belfast Detective
1996
Safe And Sound as Higgins
1996
Small Faces
1995
Life After Life as Working out governor
1995
Hearts and Minds as Alex
1995
Beyond Reason as Smythe QC
1994
A Breed of Heroes as Father O'Browne
1994
Blind Justice as Father Malone
1993
A Woman's Guide to Adultery as Martin
1993
Circle of Deceit as Father Fergal
1992
You, Me & Marley as Reggie Devine
1992
The Playboys as Joe Cassidy
1991
Children of the North as O'Hare
1990
The Grasscutter as Brian Deeds
1990
Hidden Agenda as Jack Cunnigham
1990
Fools of Fortune as Stranger
1990
Shoot to Kill as ACC Trevor Forbes
1990
Who Bombed Birmingham? as Sinn Fein leader
1990
The Lilac Bus as Billy
1988
Reefer and the Model as Reefer
1987
A Prayer for the Dying as Lodger
1987
The Rockingham Shoot as John Reilly
1987
Naming the Names as Mr McBride
1986
Lamb as Maguire
1986
Casualty as Robert Finch
1986
The End of the World Man as Architect
1986
Shergar as Damien
1986
Lovejoy as Ceiran Stow
1985
Screen Two as Working Out Governor
1984
Anne Devlin as Maj. Sirr
1984
A Woman Calling as Mr Burke
1983
Acceptable Levels as Andy
1982
Potatohead Blues as Mousey
1982
Angel as Groom
1974
Playhouse as Mousey
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Mutant: Year Zero as (voice)
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The Lost Children of Tuam