Person
Ian McElhinney
Acting · Born 1948-08-19 · 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.
Known for
Game of Thrones
Barristan Selmy
Doctor Who
Ko Sharmus
Casualty
Robert Finch
Screen Two
Working Out Governor
The Tudors
Pope Clement VII
Playhouse
Mousey
Ripper Street
Theodore Swift
Cold Feet
Bill Williams
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Unforgotten
Lord Tony Hume
Filmography
- 2027Committed
- 2026The Lost Children of Tuam
- 2026Finnegan's FoursomeJack Finnegan
- 2025Small Town, Big StoryReverend Patterson
- 2024Secrets of The Christmas MarketNarrator
- 2024High CountrySam Dryson
- 2023The Boys in the BoatElderly Joe Rantz
- 2023The Last RiflemanTom Malcolmson
- 2023A Small LightJohannes Kleiman
- 2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookGeneral Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022The Ulysses ProjectMr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
- 2022SuspicionGrandad
- 2021The OutlawsJohn Snr
- 2021BloodlandsAdam Corry
- 2019Lost LivesSelf (voice)
- 2019Father Father
- 2018Mrs WilsonFather Timothy
- 2018ZooMr. Shawcross
- 2018Dave Allen at PeacePriest
- 2018KryptonVal-El
- 2018Derry GirlsGranda Joe
- 2017To Be Frank CarsonSelf
- 2017Bad Day for the CutEamon
- 2017Kat & Alfie: RedwaterLance
- 2017The JourneyRory O'Suaird
- 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryGeneral Dodonna
- 2016SacrificeD.I. McKie
- 2016The Truth CommissionerJames Fenton
- 2016RebellionEdward Butler
- 2015The Frankenstein ChroniclesDr. Lenox
- 2015UnforgottenLord Tony Hume
- 2015A Patch of FogFreddie Clarke
- 2015Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus AvenueNarrator
- 2015The Death of a ProjectionistGerry
- 2015Game of Thrones: A Day in the LifeSelf
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceBarristan Selmy
- 2014BabylonMaher
- 2014QuirkeBill Latimer
- 2013The FallMorgan Monroe
- 2013Wodehouse In ExileMajor Cussen
- 2012Ripper StreetTheodore Swift
- 2012Titanic: Blood and SteelSir Henry Carlton
- 2012Bomb Squad Men: The Long WalkNarrator
- 2012Titanic: Born in BelfastNarrator
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
- 2011Game of ThronesBarristan Selmy
- 2011Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of TrustAbbot Smith
- 2010Three Wise WomenDavid
- 2010An Old Fashioned ChristmasSean
- 2010Leap YearPriest
- 2010Make it New JohnJohn
- 2009TriageIvan
- 2009ScapegoatH. A. McVeigh QC
- 2009StorylandGerard
- 2008City of EmberBuilder
- 2008Of Best Intentions
- 2008ClayFather O'Mahoney
- 2008Fairy TalesVice Chancellor Ralph Graham
- 2007Closing the RingCathal Thomas
- 2007The TudorsPope Clement VII
- 2007Single-HandedEx-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
- 2006The Front LineMikey
- 2005Doctor WhoKo Sharmus
- 2005OmaghStanley McCombe
- 2005On Eagle's WingDirector
- 2003Hornblower: LoyaltyCaptain Hammond
- 2002No TearsPadraig McFadden
- 2001MapmakerSergeant Devlin
- 2001Murphy's LawFulton
- 2001Hornblower: RetributionCaptain Hammond
- 2001Borstal BoyVerreker
- 2000In DefenceDCS David Dillne
- 2000The King's WakeAthairne
- 1999DurangoVestor McCarthy
- 1999Queer as FolkClive Jones
- 1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantCaptain Hammond
- 1998Cold FeetBill Williams
- 1998HornblowerCaptain Hammond
- 1998Touch and GoClive Bevan
- 1998Maisie RaineC.S. Jack Freeman
- 1998Silicone Valerie
- 1997The BoxerReggie Bell
- 1997This Is the SeaDa Stokes
- 1997Wokenwell
- 1996HamletBarnardo
- 1996The Boy from MercuryBrother Dowdall
- 1996Michael CollinsBelfast Detective
- 1996Safe And SoundHiggins
- 1996Small Faces
- 1995Life After LifeWorking out governor
- 1995Hearts and MindsAlex
- 1995Beyond ReasonSmythe QC
- 1994A Breed of HeroesFather O'Browne
- 1994Blind JusticeFather Malone
- 1993A Woman's Guide to AdulteryMartin
- 1993Circles of DeceitFather Fergal
- 1992You, Me & MarleyReggie Devine
- 1992The PlayboysJoe Cassidy
- 1991Children of the NorthO'Hare
- 1990The GrasscutterBrian Deeds
- 1990Hidden AgendaJack Cunnigham
- 1990Fools of FortuneStranger
- 1990Shoot to KillACC Trevor Forbes
- 1990Who Bombed Birmingham?Sinn Fein leader
- 1990The Lilac BusBilly
- 1988Reefer and the ModelReefer
- 1988Wipe OutMax Raines
- 1987A Prayer for the DyingLodger
- 1987The Rockingham ShootJohn Reilly
- 1987Naming the NamesMr McBride
- 1986LambMaguire
- 1986CasualtyRobert Finch
- 1986The End of the World ManArchitect
- 1986ShergarDamien
- 1986LovejoyCeiran Stow
- 1985Screen TwoWorking Out Governor
- 1984Anne DevlinMaj. Sirr
- 1984A Woman CallingMr Burke
- 1983Acceptable LevelsAndy
- 1982Potatohead BluesMousey
- 1982AngelGroom
- 1974PlayhouseMousey
- —Mutant: Year Zero(voice)
- —So You're Going to DieMickey
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