1948-08-19 Belfast, Northern Ireland
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.
![]() |
The Boys in the Boat | Elderly Joe Rantz | 2023-12-25 |
![]() |
The Last Rifleman | Tom Malcolmson | 2023-12-07 |
![]() |
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look | General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-09-08 |
![]() |
Father Father | 2019-07-13 | |
![]() |
Zoo | Mr. Shawcross | 2018-06-08 |
![]() |
Dave Allen at Peace | Priest | 2018-04-02 |
![]() |
Bad Day for the Cut | Eamon | 2017-10-20 |
![]() |
The Journey | Rory O'Suaird | 2017-03-30 |
![]() |
To Be Frank Carson | Self | 2017-12-27 |
![]() |
Sacrifice | D.I. McKie | 2016-04-29 |
![]() |
The Truth Commissioner | James Fenton | 2016-02-26 |
![]() |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | General Dodonna | 2016-12-14 |
![]() |
A Patch of Fog | Freddie Clarke | 2015-09-11 |
![]() |
The Death of a Projectionist | Gerry | 2015-07-12 |
![]() |
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Barristan Selmy | 2015-01-29 |
![]() |
Wodehouse In Exile | Major Cussen | 2013-03-25 |
![]() |
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk | Narrator | 2012-04-05 |
![]() |
Titanic: Born in Belfast | Narrator | 2012-01-01 |
![]() |
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust | Abbot Smith | 2011-03-13 |
![]() |
Leap Year | Priest | 2010-01-08 |
![]() |
Make it New John | John | 2010-01-01 |
![]() |
An Old Fashioned Christmas | Sean | 2010-12-11 |
![]() |
Three Wise Women | David | 2010-12-14 |
![]() |
Scapegoat | H. A. McVeigh QC | 2009-10-26 |
![]() |
Triage | Ivan | 2009-11-13 |
![]() |
City of Ember | Builder | 2008-10-07 |
![]() |
Clay | Father O'Mahoney | 2008-03-30 |
![]() |
Closing the Ring | Cathal Thomas | 2007-09-14 |
![]() |
Omagh | Stanley McCombe | 2005-03-23 |
![]() |
Hornblower: Loyalty | Captain Hammond | 2003-01-05 |
![]() |
Borstal Boy | Verreker | 2001-03-22 |
![]() |
Mapmaker | Sergeant Devlin | 2001-12-01 |
![]() |
Hornblower: Retribution | Captain Hammond | 2001-04-15 |
![]() |
The King's Wake | Athairne | 2000-01-01 |
![]() |
Durango | Vestor McCarthy | 1999-04-25 |
![]() |
Silicone Valerie | 1998-01-01 | |
![]() |
Touch and Go | Clive Bevan | 1998-09-15 |
![]() |
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant | Captain Hammond | 1998-11-18 |
![]() |
This Is the Sea | Da Stokes | 1997-09-15 |
![]() |
The Boxer | Reggie Bell | 1997-12-31 |
![]() |
The Boy from Mercury | Brother Dowdall | 1996-12-06 |
![]() |
Hamlet | Barnardo | 1996-12-25 |
![]() |
Small Faces | 1996-04-05 | |
![]() |
Michael Collins | Belfast Detective | 1996-10-25 |
![]() |
Beyond Reason | Smythe QC | 1995-01-01 |
![]() |
Life After Life | Working out governor | 1995-04-02 |
![]() |
A Breed of Heroes | Father O'Browne | 1994-09-04 |
![]() |
Blind Justice | Father Malone | 1994-06-25 |
![]() |
Circle of Deceit | Father Fergal | 1993-10-16 |
![]() |
You, Me & Marley | Reggie Devine | 1992-09-30 |
![]() |
The Playboys | Joe Cassidy | 1992-04-22 |
![]() |
Children of the North | O'Hare | 1991-10-30 |
![]() |
The Grasscutter | Brian Deeds | 1990-01-01 |
![]() |
Shoot to Kill | ACC Trevor Forbes | 1990-06-03 |
![]() |
The Lilac Bus | Billy | 1990-01-01 |
![]() |
Who Bombed Birmingham? | Sinn Fein leader | 1990-04-22 |
![]() |
Fools of Fortune | Stranger | 1990-06-20 |
![]() |
Hidden Agenda | Jack Cunnigham | 1990-11-21 |
![]() |
Reefer and the Model | Reefer | 1988-08-05 |
![]() |
The Rockingham Shoot | John Reilly | 1987-09-10 |
![]() |
A Prayer for the Dying | Lodger | 1987-09-11 |
![]() |
Naming the Names | Mr McBride | 1987-02-08 |
![]() |
The End of the World Man | Architect | 1986-02-01 |
![]() |
Shergar | Damien | 1986-03-23 |
![]() |
Lamb | Maguire | 1986-10-10 |
![]() |
A Woman Calling | Mr Burke | 1984-01-01 |
![]() |
Anne Devlin | Maj. Sirr | 1984-10-01 |
![]() |
Acceptable Levels | Andy | 1983-01-01 |
![]() |
Angel | Groom | 1982-05-14 |
![]() |
Mutant: Year Zero | (voice) |