Ian McElhinney

Personal Info

Birthday

August 19, 1948

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Also Known As

Ίαν ΜακΕλχίνεϊ

이안 매켈리니

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.

Known For

Game of Thrones

Doctor Who

Unforgotten

The Tudors

Casualty

Ripper Street

The Fall

Playhouse

Filmography

2024
Secrets of The Christmas Market
as Narrator
2023
The Boys in the Boat
as Elderly Joe Rantz
The Last Rifleman
as Tom Malcolmson
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ulysses Project
as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
2018
Zoo
as Mr. Shawcross
Dave Allen at Peace
as Priest
2017
To Be Frank Carson
as Self
Bad Day for the Cut
as Eamon
The Journey
as Rory O'Suaird
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Dodonna
Sacrifice
as D.I. McKie
The Truth Commissioner
as James Fenton
2015
A Patch of Fog
as Freddie Clarke
The Death of a Projectionist
as Gerry
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
as Self
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Barristan Selmy
2013
Wodehouse In Exile
as Major Cussen
2012
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
as Narrator
Titanic: Born in Belfast
as Narrator
2011
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
as Abbot Smith
2010
Three Wise Women
as David
An Old Fashioned Christmas
as Sean
Leap Year
as Priest
Make it New John
as John
2009
Triage
as Ivan
Scapegoat
as H. A. McVeigh QC
2008
City of Ember
as Builder
Clay
as Father O'Mahoney
2007
Closing the Ring
as Cathal Thomas
2006
The Front Line
as Mikey
2005
Omagh
as Stanley McCombe
2003
Hornblower: Loyalty
as Captain Hammond
2001
Mapmaker
as Sergeant Devlin
Hornblower: Retribution
as Captain Hammond
Borstal Boy
as Verreker
2000
The King's Wake
as Athairne
1999
Durango
as Vestor McCarthy
1998
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain Hammond
Touch and Go
as Clive Bevan
1997
The Boxer
as Reggie Bell
This Is the Sea
as Da Stokes
1996
Hamlet
as Barnardo
The Boy from Mercury
as Brother Dowdall
Michael Collins
as Belfast Detective
1995
Life After Life
as Working out governor
Beyond Reason
as Smythe QC
1994
A Breed of Heroes
as Father O'Browne
Blind Justice
as Father Malone
1993
Circle of Deceit
as Father Fergal
1992
You, Me & Marley
as Reggie Devine
The Playboys
as Joe Cassidy
1991
Children of the North
as O'Hare
1990
Hidden Agenda
as Jack Cunnigham
Fools of Fortune
as Stranger
Shoot to Kill
as ACC Trevor Forbes
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Sinn Fein leader
The Lilac Bus
as Billy
The Grasscutter
as Brian Deeds
1988
Reefer and the Model
as Reefer
1987
A Prayer for the Dying
as Lodger
The Rockingham Shoot
as John Reilly
Naming the Names
as Mr McBride
1986
Lamb
as Maguire
Shergar
as Damien
The End of the World Man
as Architect
1984
Anne Devlin
as Maj. Sirr
A Woman Calling
as Mr Burke
1983
Acceptable Levels
as Andy
1982
Potatohead Blues
as Mousey
Angel
as Groom