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Ian McElhinney

Acting
August 19, 1948 (77 years old)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

Ίαν ΜακΕλχίνεϊ • 이안 매켈리니

Known For

Game of Thrones series poster (2011)
8.5

Game of Thrones

Barristan Selmy

Doctor Who series poster (2005)
7.6

Doctor Who

Ko Sharmus

Casualty series poster (1986)
6.2

Casualty

Robert Finch

The Tudors series poster (2007)
7.8

The Tudors

Pope Clement VII

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie poster (2016)
7.5

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

General Dodonna

The Fall series poster (2013)
7.7

The Fall

Morgan Monroe

Screen Two series poster (1985)
7.1

Screen Two

Working Out Governor

Ripper Street series poster (2012)
7.4

Ripper Street

Theodore Swift

Unforgotten series poster (2015)
7.5

Unforgotten

Lord Tony Hume

Krypton series poster (2018)
7.1

Krypton

Val-El

Derry Girls series poster (2018)
8.1

Derry Girls

Granda Joe

Lovejoy series poster (1986)
7.4

Lovejoy

Ceiran Stow

Photos of Ian McElhinney

Filmography

2020s

Finnegan's Foursome movie poster (2026)

Finnegan's Foursome

Secrets of The Christmas Market movie poster (2024)

Secrets of The Christmas Market

Narrator

The Boys in the Boat movie poster (2023)
7.3

The Boys in the Boat

Elderly Joe Rantz

The Last Rifleman movie poster (2023)
6.6

The Last Rifleman

Tom Malcolmson

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look movie poster (2022)
7.4

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ulysses Project movie poster (2022)

The Ulysses Project

Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

2010s

Lost Lives movie poster (2019)
6.0

Lost Lives

Self (voice)

Zoo movie poster (2018)
6.7

Zoo

Mr. Shawcross

Dave Allen at Peace movie poster (2018)
4.4

Dave Allen at Peace

Priest

The Journey movie poster (2017)
6.3

The Journey

Rory O'Suaird

Bad Day for the Cut movie poster (2017)
6.5

Bad Day for the Cut

Eamon

To Be Frank Carson movie poster (2017)

To Be Frank Carson

Self

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie poster (2016)
7.5

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

General Dodonna

Sacrifice movie poster (2016)
5.4

Sacrifice

D.I. McKie

The Truth Commissioner movie poster (2016)
4.5

The Truth Commissioner

James Fenton

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience movie poster (2015)
8.6

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Barristan Selmy

A Patch of Fog movie poster (2015)
6.5

A Patch of Fog

Freddie Clarke

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life movie poster (2015)
7.4

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Self

Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue movie poster (2015)
7.0

Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue

Narrator

The Death of a Projectionist movie poster (2015)

The Death of a Projectionist

Gerry

Wodehouse In Exile movie poster (2013)
7.2

Wodehouse In Exile

Major Cussen

Titanic: Born in Belfast movie poster (2012)

Titanic: Born in Belfast

Narrator

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust movie poster (2011)
4.0

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

Abbot Smith

Leap Year movie poster (2010)
6.9

Leap Year

Priest

Three Wise Women movie poster (2010)
4.8

Three Wise Women

David

An Old Fashioned Christmas movie poster (2010)
5.2

An Old Fashioned Christmas

Sean

2000s

Triage movie poster (2009)
6.0

Triage

Ivan

City of Ember movie poster (2008)
6.4

City of Ember

Builder

Clay movie poster (2008)
5.2

Clay

Father O'Mahoney

Closing the Ring movie poster (2007)
6.2

Closing the Ring

Cathal Thomas

The Front Line movie poster (2006)
6.4

The Front Line

Mikey

Omagh movie poster (2005)
6.6

Omagh

Stanley McCombe

On Eagle's Wing movie poster (2005)

On Eagle's Wing

Director

Hornblower: Loyalty movie poster (2003)
7.2

Hornblower: Loyalty

Captain Hammond

Borstal Boy movie poster (2001)
6.2

Borstal Boy

Verreker

Hornblower: Retribution movie poster (2001)
7.3

Hornblower: Retribution

Captain Hammond

Mapmaker movie poster (2001)
9.0

Mapmaker

Sergeant Devlin

1990s

Durango movie poster (1999)
6.2

Durango

Vestor McCarthy

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant movie poster (1998)
7.4

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Captain Hammond

Touch and Go movie poster (1998)
7.0

Touch and Go

Clive Bevan

The Boxer movie poster (1997)
6.7

The Boxer

Reggie Bell

This Is the Sea movie poster (1997)
6.0

This Is the Sea

Da Stokes

Hamlet movie poster (1996)
7.3

Hamlet

Barnardo

Michael Collins movie poster (1996)
6.9

Michael Collins

Belfast Detective

Small Faces movie poster (1996)
6.5

Small Faces

The Boy from Mercury movie poster (1996)
8.0

The Boy from Mercury

Brother Dowdall

Beyond Reason movie poster (1995)
8.0

Beyond Reason

Smythe QC

Life After Life movie poster (1995)
10.0

Life After Life

Working out governor

Blind Justice movie poster (1994)
5.2

Blind Justice

Father Malone

A Breed of Heroes movie poster (1994)
3.7

A Breed of Heroes

Father O'Browne

The Playboys movie poster (1992)
6.3

The Playboys

Joe Cassidy

You, Me & Marley movie poster (1992)
6.2

You, Me & Marley

Reggie Devine

Children of the North movie poster (1991)
7.7

Children of the North

O'Hare

Hidden Agenda movie poster (1990)
7.0

Hidden Agenda

Jack Cunnigham

Shoot to Kill movie poster (1990)

Shoot to Kill

ACC Trevor Forbes

Fools of Fortune movie poster (1990)
6.5

Fools of Fortune

Stranger

Who Bombed Birmingham? movie poster (1990)
8.5

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Sinn Fein leader

The Grasscutter movie poster (1990)
6.0

The Grasscutter

Brian Deeds

1980s

Reefer and the Model movie poster (1988)
5.4

Reefer and the Model

Reefer

A Prayer for the Dying movie poster (1987)
5.9

A Prayer for the Dying

Lodger

The Rockingham Shoot movie poster (1987)

The Rockingham Shoot

John Reilly

Naming the Names movie poster (1987)

Naming the Names

Mr McBride

Shergar movie poster (1986)

Shergar

Damien

Lamb movie poster (1986)
5.7

Lamb

Maguire

The End of the World Man movie poster (1986)
5.5

The End of the World Man

Architect

Anne Devlin movie poster (1984)
7.0

Anne Devlin

Maj. Sirr

Acceptable Levels movie poster (1983)
7.0

Acceptable Levels

Andy

Angel movie poster (1982)
5.8

Angel

Groom

Potatohead Blues movie poster (1982)

Potatohead Blues

Mousey

TBA

Mutant: Year Zero movie poster

Mutant: Year Zero

(voice)

So You're Going to Die movie poster

So You're Going to Die

Mickey