Acting · Belfast, Northern Ireland · Born August 19, 1948
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.
Committed
2027
MovieThe Lost Children of Tuam
2026
MovieFinnegan's Foursome
2026
as Jack Finnegan
TVSmall Town, Big Story
2025
as Reverend Patterson
MovieSecrets of The Christmas Market
2024
as Narrator
TVHigh Country
2024
as Sam Dryson
MovieThe Boys in the Boat
2023
as Elderly Joe Rantz
MovieThe Last Rifleman
2023
as Tom Malcolmson
TVA Small Light
2023
as Johannes Kleiman
MovieAndor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Ulysses Project
2022
as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
TVSuspicion
2022
as Grandad
TVThe Outlaws
2021
as John Snr
TVBloodlands
2021
as Adam Corry
MovieLost Lives
2019
as Self (voice)
Father Father
2019
TVMrs Wilson
2018
as Father Timothy
MovieZoo
2018
as Mr. Shawcross
MovieDave Allen at Peace
2018
as Priest
TVKrypton
2018
as Val-El
TVDerry Girls
2018
as Granda Joe
MovieTo Be Frank Carson
2017
as Self
MovieBad Day for the Cut
2017
as Eamon
TVKat & Alfie: Redwater
2017
as Lance
MovieThe Journey
2017
as Rory O'Suaird
MovieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as General Dodonna
MovieSacrifice
2016
as D.I. McKie
MovieThe Truth Commissioner
2016
as James Fenton
TVRebellion
2016
as Edward Butler
TVThe Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
as Dr. Lenox
TVUnforgotten
2015
as Lord Tony Hume
MovieA Patch of Fog
2015
as Freddie Clarke
MovieVan Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
2015
as Narrator
MovieThe Death of a Projectionist
2015
as Gerry
MovieGame of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
as Self
MovieGame of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Barristan Selmy
TVBabylon
2014
as Maher
TVQuirke
2014
as Bill Latimer
TVThe Fall
2013
as Morgan Monroe
MovieWodehouse In Exile
2013
as Major Cussen
TVRipper Street
2012
as Theodore Swift
TVTitanic: Blood and Steel
2012
as Sir Henry Carlton
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
2012
as Narrator
MovieTitanic: Born in Belfast
2012
as Narrator
TVCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Barristan Selmy
MovieBrendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
2011
as Abbot Smith
MovieThree Wise Women
2010
as David
MovieAn Old Fashioned Christmas
2010
as Sean
MovieLeap Year
2010
as Priest
Make it New John
2010
as John
MovieTriage
2009
as Ivan
Scapegoat
2009
as H. A. McVeigh QC
TVStoryland
2009
as Gerard
MovieCity of Ember
2008
as Builder
Of Best Intentions
2008
MovieClay
2008
as Father O'Mahoney
TVFairy Tales
2008
as Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham
MovieClosing the Ring
2007
as Cathal Thomas
TVThe Tudors
2007
as Pope Clement VII
TVSingle-Handed
2007
as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
MovieThe Front Line
2006
as Mikey
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Ko Sharmus
MovieOmagh
2005
as Stanley McCombe
MovieHornblower: Loyalty
2003
as Captain Hammond
TVNo Tears
2002
as Padraig McFadden
MovieMapmaker
2001
as Sergeant Devlin
TVMurphy's Law
2001
as Fulton
MovieHornblower: Retribution
2001
as Captain Hammond
MovieBorstal Boy
2001
as Verreker
In Defence
2000
as DCS David Dillne
The King's Wake
2000
as Athairne
MovieDurango
1999
as Vestor McCarthy
TVQueer as Folk
1999
as Clive Jones
MovieHornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Captain Hammond
TVCold Feet
1998
as Bill Williams
TVHornblower
1998
as Captain Hammond
MovieTouch and Go
1998
as Clive Bevan
TVMaisie Raine
1998
as C.S. Jack Freeman
Silicone Valerie
1998
MovieThe Boxer
1997
as Reggie Bell
MovieThis Is the Sea
1997
as Da Stokes
TVWokenwell
1997
MovieHamlet
1996
as Barnardo
MovieThe Boy from Mercury
1996
as Brother Dowdall
MovieMichael Collins
1996
as Belfast Detective
Safe And Sound
1996
as Higgins
MovieSmall Faces
1996
MovieLife After Life
1995
as Working out governor
TVHearts and Minds
1995
as Alex
MovieBeyond Reason
1995
as Smythe QC
MovieA Breed of Heroes
1994
as Father O'Browne
MovieBlind Justice
1994
as Father Malone
TVA Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993
as Martin
Circles of Deceit
1993
as Father Fergal
MovieYou, Me & Marley
1992
as Reggie Devine
MovieThe Playboys
1992
as Joe Cassidy
MovieChildren of the North
1991
as O'Hare
MovieThe Grasscutter
1990
as Brian Deeds
MovieHidden Agenda
1990
as Jack Cunnigham
MovieFools of Fortune
1990
as Stranger
MovieShoot to Kill
1990
as ACC Trevor Forbes
MovieWho Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Sinn Fein leader
The Lilac Bus
1990
as Billy
MovieReefer and the Model
1988
as Reefer
TVWipe Out
1988
as Max Raines
MovieA Prayer for the Dying
1987
as Lodger
MovieThe Rockingham Shoot
1987
as John Reilly
MovieNaming the Names
1987
as Mr McBride
MovieLamb
1986
as Maguire
TVCasualty
1986
as Robert Finch
MovieThe End of the World Man
1986
as Architect
MovieShergar
1986
as Damien
TVLovejoy
1986
as Ceiran Stow
TVScreen Two
1985
as Working Out Governor
MovieAnne Devlin
1984
as Maj. Sirr
A Woman Calling
1984
as Mr Burke
MovieAcceptable Levels
1983
as Andy
MoviePotatohead Blues
1982
as Mousey
MovieAngel
1982
as Groom
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Mousey
MovieMutant: Year Zero
as (voice)
MovieSo You're Going to Die
as Mickey
