Ian McElhinney
Known for acting · Born 19 August 1948 · 78 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
126 credits
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
2011
Krypton
2018
Derry Girls
2018
Sacrifice
2016
The Outlaws
2021
Leap Year
2010
Bad Day for the Cut
2017
High Country
2024
Doctor Who
2005
Unforgotten
2015
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012
A Small Light
2023
Acting (125)
2027CommittedSeries
2026The Lost Children of TuamFilm
2026Finnegan's FoursomeJack FinneganFilm
2025Small Town, Big StoryReverend Patterson · 4 episodesSeries
2024High CountrySam Dryson · 16 episodesSeries
2024Secrets of The Christmas MarketNarratorFilm
2023The Boys in the BoatElderly Joe RantzFilm
2023A Small LightJohannes Kleiman · 8 episodesSeries
2023The Last RiflemanTom MalcolmsonFilm
2022SuspicionGrandadSeries
2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookGeneral Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2022The Ulysses ProjectMr. Deasy / Barrister JJ MolloyFilm
2021The OutlawsJohn Snr · 12 episodesSeries
2021BloodlandsAdam Corry · 3 episodesSeries
2019Lost LivesSelf (voice)Film
2019Father FatherFilm
2018KryptonVal-El · 20 episodesSeries
2018Derry GirlsGranda Joe · 19 episodesSeries
2018ZooMr. ShawcrossFilm
2018Mrs WilsonFather Timothy · 3 episodesSeries
2018Dave Allen at PeacePriestFilm
2017Bad Day for the CutEamonFilm
2017The JourneyRory O'SuairdFilm
2017Kat & Alfie: RedwaterLance · 6 episodesSeries
2017To Be Frank CarsonSelfFilm
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryGeneral DodonnaFilm
2016SacrificeD.I. McKieFilm
2016RebellionEdward Butler · 5 episodesSeries
2016The Truth CommissionerJames FentonFilm
2015UnforgottenLord Tony Hume · 6 episodesSeries
2015The Frankenstein ChroniclesDr. Lenox · 2 episodesSeries
2015A Patch of FogFreddie ClarkeFilm
2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceBarristan SelmyFilm
2015Game of Thrones: A Day in the LifeSelfFilm
2015Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus AvenueNarratorFilm
2015The Death of a ProjectionistGerryFilm
2014BabylonMaherSeries
2014QuirkeBill LatimerSeries
2013The FallMorgan Monroe · 3 episodesSeries
2013Wodehouse In ExileMajor CussenFilm
2012Ripper StreetTheodore Swift · 3 episodesSeries
2012Titanic: Blood and SteelSir Henry Carlton · 12 episodesSeries
2012Bomb Squad Men: The Long WalkNarratorFilm
2012Titanic: Born in BelfastNarratorFilm
2011Game of ThronesBarristan Selmy · 25 episodesSeries
2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - ParticipantSeries
2011Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of TrustAbbot SmithFilm
2010Leap YearPriestFilm
2010Three Wise WomenDavidFilm
2010An Old Fashioned ChristmasSeanFilm
2010Make it New JohnJohnFilm
2009TriageIvanFilm
2009StorylandGerardSeries
2009ScapegoatH. A. McVeigh QCFilm
2008City of EmberBuilderFilm
2008ClayFather O'MahoneyFilm
2008Of Best IntentionsFilm
2008Fairy TalesVice Chancellor Ralph GrahamSeries
2007The TudorsPope Clement VIISeries
2007Closing the RingCathal ThomasFilm
2007Single-HandedEx-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll · 4 episodesSeries
2006The Front LineMikeyFilm
2005Doctor WhoKo Sharmus · 2 episodesSeries
2005OmaghStanley McCombeFilm
2003Hornblower: LoyaltyCaptain HammondFilm
2002No TearsPadraig McFadden · 4 episodesSeries
2001Borstal BoyVerrekerFilm
2001Hornblower: RetributionCaptain HammondFilm
2001Murphy's LawFultonSeries
2001MapmakerSergeant DevlinFilm
2000In DefenceDCS David DillneSeries
2000The King's WakeAthairneFilm
1999Queer as FolkClive Jones · 2 episodesSeries
1999DurangoVestor McCarthyFilm
1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantCaptain HammondFilm
1998Cold FeetBill Williams · 2 episodesSeries
1998HornblowerCaptain Hammond · 2 episodesSeries
1998Silicone ValerieFilm
1998Touch and GoClive BevanFilm
1998Maisie RaineC.S. Jack Freeman · 12 episodesSeries
1997The BoxerReggie BellFilm
1997This Is the SeaDa StokesFilm
1997Wokenwell · 6 episodesSeries
1996Michael CollinsBelfast DetectiveFilm
1996HamletBarnardoFilm
1996Small FacesFilm
1996The Boy from MercuryBrother DowdallFilm
1996Safe And SoundHigginsSeries
1995Hearts and MindsAlex · 4 episodesSeries
1995Beyond ReasonSmythe QCFilm
1995Life After LifeWorking out governorFilm
1994Blind JusticeFather MaloneFilm
1994A Breed of HeroesFather O'BrowneFilm
1993Circles of DeceitFather FergalFilm
1993A Woman's Guide to AdulteryMartin · 3 episodesSeries
1992The PlayboysJoe CassidyFilm
1992You, Me & MarleyReggie DevineFilm
1991Children of the NorthO'HareFilm
1990Hidden AgendaJack CunnighamFilm
1990Fools of FortuneStrangerFilm
1990The GrasscutterBrian DeedsFilm
1990Who Bombed Birmingham?Sinn Fein leaderFilm
1990The Lilac BusBillyFilm
1990Shoot to KillACC Trevor ForbesFilm
1988Reefer and the ModelReeferFilm
1988Wipe OutMax Raines · 5 episodesSeries
1987A Prayer for the DyingLodgerFilm
1987The Rockingham ShootJohn ReillyFilm
1987BrondKennedy · 3 episodesSeries
1987Naming the NamesMr McBrideFilm
1987Dead EntryMartin Galbraith · 3 episodesSeries
1986CasualtyRobert FinchSeries
1986LovejoyCeiran StowSeries
1986LambMaguireFilm
1986The End of the World ManArchitectFilm
1986ShergarDamienFilm
1985Screen TwoWorking Out Governor, Inspector McBrideSeries
1984Anne DevlinMaj. SirrFilm
1984A Woman CallingMr BurkeFilm
1983Acceptable LevelsAndyFilm
1982AngelGroomFilm
1982Potatohead BluesMouseyFilm
1974PlayhouseMouseySeries
—Mutant: Year Zero(voice)Film
—So You're Going to DieMickeyFilm
Directing (1)
2005On Eagle's WingDirectorFilm