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Actor
Ian McElhinney
- Born August 19, 1948 in 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.
Known for
Game of Thrones2011
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016
Doctor Who2005
Leap Year2010
City of Ember2008
The Fall2013
The Tudors2007
Michael Collins1996
Filmography
- TBAMutant: Year ZeroFilm(voice)
- TBASo You're Going to DieFilmMickey
- 2027CommittedSeries
- 2026The Lost Children of TuamFilm
- 2026Finnegan's FoursomeFilmJack Finnegan
- 2025Small Town, Big StorySeriesReverend Patterson
- 2024High CountrySeriesSam Dryson
- 2024Secrets of The Christmas MarketFilmNarrator
- 2023The Boys in the BoatFilmElderly Joe Rantz
- 2023A Small LightSeriesJohannes Kleiman
- 2023The Last RiflemanFilmTom Malcolmson
- 2022SuspicionSeriesGrandad
- 2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookFilmGeneral Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022The Ulysses ProjectFilmMr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
- 2021The OutlawsSeriesJohn Snr
- 2021BloodlandsSeriesAdam Corry
- 2019Lost LivesFilmSelf (voice)
- 2019Father FatherFilm
- 2019Missing a NoteFilmJohn O'Connell
- 2018KryptonSeriesVal-El
- 2018Derry GirlsSeriesGranda Joe
- 2018ZooFilmMr. Shawcross
- 2018Mrs WilsonSeriesFather Timothy
- 2018Dave Allen at PeaceFilmPriest
- 2017Bad Day for the CutFilmEamon
- 2017The JourneyFilmRory O'Suaird
- 2017Kat & Alfie: RedwaterSeriesLance
- 2017To Be Frank CarsonFilmSelf
- 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryFilmGeneral Dodonna
- 2016SacrificeFilmD.I. McKie
- 2016RebellionSeriesEdward Butler
- 2016The Truth CommissionerFilmJames Fenton
- 2015UnforgottenSeriesLord Tony Hume
- 2015The Frankenstein ChroniclesSeriesDr. Lenox
- 2015A Patch of FogFilmFreddie Clarke
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceFilmBarristan Selmy
- 2015Game of Thrones: A Day in the LifeFilmSelf
- 2015Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus AvenueFilmNarrator
- 2015The Death of a ProjectionistFilmGerry
- 2014BabylonSeriesMaher
- 2014QuirkeSeriesBill Latimer
- 2013The FallSeriesMorgan Monroe
- 2013Wodehouse In ExileFilmMajor Cussen
- 2012Ripper StreetSeriesTheodore Swift
- 2012Titanic: Blood and SteelSeriesSir Henry Carlton
- 2012Bomb Squad Men: The Long WalkFilmNarrator
- 2012Titanic: Born in BelfastFilmNarrator
- 2011Game of ThronesSeriesBarristan Selmy
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeriesSelf - Participant
- 2011Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of TrustFilmAbbot Smith
- 2010Leap YearFilmPriest
- 2010Three Wise WomenFilmDavid
- 2010An Old Fashioned ChristmasFilmSean
- 2010Make it New JohnFilmJohn
- 2009TriageFilmIvan
- 2009StorylandSeriesGerard
- 2009ScapegoatFilmH. A. McVeigh QC
- 2008City of EmberFilmBuilder
- 2008ClayFilmFather O'Mahoney
- 2008Of Best IntentionsFilm
- 2008Fairy TalesSeriesVice Chancellor Ralph Graham
- 2007The TudorsSeriesPope Clement VII
- 2007Closing the RingFilmCathal Thomas
- 2007Single-HandedSeriesEx-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
- 2006The Front LineFilmMikey
- 2005Doctor WhoSeriesKo Sharmus
- 2005OmaghFilmStanley McCombe
- 2005On Eagle's WingFilmDirector
- 2003Hornblower: LoyaltyFilmCaptain Hammond
- 2002No TearsSeriesPadraig McFadden
- 2001Borstal BoyFilmVerreker
- 2001Hornblower: RetributionFilmCaptain Hammond
- 2001Murphy's LawSeriesFulton
- 2001MapmakerFilmSergeant Devlin
- 2000In DefenceSeriesDCS David Dillne
- 2000The King's WakeFilmAthairne
- 1999Queer as FolkSeriesClive Jones
- 1999DurangoFilmVestor McCarthy
- 1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantFilmCaptain Hammond
- 1998Cold FeetSeriesBill Williams