Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

1948-08-19 Belfast, Northern Ireland Male 111 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-08-19

Place of Birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Known Credits

111

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Ίαν ΜακΕλχίνεϊ, 이안 매켈리니

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

General Dodonna

Leap Year

2010

Priest

City of Ember

2008

Builder

Closing the Ring

2007

Cathal Thomas

The Boys in the Boat

2023

Elderly Joe Rantz

Hamlet

1996

Barnardo

Blind Justice

1994

Father Malone

Michael Collins

1996

Belfast Detective

Zoo

2018

Mr. Shawcross

The Last Rifleman

2023

Tom Malcolmson

The Boxer

1997

Reggie Bell

Hidden Agenda

1990

Jack Cunnigham

Triage

2009

Ivan

Sacrifice

2016

D.I. McKie

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clay

2008

Father O'Mahoney

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003

Captain Hammond

The Playboys

1992

Joe Cassidy

The Journey

2017

Rory O'Suaird

A Patch of Fog

2015

Freddie Clarke

Durango

1999

Vestor McCarthy

Lamb

1986

Maguire

Touch and Go

1998

Clive Bevan

Omagh

2005

Stanley McCombe

This Is the Sea

1997

Da Stokes

Angel

1982

Groom

Hornblower: Retribution

2001

Captain Hammond

Shergar

1986

Damien

Borstal Boy

2001

Verreker

The Front Line

2006

Mikey

You, Me & Marley

1992

Reggie Devine

The Ulysses Project

2022

Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

The Rockingham Shoot

1987

John Reilly

Anne Devlin

1984

Maj. Sirr

Fools of Fortune

1990

Stranger

A Woman Calling

1984

Mr Burke

Beyond Reason

1995

Smythe QC

The Truth Commissioner

2016

James Fenton

A Breed of Heroes

1994

Father O'Browne

Life After Life

1995

Working out governor

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990

Sinn Fein leader

Shoot to Kill

1990

ACC Trevor Forbes

Wodehouse In Exile

2013

Major Cussen

Mapmaker

2001

Sergeant Devlin

The Grasscutter

1990

Brian Deeds

The Boy from Mercury

1996

Brother Dowdall

Naming the Names

1987

Mr McBride

The Lilac Bus

1990

Billy

Circle of Deceit

1993

Father Fergal

Potatohead Blues

1982

Mousey

Scapegoat

2009

H. A. McVeigh QC

The King's Wake

2000

Athairne

TV Credits

Game of Thrones

2011

Barristan Selmy (25 episodes)

Doctor Who

2005

Ko Sharmus (2 episodes)

Unforgotten

2015

Lord Tony Hume (6 episodes)

Playhouse

1974

Mousey (1 episodes)

Casualty

1986

Robert Finch (1 episodes)

Lovejoy

1986

Ceiran Stow (1 episodes)

Krypton

2018

Val-El (20 episodes)

The Fall

2013

Morgan Monroe (3 episodes)

Ripper Street

2012

Theodore Swift (3 episodes)

The Tudors

2007

Pope Clement VII (1 episodes)

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

Self - Participant (1 episodes)

Suspicion

2022

Grandad (1 episodes)

Queer as Folk

1999

Clive Jones (2 episodes)

Hornblower

1998

Captain Hammond (2 episodes)

A Small Light

2023

Johannes Kleiman (8 episodes)

Derry Girls

2018

Granda Joe (19 episodes)

Titanic: Blood and Steel

2012

Sir Henry Carlton (12 episodes)

Cold Feet

1998

(2 episodes)

Mrs Wilson

2018

Father Timothy (3 episodes)

The Outlaws

2021

John Snr (12 episodes)

Small Town, Big Story

2025

Reverend Patterson (4 episodes)

Rebellion

2016

Edward Butler (5 episodes)

The Frankenstein Chronicles

2015

Dr. Lenox (2 episodes)

High Country

2024

Sam Dryson (8 episodes)

Single-Handed

2007

Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll (4 episodes)

Bloodlands

2021

Adam Corry (3 episodes)

Kat & Alfie: Redwater

2017

Lance (6 episodes)

Maisie Raine

1998

C.S. Jack Freeman (12 episodes)

Safe And Sound

1996

Higgins (1 episodes)

Hearts and Minds

1995

Alex (4 episodes)

Quirke

2014

Bill Latimer (1 episodes)

Fairy Tales

2008

(1 episodes)

No Tears

2002

Padraig McFadden (4 episodes)

A Woman's Guide to Adultery

1993

Martin (3 episodes)

Wokenwell

1997

(6 episodes)

In Defence

2000

DCS David Dillne (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

On Eagle's Wing

Director

2005

TV Production Credits

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