Portrait of Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Acting

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.

Born: August 19, 1948

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Filmography

2025
Small Town, Big Story

as Reverend Patterson

2024
High Country

as Sam Dryson

2023
The Boys in the Boat

as Elderly Joe Rantz

2023
The Last Rifleman

as Tom Malcolmson

2023
A Small Light

as Johannes Kleiman

2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
The Ulysses Project

as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

2022
Suspicion

as Grandad

2021
The Outlaws

as John Snr

2021
Bloodlands

as Adam Corry

2018
Mrs Wilson

as Father Timothy

2018
Zoo

as Mr. Shawcross

2018
2018
Krypton

as Val-El

2018
Derry Girls

as Granda Joe

2017
The Journey

as Rory O'Suaird

2016
2016
Sacrifice

as D.I. McKie

2016
The Truth Commissioner

as James Fenton

2016
Rebellion

as Edward Butler

2015
Unforgotten

as Lord Tony Hume

2015
A Patch of Fog

as Freddie Clarke

2014
Quirke

as Bill Latimer

2013
The Fall

as Morgan Monroe

2013
Wodehouse In Exile

as Major Cussen

2012
Ripper Street

as Theodore Swift

2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel

as Sir Henry Carlton

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2011
Game of Thrones

as Barristan Selmy

2010
2010
Leap Year

as Priest

2009
Triage

as Ivan

2009
Storyland

as Gerard

2008
City of Ember

as Builder

2008
Clay

as Father O'Mahoney

2008
Fairy Tales

as Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham

2007
Closing the Ring

as Cathal Thomas

2007
The Tudors

as Pope Clement VII

2007
Single-Handed

as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll

2006
2005
Doctor Who

as Ko Sharmus

2005
Omagh

as Stanley McCombe

2003
Hornblower: Loyalty

as Captain Hammond

2002
No Tears

as Padraig McFadden

2001
Mapmaker

as Sergeant Devlin

2001
Hornblower: Retribution

as Captain Hammond

2001
Borstal Boy

as Verreker

1999
Durango

as Vestor McCarthy

1999
Queer as Folk

as Clive Jones

1998
Hornblower

as Captain Hammond

1998
Touch and Go

as Clive Bevan

1998
Maisie Raine

as C.S. Jack Freeman

1997
The Boxer

as Reggie Bell

1997
This Is the Sea

as Da Stokes

1996
Hamlet

as Barnardo

1996
The Boy from Mercury

as Brother Dowdall

1996
Michael Collins

as Belfast Detective

1995
Life After Life

as Working out governor

1995
1995
Beyond Reason

as Smythe QC

1994
A Breed of Heroes

as Father O'Browne

1994
Blind Justice

as Father Malone

1992
You, Me & Marley

as Reggie Devine

1992
The Playboys

as Joe Cassidy

1990
The Grasscutter

as Brian Deeds

1990
Hidden Agenda

as Jack Cunnigham

1990
Fools of Fortune

as Stranger

1990
Shoot to Kill

as ACC Trevor Forbes

1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?

as Sinn Fein leader

1987
The Rockingham Shoot

as John Reilly

1987
Naming the Names

as Mr McBride

1986
Lamb

as Maguire

1986
Casualty

as Robert Finch

1986
1986
Shergar

as Damien

1986
Lovejoy

as Ceiran Stow

1985
Screen Two

as Working Out Governor

1984
Anne Devlin

as Maj. Sirr

1982
1982
Angel

as Groom

1974
Playhouse

as Mousey

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