ACTING
Ian McElhinney
- Born
- Aug 19, 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
Game of Thrones
TV · 2011
Barristan Selmy
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie · 2016
General Dodonna
Doctor Who
TV · 2005
Ko Sharmus
Leap Year
Movie · 2010
Priest
City of Ember
Movie · 2008
Builder
The Fall
TV · 2013
Morgan Monroe
The Tudors
TV · 2007
Pope Clement VII
Michael Collins
Movie · 1996
Belfast Detective
Hamlet
Movie · 1996
Barnardo
Krypton
TV · 2018
Val-El
Derry Girls
TV · 2018
Granda Joe
The Boys in the Boat
Movie · 2023
Elderly Joe Rantz
FILMOGRAPHY
127 movie & TV credits
- 2027CommittedTV
- 2026The Lost Children of TuamMovie
- 2026Finnegan's FoursomeMovie · Jack Finnegan
- 2025Small Town, Big StoryTV · Reverend Patterson
- 2024Secrets of The Christmas MarketMovie · Narrator
- 2024High CountryTV · Sam Dryson
- 2023The Boys in the BoatMovie · Elderly Joe Rantz
- 2023The Last RiflemanMovie · Tom Malcolmson
- 2023A Small LightTV · Johannes Kleiman
- 2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookMovie · General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022The Ulysses ProjectMovie · Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
- 2022SuspicionTV · Grandad
- 2021The OutlawsTV · John Snr
- 2021BloodlandsTV · Adam Corry
- 2019Lost LivesMovie · Self (voice)
- 2019Missing a NoteMovie · John O'Connell
- 2019Father Father
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