Acting

Ian McElhinney

August 19, 1948 (age 78)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.

Filmography

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as General Dodonna

7.52016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as General Dodonna

The Lost Children of Tuam

10.02026

The Lost Children of Tuam

Finnegan's Foursome

as Jack Finnegan

6.52026

Finnegan's Foursome

as Jack Finnegan

Secrets of The Christmas Market

as Narrator

2024

Secrets of The Christmas Market

as Narrator

The Boys in the Boat

as Elderly Joe Rantz

7.22023

The Boys in the Boat

as Elderly Joe Rantz

The Last Rifleman

as Tom Malcolmson

6.62023

The Last Rifleman

as Tom Malcolmson

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.62022

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ulysses Project

as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

2022

The Ulysses Project

as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

Lost Lives

as Self (voice)

6.02019

Lost Lives

as Self (voice)

Father Father

2019

Father Father

Zoo

as Mr. Shawcross

6.72018

Zoo

as Mr. Shawcross

Dave Allen at Peace

as Priest

4.42018

Dave Allen at Peace

as Priest

To Be Frank Carson

as Self

2017

To Be Frank Carson

as Self

Bad Day for the Cut

as Eamon

6.42017

Bad Day for the Cut

as Eamon

The Journey

as Rory O'Suaird

6.32017

The Journey

as Rory O'Suaird

Sacrifice

as D.I. McKie

5.42016

Sacrifice

as D.I. McKie

The Truth Commissioner

as James Fenton

4.52016

The Truth Commissioner

as James Fenton

A Patch of Fog

as Freddie Clarke

6.52015

A Patch of Fog

as Freddie Clarke

Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue

as Narrator

7.02015

Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue

as Narrator

The Death of a Projectionist

as Gerry

2015

The Death of a Projectionist

as Gerry

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

as Self

7.42015

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

as Self

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Barristan Selmy

8.62015

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Barristan Selmy

Wodehouse In Exile

as Major Cussen

7.22013

Wodehouse In Exile

as Major Cussen

Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk

as Narrator

5.02012

Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk

as Narrator

Titanic: Born in Belfast

as Narrator

2012

Titanic: Born in Belfast

as Narrator

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

as Abbot Smith

4.02011

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

as Abbot Smith

Three Wise Women

as David

4.82010

Three Wise Women

as David

An Old Fashioned Christmas

as Sean

5.22010

An Old Fashioned Christmas

as Sean

Leap Year

as Priest

6.92010

Leap Year

as Priest

Make it New John

as John

2010

Make it New John

as John

Triage

as Ivan

6.02009

Triage

as Ivan

Scapegoat

as H. A. McVeigh QC

2009

Scapegoat

as H. A. McVeigh QC

City of Ember

as Builder

6.42008

City of Ember

as Builder

Of Best Intentions

2008

Of Best Intentions

Clay

as Father O'Mahoney

5.22008

Clay

as Father O'Mahoney

Closing the Ring

as Cathal Thomas

6.22007

Closing the Ring

as Cathal Thomas

The Front Line

as Mikey

6.42006

The Front Line

as Mikey

Omagh

as Stanley McCombe

6.62005

Omagh

as Stanley McCombe

Hornblower: Loyalty

as Captain Hammond

7.32003

Hornblower: Loyalty

as Captain Hammond

Mapmaker

as Sergeant Devlin

9.02001

Mapmaker

as Sergeant Devlin

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