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Ian McElhinney is an actor and director from Northern Ireland. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than thirty 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
Thursday, 19 August 1948
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Boys in the Boat | Elderly Joe Rantz | 2023 |
| The Last Rifleman | Tom Malcolmson | 2023 |
| A Small Light | Johannes Kleiman | 2023 |
| Suspicion | Grandad | 2022 |
| The Outlaws | John Halloran Snr. | 2021 |
| Bloodlands | Adam Corry | 2021 |
| The Deceived | Hugh Callaghan | 2020 |
| Missing a Note | John O'Connell | 2019 |
| Mrs. Wilson | Father Timothy | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self - Actor | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Boys in the Boat | Elderly Joe Rantz | 2023 |
| The Last Rifleman | Tom Malcolmson | 2023 |
| A Small Light | Johannes Kleiman | 2023 |
| Suspicion | Grandad | 2022 |
| The Outlaws | John Halloran Snr. | 2021 |
| Bloodlands | Adam Corry | 2021 |
| The Deceived | Hugh Callaghan | 2020 |
| Missing a Note | John O'Connell | 2019 |
| Mrs. Wilson | Father Timothy | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self - Actor | 2018 |
| Cellar Door | 2018 | |
| Zoo | Mr. Shawcross | 2018 |
| Dave Allen at Peace | Priest | 2018 |
| Krypton | Val-El | 2018 |
| The Split | Ronnie / Prof Ronnie | 2018 |
| Derry Girls | Joe McCool | 2018 |
| Bad Day for the Cut | Eamon | 2017 |
| Redwater | Lance Byrne / Lance | 2017 |
| The Journey | Rory O'Suaird | 2017 |
| Redemption Road | Williiam | 2017 |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | General Dodonna | 2016 |
| Barbarians Rising | Tagus | 2016 |
| The Star Wars Show | Self - General Dodonna | 2016 |
| Sacrifice | D.I. McKie | 2016 |
| The Truth Commissioner | James Fenton | 2016 |
| Rebellion | Edward Butler | 2016 |
| The Man Who Shot the Great War | George Hackney | 2016 |
| The Frankenstein Chronicles | Doctor Lennox | 2015 |
| A Patch of Fog | Freddie Clarke | 2015 |
| Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life | Self - Barristan Selmy | 2015 |
| Unforgotten | Lord Tony Hume | 2015 |
| Quirke | Bill Latimer | 2014 |
| Babylon | Maher | 2014 |
| Moonfleet | Rev Glennie | 2013 |
| The Fall | Morgan Monroe | 2013 |
| Wodehouse in Exile | Major Cussen | 2013 |
| Ripper Street | Theodore Swift / Theodore P. Swift | 2012 |
| Titanic: Blood and Steel | Sir Henry Carlton | 2012 |
| Titanic: A Legend Born in Belfast | 2012 | |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Thronecast | Self | 2011 |
| Game of Thrones | Barristan Selmy | 2011 |
| Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust | Abbot Smith | 2011 |
| Three Wise Women | David | 2010 |
| An Old Fashioned Christmas | Sean | 2010 |
| Cup Cake | Rusty Rafferty | 2010 |
| Leap Year | Priest | 2010 |
| Make It New John | John | 2010 |
| Triage | Ivan | 2009 |
| Scapegoat | H. A. McVeigh QC | 2009 |
| A Shine of Rainbows | Father Doyle | 2009 |
| Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne | Skip | 2009 |
| Little Dorrit | Mr. Clennam | 2008 |
| City of Ember | Builder | 2008 |
| Raw | Phillip | 2008 |
| Clay | Father O'Mahoney | 2008 |
| Fairy Tales | Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham | 2008 |
| Closing the Ring | Cathal Thomas | 2007 |
| The Tudors | Pope Clement VII | 2007 |
| Single-Handed | Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll / Gerry Driscoll | 2007 |
| The Front Line | Mikey | 2006 |
| Pure Mule | Harry Kilroy | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Ko Sharmus | 2005 |
| Omagh | Stanley McCombe | 2004 |
| The Clinic | Joseph McGarry | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Fintan MacEntee | 2003 |
| Hornblower: Loyalty | Captain Hammond | 2003 |
| Mapmaker | Sergeant Devlin | 2001 |
| Murphy's Law | Fulton | 2001 |
| Horatio Hornblower: Retribution | Captain Hammond | 2001 |
| Borstal Boy | Verreker | 2000 |
| In Defence | DCS David Dillne | 2000 |
| Doctors | Howard Brackley | 2000 |
| A Love Divided | Reverend Hamilton | 1999 |
| Durango | Vestor McCarthy | 1999 |
| Queer as Folk | Clive Jones | 1999 |
| Holby City | Brian Chapman | 1999 |
| Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship | Captain Hammond | 1998 |
| Divorcing Jack | Alfie Stewart | 1998 |
| The Boxer | Reggie Bell | 1997 |
| This Is the Sea | Da Stokes | 1997 |
| Wokenwell | Sgt Duncan Bonney | 1997 |
| Cold Feet | Bill Williams | 1997 |
| Hamlet | Barnardo | 1996 |
| The Boy from Mercury | Brother Dowdall | 1996 |
| Michael Collins | Belfast Detective | 1996 |
| Small Faces | Uncle Andrew | 1996 |
| Silent Witness | Pat Walsh | 1996 |
| The Pan Loaf | Mr. Stewart | 1996 |
| Beyond Reason | Smythe QC | 1995 |
| Blind Justice | Father Malone | 1994 |
| A Woman's Guide to Adultery | Martin | 1993 |
| Between the Lines | Chief Supt. Trevor Dunne | 1992 |
| The Playboys | Joe Cassidy | 1992 |
| Spender | Flynn | 1991 |
| Hidden Agenda | Jack Cunningham / Jack Cunnigham | 1990 |
| Fools of Fortune | Stranger | 1990 |
| Shoot to Kill | Assistant Chief Constable Trevor Forbes / ACC Trevor Forbes | 1990 |
| The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing | Sinn Fein leader | 1990 |
| The Grasscutter | Brian Deeds | 1990 |
| The Lilac Bus | Billy | 1990 |
| 4 Play | McQuire / Eddie | 1989 |
| Reefer and the Model | Reefer | 1988 |
| A Prayer for the Dying | Lodger | 1987 |
| Casualty | Robert Finch | 1986 |
| The End of the World Man | Architecht / Architect | 1986 |
| Lamb | Maguire | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Ceiran Stow | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Working out governor / Inspector McBride / Damien | 1985 |
| Anne Devlin | Maj Sirr / Maj. Sirr | 1984 |
| The Brief | Micky Felcher | 1984 |
| Taggart | Sean O'Donnell / Archie Rae | 1983 |
| Angel | Groom | 1982 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Mousey | 1974 |
