Ian McElhinney
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.
Movies (71)
Finnegan's Foursome
2026
Secrets of The Christmas Market
2024
The Boys in the Boat
2023
The Last Rifleman
2023
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
The Ulysses Project
2022
Lost Lives
2019
Zoo
2018
Dave Allen at Peace
2018
Derry Girls
2018
To Be Frank Carson
2017
Bad Day for the Cut
2017
The Journey
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Sacrifice
2016
The Truth Commissioner
2016
A Patch of Fog
2015
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
2015
The Death of a Projectionist
2015
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
Wodehouse In Exile
2013
Titanic: Born in Belfast
2012
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
2011
Three Wise Women
2010
An Old Fashioned Christmas
2010
Leap Year
2010
Triage
2009
City of Ember
2008
Clay
2008
Closing the Ring
2007
The Front Line
2006
Omagh
2005
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
Mapmaker
2001
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
Borstal Boy
2001
Durango
1999
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
Touch and Go
1998
The Boxer
1997
This Is the Sea
1997
Hamlet
1996
The Boy from Mercury
1996
Michael Collins
1996
Small Faces
1996
Life After Life
1995
Beyond Reason
1995
A Breed of Heroes
1994
Blind Justice
1994
You, Me & Marley
1992
The Playboys
1992
Children of the North
1991
The Grasscutter
1990
Hidden Agenda
1990
Fools of Fortune
1990
Shoot to Kill
1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
Reefer and the Model
1988
A Prayer for the Dying
1987
The Rockingham Shoot
1987
Naming the Names
1987
Lamb
1986
The End of the World Man
1986
Shergar
1986
Anne Devlin
1984
Acceptable Levels
1983
Potatohead Blues
1982
Angel
1982
Mutant: Year Zero
So You're Going to Die
TV Shows (38)
Small Town, Big Story
2025
High Country
2024
A Small Light
2023
Suspicion
2022
The Outlaws
2021
Bloodlands
2021
Mrs Wilson
2018
Krypton
2018
Derry Girls
2018
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
2017
Rebellion
2016
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
Unforgotten
2015
Babylon
2014
Quirke
2014
The Fall
2013
Ripper Street
2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Game of Thrones
2011
Storyland
2009
Fairy Tales
2008
The Tudors
2007
Single-Handed
2007
Doctor Who
2005
No Tears
2002
Murphy's Law
2001
Queer as Folk
1999
Cold Feet
1998
Hornblower
1998
Maisie Raine
1998
Wokenwell
1997
Hearts and Minds
1995
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993
Casualty
1986
Lovejoy
1986
Screen Two
1985
Playhouse
1974