Ian McElhinney
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.
Known for
Game of Thrones
Barristan Selmy
Doctor Who
Ko Sharmus
Casualty
Robert Finch
The Tudors
Pope Clement VII
Ripper Street
Theodore Swift
Playhouse
Mousey
Unforgotten
Lord Tony Hume
Screen Two
Working Out Governor
Derry Girls
Granda Joe
Krypton
Val-El
The Fall
Morgan Monroe
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
General Dodonna
Lovejoy
Ceiran Stow
Hornblower
Captain Hammond
The Outlaws
John Snr
Cold Feet
A Small Light
Johannes Kleiman
Suspicion
Grandad
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Dr. Lenox
Omagh
Stanley McCombe
Leap Year
Priest
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Sir Henry Carlton
Small Town, Big Story
Reverend Patterson
Mrs Wilson
Father Timothy
Queer as Folk
Clive Jones
Single-Handed
Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
Hamlet
Barnardo
City of Ember
Builder
The Boys in the Boat
Elderly Joe Rantz
Bloodlands
Adam Corry
Rebellion
Edward Butler
Maisie Raine
C.S. Jack Freeman
High Country
Sam Dryson
Storyland
Gerard
Quirke
Bill Latimer
Safe And Sound
Higgins
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
Lance
Potatohead Blues
Mousey
Closing the Ring
Cathal Thomas
Zoo
Mr. Shawcross
The Boxer
Reggie Bell
Fairy Tales
Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham
Michael Collins
Belfast Detective
The Last Rifleman
Tom Malcolmson
A Prayer for the Dying
Lodger
Blind Justice
Father Malone
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sacrifice
D.I. McKie
Hearts and Minds
Alex
Bad Day for the Cut
Eamon
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Martin
Father Father
Mapmaker
Sergeant Devlin
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Barristan Selmy
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Self
Wokenwell
No Tears
Padraig McFadden
Angel
Groom
Three Wise Women
David
You, Me & Marley
Reggie Devine
A Patch of Fog
Freddie Clarke
Borstal Boy
Verreker
The Journey
Rory O'Suaird
Triage
Ivan
Hidden Agenda
Jack Cunnigham
Touch and Go
Clive Bevan
This Is the Sea
Da Stokes
Small Faces
Hornblower: Loyalty
Captain Hammond
In Defence
DCS David Dillne
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Captain Hammond
The Playboys
Joe Cassidy
Hornblower: Retribution
Captain Hammond
Clay
Father O'Mahoney
Durango
Vestor McCarthy
Anne Devlin
Maj. Sirr
Fools of Fortune
Stranger
Lamb
Maguire
The Front Line
Mikey
The Rockingham Shoot
John Reilly
Scapegoat
H. A. McVeigh QC
Circles of Deceit
Father Fergal
The Truth Commissioner
James Fenton
The Grasscutter
Brian Deeds
A Breed of Heroes
Father O'Browne
The Ulysses Project
Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
Shoot to Kill
ACC Trevor Forbes
Life After Life
Working out governor
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Sinn Fein leader
Wodehouse In Exile
Major Cussen
An Old Fashioned Christmas
Sean
Children of the North
O'Hare
Dave Allen at Peace
Priest
Acceptable Levels
Andy
A Woman Calling
Mr Burke
Mutant: Year Zero
(voice)
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
Abbot Smith
Beyond Reason
Smythe QC
The Boy from Mercury
Brother Dowdall
Shergar
Damien
The Lilac Bus
Billy
Reefer and the Model
Reefer
The Lost Children of Tuam
Silicone Valerie
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
Narrator
Naming the Names
Mr McBride
Titanic: Born in Belfast
Narrator
Of Best Intentions
The End of the World Man
Architect
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
Narrator
Make it New John
John
To Be Frank Carson
Self
The King's Wake
Athairne
Secrets of The Christmas Market
Narrator
The Death of a Projectionist
Gerry
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant