Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1948-08-19 (76 years)
- Place of BirthBelfast, Northern Ireland
- Also Known AsΊαν ΜακΕλχίνεϊ이안 매켈리니
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.
Acting Career
- 2024
Secrets of The Christmas Market
As: Narrator
- 2024
High Country
As: Sam Dryson
- 2023
The Boys in the Boat
As: Elderly Joe Rantz
- 2023
The Last Rifleman
As: Tom Malcolmson
- 2023
A Small Light
As: Johannes Kleiman
- 2022
The Ulysses Project
As: Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
- 2022
Suspicion
As: Grandad
- 2021
The Outlaws
As: John Snr
2021Bloodlands
As: Adam Corry
2018Mrs Wilson
As: Father Timothy
2018Zoo
As: Mr. Shawcross
2018Dave Allen at Peace
As: Priest
2018Krypton
As: Val-El
2018Derry Girls
As: Granda Joe
2017Bad Day for the Cut
As: Eamon
2017Kat & Alfie: Redwater
As: Lance
2017The Journey
As: Rory O'Suaird
- 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
As: General Dodonna
2016Sacrifice
As: D.I. McKie
2016The Truth Commissioner
As: James Fenton
2016Rebellion
As: Edward Butler
2015The Frankenstein Chronicles
As: Dr. Lenox
2015Unforgotten
As: Lord Tony Hume
2015A Patch of Fog
As: Freddie Clarke
2015The Death of a Projectionist
As: Gerry
2014Quirke
As: Bill Latimer
2013The Fall
As: Morgan Monroe
2013Wodehouse In Exile
As: Major Cussen
2012Ripper Street
As: Theodore Swift
2012Titanic: Blood and Steel
As: Sir Henry Carlton
2012Titanic: Born in Belfast
As: Narrator
2011Game of Thrones
As: Barristan Selmy
2011Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
As: Abbot Smith
2010Three Wise Women
As: David
2010An Old Fashioned Christmas
As: Sean
- 2010
Leap Year
As: Priest
2009Triage
As: Ivan
- 2008
City of Ember
As: Builder
2008Clay
As: Father O'Mahoney
2007Closing the Ring
As: Cathal Thomas
2007The Tudors
As: Pope Clement VII
2007Single-Handed
As: Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
2006The Front Line
As: Mikey
2005Doctor Who
As: Ko Sharmus
2005Omagh
As: Stanley McCombe
2003Hornblower: Loyalty
As: Captain Hammond
2002No Tears
As: Padraig McFadden
2001Mapmaker
As: Sergeant Devlin
2001Hornblower: Retribution
As: Captain Hammond
2001Borstal Boy
As: Verreker
1999Durango
As: Vestor McCarthy
1999Queer as Folk
As: Clive Jones
1998Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
As: Captain Hammond
1998Hornblower
As: Captain Hammond
1998Touch and Go
As: Clive Bevan
1998Maisie Raine
As: C.S. Jack Freeman
1997The Boxer
As: Reggie Bell
1997This Is the Sea
As: Da Stokes
- 1996
Hamlet
As: Barnardo
1996The Boy from Mercury
As: Brother Dowdall
- 1996
Michael Collins
As: Belfast Detective
1995Life After Life
As: Working out governor
1995Hearts and Minds
As: Alex
1995Beyond Reason
As: Smythe QC
1994A Breed of Heroes
As: Father O'Browne
1994Blind Justice
As: Father Malone
1993A Woman's Guide to Adultery
As: Martin
1992You, Me & Marley
As: Reggie Devine
1992The Playboys
As: Joe Cassidy
1991Children of the North
As: O'Hare
1990Hidden Agenda
As: Jack Cunnigham
1990Fools of Fortune
As: Stranger
1990Shoot to Kill
As: ACC Trevor Forbes
1990Who Bombed Birmingham?
As: Sinn Fein leader
1990The Grasscutter
As: Brian Deeds
1988Reefer and the Model
As: Reefer
1987A Prayer for the Dying
As: Lodger
1987The Rockingham Shoot
As: John Reilly
1987Naming the Names
As: Mr McBride
1986Lamb
As: Maguire
1986Casualty
As: Robert Finch
1986Shergar
As: Damien
1986Lovejoy
As: Ceiran Stow
1984Anne Devlin
As: Maj. Sirr
1983Acceptable Levels
As: Andy
1982Potatohead Blues
As: Mousey
1982Angel
As: Groom