Ian McElhinney
Acting
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.
As actor 124
Game of Thrones
2011
Doctor Who
2005
Casualty
1986
The Tudors
2007
Screen Two
1985
Unforgotten
2015
Krypton
2018
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Ripper Street
2012
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
The Outlaws
2021
Playhouse
1974
The Fall
2013
Hornblower
1998
Father Father
2019
Derry Girls
2018
Murphy's Law
2001
A Small Light
2023
City of Ember
2008
Cold Feet
1998
Lovejoy
1986
High Country
2024
Suspicion
2022
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015
Babylon
2014
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012
Leap Year
2010
Hamlet
1996
Bloodlands
2021
Maisie Raine
1998
Storyland
2009
Mrs Wilson
2018
Small Town, Big Story
2025
Rebellion
2016
The Boys in the Boat
2023
Queer as Folk
1999
Hidden Agenda
1990
Single-Handed
2007
Michael Collins
1996
Quirke
2014
Fairy Tales
2008
The Last Rifleman
2023
The Boxer
1997
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
2017
Potatohead Blues
1982
Closing the Ring
2007
Triage
2009
A Prayer for the Dying
1987
Small Faces
1996
Blind Justice
1994
Safe And Sound
1996
Zoo
2018
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
Finnegan's Foursome
2026
Touch and Go
1998
Hornblower: Retribution
2001
Borstal Boy
2001
Committed
2027
Wipe Out
1988
Hearts and Minds
1995
Mapmaker
2001
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Wokenwell
1997
The Lost Children of Tuam
2026
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003
Naming the Names
1987
A Patch of Fog
2015
Lost Lives
2019
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993
Sacrifice
2016
This Is the Sea
1997
Omagh
2005
No Tears
2002
The Journey
2017
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015
Circles of Deceit
1993
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
Dead Entry
1987
Lamb
1986
You, Me & Marley
1992
The Grasscutter
1990
The Front Line
2006
Bad Day for the Cut
2017
Angel
1982
Beyond Reason
1995
So You're Going to Die
In Defence
2000
The Playboys
1992
Reefer and the Model
1988
Fools of Fortune
1990
The Boy from Mercury
1996
Wodehouse In Exile
2013
Shoot to Kill
1990
The Rockingham Shoot
1987
Durango
1999
The Death of a Projectionist
2015
Scapegoat
2009
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
2012
An Old Fashioned Christmas
2010
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
The Truth Commissioner
2016
Dave Allen at Peace
2018
Children of the North
1991
Of Best Intentions
2008
Titanic: Born in Belfast
2012
Clay
2008
The Ulysses Project
2022
Acceptable Levels
1983
A Woman Calling
1984
Life After Life
1995
Three Wise Women
2010
A Breed of Heroes
1994
Anne Devlin
1984
Shergar
1986
Make it New John
2010
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
2011
The End of the World Man
1986
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
2015
The Lilac Bus
1990
To Be Frank Carson
2017
Mutant: Year Zero
Silicone Valerie
1998
The King's Wake
2000
Secrets of The Christmas Market
2024
