Ian McElhinney

Acting

August 19, 1948 (77 years old)

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Male

82 Movies

41 TV Shows

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.

Game of Thrones

2011 8.5

as Barristan Selmy

Age 62 (now 77) 25 eps

25 eps

Derry Girls

2018 8.1

as Granda Joe

Age 69 (now 77) 19 eps

19 eps

Krypton

2018 7.1

as Val-El

Age 69 (now 77) 20 eps

20 eps

Leap Year

2010 6.9

as Priest

Age 61 (now 77)

Sacrifice

2016 5.4

as D.I. McKie

Age 67 (now 77)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016 7.5

as General Dodonna

Age 68 (now 77)

City of Ember

2008 6.4

as Builder

Age 60 (now 77)

Bad Day for the Cut

2017 6.5

as Eamon

Age 69 (now 77)

Zoo

2018 6.7

as Mr. Shawcross

Age 69 (now 77)

The Last Rifleman

2023 6.6

as Tom Malcolmson

Age 75 (now 77)

The Outlaws

2021 7.4

as John Snr

Age 73 (now 77) 12 eps

12 eps

Borstal Boy

2001 6.2

as Verreker

Age 52 (now 77)

Hamlet

1996 7.3

as Barnardo

Age 48 (now 77)

A Patch of Fog

2015 6.5

as Freddie Clarke

Age 67 (now 77)

Triage

2009 6.0

as Ivan

Age 61 (now 77)

A Small Light

2023 7.9

as Johannes Kleiman

Age 74 (now 77) 8 eps

8 eps

Finnegan's Foursome

2026

Age 77

Secrets of The Christmas Market

2024

as Narrator

Age 76 (now 77)

The Boys in the Boat

2023 7.3

as Elderly Joe Rantz

Age 75 (now 77)

The Last Rifleman

2023 6.6

as Tom Malcolmson

Age 75 (now 77)

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022 7.4

as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 74 (now 77)

The Ulysses Project

2022

as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

Age 73 (now 77)

Lost Lives

2019 6.0

as Self (voice)

Age 71 (now 77)

Father Father

2019

Age 70 (now 77)

Zoo

2018 6.7

as Mr. Shawcross

Age 69 (now 77)

Dave Allen at Peace

2018 4.4

as Priest

Age 69 (now 77)

To Be Frank Carson

2017

as Self

Age 69 (now 77)

Bad Day for the Cut

2017 6.5

as Eamon

Age 69 (now 77)

The Journey

2017 6.3

as Rory O'Suaird

Age 68 (now 77)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016 7.5

as General Dodonna

Age 68 (now 77)

Sacrifice

2016 5.4

as D.I. McKie

Age 67 (now 77)

The Truth Commissioner

2016 4.5

as James Fenton

Age 67 (now 77)

A Patch of Fog

2015 6.5

as Freddie Clarke

Age 67 (now 77)

Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue

2015 7.0

as Narrator

Age 67 (now 77)

The Death of a Projectionist

2015

as Gerry

Age 66 (now 77)

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

2015 7.4

as Self

Age 66 (now 77)

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

2015 8.6

as Barristan Selmy

Age 66 (now 77)

Wodehouse In Exile

2013 7.2

as Major Cussen

Age 64 (now 77)

Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk

2012 5.0

as Narrator

Age 63 (now 77)

Titanic: Born in Belfast

2012

as Narrator

Age 63 (now 77)

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

2011 4.0

as Abbot Smith

Age 62 (now 77)

Three Wise Women

2010 4.8

as David

Age 62 (now 77)

An Old Fashioned Christmas

2010 5.2

as Sean

Age 62 (now 77)

Leap Year

2010 6.9

as Priest

Age 61 (now 77)

Make it New John

2010

as John

Age 61 (now 77)

Triage

2009 6.0

as Ivan

Age 61 (now 77)

Scapegoat

2009

as H. A. McVeigh QC

Age 61 (now 77)

City of Ember

2008 6.4

as Builder

Age 60 (now 77)

Of Best Intentions

2008

Age 59 (now 77)

Clay

2008 5.2

as Father O'Mahoney

Age 59 (now 77)

Closing the Ring

2007 6.2

as Cathal Thomas

Age 59 (now 77)

The Front Line

2006 6.4

as Mikey

Age 57 (now 77)

Omagh

2005 6.6

as Stanley McCombe

Age 56 (now 77)

On Eagle's Wing

2005

Director

Age 56 (now 77)

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003 7.2

as Captain Hammond

Age 54 (now 77)

Mapmaker

2001 9.0

as Sergeant Devlin

Age 53 (now 77)

Hornblower: Retribution

2001 7.3

as Captain Hammond

Age 52 (now 77)

Borstal Boy

2001 6.2

as Verreker

Age 52 (now 77)

The King's Wake

2000 9.0

as Athairne

Age 51 (now 77)

Durango

1999 6.2

as Vestor McCarthy

Age 50 (now 77)

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

1998 7.4

as Captain Hammond

Age 50 (now 77)

Touch and Go

1998 7.0

as Clive Bevan

Age 50 (now 77)

Silicone Valerie

1998 8.0

Age 49 (now 77)

The Boxer

1997 6.7

as Reggie Bell

Age 49 (now 77)

This Is the Sea

1997 6.0

as Da Stokes

Age 49 (now 77)

Hamlet

1996 7.3

as Barnardo

Age 48 (now 77)

The Boy from Mercury

1996 8.0

as Brother Dowdall

Age 48 (now 77)

Michael Collins

1996 6.9

as Belfast Detective

Age 48 (now 77)

Small Faces

1996 6.4

Age 47 (now 77)

Life After Life

1995 10.0

as Working out governor

Age 46 (now 77)

Beyond Reason

1995 8.0

as Smythe QC

Age 46 (now 77)

A Breed of Heroes

1994 3.7

as Father O'Browne

Age 46 (now 77)

Blind Justice

1994 5.2

as Father Malone

Age 45 (now 77)

Circles of Deceit

1993 7.8

as Father Fergal

Age 45 (now 77)

You, Me & Marley

1992 6.2

as Reggie Devine

Age 44 (now 77)

The Playboys

1992 6.3

as Joe Cassidy

Age 43 (now 77)

Children of the North

1991 7.7

as O'Hare

Age 43 (now 77)

The Grasscutter

1990 6.0

as Brian Deeds

Age 42 (now 77)

Hidden Agenda

1990 7.0

as Jack Cunnigham

Age 42 (now 77)

Fools of Fortune

1990 6.5

as Stranger

Age 41 (now 77)

Shoot to Kill

1990

as ACC Trevor Forbes

Age 41 (now 77)

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990 8.5

as Sinn Fein leader

Age 41 (now 77)

The Lilac Bus

1990 8.5

as Billy

Age 41 (now 77)

Reefer and the Model

1988 5.4

as Reefer

Age 39 (now 77)

A Prayer for the Dying

1987 5.9

as Lodger

Age 39 (now 77)

The Rockingham Shoot

1987

as John Reilly

Age 39 (now 77)

Naming the Names

1987

as Mr McBride

Age 38 (now 77)

Lamb

1986 5.7

as Maguire

Age 38 (now 77)

The End of the World Man

1986 5.5

as Architect

Age 37 (now 77)

Shergar

1986

as Damien

Age 37 (now 77)

Anne Devlin

1984 7.0

as Maj. Sirr

Age 36 (now 77)

A Woman Calling

1984 10.0

as Mr Burke

Age 35 (now 77)

Acceptable Levels

1983 7.0

as Andy

Age 34 (now 77)

Potatohead Blues

1982

as Mousey

Age 33 (now 77)

Angel

1982 5.8

as Groom

Age 33 (now 77)

The Lost Children of Tuam

Mutant: Year Zero

as (voice)

So You're Going to Die

as Mickey