Ian McElhinney
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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
Credits
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
as General Dodonna
City of Ember (2008)
as Builder
Leap Year (2010)
as Priest
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
as Elderly Joe Rantz
The Last Rifleman (2023)
as Tom Malcolmson
Closing the Ring (2007)
as Cathal Thomas
Michael Collins (1996)
as Belfast Detective
Hamlet (1996)
as Barnardo
The Boxer (1997)
as Reggie Bell
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015)
as Barristan Selmy
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
as Lodger
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022)
as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
Triage (2009)
as Ivan
Sacrifice (2016)
as D.I. McKie
The Lost Children of Tuam (2026)
Actor
A Patch of Fog (2015)
as Freddie Clarke
Hidden Agenda (1990)
as Jack Cunnigham
Children of the North (1991)
as O'Hare
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life (2015)
as Self
Blind Justice (1994)
as Father Malone
Bad Day for the Cut (2017)
as Eamon
Zoo (2018)
as Mr. Shawcross
Angel (1982)
as Groom
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998)
as Captain Hammond
This Is the Sea (1997)
as Da Stokes
Finnegan's Foursome (2026)
as Jack Finnegan
The Journey (2017)
as Rory O'Suaird
The Boy from Mercury (1996)
as Brother Dowdall
A Breed of Heroes (1994)
as Father O'Browne
Dave Allen at Peace (2018)
as Priest
An Old Fashioned Christmas (2010)
as Sean
The Truth Commissioner (2016)
as James Fenton
Hornblower: Retribution (2001)
as Captain Hammond
Omagh (2005)
as Stanley McCombe
Borstal Boy (2001)
as Verreker
So You're Going to Die (—)
as Mickey
Three Wise Women (2010)
as David
Circles of Deceit (1993)
as Father Fergal
Naming the Names (1987)
as Mr McBride
Small Faces (1996)
Actor
Reefer and the Model (1988)
as Reefer
Lamb (1986)
as Maguire
Lost Lives (2019)
as Self (voice)
The Death of a Projectionist (2015)
as Gerry
The Playboys (1992)
as Joe Cassidy
The End of the World Man (1986)
as Architect
You, Me & Marley (1992)
as Reggie Devine
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust (2011)
as Abbot Smith
Life After Life (1995)
as Working out governor
Acceptable Levels (1983)
as Andy
Father Father (2019)
Actor
Mapmaker (2001)
as Sergeant Devlin
Hornblower: Loyalty (2003)
as Captain Hammond
Touch and Go (1998)
as Clive Bevan
The Grasscutter (1990)
as Brian Deeds
Shoot to Kill (1990)
as ACC Trevor Forbes
The Ulysses Project (2022)
as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
Fools of Fortune (1990)
as Stranger
Make it New John (2010)
as John
Durango (1999)
as Vestor McCarthy
Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)
as Sinn Fein leader
The Rockingham Shoot (1987)
as John Reilly
Potatohead Blues (1982)
as Mousey
The Lilac Bus (1990)
as Billy
Titanic: Born in Belfast (2012)
as Narrator
The King's Wake (2000)
as Athairne
Wodehouse In Exile (2013)
as Major Cussen
Clay (2008)
as Father O'Mahoney
The Front Line (2006)
as Mikey
Beyond Reason (1995)
as Smythe QC
To Be Frank Carson (2017)
as Self
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk (2012)
as Narrator
Of Best Intentions (2008)
Actor
Shergar (1986)
as Damien
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue (2015)
as Narrator
Anne Devlin (1984)
as Maj. Sirr
Secrets of The Christmas Market (2024)
as Narrator
A Woman Calling (1984)
as Mr Burke
Mutant: Year Zero (—)
as (voice)
Scapegoat (2009)
as H. A. McVeigh QC
Silicone Valerie (1998)
Actor