Ian McElhinney
Acting
Born 1948-08-19 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
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
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Movie
Leap Year
2010 · Movie
City of Ember
2008 · Movie
Hamlet
1996 · Movie
The Boys in the Boat
2023 · Movie
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015 · Movie
Michael Collins
1996 · Movie
Life After Life
1995 · Movie
The Boxer
1997 · Movie
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990 · Movie
The Last Rifleman
2023 · Movie
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Movie
Mapmaker
2001 · Movie
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · Movie
Zoo
2018 · Movie
The Boy from Mercury
1996 · Movie
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015 · Movie
Triage
2009 · Movie
Beyond Reason
1995 · Movie
Hornblower: Retribution
2001 · Movie
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003 · Movie
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998 · Movie
Closing the Ring
2007 · Movie
Children of the North
1991 · Movie
A Patch of Fog
2015 · Movie
Omagh
2005 · Movie
A Prayer for the Dying
1987 · Movie
The Journey
2017 · Movie
The Playboys
1992 · Movie
Bad Day for the Cut
2017 · Movie
Borstal Boy
2001 · Movie
Lost Lives
2019 · Movie
Anne Devlin
1984 · Movie
Wodehouse In Exile
2013 · Movie
Touch and Go
1998 · Movie
Acceptable Levels
1983 · Movie
Blind Justice
1994 · Movie
Small Faces
1996 · Movie
Fools of Fortune
1990 · Movie
This Is the Sea
1997 · Movie
The Front Line
2006 · Movie
Lamb
1986 · Movie
Durango
1999 · Movie
Sacrifice
2016 · Movie
The Grasscutter
1990 · Movie
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
2015 · Movie
You, Me & Marley
1992 · Movie
Angel
1982 · Movie
Clay
2008 · Movie
An Old Fashioned Christmas
2010 · Movie
Dave Allen at Peace
2018 · Movie
The End of the World Man
1986 · Movie
Three Wise Women
2010 · Movie
Reefer and the Model
1988 · Movie
The Truth Commissioner
2016 · Movie
A Breed of Heroes
1994 · Movie
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
2011 · Movie
Shoot to Kill
1990 · Movie
The Rockingham Shoot
1987 · Movie
Finnegan's Foursome
Releases Jun 7, 2026