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
Game of Thrones
2011 · TV
Derry Girls
2018 · TV
Krypton
2018 · TV
The Outlaws
2021 · TV
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012 · TV
Maisie Raine
1998 · TV
A Small Light
2023 · TV
High Country
2024 · TV
Doctor Who
2005 · TV
Unforgotten
2015 · TV
Wokenwell
1997 · TV
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
2017 · TV
Rebellion
2016 · TV
No Tears
2002 · TV
Hearts and Minds
1995 · TV
Small Town, Big Story
2025 · TV
Single-Handed
2007 · TV
Ripper Street
2012 · TV
The Fall
2013 · TV
Bloodlands
2021 · TV
Mrs Wilson
2018 · TV
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
1993 · TV
Hornblower
1998 · TV
Cold Feet
1998 · TV
Queer as Folk
1999 · TV
The Frankenstein Chronicles
2015 · TV
Casualty
1986 · TV
The Tudors
2007 · TV
Playhouse
1974 · TV
Screen Two
1985 · TV
Lovejoy
1986 · TV
Murphy's Law
2001 · TV
Suspicion
2022 · TV
Storyland
2009 · TV
Babylon
2014 · TV
Quirke
2014 · TV
Fairy Tales
2008 · TV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · TV