Ian McElhinney
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.
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Movies (30)
Secrets of The Christmas Market
as Narrator
2024
The Boys in the Boat
as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023
The Last Rifleman
as Tom Malcolmson
2023
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
The Ulysses Project
as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
2022
Father Father
2019
Zoo
as Mr. Shawcross
2018
Dave Allen at Peace
as Priest
2018
To Be Frank Carson
as Self
2017
Bad Day for the Cut
as Eamon
2017
The Journey
as Rory O'Suaird
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Dodonna
2016
Sacrifice
as D.I. McKie
2016
The Truth Commissioner
as James Fenton
2016
A Patch of Fog
as Freddie Clarke
2015
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
as Narrator
2015
The Death of a Projectionist
as Gerry
2015
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
as Self
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Barristan Selmy
2015
Wodehouse In Exile
as Major Cussen
2013
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
as Narrator
2012
Titanic: Born in Belfast
as Narrator
2012
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
as Abbot Smith
2011
Three Wise Women
as David
2010
An Old Fashioned Christmas
as Sean
2010
Leap Year
as Priest
2010
Make it New John
as John
2010
Triage
as Ivan
2009
Scapegoat
as H. A. McVeigh QC
2009
City of Ember
as Builder
2008
TV Shows (20)
Small Town, Big Story
as Reverend Patterson
2025
High Country
as Sam Dryson
2024
A Small Light
as Johannes Kleiman
2023
Suspicion
as Grandad
2022
The Outlaws
as John Snr
2021
Bloodlands
as Adam Corry
2021
Mrs Wilson
as Father Timothy
2018
Krypton
as Val-El
2018
Derry Girls
as Granda Joe
2018
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
as Lance
2017
Rebellion
as Edward Butler
2016
The Frankenstein Chronicles
as Dr. Lenox
2015
Unforgotten
as Lord Tony Hume
2015
Quirke
as Bill Latimer
2014
The Fall
as Morgan Monroe
2013
Ripper Street
as Theodore Swift
2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Sir Henry Carlton
2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Game of Thrones
as Barristan Selmy
2011
Storyland
as Gerard
2009