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Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Acting · Born 1948-08-19 (age 78) · Belfast, Northern Ireland

57 movies · 39 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.

Known for

Game of Thrones
IMDb8.5

Game of Thrones

2011
Doctor Who
IMDb7.6

Doctor Who

2005
Casualty
IMDb6.2

Casualty

1986
The Tudors
IMDb7.8

The Tudors

2007
Screen Two
IMDb7.1

Screen Two

1985
Ripper Street
IMDb7.4

Ripper Street

2012
Krypton
IMDb7.1

Krypton

2018
Unforgotten
IMDb7.5

Unforgotten

2015
The Outlaws
IMDb7.4

The Outlaws

2021
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
IMDb6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011
Playhouse
IMDb7.0

Playhouse

1974
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
IMDb7.5

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016
A Small Light
IMDb8.0

A Small Light

2023
Hornblower
IMDb7.8

Hornblower

1998
Murphy's Law
IMDb7.6

Murphy's Law

2001
The Fall
IMDb7.7

The Fall

2013
Derry Girls
IMDb8.1

Derry Girls

2018
Cold Feet
IMDb7.7

Cold Feet

1998
Lovejoy
IMDb7.4

Lovejoy

1986
City of Ember
IMDb6.4

City of Ember

2008
Suspicion
IMDb6.7

Suspicion

2022
Babylon
IMDb6.6

Babylon

2014
Titanic: Blood and Steel
IMDb7.2

Titanic: Blood and Steel

2012
High Country
IMDb6.0

High Country

2024
Leap Year
IMDb6.9

Leap Year

2010
The Frankenstein Chronicles
IMDb7.0

The Frankenstein Chronicles

2015
The Boys in the Boat
IMDb7.2

The Boys in the Boat

2023
Storyland
IMDb7.0

Storyland

2009
Bloodlands
IMDb6.7

Bloodlands

2021
Maisie Raine
0

Maisie Raine

1998
Single-Handed
IMDb6.8

Single-Handed

2007
Queer as Folk
IMDb7.8

Queer as Folk

1999
Small Town, Big Story
IMDb6.7

Small Town, Big Story

2025
Rebellion
IMDb7.0

Rebellion

2016
Mrs Wilson
IMDb7.0

Mrs Wilson

2018
The Boxer
IMDb6.7

The Boxer

1997
Michael Collins
IMDb6.9

Michael Collins

1996
Quirke
IMDb5.9

Quirke

2014
Hamlet
IMDb7.3

Hamlet

1996
Hidden Agenda
IMDb6.9

Hidden Agenda

1990
Closing the Ring
IMDb6.2

Closing the Ring

2007
The Last Rifleman
IMDb6.7

The Last Rifleman

2023
Fairy Tales
0

Fairy Tales

2008
Borstal Boy
IMDb6.2

Borstal Boy

2001
The Lost Children of Tuam
0

The Lost Children of Tuam

2026
Triage
IMDb6.0

Triage

2009
A Prayer for the Dying
IMDb5.9

A Prayer for the Dying

1987
Small Faces
IMDb6.5

Small Faces

1996
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
IMDb6.2

Kat & Alfie: Redwater

2017
Lost Lives
IMDb6.0

Lost Lives

2019
Blind Justice
IMDb5.3

Blind Justice

1994
Potatohead Blues
0

Potatohead Blues

1982
Zoo
IMDb6.7

Zoo

2018
Wipe Out
0

Wipe Out

1988
Finnegan's Foursome
IMDb9.0

Finnegan's Foursome

2026
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
IMDb8.6

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

2015
Hearts and Minds
IMDb7.8

Hearts and Minds

1995
Sacrifice
IMDb5.4

Sacrifice

2016
Wokenwell
IMDb10.0

Wokenwell

1997
A Breed of Heroes
IMDb3.7

A Breed of Heroes

1994
Hornblower: Loyalty
IMDb7.3

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
IMDb7.5

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

1998
Hornblower: Retribution
IMDb7.3

Hornblower: Retribution

2001
Touch and Go
IMDb7.0

Touch and Go

1998
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
IMDb7.4

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
IMDb5.0

A Woman's Guide to Adultery

1993
No Tears
IMDb10.0

No Tears

2002
This Is the Sea
IMDb6.0

This Is the Sea

1997
Bad Day for the Cut
IMDb6.4

Bad Day for the Cut

2017
Omagh
IMDb6.6

Omagh

2005
Fools of Fortune
IMDb6.5

Fools of Fortune

1990
Naming the Names
0

Naming the Names

1987
The Journey
IMDb6.3

The Journey

2017
A Patch of Fog
IMDb6.5

A Patch of Fog

2015
Mapmaker
IMDb9.0

Mapmaker

2001
You, Me & Marley
IMDb6.2

You, Me & Marley

1992
So You're Going to Die
0

So You're Going to Die

The Grasscutter
IMDb6.0

The Grasscutter

1990
Lamb
IMDb5.7

Lamb

1986
The Playboys
IMDb6.2

The Playboys

1992
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
IMDb7.4

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

2015
The Rockingham Shoot
0

The Rockingham Shoot

1987
Beyond Reason
IMDb8.0

Beyond Reason

1995
Three Wise Women
IMDb4.8

Three Wise Women

2010
Shoot to Kill
0

Shoot to Kill

1990
Dave Allen at Peace
IMDb4.4

Dave Allen at Peace

2018
The Front Line
IMDb6.4

The Front Line

2006
Reefer and the Model
IMDb5.4

Reefer and the Model

1988
Durango
IMDb6.2

Durango

1999
The Truth Commissioner
IMDb4.5

The Truth Commissioner

2016
Who Bombed Birmingham?
IMDb8.5

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990
The Boy from Mercury
IMDb8.0

The Boy from Mercury

1996
The Ulysses Project
0

The Ulysses Project

2022
Anne Devlin
IMDb7.0

Anne Devlin

1984
Children of the North
IMDb7.7

Children of the North

1991
Wodehouse In Exile
IMDb7.2

Wodehouse In Exile

2013