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