Ian McElhinney
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Game of Thrones
Barristan Selmy
2011
Series
Doctor Who
Ko Sharmus
2005
Series
Casualty
Robert Finch
1986
Series
The Tudors
Pope Clement VII
2007
Series
Screen Two
Working Out Governor
1985
Series
Screen Two
Inspector McBride
1985
Series
Playhouse
Mousey
1974
Series
Ripper Street
Theodore Swift
2012
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
Krypton
Val-El
2018
Series
Unforgotten
Lord Tony Hume
2015
Series
The Outlaws
John Snr
2021
Series
Hornblower
Captain Hammond
1998
Series
Lovejoy
Ceiran Stow
1986
Series
The Fall
Morgan Monroe
2013
Film
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
General Dodonna
2016
Series
Derry Girls
Granda Joe
2018
Series
A Small Light
Johannes Kleiman
2023
Film
City of Ember
Builder
2008
Series
Cold Feet
Bill Williams
1998
Series
Murphy's Law
Fulton
2001
Film
Leap Year
Priest
2010
Series
Suspicion
Grandad
2022
Series
Titanic: Blood and Steel
Sir Henry Carlton
2012
Series
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Dr. Lenox
2015
Series
Bloodlands
Adam Corry
2021
Series
Queer as Folk
Clive Jones
1999
Series
High Country
Sam Dryson
2024
Film
The Boys in the Boat
Elderly Joe Rantz
2023
Series
Fairy Tales
Vice Chancellor Ralph Graham
2008
Series
Babylon
Maher
2014
Series
Storyland
Gerard
2009
Series
Small Town, Big Story
Reverend Patterson
2025
Series
Rebellion
Edward Butler
2016
Series
Mrs Wilson
Father Timothy
2018
Series
Maisie Raine
C.S. Jack Freeman
1998
Series
Single-Handed
Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
2007
Series
Quirke
Bill Latimer
2014
Film
The Last Rifleman
Tom Malcolmson
2023
Film
Michael Collins
Belfast Detective
1996
Film
Hamlet
Barnardo
1996
Film
The Boxer
Reggie Bell
1997
Film
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Barristan Selmy
2015
Film
Closing the Ring
Cathal Thomas
2007
Series
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
Martin
1993
Film
A Prayer for the Dying
Lodger
1987
Series
Hearts and Minds
Alex
1995
Series
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
Lance
2017
Safe And Sound
Higgins
1996
Film
Triage
Ivan
2009
Series
No Tears
Padraig McFadden
2002
Dead Entry
Martin Galbraith
1987
Film
Zoo
Mr. Shawcross
2018
Film
Blind Justice
Father Malone
1994
Series
Wipe Out
Max Raines
1988
Film
The Lost Children of Tuam
2026
Film
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Series
Wokenwell
1997
Committed
2027
Film
Hidden Agenda
Jack Cunnigham
1990
In Defence
DCS David Dillne
2000
Film
Bad Day for the Cut
Eamon
2017
Film
A Patch of Fog
Freddie Clarke
2015
Film
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Self
2015
Film
Finnegan's Foursome
Jack Finnegan
2026
Film
An Old Fashioned Christmas
Sean
2010
Film
The Playboys
Joe Cassidy
1992
Film
Sacrifice
D.I. McKie
2016
Film
This Is the Sea
Da Stokes
1997
Film
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Captain Hammond
1998
Film
A Breed of Heroes
Father O'Browne
1994
Film
Borstal Boy
Verreker
2001
Film
The Grasscutter
Brian Deeds
1990
Film
Wodehouse In Exile
Major Cussen
2013
Film
Children of the North
O'Hare
1991
Film
Dave Allen at Peace
Priest
2018
Film
So You're Going to Die
Mickey
Film
Hornblower: Loyalty
Captain Hammond
2003
Film
Naming the Names
Mr McBride
1987
Film
The Journey
Rory O'Suaird
2017
Film
The Ulysses Project
Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
2022
Film
Small Faces
1996
Film
Potatohead Blues
Mousey
1982
Film
The Front Line
Mikey
2006
Father Father
2019
Film
Omagh
Stanley McCombe
2005
Film
Fools of Fortune
Stranger
1990
Film
Reefer and the Model
Reefer
1988
Film
Angel
Groom
1982
Film
Touch and Go
Clive Bevan
1998
Film
The End of the World Man
Architect
1986
Film
Lost Lives
Self (voice)
2019
Film
The Boy from Mercury
Brother Dowdall
1996
Film
Three Wise Women
David
2010
Film
You, Me & Marley
Reggie Devine
1992
Film
Lamb
Maguire
1986
Film
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
Abbot Smith
2011
Film
The Rockingham Shoot
John Reilly
1987
Circles of Deceit
Father Fergal
1993
Film
Clay
Father O'Mahoney
2008
Film
Mapmaker
Sergeant Devlin
2001
Make it New John
John
2010
Film
Hornblower: Retribution
Captain Hammond
2001
Of Best Intentions
2008
Film
Shoot to Kill
ACC Trevor Forbes
1990
Film
Life After Life
Working out governor
1995
The King's Wake
Athairne
2000
The Lilac Bus
Billy
1990
Film
The Death of a Projectionist
Gerry
2015
Film
Beyond Reason
Smythe QC
1995
Film
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Sinn Fein leader
1990
Film
The Truth Commissioner
James Fenton
2016
Film
Durango
Vestor McCarthy
1999
Film
Titanic: Born in Belfast
Narrator
2012
Silicone Valerie
1998
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
Narrator
2012
Film
To Be Frank Carson
Self
2017
Film
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
Narrator
2015
Film
Mutant: Year Zero
(voice)
A Woman Calling
Mr Burke
1984
Film
Shergar
Damien
1986
Series
Brond
Kennedy
1987
Film
Secrets of The Christmas Market
Narrator
2024
Film
Acceptable Levels
Andy
1983
Film
Anne Devlin
Maj. Sirr
1984
Scapegoat
H. A. McVeigh QC
2009