Aug 19, 1948 - 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.
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| Movie | 2005 | Omagh | Stanley McCombe | |
| Movie | 2010 | Leap Year | Priest | |
| Movie | 2008 | City of Ember | Builder | |
| Movie | 1998 | Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant | Captain Hammond | |
| Movie | 1994 | Blind Justice | Father Malone | |
| Movie | 2003 | Hornblower: Loyalty | Captain Hammond | |
| Movie | 1998 | Silicone Valerie | ||
| Movie | 2010 | An Old Fashioned Christmas | Sean | |
| Movie | 1993 | Circle of Deceit | Father Fergal | |
| Movie | 1999 | Durango | Vestor McCarthy | |
| Movie | 2001 | Borstal Boy | Verreker | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Boy from Mercury | Brother Dowdall | |
| Movie | 1996 | Hamlet | Barnardo | |
| Movie | 2023 | The Last Rifleman | Tom Malcolmson | |
| Movie | 1982 | Angel | Groom | |
| Movie | 2007 | Closing the Ring | Cathal Thomas | |
| Movie | 1990 | The Grasscutter | Brian Deeds | |
| Movie | 1996 | Michael Collins | Belfast Detective | |
| Movie | 1987 | The Rockingham Shoot | John Reilly | |
| Movie | 2023 | The Boys in the Boat | Elderly Joe Rantz | |
| Movie | 1986 | Lamb | Maguire | |
| Movie | 2022 | Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look | General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2015 | A Patch of Fog | Freddie Clarke | |
| Movie | 1995 | Beyond Reason | Smythe QC | |
| Movie | 2017 | To Be Frank Carson | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Who Bombed Birmingham? | Sinn Fein leader | |
| Movie | 2015 | Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Barristan Selmy | |
| Movie | 1998 | Touch and Go | Clive Bevan | |
| Movie | 1996 | Small Faces | ||
| Movie | 2013 | Wodehouse In Exile | Major Cussen | |
| Movie | 2016 | Sacrifice | D.I. McKie | |
| Movie | 1990 | Hidden Agenda | Jack Cunnigham | |
| Movie | 1987 | A Prayer for the Dying | Lodger | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Truth Commissioner | James Fenton | |
| Movie | 2010 | Make it New John | John | |
| Movie | N/A | Mutant: Year Zero | (voice) | |
| Movie | 1990 | The Lilac Bus | Billy | |
| Movie | 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | General Dodonna | |
| Movie | 2022 | The Ulysses Project | Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy | |
| Movie | 2017 | Bad Day for the Cut | Eamon | |
| Movie | 2011 | Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust | Abbot Smith | |
| Movie | 1992 | You, Me & Marley | Reggie Devine | |
| Movie | 1995 | Life After Life | Working out governor | |
| Movie | 2001 | Hornblower: Retribution | Captain Hammond | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Journey | Rory O'Suaird | |
| Movie | 1988 | Reefer and the Model | Reefer | |
| Movie | 1986 | The End of the World Man | Architect | |
| Movie | 2008 | Clay | Father O'Mahoney | |
| Movie | 2000 | The King's Wake | Athairne | |
| Movie | 2018 | Zoo | Mr. Shawcross | |
| Movie | 2009 | Triage | Ivan | |
| Movie | 2018 | Dave Allen at Peace | Priest | |
| Movie | 1990 | Shoot to Kill | ACC Trevor Forbes | |
| Movie | 1997 | The Boxer | Reggie Bell | |
| Movie | 2009 | Scapegoat | H. A. McVeigh QC | |
| Movie | 1984 | Anne Devlin | Maj. Sirr | |
| Movie | 1984 | A Woman Calling | Mr Burke | |
| Movie | 1983 | Acceptable Levels | Andy | |
| Movie | 1994 | A Breed of Heroes | Father O'Browne | |
| Movie | 1992 | The Playboys | Joe Cassidy | |
| Movie | 2012 | Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1986 | Shergar | Damien | |
| Movie | 1990 | Fools of Fortune | Stranger | |
| Movie | 2001 | Mapmaker | Sergeant Devlin | |
| Movie | 2019 | Father Father | ||
| Movie | 2015 | The Death of a Projectionist | Gerry | |
| Movie | 2010 | Three Wise Women | David | |
| Movie | 1991 | Children of the North | O'Hare | |
| Movie | 1997 | This Is the Sea | Da Stokes | |
| Movie | 2012 | Titanic: Born in Belfast | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1987 | Naming the Names | Mr McBride | |
| Movie | 1982 | Potatohead Blues | Mousey | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Front Line | Mikey | |
| Movie | 2024 | Secrets of The Christmas Market | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2015 | Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life | Self | |
| TV Show | 2012 | Titanic: Blood and Steel | Sir Henry Carlton | 12 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Bloodlands | Adam Corry | 3 |
| TV Show | 2007 | The Tudors | Pope Clement VII | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Wokenwell | 6 | |
| TV Show | 1998 | Hornblower | Captain Hammond | 2 |
| TV Show | 1998 | Maisie Raine | C.S. Jack Freeman | 12 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Single-Handed | Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll | 4 |
| TV Show | 1999 | Queer as Folk | Clive Jones | 2 |
| TV Show | 1986 | Lovejoy | Ceiran Stow | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Doctor Who | Ko Sharmus | 2 |
| TV Show | 2000 | In Defence | DCS David Dillne | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Rebellion | Edward Butler | 5 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Fairy Tales | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1998 | Cold Feet | 2 | |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Fall | Morgan Monroe | 3 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Krypton | Val-El | 20 |
| TV Show | 2017 | Kat & Alfie: Redwater | Lance | 6 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Hearts and Minds | Alex | 4 |
| TV Show | 1993 | A Woman's Guide to Adultery | Martin | 3 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Game of Thrones | Barristan Selmy | 25 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Ripper Street | Theodore Swift | 3 |
| TV Show | 1986 | Casualty | Robert Finch | 1 |
| TV Show | 2022 | Suspicion | Grandad | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Derry Girls | Granda Joe | 19 |
| TV Show | 2002 | No Tears | Padraig McFadden | 4 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | Mrs Wilson | Father Timothy | 3 |
| TV Show | 1996 | Safe And Sound | Higgins | 1 |
| TV Show | 2024 | High Country | Sam Dryson | 8 |
| TV Show | 2021 | The Outlaws | John Snr | 12 |
| TV Show | 2015 | Unforgotten | Lord Tony Hume | 6 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Quirke | Bill Latimer | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | A Small Light | Johannes Kleiman | 8 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Dr. Lenox | 2 |
| TV Show | 2025 | Small Town, Big Story | Reverend Patterson | 4 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Playhouse | Mousey | 1 |
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| Movie | 2005 | On Eagle's Wing | Director | Directing |
