
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.

Stanley McCombe
Omagh

Priest
Leap Year

Builder
City of Ember

Captain Hammond
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

Father Malone
Blind Justice

Captain Hammond
Hornblower: Loyalty

Silicone Valerie

Sean
An Old Fashioned Christmas

Father Fergal
Circle of Deceit

Vestor McCarthy
Durango

Verreker
Borstal Boy

Brother Dowdall
The Boy from Mercury

Barnardo
Hamlet

Tom Malcolmson
The Last Rifleman

Groom
Angel

Cathal Thomas
Closing the Ring

Brian Deeds
The Grasscutter

Belfast Detective
Michael Collins

John Reilly
The Rockingham Shoot

Elderly Joe Rantz
The Boys in the Boat

Maguire
Lamb

General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Freddie Clarke
A Patch of Fog

Smythe QC
Beyond Reason

Self
To Be Frank Carson

Sinn Fein leader
Who Bombed Birmingham?

Barristan Selmy
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Clive Bevan
Touch and Go

Small Faces

Major Cussen
Wodehouse In Exile

D.I. McKie
Sacrifice

Jack Cunnigham
Hidden Agenda

Lodger
A Prayer for the Dying

James Fenton
The Truth Commissioner

John
Make it New John

(voice)
Mutant: Year Zero

Billy
The Lilac Bus

General Dodonna
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
The Ulysses Project

Eamon
Bad Day for the Cut

Abbot Smith
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

Reggie Devine
You, Me & Marley

Working out governor
Life After Life

Captain Hammond
Hornblower: Retribution

Rory O'Suaird
The Journey

Reefer
Reefer and the Model

Architect
The End of the World Man

Father O'Mahoney
Clay

Athairne
The King's Wake

Mr. Shawcross
Zoo

Ivan
Triage

Priest
Dave Allen at Peace

ACC Trevor Forbes
Shoot to Kill

Reggie Bell
The Boxer

H. A. McVeigh QC
Scapegoat

Maj. Sirr
Anne Devlin

Mr Burke
A Woman Calling

Andy
Acceptable Levels

Father O'Browne
A Breed of Heroes

Joe Cassidy
The Playboys

Narrator
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk

Damien
Shergar

Stranger
Fools of Fortune

Sergeant Devlin
Mapmaker

Father Father

Gerry
The Death of a Projectionist

David
Three Wise Women

O'Hare
Children of the North

Da Stokes
This Is the Sea

Narrator
Titanic: Born in Belfast

Mr McBride
Naming the Names

Mousey
Potatohead Blues

Mikey
The Front Line

Narrator
Secrets of The Christmas Market

Self
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Of Best Intentions

Narrator
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue

The Lost Children of Tuam
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-08-19
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Also Known As
Ίαν ΜακΕλχίνεϊ