Ian McElhinney

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Ian McElhinney

Acting 78 August 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 appearan…

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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

8.5 2011 TV Show
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

7.5 2016 Movie
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.6 2005 TV Show
Leap Year

Leap Year

6.9 2010 Movie
City of Ember

City of Ember

6.4 2008 Movie
The Tudors

The Tudors

7.8 2007 TV Show
The Fall

The Fall

7.7 2013 TV Show
Casualty

Casualty

6.2 1986 TV Show
Krypton

Krypton

7.1 2018 TV Show
Hamlet

Hamlet

7.3 1996 Movie
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

6.9 1996 Movie
Derry Girls

Derry Girls

8.1 2018 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2027
    Committed

    TV show

  2. 2026
    The Lost Children of Tuam

    Movie

  3. 2026
    Finnegan's Foursome

    Movie Jack Finnegan

  4. 2025
    Small Town, Big Story

    TV show Reverend Patterson

  5. 2024
    Secrets of The Christmas Market

    Movie Narrator

  6. 2024
    High Country

    TV show Sam Dryson

  7. 2023
    The Boys in the Boat

    Movie Elderly Joe Rantz

  8. 2023
    The Last Rifleman

    Movie Tom Malcolmson

  9. 2023
    A Small Light

    TV show Johannes Kleiman

  10. 2022
    Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

    Movie General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

  11. 2022
    The Ulysses Project

    Movie Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

  12. 2022
    Suspicion

    TV show Grandad

  13. 2021
    The Outlaws

    TV show John Snr

  14. 2021
    Bloodlands

    TV show Adam Corry

  15. 2019
    Lost Lives

    Movie Self (voice)

  16. 2019
    Father Father

    Movie

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  1. 2018
    Mrs Wilson

    TV show Father Timothy

  2. 2018
    Zoo

    Movie Mr. Shawcross

  3. 2018
    Dave Allen at Peace

    Movie Priest

  4. 2018
    Krypton

    TV show Val-El

  5. 2018
    Derry Girls

    TV show Granda Joe

  6. 2017
    To Be Frank Carson

    Movie Self

  7. 2017
    Bad Day for the Cut

    Movie Eamon

  8. 2017
    Kat & Alfie: Redwater

    TV show Lance

  9. 2017
    The Journey

    Movie Rory O'Suaird

  10. 2016
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Movie General Dodonna

  11. 2016
    Sacrifice

    Movie D.I. McKie

  12. 2016
    The Truth Commissioner

    Movie James Fenton

  13. 2016
    Rebellion

    TV show Edward Butler

  14. 2015
    The Frankenstein Chronicles

    TV show Dr. Lenox

  15. 2015
    Unforgotten

    TV show Lord Tony Hume

  16. 2015
    A Patch of Fog

    Movie Freddie Clarke

  17. 2015
    Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue

    Movie Narrator

  18. 2015
    The Death of a Projectionist

    Movie Gerry

  19. 2015
    Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

    Movie Self

  20. 2015
    Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Movie Barristan Selmy

  21. 2014
    Babylon

    TV show Maher

  22. 2014
    Quirke

    TV show Bill Latimer

  23. 2013
    The Fall

    TV show Morgan Monroe

  24. 2013
    Wodehouse In Exile

    Movie Major Cussen