Ian McElhinney
Born: 1948-08-19
Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Biography
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.
Known For
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016★ 7.5
The Last Rifleman
2023★ 6.6
City of Ember
2008★ 6.3
Hamlet
1996★ 7.3
Leap Year
2010★ 6.9
Borstal Boy
2001★ 6.1
Michael Collins
1996★ 6.9
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003★ 7.1
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990★ 7.0
Hidden Agenda
1990★ 7.0
Angel
1982★ 5.7
Clay
2008★ 5.2
The Playboys
1992★ 6.0
Zoo
2018★ 6.7
Sacrifice
2016★ 5.3
Lamb
1986★ 5.5
The Boys in the Boat
2023★ 7.2
Triage
2009★ 6.0
An Old Fashioned Christmas
2010★ 5.2
The Truth Commissioner
2016★ 4.5
Dave Allen at Peace
2018★ 4.4
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
2015★ 7.0
Secrets of The Christmas Market
2024★ 0.0
Shergar
1986★ 0.0
Potatohead Blues
1982★ 0.0
Omagh
2005★ 6.3
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015★ 8.6
The Death of a Projectionist
2015★ 0.0
Naming the Names
1987★ 0.0
A Prayer for the Dying
1987★ 5.8
Acceptable Levels
1983★ 0.0
Mutant: Year Zero
N/A★ 0.0
Mapmaker
2001★ 0.0
You, Me & Marley
1992★ 6.0
The Boxer
1997★ 6.7
This Is the Sea
1997★ 5.7
Closing the Ring
2007★ 6.1
Blind Justice
1994★ 5.1
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022★ 7.3
Children of the North
1991★ 7.0
Touch and Go
1998★ 7.0
The Rockingham Shoot
1987★ 0.0
Small Faces
1996★ 6.3
A Patch of Fog
2015★ 6.5
The Journey
2017★ 6.3
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015★ 7.4
Bad Day for the Cut
2017★ 6.5
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998★ 7.4
The Front Line
2006★ 6.3
To Be Frank Carson
2017★ 0.0
Fools of Fortune
1990★ 5.3
Durango
1999★ 5.0
Life After Life
1995★ 0.0
Hornblower: Retribution
2001★ 7.3
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
2011★ 4.0
Three Wise Women
2010★ 4.8
The Ulysses Project
2022★ 0.0
A Breed of Heroes
1994★ 1.0
Titanic: Born in Belfast
2012★ 0.0
Beyond Reason
1995★ 0.0
The Boy from Mercury
1996★ 6.0
Anne Devlin
1984★ 5.0
Shoot to Kill
1990★ 0.0
Wodehouse In Exile
2013★ 7.2
The End of the World Man
1986★ 3.0
The Grasscutter
1990★ 5.0
Reefer and the Model
1988★ 5.2