Personal Info
Birthday
August 19, 1948
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Known For
Acting
Ian McElhinney
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.
Directed Movies (1)
Acting Filmography (110)
0.0
The Lost Children of Tuam
Movie2026
9.0
Finnegan's Foursome
Movie2026
6.7
Small Town, Big Story
TV Series2025
0.0
Secrets of The Christmas Market
Movie2024
6.0
High Country
TV Series2024
7.2
The Boys in the Boat
Movie2023
6.7
The Last Rifleman
Movie2023
7.9
A Small Light
TV Series2023
7.4
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Movie2022
0.0
The Ulysses Project
Movie2022
6.7
Suspicion
TV Series2022
7.4
The Outlaws
TV Series2021
6.7
Bloodlands
TV Series2021
No Backdrop
6.0
Lost Lives
Movie2019
7.0
Mrs Wilson
TV Series2018
6.7
Zoo
Movie2018
4.4
Dave Allen at Peace
Movie2018
7.1
Krypton
TV Series2018
8.1
Derry Girls
TV Series2018
0.0
To Be Frank Carson
Movie2017
6.5
Bad Day for the Cut
Movie2017
6.2
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
TV Series2017
6.3
The Journey
Movie2017
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie2016
5.4
Sacrifice
Movie2016
4.5
The Truth Commissioner
Movie2016
7.0
Rebellion
TV Series2016
7.0
The Frankenstein Chronicles
TV Series2015
7.5
Unforgotten
TV Series2015
6.5
A Patch of Fog
Movie2015
7.0
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
Movie2015
No Backdrop
0.0
The Death of a Projectionist
Movie2015
7.4
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Movie2015
8.6
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Movie2015
6.6
Babylon
TV Series2014
5.9
Quirke
TV Series2014
7.7
The Fall
TV Series2013
No Backdrop
7.2
Wodehouse In Exile
Movie2013
7.4
Ripper Street
TV Series2012
7.2
Titanic: Blood and Steel
TV Series2012
No Backdrop
0.0
Titanic: Born in Belfast
Movie2012
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV Series2011
8.5
Game of Thrones
TV Series2011
No Backdrop
4.0
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
Movie2011
4.8
Three Wise Women
Movie2010
5.2
An Old Fashioned Christmas
Movie2010
6.9
Leap Year
Movie2010
6.0
Triage
Movie2009
7.0
Storyland
TV Series2009
6.4
City of Ember
Movie2008
5.2
Clay
Movie2008
0.0
Fairy Tales
TV Series2008
6.2
Closing the Ring
Movie2007
7.8
The Tudors
TV Series2007
6.8
Single-Handed
TV Series2007
No Backdrop
6.4
The Front Line
Movie2006
7.6
Doctor Who
TV Series2005
6.6
Omagh
Movie2005
7.2
Hornblower: Loyalty
Movie2003
No Backdrop
10.0
No Tears
TV Series2002
No Backdrop
9.0
Mapmaker
Movie2001
7.6
Murphy's Law
TV Series2001
7.3
Hornblower: Retribution
Movie2001
6.2
Borstal Boy
Movie2001
6.2
Durango
Movie1999
7.8
Queer as Folk
TV Series1999
7.4
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Movie1998
7.7
Cold Feet
TV Series1998
7.8
Hornblower
TV Series1998
No Backdrop
7.0
Touch and Go
Movie1998
0.0
Maisie Raine
TV Series1998
6.7
The Boxer
Movie1997
No Backdrop
6.0
This Is the Sea
Movie1997
10.0
Wokenwell
TV Series1997
7.3
Hamlet
Movie1996
No Backdrop
8.0
The Boy from Mercury
Movie1996
6.9
Michael Collins
Movie1996
6.5
Small Faces
Movie1996
No Backdrop
10.0
Life After Life
Movie1995
7.8
Hearts and Minds
TV Series1995
No Backdrop
8.0
Beyond Reason
Movie1995
3.7
A Breed of Heroes
Movie1994
5.2
Blind Justice
Movie1994
No Backdrop
5.0
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
TV Series1993
No Backdrop
6.2
You, Me & Marley
Movie1992
6.2
The Playboys
Movie1992
No Backdrop
7.7
Children of the North
Movie1991
No Backdrop
6.0
The Grasscutter
Movie1990
6.9
Hidden Agenda
Movie1990
No Backdrop
6.5
Fools of Fortune
Movie1990
No Backdrop
0.0
Shoot to Kill
Movie1990
No Backdrop
8.5
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Movie1990
No Backdrop
5.4
Reefer and the Model
Movie1988
No Backdrop
0.0
Wipe Out
TV Series1988
5.9
A Prayer for the Dying
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
The Rockingham Shoot
Movie1987
No Backdrop
0.0
Naming the Names
Movie1987
5.7
Lamb
Movie1986
6.2
Casualty
TV Series1986
No Backdrop
5.5
The End of the World Man
Movie1986
No Backdrop
0.0
Shergar
Movie1986
7.4
Lovejoy
TV Series1986
7.1
Screen Two
TV Series1985
No Backdrop
7.0
Anne Devlin
Movie1984
No Backdrop
7.0
Acceptable Levels
Movie1983
No Backdrop
0.0
Potatohead Blues
Movie1982
5.8
Angel
Movie1982
No Backdrop
7.0
Playhouse
TV Series1974
No Backdrop
0.0
Mutant: Year Zero
MovieN/A
No Backdrop
0.0
So You're Going to Die
MovieN/A