Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney (76)

1948-08-19 | 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.

On Movies

  • The Boys in the Boat
  • The Last Rifleman
  • The Ulysses Project
  • Father Father
  • Zoo
  • Dave Allen at Peace
  • Bad Day for the Cut
  • The Journey
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Sacrifice
  • The Truth Commissioner
  • A Patch of Fog
  • The Death of a Projectionist
  • Wodehouse In Exile
  • Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
  • Three Wise Women
  • An Old Fashioned Christmas
  • Leap Year
  • Triage
  • City of Ember
  • Clay
  • Closing the Ring
  • The Front Line
  • Omagh
  • Hornblower: Loyalty
  • Mapmaker
  • Hornblower: Retribution
  • Borstal Boy
  • The King's Wake
  • Durango
  • Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
  • Touch and Go
  • Silicone Valerie
  • The Boxer
  • This Is the Sea
  • Hamlet
  • The Boy from Mercury
  • Michael Collins
  • Small Faces
  • Life After Life
  • A Breed of Heroes
  • Blind Justice
  • Circle of Deceit
  • You, Me & Marley
  • The Playboys
  • Children of the North
  • Hidden Agenda
  • Fools of Fortune
  • The Grasscutter
  • The Lilac Bus
  • Reefer and the Model
  • A Prayer for the Dying
  • The Rockingham Shoot
  • Naming the Names
  • Lamb
  • Shergar
  • The End of the World Man
  • Anne Devlin
  • Acceptable Levels
  • Angel

Movies as Director

On Series

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