Ian McElhinney

78, from Belfast, Northern Ireland

Artwork for Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryImage of 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.

Timeline

2026Aged 78

  • Poster for Finnegan's Foursome

    Jack Finnegan

  • Poster for The Lost Children of Tuam

    (Unknown)

2024Aged 76

  • Poster for Secrets of The Christmas Market

    Narrator

2023Aged 75

  • Poster for The Last Rifleman

    Tom Malcolmson

  • Poster for The Boys in the Boat

    Elderly Joe Rantz

2022Aged 74

  • Poster for The Ulysses Project

    Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy

  • Poster for Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

    General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019Aged 71

2018Aged 70

  • Poster for Dave Allen at Peace

    Priest

  • Poster for Zoo

    Mr. Shawcross

2017Aged 69

  • Poster for The Journey

    Rory O'Suaird

  • Poster for Bad Day for the Cut

    Eamon

  • Poster for To Be Frank Carson

    Self

2016Aged 68

  • Poster for The Truth Commissioner

    James Fenton

  • Poster for Sacrifice

    D.I. McKie

  • Poster for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    General Dodonna

2015Aged 67

  • Poster for Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Barristan Selmy

  • Poster for Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

    Self

  • Poster for The Death of a Projectionist

    Gerry

  • Poster for Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue

    Narrator

  • Poster for A Patch of Fog

    Freddie Clarke

2013Aged 65

  • Poster for Wodehouse In Exile

    Major Cussen

2012Aged 64

2011Aged 63

  • Poster for Brendan Smyth:  Betrayal of Trust

    Abbot Smith

2010Aged 62

2009Aged 61

2008Aged 60

2007Aged 59

  • Poster for Closing the Ring

    Cathal Thomas

2006Aged 58

  • Poster for The Front Line

    Mikey

2005Aged 57

  • Poster for Omagh

    Stanley McCombe

  • Poster for On Eagle's Wing

    Director

2003Aged 55

  • Poster for Hornblower: Loyalty

    Captain Hammond

2001Aged 53

  • Poster for Borstal Boy

    Verreker

  • Poster for Hornblower: Retribution

    Captain Hammond

  • Poster for Mapmaker

    Sergeant Devlin

2000Aged 52

1999Aged 51

  • Poster for Durango

    Vestor McCarthy

1998Aged 50

1997Aged 49

  • Poster for This Is the Sea

    Da Stokes

  • Poster for The Boxer

    Reggie Bell

1996Aged 48

  • Poster for Small Faces

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Michael Collins

    Belfast Detective

  • Poster for The Boy from Mercury

    Brother Dowdall

  • Poster for Hamlet

    Barnardo

1995Aged 47

  • Poster for Beyond Reason

    Smythe QC

  • Poster for Life After Life

    Working out governor

1994Aged 46

  • Poster for Blind Justice

    Father Malone

  • Poster for A Breed of Heroes

    Father O'Browne

1993Aged 45

1992Aged 44

  • Poster for The Playboys

    Joe Cassidy

  • Poster for You, Me & Marley

    Reggie Devine

1991Aged 43

  • Poster for Children of the North

    O'Hare

1990Aged 42

  • The Lilac Bus

    Billy

  • Poster for Who Bombed Birmingham?

    Sinn Fein leader

  • Poster for Shoot to Kill

    ACC Trevor Forbes

  • Poster for Fools of Fortune

    Stranger

  • Poster for Hidden Agenda

    Jack Cunnigham

  • Poster for The Grasscutter

    Brian Deeds

1988Aged 40

  • Poster for Reefer and the Model

    Reefer

1987Aged 39

  • Poster for Naming the Names

    Mr McBride

  • Poster for The Rockingham Shoot

    John Reilly

  • Poster for A Prayer for the Dying

    Lodger

1986Aged 38

  • Poster for Shergar

    Damien

  • Poster for The End of the World Man

    Architect

  • Poster for Lamb

    Maguire

1984Aged 36

1983Aged 35

  • Poster for Acceptable Levels

    Andy

1982Aged 34

  • Poster for Angel

    Groom

  • Poster for Potatohead Blues

    Mousey

Year unknown

  • Poster for So You're Going to Die

    Mickey

  • Poster for Mutant: Year Zero

    (voice)