Ian McElhinney

🎭 Actor

Ian McElhinney

🎂 Born 19 August 1948 (age 77)📍 Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Popularity Score

69

Acting Credits

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Directed

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

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

General Dodonna

Leap Year

City of Ember

The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat

Elderly Joe Rantz

Directed Films(1)

On Eagle's Wing

On Eagle's Wing

Full Filmography(69 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryGeneral Dodonna★ 7.5 2010Leap YearPriest★ 6.9 2008City of EmberBuilder★ 6.4 2023The Boys in the BoatElderly Joe Rantz★ 7.3 1996HamletBarnardo★ 7.3 2026Finnegan's Foursome—★ 9.0 1986LambMaguire★ 5.7 1997The BoxerReggie Bell★ 6.7 2023The Last RiflemanTom Malcolmson★ 6.7 1996Michael CollinsBelfast Detective★ 6.9 2017The JourneyRory O'Suaird★ 6.3 2007Closing the RingCathal Thomas★ 6.2 2018ZooMr. Shawcross★ 6.7 1987A Prayer for the DyingLodger★ 5.9 2009TriageIvan★ 6.0 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceBarristan Selmy★ 8.6 2001Borstal BoyVerreker★ 6.2 1996Small Faces—★ 6.5 1992The PlayboysJoe Cassidy★ 6.3 1994Blind JusticeFather Malone★ 5.2 1990Hidden AgendaJack Cunnigham★ 7.0 1982AngelGroom★ 5.8 2019Lost LivesSelf (voice)★ 6.0 1992You, Me & MarleyReggie Devine★ 6.2 1998Touch and GoClive Bevan★ 7.0 2005OmaghStanley McCombe★ 6.6 2016SacrificeD.I. McKie★ 5.4 2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookGeneral Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.4 2015A Patch of FogFreddie Clarke★ 6.5 1995Beyond ReasonSmythe QC★ 8.0 1990Who Bombed Birmingham?Sinn Fein leader★ 8.5 2006The Front LineMikey★ 6.4 2026The Lost Children of Tuam——1997This Is the SeaDa Stokes★ 6.0 2003Hornblower: LoyaltyCaptain Hammond★ 7.2 2015Game of Thrones: A Day in the LifeSelf★ 7.4 2017Bad Day for the CutEamon★ 6.5 1990Fools of FortuneStranger★ 6.5 1996The Boy from MercuryBrother Dowdall★ 8.0 1998Hornblower: The Examination for LieutenantCaptain Hammond★ 7.4 1987The Rockingham ShootJohn Reilly—1984Anne DevlinMaj. Sirr★ 7.0 2013Wodehouse In ExileMajor Cussen★ 7.2 1990Shoot to KillACC Trevor Forbes—2001Hornblower: RetributionCaptain Hammond★ 7.3 1995Life After LifeWorking out governor★ 10.0 1983Acceptable LevelsAndy★ 7.0 2022The Ulysses ProjectMr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy—1990The GrasscutterBrian Deeds★ 6.0 1999DurangoVestor McCarthy★ 6.2 2008ClayFather O'Mahoney★ 5.2 1986The End of the World ManArchitect★ 5.5 1987Naming the NamesMr McBride—1991Children of the NorthO'Hare★ 7.7 2016The Truth CommissionerJames Fenton★ 4.5 2010Three Wise WomenDavid★ 4.8 2001MapmakerSergeant Devlin★ 9.0 1994A Breed of HeroesFather O'Browne★ 3.7 1988Reefer and the ModelReefer★ 5.4 2018Dave Allen at PeacePriest★ 4.4 2011Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of TrustAbbot Smith★ 4.0 1986ShergarDamien—2010An Old Fashioned ChristmasSean★ 5.2 2012Titanic: Born in BelfastNarrator—2015Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus AvenueNarrator★ 7.0 2017To Be Frank CarsonSelf—1982Potatohead BluesMousey—2024Secrets of The Christmas MarketNarrator—2015The Death of a ProjectionistGerry—

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