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 Game of Thrones 2011 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 Doctor Who 2005 Leap Year 2010 ★ 8.7 Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience 2015
Barristan Selmy Series ★ 8.5 Game of Thrones 2011
Barristan Selmy Series ★ 8.1 Derry Girls 2018
Granda Joe Series ★ 8 A Small Light 2023
Johannes Kleiman Series ★ 7.8 The Tudors 2007
Pope Clement VII Series ★ 7.8 Queer as Folk 1999
Clive Jones Series ★ 7.8 Hornblower 1998
Captain Hammond Series ★ 7.7 The Fall 2013
Morgan Monroe Series ★ 7.7 Cold Feet 1998
Bill Williams Series ★ 7.6 Doctor Who 2005
Ko Sharmus ★ 7.5 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
General Dodonna Series ★ 7.5 Unforgotten 2015
Lord Tony Hume ★ 7.5 Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant 1998
Captain Hammond ★ 7.4 Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look 2022
General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited) Series ★ 7.4 The Outlaws 2021
John Snr Series ★ 7.4 Ripper Street 2012
Theodore Swift Series ★ 7.4 Lovejoy 1986
Ceiran Stow ★ 7.3 Hornblower: Loyalty 2003
Captain Hammond ★ 7.3 Hornblower: Retribution 2001
Captain Hammond ★ 7.3 Hamlet 1996
Barnardo ★ 7.2 The Boys in the Boat 2023
Elderly Joe Rantz Series ★ 7.2 Titanic: Blood and Steel 2012
Sir Henry Carlton Series ★ 7.1 Krypton 2018
Val-El Series ★ 7 Mrs Wilson 2018
Father Timothy Series ★ 7 Rebellion 2016
Edward Butler Series ★ 7 The Frankenstein Chronicles 2015
Dr. Lenox ★ 7 Hidden Agenda 1990
Jack Cunnigham ★ 6.9 Leap Year 2010
Priest ★ 6.9 Michael Collins 1996
Belfast Detective Series ★ 6.7 Small Town, Big Story 2025
Reverend Patterson ★ 6.7 The Last Rifleman 2023
Tom Malcolmson Series ★ 6.7 Suspicion 2022
Grandad Series ★ 6.7 Bloodlands 2021
Adam Corry ★ 6.7 Zoo 2018
Mr. Shawcross ★ 6.7 The Boxer 1997
Reggie Bell Series ★ 6.6 Babylon 2014
Maher ★ 6.6 Omagh 2005
Stanley McCombe ★ 6.5 A Patch of Fog 2015
Freddie Clarke ★ 6.5 Small Faces 1996
★ 6.4 Bad Day for the Cut 2017
Eamon ★ 6.4 City of Ember 2008
Builder ★ 6.3 The Journey 2017
Rory O'Suaird ★ 6.2 Closing the Ring 2007
Cathal Thomas ★ 6.2 Borstal Boy 2001
Verreker ★ 6.2 The Playboys 1992
Joe Cassidy Series ★ 6.2 Casualty 1986
Robert Finch Series ★ 6 High Country 2024
Sam Dryson ★ 6 Triage 2009
Ivan Series ★ 5.9 Quirke 2014
Bill Latimer ★ 5.9 A Prayer for the Dying 1987
Lodger ★ 5.8 Angel 1982
Groom ★ 5.7 Lamb 1986
Maguire ★ 5.4 Sacrifice 2016
D.I. McKie ★ 5.3 Blind Justice 1994
Father Malone 
