
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Omagh
as Stanley McCombe
2005

Leap Year
as Priest
2010

City of Ember
as Builder
2008

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
as Captain Hammond
1998

Blind Justice
as Father Malone
1994

Hornblower: Loyalty
as Captain Hammond
2003
Silicone Valerie
1998

An Old Fashioned Christmas
as Sean
2010
Circles of Deceit
as Father Fergal
1993

Durango
as Vestor McCarthy
1999

Borstal Boy
as Verreker
2001

The Boy from Mercury
as Brother Dowdall
1996

Hamlet
as Barnardo
1996

The Last Rifleman
as Tom Malcolmson
2023

Angel
as Groom
1982

Closing the Ring
as Cathal Thomas
2007

The Grasscutter
as Brian Deeds
1990

Michael Collins
as Belfast Detective
1996

The Rockingham Shoot
as John Reilly
1987

The Boys in the Boat
as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023
TV Appearances

Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Sir Henry Carlton
2012

Bloodlands
as Adam Corry
2021

The Tudors
as Pope Clement VII
2007

Wokenwell
1997

Hornblower
as Captain Hammond
1998

Maisie Raine
as C.S. Jack Freeman
1998

Single-Handed
as Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll
2007

Lovejoy
as Ceiran Stow
1986

Doctor Who
as Ko Sharmus
2005
In Defence
as DCS David Dillne
2000

Rebellion
as Edward Butler
2016

Cold Feet
as Bill Williams
1998