
Actor
Ian McElhinney
Born 1948 · 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.
Directed
Acting

Game of Thrones
Barristan Selmy · 2011

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
General Dodonna · 2016

Doctor Who
Ko Sharmus · 2005

Leap Year
Priest · 2010

The Fall
Morgan Monroe · 2013

The Tudors
Pope Clement VII · 2007

Derry Girls
Granda Joe · 2018

City of Ember
Builder · 2008

Hamlet
Barnardo · 1996

Krypton
Val-El · 2018

Michael Collins
Belfast Detective · 1996

The Boys in the Boat
Elderly Joe Rantz · 2023

Queer as Folk
Clive Jones · 1999

Unforgotten
Lord Tony Hume · 2015

Ripper Street
Theodore Swift · 2012

The Boxer
Reggie Bell · 1997

A Small Light
Johannes Kleiman · 2023

The Outlaws
John Snr · 2021

The Frankenstein Chronicles
Dr. Lenox · 2015

Suspicion
Grandad · 2022

Bad Day for the Cut
Eamon · 2017

Hidden Agenda
Jack Cunnigham · 1990

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Barristan Selmy · 2015

Mrs Wilson
Father Timothy · 2018
