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.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Play · 2001 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Game of Thrones
Derry Girls
A Small Light
The Tudors
Queer as Folk
The Fall
Cold Feet
Doctor Who
Murphy's Law
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Unforgotten
The Outlaws
Ripper Street
Lovejoy
The Boys in the Boat
Hamlet
Wodehouse In Exile
Krypton
Mrs. Wilson
Rebellion
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Hidden Agenda
Leap Year
Michael Collins
Suspicion
Single-Handed
Bloodlands
Zoo
The Boxer
The Last Rifleman
Babylon
Bad Day for the Cut
A Patch of Fog
City of Ember
Small Faces
The Journey
Closing the Ring
Borstal Boy
Durango
Casualty
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
This Is the Sea
High Country
A Prayer for the Dying
Quirke
Lamb
Sacrifice
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
Finnegan's Foursome
Titanic: Born in Belfast