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Director
Ian McElhinney
Acting
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0.9
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 43138
IMDb ID: nm0568400
Known for: Acting
Born: August 19, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2025
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.94
Wikidata: Q5982285
Also known as
Ίαν ΜακΕλχίνεϊ • 이안 매켈리니
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Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ian McElhinney.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ian McElhinney.
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Dodonna
2016 Movie
7.3
Hamlet
as Barnardo
1996 Movie
7.2
The Boys in the Boat
as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023 Movie
7.0
Hidden Agenda
as Jack Cunnigham
1990 Movie
6.9
Leap Year
as Priest
2010 Movie
6.9
Michael Collins
as Belfast Detective
1996 Movie
6.7
The Boxer
as Reggie Bell
1997 Movie
6.7
Zoo
as Mr. Shawcross
2018 Movie
6.6
The Last Rifleman
as Tom Malcolmson
2023 Movie
6.5
Bad Day for the Cut
as Eamon
2017 Movie
6.3
City of Ember
as Builder
2008 Movie
6.1
Closing the Ring
as Cathal Thomas
2007 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ian McElhinney.
8.5
Game of Thrones
as Barristan Selmy • 25 eps
2011 Series
8.1
Derry Girls
as Granda Joe • 19 eps
2018 Series
8.0
A Small Light
as Johannes Kleiman • 8 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Queer as Folk
as Clive Jones • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.8
The Tudors
as Pope Clement VII • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.7
The Fall
as Morgan Monroe • 3 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Doctor Who
as Ko Sharmus • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Unforgotten
as Lord Tony Hume • 6 eps
2015 Series
7.4
Ripper Street
as Theodore Swift • 3 eps
2012 Series
7.4
The Outlaws
as John Snr • 12 eps
2021 Series
7.1
Krypton
as Val-El • 20 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Mrs Wilson
as Father Timothy • 3 eps
2018 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ian McElhinney.
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Dodonna
2016 Movie
6.9
Leap Year
as Priest
2010 Movie
6.3
City of Ember
as Builder
2008 Movie
6.3
Omagh
as Stanley McCombe
2005 Movie
7.3
Hamlet
as Barnardo
1996 Movie
7.2
The Boys in the Boat
as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023 Movie
Potatohead Blues
as Mousey
1982 Movie
6.5
A Patch of Fog
as Freddie Clarke
2015 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ian McElhinney.
8.5
Game of Thrones
as Barristan Selmy • 25 eps
2011 Series
7.6
Doctor Who
as Ko Sharmus • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.8
The Tudors
as Pope Clement VII • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.2
Casualty
as Robert Finch • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.0
Playhouse
as Mousey • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.1
Krypton
as Val-El • 20 eps
2018 Series
7.5
Unforgotten
as Lord Tony Hume • 6 eps
2015 Series
7.4
Ripper Street
as Theodore Swift • 3 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Derry Girls
as Granda Joe • 19 eps
2018 Series
7.7
The Fall
as Morgan Monroe • 3 eps
2013 Series
5.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Rebellion
as Edward Butler • 5 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ian McElhinney.
Secrets of The Christmas Market
as Narrator
2024 Movie
7.2
The Boys in the Boat
as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023 Movie
6.6
The Last Rifleman
as Tom Malcolmson
2023 Movie
7.3
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 Movie
The Ulysses Project
as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
2022 Movie
6.7
Zoo
as Mr. Shawcross
2018 Movie
4.4
Dave Allen at Peace
as Priest
2018 Movie
To Be Frank Carson
as Self
2017 Movie
6.5
Bad Day for the Cut
as Eamon
2017 Movie
6.3
The Journey
as Rory O'Suaird
2017 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as General Dodonna
2016 Movie
5.4
Sacrifice
as D.I. McKie
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ian McElhinney.
6.7
Small Town, Big Story
as Reverend Patterson • 4 eps
2025 Series
5.8
High Country
as Sam Dryson • 8 eps
2024 Series
8.0
A Small Light
as Johannes Kleiman • 8 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Suspicion
as Grandad • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.4
The Outlaws
as John Snr • 12 eps
2021 Series
6.7
Bloodlands
as Adam Corry • 3 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Mrs Wilson
as Father Timothy • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Krypton
as Val-El • 20 eps
2018 Series
8.1
Derry Girls
as Granda Joe • 19 eps
2018 Series
6.0
Kat & Alfie: Redwater
as Lance • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Rebellion
as Edward Butler • 5 eps
2016 Series
6.9
The Frankenstein Chronicles
as Dr. Lenox • 2 eps
2015 Series