
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.

as Robert Finch

as Barristan Selmy
2011

as Ko Sharmus
2005

as Robert Finch
1986

as Pope Clement VII
2007

as Working Out Governor
1985

as Mousey
1974

as Theodore Swift
2012

as Self - Participant
2011

as General Dodonna
2016

as Ceiran Stow
1986

as Lord Tony Hume
2015

as Val-El
2018
as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023

2026

as Narrator
2024

as Elderly Joe Rantz
2023

as Tom Malcolmson
2023

as General Jan Dodonna (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022

as Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy
2022

as Self (voice)
2019
2019

as Mr. Shawcross
2018

as Priest
2018

as Self
2017

as Eamon
2017

as Rory O'Suaird
2017

as General Dodonna
2016

as D.I. McKie
2016

as James Fenton
2016

as Freddie Clarke
2015

as Narrator
2015

as Gerry
2015

as Self
2015

as Barristan Selmy
2015

as Major Cussen
2013
as Narrator
2012

as Narrator
2012
as Robert Finch
1 ep.

as Barristan Selmy
25 episodes

as Ko Sharmus
2 episodes

as Robert Finch
1 episodes

as Pope Clement VII
1 episodes

as Working Out Governor
1 episodes

as Mousey
1 episodes

as Theodore Swift
3 episodes

as Self - Participant
1 episodes

as Ceiran Stow
1 episodes

as Lord Tony Hume
6 episodes

as Val-El
20 episodes

as Morgan Monroe
3 episodes

as Granda Joe
19 episodes

as Bill Williams
2 episodes

as Captain Hammond
2 episodes

as John Snr
12 episodes

as Grandad
1 episodes

as Sir Henry Carlton
12 episodes

as Fulton
1 episodes

as Johannes Kleiman
8 episodes

as Dr. Lenox
2 episodes

as Adam Corry
3 episodes

as Edward Butler
5 episodes

as Clive Jones
2 episodes