Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney (born 30 June 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.

Early life Ian McElhinney was born on 30 June 1948 in Belfast, the son of a Church of Ireland (Anglican) clergyman and teacher. He studied international affairs at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He worked as a teacher at Goole Grammar School, now Goole Academy, in Yorkshire, England, for several years before becoming an actor. He started acting professionally at the age of 30, playing Bill Sikes in a theatre production of Oliver!.

Personal life He is married to playwright and actress Marie Jones; in 2009, the couple started their own company, Rathmore Productions Ltd. They live in Belfast and have three sons.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1982 Angel Groom 1983 Acceptable Levels Andy 1984 Anne Devlin Major Sirr 1985 Lamb Maguire 1986 The End of the World Man Architect 1987 A Prayer for the Dying Lodger 1988 Reefer and the Model Reefer 1990 Hidden Agenda Jack Cunningham Fools of Fortune The Stranger 1992 The Playboys Joe Cassidy 1996 The Boy from Mercury Brother Dowdall Small Faces Uncle Andrew Michael Collins Belfast Detective Hamlet Barnardo 1997 This Is the Sea Da Stokes The Boxer Reggie Bell 1998 Divorcing Jack Alfie Stewart 1999 A Love Divided Reverend Hamilton 2000 Borstal Boy Verreker 2001 Mapmaker Sergeant Devlin 2006 The Front Line Mikey 2007 Closing the Ring Cathal Thomas 2008 City of Ember Builder 2009 A Shine of Rainbows Father Doyle Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne Skip Triage Ivan 2010 Leap Year Priest Cup Cake Rusty Rafferty 2015 A Patch of Fog Freddie Clarke 2016 The Truth Commissioner James Fenton The Journey Rory McBride Rogue One: A Star Wars Story General Jan Dodonna Sacrifice D.I. McKie 2017 Bad Day for the Cut Eamon Zoo Mr. Shawcross 2022 The Ulysses Project Mr. Deasy / Barrister JJ Molloy 2023 The Last Rifleman Tom Malcolmson The Boys in the Boat Elderly Joe Rantz

Television

Radio Date Title Role Author Director Station Eoin O'Callaghan#The Biggest Issues|The Biggest Issues'' Clive Watson Annie McCartney Eoin O'Callaghan BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama

Web series Year Show Role Notes 2016 Game Grumps Himself 1 episode