Ian McElhinney | |
|---|---|
.jpg) McElhinney in 2014 | |
| Born | 30 June 1948 |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Marie Jones |
| Children | 3 |
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,[1] Morgan Monroe in The Fall, and Granda Joe in Derry Girls.
McElhinney was born in Belfast, the son of a Church of Ireland (Anglican) clergyman and teacher.[2] He studied international affairs at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He worked as a teacher at Goole Grammar School, now known as 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!.[3]
He is married to playwright and actress Marie Jones; in 2009 the couple started their own company, Rathmore Productions Ltd.[4] They live in Belfast and have three sons.[5]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Cowboys | television film | |
| 1982 | BBC2 Playhouse | "Mousey" | episode "Potatohead Blues" |
| Angel | Groom | ||
| 1984 | After You've Gone | television film | |
| Brond | Kennedy | television series NB 1987, not 1984 | |
| Anne Devlin | Major Sirr | ||
| 1985 | Acceptable Levels | Andy | |
| Lamb | Maguire | ||
| 1986 | The End of the World Man | Architect | |
| Screen Two | Damien / Inspector McBride | Episodes "Shergar" / "Naming the Names" | |
| 1987 | The Rockingham Shoot | John Reilly | television film |
| Lapsed Catholics | Derek O'Gorman | television film | |
| First Sight | Joe | Episode "The Last of a Dyin' Race" | |
| A Prayer for the Dying | Lodger | ||
| 1988 | Wipe Out | Max Raines | TV mini-series (Episodes 1–5) |
| 1989 | Reefer and the Model | Reefer | |
| 1990 | The Grasscutter | Brian Devlin | |
| Shoot to Kill | Assistant Chief Constable Trevor Forbes | television film | |
| Hidden Agenda | Jack Cunningham | ||
| Fools of Fortune | The Stranger | ||
| 4 Play | Eddie / McQuire | Episodes "Valentine Falls"/ "In the Border Country" | |
| 1991 | Children of the North | O'Hare | |
| 1992 | The Playboys | Joe Cassidy | |
| The Bill | Mickey Felcher | Episode "Trial and Error" | |
| Screenplay | Reggie Devine | Episode "You, Me & Marley" | |
| 1993 | Spender | Flynn | Episode "Bad Company" |
| Lovejoy | Cieran Stow | Episode "Ducking and Diving" | |
| Circle of Deceit | Father Fergel | television film | |
| Between the Lines | Chief Superintendent Trevor Dunne | Episode "The Great Detective" | |
| A Woman's Guide to Adultery | Martin | Unknown episodes | |
| Taggart | Archie Rae / Sean O'Donnell | Episodes "Death Without Dishonour"/ "Cause and Effect" | |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Father Malone | |
| 1995 | Beyond Reason | Smythe QC | television film |
| Hearts and Minds | Alex | Unknown episodes | |
| Life After Life | Working Out Governor | television film | |
| The Pan Loaf | Short | ||
| 1996 | The Boy from Mercury | Brother Dowdall | |
| Small Faces | Uncle Andrew | ||
| Michael Collins | Belfast Detective | ||
| Hamlet | Barnardo | Shakespearean | |
| 1997 | Silicone Valerie | Short | |
| Wokenwell | Sergeant Duncan Bonney | ||
| This Is the Sea | Da Stokes | ||
| The Boxer | Reggie Bell | ||
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack | Alfie Stewart | |
| Touch and Go | Clive Bevan | television film | |
| Hornblower | Captain Hammond | Episode "The Examination for Lieutenant" | |
| Maisie Raine | C.S. Jack Freeman | ||
| 1999 | Durango | Vestor McCarthy | television film |
| A Love Divided | Reverend Hamilton | ||
| Queer as Folk | Clive Jones | Episodes "Episode #1.6" and "Episode #2.1" | |
| 2000 | Queer as Folk 2 | Clive Jones | television film |
| Borstal Boy | Verreker | ||
| The King's Wake | Aherne (voice) | ||
| In Defence | DCS David Dillne | Episode "No. 1.3" | |
| 2001 | Hornblower | Captain Hammond | Episodes "Mutiny" and "Retribution" |
| Mapmaker | Inspector Devlin | ||
| 2002 | No Tears | Padraig McFadden | TV mini-series |
| 2003 | Murphy's Law | Fulton | Episode "Manic Munday" |
| Hornblower | Captain Hammond | Episode "Loyalty" | |
| Holby City | Brian Chapman | Episode "For Better, for Worse" | |
| Cold Feet | Bill Williams | Season 5 | |
| Doctors | Howard Brackley | Episode "Faking the Dead" | |
| The Clinic | Joseph McGarry | Episodes "1.2", "1.3", "1.4", "1.7" and "1.8" | |
| 2004 | Omagh | Stanley McCombe | television film |
| 2005 | Coronation Street | Father Thomas | 5 episodes |
| Pure Mule | Harry Kilroy | Episode "Kevin's Weekend" | |
| 2006 | The Front Line | Mikey | |
| 2007 | Rough Diamond | Tim Regan | Episodes "1.2" and "1.6" |
| The Tudors | Pope Clement VII | Episode "Message to the Emperor" | |
| Casualty | Robert Finch | Episode "Communion" | |
| Closing the Ring | Cathal Thomas | ||
| Single-Handed | Ex-Garda Sergeant Gerry Driscoll | Episodes "Home Part 1 & 2" and "Stolen Child Part 1 & 2" | |
| 2008 | Fairy Tales | Vice-Chancellor Ralph Graham | Episodes "Cinderella" |
| Clay | Father O'Mahoney | television film | |
| Of Best Intentions | Thomas Midgely | Short | |
| Last Man Hanging | The Narrator | television film | |
| City of Ember | Builder | ||
| Little Dorrit | Mr. Clennam | Episodes "1.1" and "1.13" | |
| Raw | Phillip | Episode “1.6” | |
| 2009 | A Shine of Rainbows | Father Doyle | |
| Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne | Skip | ||
| Triage | Ivan | ||
| Scapegoat | H.A. McVeigh QC | television film | |
| 2010 | New Tricks | Fintan MacEntee | Episode "Coming Out Ball" |
| An Old Fashioned Christmas | Sean Bassett | television film | |
| Leap Year | Priest | ||
| 2011 | Bittersweet | Father | Short video |
| Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust | Abbot Smith | television film | |
| The Sea | Alfred Blunden | Based on The Sea | |
| 2011–2015 | Game of Thrones | Ser Barristan Selmy | 25 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | Ripper Street | Theodore P. Swift | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Moonfleet | Reverend Glennie | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Fall | Morgan Monroe | 4 episodes (main cast) Episode: "These Troublesome Disguises" (guest star) |
| 2014 | Quirke | Bill Latimer | Episode: "Elegy For April" |
| 2015 | A Patch of Fog | Freddie Clarke | |
| 2016 | Rebellion | Edward Butler | Season 1 |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | General Jan Dodonna | ||
| Sacrifice | D.I. McKie | ||
| 2017 | Bad Day for the Cut | Eamon | |
| The Frankenstein Chronicles | Dr. Lennox | 2 episodes | |
| Redwater | Lance Byrne | ||
| Zoo | Mr. Shawcross | ||
| 2018 | Krypton | Val-El | |
| 2018–2022 | Derry Girls | Granda Joe | Main cast |
| 2019 | Silent Witness | Pat Walsh | |
| 2020 | Doctor Who | Ko Sharmus | Guest; "Ascension of the Cybermen" and "The Timeless Children" |
| The Split | Professor Ronnie | Recurring cast (series 2) | |
| The Deceived | Hugh Callaghan | ||
| 2021 | Bloodlands | Adam Corry | 3 episodes |
| 2021–2022 | The Outlaws | John Sr. | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Suspicion | Grandad | Episode: "Rooms For Doubt" |
| 2023 | Unforgotten | Lord Tony Hume | Series 5 |
| A Small Light | Johannes Kleiman | 8 episodes | |
| The Last Rifleman | Tom Malcolmson | ||
| The Boys in the Boat | Elderly Joe Rantz |
| Date | Title | Role | Author | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2012 | The Biggest Issues[6] | Clive Watson | Annie McCartney | Eoin O'Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Game Grumps | Himself | 1 episode |
