Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney (born 19 August 1948) is an actor and director from Northern Ireland. He has appeared in many television series in a career spanning more than thirty 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.
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![]() McElhinney in 2014 | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Brandeis University |
Occupation | Actor, director |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse(s) | Marie Jones |
Children | 3 |
Personal life
McElhinney was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of a clergyman and teacher. 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 is married to playwright/actress Marie Jones; the couple started their own company, Rathmore Productions Ltd.[2] They live in Belfast and have three sons.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Cowboys | television film | |
1982 | BBC2 Playhouse | Mousey | episode "Potatohead Blues" |
Angel | Groom | ||
1984 | After You've Gone | television film | |
Brond | Unknown | television series | |
Anne Devlin | Maj 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 | 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 Supt. 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 | Sgt. 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 | Capt. 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 | Capt. 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 | Capt. 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 | Narrator | television film | |
City of Ember | Builder | ||
Little Dorrit | Mr. Clennam | Episodes "1.1" and "1.13" | |
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, 2013–2015 |
Game of Thrones | Ser Barristan Selmy | 25 episodes |
2012–2014 | Ripper Street | Theodore P. Swift | 3 episodes |
2013 | Moonfleet | Rev Glennie | 2 episodes |
2013–2014 | The Fall | Morgan Monroe | 4 episodes (main cast) Episode: "These Troublesome Disguise" (guest star) |
2014 | Quirke | Bill Latimer | Episode "Elegy For April" |
2015 | A Patch of Fog | Freddie Clarke | |
2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | General Dodonna | |
2017 | Bad Day For The Cut | Eamon | |
2017 | The Frankenstein Chronicles | Doctor Lennox | 2 episodes |
2017 | Redwater | Lance Byrne | |
2017 | Zoo | Filming | |
2018 | Krypton | Val-El | |
2018–present | Derry Girls | Granda Joe | Main cast |
2019 | Silent Witness | Pat Walsh | |
2020 | Doctor Who | Ko Sharmus | Guest; "Ascension of the Cybermen" |
Radio
Date | Title | Role | Author | Director | Station |
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24 April 2012 | The Biggest Issues[4] | Clive Watson | Annie McCartney | Eoin O'Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |
Web series
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Game Grumps | Himself | 1 episode |
References
- Walker, Tim (7 August 2014). "Game of Thrones star's ghosted tweets". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- Rathmore Productions Ltd. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- McCarry, Gráinne (7 August 2008). "Me and my health: Marie Jones". Belfast Telegraph.
- BBC – Afternoon Drama – The Biggest Issues