Ian McElhinney
Date of birth: 1948-08-19
Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ίαν ΜακΕλχίνεϊ, 이안 매켈리니
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.
Movie Credits
Omagh
2005-03-23
The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack kill
Leap Year
2010-01-08
When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to
City of Ember
2008-10-07
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering l
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998-11-18
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted
Blind Justice
1994-06-25
Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a
Hornblower: Loyalty
2003-01-05
Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with e
Silicone Valerie
1998-01-01
Ian McElhinney stars as a priest who meets temptation in the form of a young woman. Valerie wants to
An Old Fashioned Christmas
2010-12-11
Isabella takes her granddaughter to Ireland to stay with a famous family friend for the holidays, on
Circle of Deceit
1993-10-16
John is a special forces operative who retires after his family is killed in a terrorist bombing, bu
Durango
1999-04-25
In 1939 Ireland, a young man decides to lead a forty mile cattle drive rather than selling his cattl
Borstal Boy
2001-03-22
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Li
The Boy from Mercury
1996-12-06
Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his
Hamlet
1996-12-25
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the
The Last Rifleman
2023-12-07
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational
Angel
1982-05-14
Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questio
Closing the Ring
2007-09-14
During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with
The Grasscutter
1990-12-07
An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to N
Michael Collins
1996-10-25
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but
The Rockingham Shoot
1987-09-10
Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingh
The Boys in the Boat
2023-12-25
The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the wor
Lamb
1986-10-10
Michael Lamb is a Father questioning his calling, in a Reform School in Ireland. When young epilepti
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022-09-08
Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.
A Patch of Fog
2015-09-11
A university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes h
Beyond Reason
1995-01-01
Drama based on a real-life story of a love affair between a married army captain and a young female
To Be Frank Carson
2017-12-27
Frank Carson was one of Britain and Ireland's most loved comedians. Dan Gordon explores the story of
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990-04-22
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015-01-29
The first episode of this IMAX screening takes place entirely at The Wall with the Night’s Watch (S4
Touch and Go
1998-09-15
Nick and Alison, a young couple although married for several years, find their sex-life is uninspiri
Small Faces
1996-04-05
Three teenage brothers, gang-member Bobby, troubled mama's boy Alan and self-assured prankster Lex,
Wodehouse In Exile
2013-03-25
An all-star cast heads up this intimate film about how author, P.G.Wodehouse, came to face a charge
Sacrifice
2016-04-29
Sacrifice is the story of consultant surgeon, Tora Hamilton, who moves with her husband, Duncan, to
Hidden Agenda
1990-11-21
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to unco
A Prayer for the Dying
1987-09-11
Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond wit
The Truth Commissioner
2016-02-26
Set in a post-Troubles Northern Ireland, The Truth Commissioner follows the fictional story of Henry
Make it New John
2010-01-01
Make it new John tells the story of the DeLorean car, its creator John DeLorean and the workers of t
Mutant: Year Zero
Based on the popular video game of the same name; set in a post-apocalyptic world, an unlikely team
The Lilac Bus
1990-01-01
The lives of seven friends who share a bus from their village to Dublin every day get complicated as
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016-12-14
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a ne
The Ulysses Project
2022-07-16
An irreverent, modern, non-traditional re-telling of Ulysses, told rapidly by a succession of over 7
Bad Day for the Cut
2017-10-20
A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of reveng
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust
2011-03-13
The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aide
You, Me & Marley
1992-09-30
A group of bored Roman Catholic teens from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom steal cars and
Life After Life
1995-04-02
Leo Doyle, a convicted IRA murderer, is released into the community after 14 years in prison on a sc
Hornblower: Retribution
2001-04-15
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and p
The Journey
2017-03-30
Firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness, t
Reefer and the Model
1988-08-05
Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitc
The End of the World Man
1986-08-19
When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the
Clay
2008-03-30
Adaptation of the book by David Almond, set in 1960s Tyneside. Two 14-year-old boys team up against
The King's Wake
2000-01-01
It's Samhain (Hallowe'en) in old Ireland, and King Connor is haunted by his life, his legacy, and th
Zoo
2018-06-08
Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid
Triage
2009-11-13
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without
Dave Allen at Peace
2018-04-02
Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this fictionalised account follows Dave Allen from chil
Shoot to Kill
1990-06-03
Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86
The Boxer
1997-12-31
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leave
Scapegoat
2009-10-26
This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the
Anne Devlin
1984-10-01
The story of Anne Devlin, who was caught up in the revolt of the Irish under Robert Emmett in 1803,
A Woman Calling
1984-01-01
Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to disc
Acceptable Levels
1983-01-01
A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when
A Breed of Heroes
1994-09-04
In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by
The Playboys
1992-04-22
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by
Bomb Squad Men: The Long Walk
2012-04-05
Three former bomb disposal officers who served at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, retur
Shergar
1986-03-23
Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?
Fools of Fortune
1990-06-20
A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.
Mapmaker
2001-12-01
Hired to draw a map of tourist sites in a small Northern Ireland town, cartographer Richie Markey (B
Father Father
2019-07-13
Father James must decide what kind of a "Father" God wants him to be?
The Death of a Projectionist
2015-07-12
Gerry is a projectionist. He loves his work, his colleagues and the joy that the films gives him. Bu
Three Wise Women
2010-12-14
After a young girl witnesses her father having an affair, she declares she will never love anybody e
Children of the North
1991-10-30
The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.
This Is the Sea
1997-09-15
The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy
Titanic: Born in Belfast
2012-01-01
This thought-provoking program offers a behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the ill-fated
Naming the Names
1987-02-08
Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes bac
Potatohead Blues
1982-06-04
Stan McVay has given up smoking, gone on a diet and feels like hell. He's also abandoned the Ulster
The Front Line
2006-07-16
An African immigrant bank security guard turns the tables on Dublin's nastiest criminals when they f
Secrets of The Christmas Market
2024-12-19
Behind the scenes at Belfast's much-loved festive market, where stallholders from 30 countries welco
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
2015-02-08
Glimpse the epic scale of Game of Thrones in this featurette that spends one day touring various Sea
Of Best Intentions
2008-07-12
The stories of five characters whose good intentions lead to disastrous consequences.
Van Morrison – Up on Cyprus Avenue
2015-08-31
An iconic artist of his generation, Van Morrison will celebrate his 70th birthday by appearing at th
The Lost Children of Tuam
Based on the true story of Catherine Coreless's discovery of the mass grave of approximately 800 inf