Ian McElhinney
Actor · Director
Born Aug 19, 1948 · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Active 1974–present
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.
Filmography
Small Town, Big Story (2025) — Reverend PattersonFinnegan's Foursome (2026) — Jack FinneganSo You're Going to Die — MickeyThe Lost Children of Tuam (2026)Mutant: Year Zero — (voice)Game of Thrones (2011) — Barristan SelmyRogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — General DodonnaDoctor Who (2005) — Ko SharmusThe Fall (2013) — Morgan MonroeLeap Year (2010) — PriestThe Tudors (2007) — Pope Clement VIIDerry Girls (2018) — Granda JoeCity of Ember (2008) — BuilderHamlet (1996) — BarnardoKrypton (2018) — Val-ElMichael Collins (1996) — Belfast DetectiveThe Boys in the Boat (2023) — Elderly Joe RantzUnforgotten (2015) — Lord Tony HumeQueer as Folk (1999) — Clive JonesRipper Street (2012) — Theodore SwiftThe Boxer (1997) — Reggie BellA Small Light (2023) — Johannes KleimanThe Outlaws (2021) — John SnrThe Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) — Dr. Lenox