Known For: Irish actor and director
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor
Country: United Kingdom
City: Belfast
Date of Birth: Thursday, 19 August 1948
Ian McElhinney is an 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.
| BirthPlace | Belfast |
| Education | Q49119 |
| Spouses | Marie Jones |
| Wikipedia | Ian_McElhinney |
McElhinney was born 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 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!.
