Ian McElhinney

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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.

Most Popular Ian McElhinney Trailers

Total trailers found: 80

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer (2016)

14 December 2016

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Beyond Reason Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Drama based on a real-life story of a love affair between a married army captain and a young female soldier.

Bad Day for the Cut Trailer (2017)

20 October 2017

A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is murdered.

City of Ember Trailer (2008)

07 October 2008

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights.

Shergar Trailer (1986)

23 March 1986

Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise Prison, his old comrades are expecting some action.

Make it New John Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

Make it new John tells the story of the DeLorean car, its creator John DeLorean and the workers of the Belfast-based car plant who built it.

Leap Year Trailer (2010)

08 January 2010

When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action.

The Boys in the Boat Trailer (2023)

25 December 2023

The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Father Father Trailer (2019)

13 July 2019

Father James must decide what kind of a "Father" God wants him to be?

The Grasscutter Trailer (1990)

07 December 1990

An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind his eldest son.

Angel Trailer (1982)

14 May 1982

Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers’ leader.

A Breed of Heroes Trailer (1994)

04 September 1994

In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.

The Last Rifleman Trailer (2023)

07 December 2023

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

Michael Collins Trailer (1996)

25 October 1996

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

Hamlet Trailer (1996)

25 December 1996

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer.

A Prayer for the Dying Trailer (1987)

11 September 1987

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece.

Hidden Agenda Trailer (1990)

21 November 1990

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles.

The Boxer Trailer (1997)

31 December 1997

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill.

Blind Justice Trailer (1994)

25 June 1994

Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect.

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience Trailer (2015)

29 January 2015

The first episode of this IMAX screening takes place entirely at The Wall with the Night’s Watch (S4 EP9) hopelessly outnumbered as they attempt to defend Castle Black from the Wildings and features one the fiercest and most intense battle scenes ever filmed for television.

Dave Allen at Peace Trailer (2018)

02 April 2018

Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this fictionalised account follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the UK and Ireland's comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and nine-and-a-half fingers.

Circles of Deceit Trailer (1993)

16 October 1993

John is a special forces operative who retires after his family is killed in a terrorist bombing, but his former bosses have other plans.

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life Trailer (2015)

08 February 2015

Glimpse the epic scale of Game of Thrones in this featurette that spends one day touring various Season 5 sets in Croatia, Spain and Ireland.

Naming the Names Trailer (1987)

08 February 1987

Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that.

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant Trailer (1998)

18 November 1998

Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.

The End of the World Man Trailer (1986)

19 August 1986

When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the Glen that the girls use as a retreat from the pressures of city life, they decide to fight back - but in their own way.

Finnegan's Foursome Trailer (2026)

07 June 2026

Two middle aged brothers and their respective sons travel to Ireland to play the Finnegan Family's ah

Hornblower: Retribution Trailer (2001)

15 April 2001

Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.

Closing the Ring Trailer (2007)

14 September 2007

During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy.

Zoo Trailer (2018)

08 June 2018

Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.

Small Faces Trailer (1996)

05 April 1996

Three teenage brothers, gang-member Bobby, troubled mama's boy Alan and self-assured prankster Lex, reside in a downtrodden section of Glasgow, Scotland, circa 1968.

Triage Trailer (2009)

13 November 2009

The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.

Life After Life Trailer (1995)

02 April 1995

Leo Doyle, a convicted IRA murderer, is released into the community after 14 years in prison on a scheme to rehabilitate former terrorists.

Sacrifice Trailer (2016)

29 April 2016

Sacrifice is the story of consultant surgeon, Tora Hamilton, who moves with her husband, Duncan, to the remote Shetland Islands, 100 miles off the north-east coast of Scotland.

Wodehouse In Exile Trailer (2013)

25 March 2013

An all-star cast heads up this intimate film about how author, P.G.Wodehouse, came to face a charge of treason during the Second World War and how this quintessential Englishman, creator of Jeeves and Wooster, became an exile from his own country and never set foot on English soil again.

A Woman Calling Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to discover a woman waiting for him.

A Patch of Fog Trailer (2015)

11 September 2015

A university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes his new best friend and says ‘I won’t call the cops if you come and have a pint with me’.

Omagh Trailer (2005)

23 March 2005

The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack killed 31 people.

To Be Frank Carson Trailer (2017)

27 December 2017

Frank Carson was one of Britain and Ireland's most loved comedians. Dan Gordon explores the story of the Belfast funny man as he prepares to stage a one-man show on the comic's life.

The Lilac Bus Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

The lives of seven friends who share a bus from their village to Dublin every day get complicated as the reasons for their discontent are revealed.

The Playboys Trailer (1992)

22 April 1992

A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father.

The Rockingham Shoot Trailer (1987)

10 September 1987

Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.

Mapmaker Trailer (2001)

01 December 2001

Hired to draw a map of tourist sites in a small Northern Ireland town, cartographer Richie Markey (Brian F.

Fools of Fortune Trailer (1990)

20 June 1990

A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.

The Lost Children of Tuam Trailer (2026)

25 September 2026

When amateur historian Catherine Corless begins examining records from a former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co.

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Trailer (2022)

08 September 2022

Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.

An Old Fashioned Christmas Trailer (2010)

11 December 2010

Isabella takes her granddaughter to Ireland to stay with a famous family friend for the holidays, only to discover that the best Christmases are simply spent with each other.

The Truth Commissioner Trailer (2016)

26 February 2016

Set in a post-Troubles Northern Ireland, The Truth Commissioner follows the fictional story of Henry Stanfield, played by Roger Allam, a career diplomat who has just been appointed as Truth Commissioner to Northern Ireland.

Children of the North Trailer (1991)

30 October 1991

The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.

Potatohead Blues Trailer (1982)

04 June 1982

Stan McVay has given up smoking, gone on a diet and feels like hell. He's also abandoned the Ulster spud and learned that his teenage daughter is having an affair with a married man.

Hornblower: Loyalty Trailer (2003)

05 January 2003

Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.

Reefer and the Model Trailer (1988)

05 August 1988

Comerford’s signature sharp realism infuses this drama about Reefer, an ex-IRA man who picks up hitch-hiker Teresa, a pregnant woman trying to overcome a drug addiction.

Titanic: Born in Belfast Trailer (2012)

01 January 2012

This thought-provoking program offers a behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the ill-fated Titanic, the lavishly grand White Star liner that infamously sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912.

The Journey Trailer (2017)

30 March 2017

Firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness, two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland, are forced to take a short journey together in which they will take the biggest leap of faith and change the course of history.

Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust Trailer (2011)

13 March 2011

The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true extent of the clerical abuse scandal.

The Boy from Mercury Trailer (1996)

06 December 1996

Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury to study life on Earth.

Borstal Boy Trailer (2001)

22 March 2001

Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war.

You, Me & Marley Trailer (1992)

30 September 1992

A group of bored Roman Catholic teens from Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom steal cars and joyride around the city, causing havoc among the nearby Protestants and local Irish Republican Army members, all of who are outraged by the youths' nihilism.

Scapegoat Trailer (2009)

26 October 2009

This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family.

Touch and Go Trailer (1998)

15 September 1998

Nick and Alison, a young couple although married for several years, find their sex-life is uninspiring.