Ian McElhinney - wikipedia Ian McElhinney Ian McElhinney McElhinney in 2014 ( 1948 - 08 - 19 ) 19 August 1948 ( age 69 ) Belfast, Northern Ireland Occupation Actor, director Years active 1981 -- present Spouse ( s ) Marie Jones 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. In recent times his best known roles are as Barristan Selmy in Game of Thrones, and as General Dodonna in Rogue One. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 Radio 4 Web series 5 References 6 External links Personal life He is married to playwright / actress Marie Jones ; the couple started their own company, Rathmore Productions Ltd. Filmography Year Film Role Notes 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 '' 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 Wipe Out Max Raines TV mini-series ( Episodes 1 -- 5 ) Reefer and the Model Reefer 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 The Playboys Joe Cassidy The Bill Mickey Felcher Episode Trial and Error Screenplay Reggie Devine Episode `` You, Me & Marley '' 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 '' 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 The Boy from Mercury Brother Dowdall Small Faces Uncle Andrew Michael Collins Belfast Detective Hamlet Barnardo Shakespearean 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 '' 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 '' Omagh Stanley McCombe television film 2005 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 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 -- 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 Redwater Lance Byrne 2017 Zoo Filming 2018 Krypton Val - El 2018 - Derry Girls Granda Joe Main cast Radio Date Title Role Author Director Station 000000002012 - 04 - 24 - 0000 24 April 2012 The Biggest Issues Clive Watson Annie McCartney Eoin O'Callaghan BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama Web series Year Show Role Notes 2016 Game Grumps Himself 1 episode References Jump up ^ Walker, Tim ( 7 August 2014 ). `` Game of Thrones star 's ghosted tweets ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ Rathmore Productions Ltd. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ BBC -- Afternoon Drama -- The Biggest Issues External links Ian McElhinney on IMDb VIAF : 39062144 LCCN : no2003038730 SNAC : w6f802sr Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_McElhinney&oldid=834163496 '' Categories : 1948 births Living people Male film actors from Northern Ireland Male radio actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland Male actors from Belfast 20th - century male actors from Northern Ireland 21st - century male actors from Northern Ireland Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links EngvarB from August 2014 Use dmy dates from August 2014 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Polski Русский Українська 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 4 April 2018, at 07 : 51. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays ser barristan in game of thrones
Answer: Ian McElhinney