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Ian McElhinney

(1948) Actor

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Ian McElhinney is an actor.

Quick Facts About Ian McElhinney

Born: August 19, 1948
Profession: Actor

About Ian McElhinney

[Wikidata] Northern Irish actor and director... | [Wikipedia] Ian McElhinney 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, Mo

Quotes by Ian McElhinney

It's weird... I've been an actor for a long time and you can walk around more or less anonymously.

Actor

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Being part of 'Game of Thrones' is amazing, really incredible.

Amazing

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It's strange to be getting into your dotage and suddenly discovering that you have a fanbase.

Discovering

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It used to be that if I was stopped in the street at all it would be for Ser Barristan Selmy, but…

Character

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For years, I was just Joe Bloggs. There was no excitement until 'Game of Thrones,' and then people started recognizing me.

Excitement

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There are still times when the person who is challenging you as an actor is also the person who sometimes challenges you…

Actor

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One of the problems that comes up time and time again seems to be this notion of being 'pure' Irish. If you…

Born

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The Sons of the Harpy are basically the people who represent the old regime. They don't want Daenerys in there governing them.…

Attitude

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Whatever the actor does on stage they have to be happy with it, because they are the ones doing it.

Actor

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'Derry Girls' just has a sense of knowing exactly who these people are and also a fun memory of how things were,…

Chaos

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Adrenaline, swords - you just get off on it.

Adrenaline

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I've met people who've watched 'Derry Girls' in Australia and America and it's incredible. I think the constant access to it, meaning…

America

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But I love the change and the variety directing brings.

Change

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But I think you have to accept - as I have accepted - that the demands of TV are different than the…

Accept

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With 'Stones is His Pockets' you have effectively a bare stage with two actors and yet a whole world in rural Ireland…

Bedroom

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Ordinarily, when you go to see a play, an awful lot is presented in front of your eyes.

Eyes

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On another level I'd unfortunately read the books. I knew Barristan had a different story in the books and I was hoping…

Alive

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There are certainly many British plays which go down far better with Dublin audiences than they would in Belfast.

Better

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Christopher Gore is a great character, portrayed with wisdom and understanding.

Character

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If someone said to me, 10 years ago, that I'd be spending effectively my retirement years in sci-fi and fantasy, I'd have…

Fantasy

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Sometimes all you can do is sit back and be amazed.

Amazed

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It's always stressful working on a new piece, but it concentrates the energy.

Always

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I would quite like to see stories that are not necessarily to do with the violence, because I think there was quite…

I think

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Going back to when I was younger in this business, you did something that would be screened in various places and this…

Business

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The thing that surprised me the other day was, and I was quite taken aback when I realized it, I am nearly…

Day

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