Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

Known for
Acting
Born
September 12, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Terenure, Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Michael McElhatton (born 12 September 1963) is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He joined the series as a guest star in the second season, and continued to play this role until the sixth season, promoted to a regular cast member from the fifth season onwards.

Known For

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Filmography

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Underworld

Underworld

Movie · as Jimmy

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The Bard

The Bard

Movie

2026
The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty poster

The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty

Movie · as Eamonn McCarty

2025
House of Guinness poster

House of Guinness

TV · as John Potter · 8 eps

2024
Invasion: The Normans poster

Invasion: The Normans

TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

2023
The Ghastly Ghoul poster

The Ghastly Ghoul

Movie · as Orson

2023
The Long Shadow poster

The Long Shadow

TV · as CC Ronald Gregory · 7 eps

2022
Dangerous Liaisons poster

Dangerous Liaisons

TV · as Jean de Merteuil · 8 eps

2022
The Dry poster

The Dry

TV · as Finbar · 8 eps

2021
The Last Duel poster

The Last Duel

Movie · as Bernard de Latour

2021
Arracht poster

Arracht

Movie · as Lieutenant

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League poster

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Movie · as Black Clad Alpha

2021
The Wheel of Time poster

The Wheel of Time

TV · as Tam al'Thor · 3 eps

2020
The Winter Lake poster

The Winter Lake

Movie · as Ward

2019
Togo poster

Togo

Movie · as Jafet Lindeberg

2019
The Last Right poster

The Last Right

Movie · as Frank Delaney

2019
Chernobyl poster

Chernobyl

TV · as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin · 5 eps

2019
DNA Journey poster

DNA Journey

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps

2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen poster

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Movie · as Felix (voice)

2018
Agatha and the Truth of Murder poster

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Movie · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

2018
The Overcoat poster

The Overcoat

Movie · as Petrovich (voice)

2018
Boy Saint poster

Boy Saint

Movie · as Poem Narrator

2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

TV · as Bill Tuttle · 6 eps

2018
The Alienist poster

The Alienist

TV · as Dr. Markoe · 6 eps

2017
The Zookeeper's Wife poster

The Zookeeper's Wife

Movie · as Jerzyk

2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword poster

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Movie · as Jack's Eye

2017
Handsome Devil poster

Handsome Devil

Movie · as Walter Curly

2017
Justice League poster

Justice League

Movie · as Black Clad Alpha

2017
The Foreigner poster

The Foreigner

Movie · as Jim Kavanagh

2017
Genius poster

Genius

TV · as Philipp Lenard, Jonas Salk · 10 eps

2016
Norm of the North poster

Norm of the North

Movie · as Laurence (voice)

2016
Mammal poster

Mammal

Movie · as Matt Quinn

2016
The Autopsy of Jane Doe poster

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Movie · as Sheriff Sheldon

2016
The Siege of Jadotville poster

The Siege of Jadotville

Movie · as General McEntee

2015
The Hallow poster

The Hallow

Movie · as Colm Donnelly

2014
The Legend of Longwood poster

The Legend of Longwood

Movie · as Black Knight

2014
New Worlds poster

New Worlds

TV · as John Hawkins · 3 eps

2013
The Fall poster

The Fall

TV · as Rob Breedlove · 4 eps

2013
The Ice Cream Girls poster

The Ice Cream Girls

TV · as Brian · 3 eps

2012
Shadow Dancer poster

Shadow Dancer

Movie · as Liam Hughes

2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel poster

Titanic: Blood and Steel

TV · as Albert Hatton · 7 eps

2011
Death of a Superhero poster

Death of a Superhero

Movie · as James Clarke

2011
Albert Nobbs poster

Albert Nobbs

Movie · as Mr. Moore

2011
Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones

TV · as Roose Bolton · 25 eps

2010
Perrier's Bounty poster

Perrier's Bounty

Movie · as Ivan

2010
Parked poster

Parked

Movie · as Frank

2010
Pentecost poster

Pentecost

Movie · as Pat Lynch

2010
The Santa Incident poster

The Santa Incident

Movie · as Ross

2009
The Man Inside

The Man Inside

Movie

2008
Fifty Dead Men Walking poster

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Movie · as Robbie

2008
Spacemen Three poster

Spacemen Three

Movie

2007
My Boy Jack poster

My Boy Jack

Movie · as Leo Amery MP

2006
The Tiger's Tail poster

The Tiger's Tail

Movie · as Dr. Alex Loden

2005
Mickybo and Me poster

Mickybo and Me

Movie · as Mechanic

2004
Adam & Paul poster

Adam & Paul

Movie · as Martin (voice)

2004
God's Early Work

God's Early Work

Movie

2003
The Actors poster

The Actors

Movie · as Jock

2003
Spin the Bottle poster

Spin the Bottle

Movie · as Rats

2003
Ape

Ape

Movie · as Dandy (Voice)

2003
Waterloo Dentures

Waterloo Dentures

Movie

2003
Intermission poster

Intermission

Movie · as Sam

2003
The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels poster

The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels

Movie · as narrator

2003
Killinaskully poster

Killinaskully

TV · as Ghost of Christmas Present · 1 ep

2001
Blow Dry poster

Blow Dry

Movie · as Robert

2001
Rebel Heart poster

Rebel Heart

TV · as Cathal Brugha · 4 eps

2000
Saltwater poster

Saltwater

Movie · as John Traynor

2000
Paths to Freedom poster

Paths to Freedom

TV · 6 eps

1999
Vicious Circle poster

Vicious Circle

Movie · as Garrett

1999
Guy's Dog poster

Guy's Dog

Movie · as Voice

1998
Just in Time

Just in Time

Movie

1998
Crush Proof poster

Crush Proof

Movie · as Detective Sergeant Hogan

1997
I Went Down poster

I Went Down

Movie · as Johnner Doyle

1997
All Souls' Day poster

All Souls' Day

Movie

1997
Ballyseedy

Ballyseedy

Movie · as Comdt. Ed Breslin

1996
November Afternoon poster

November Afternoon

Movie · as John