Michael McElhatton

Known for: Acting

Born: 1963-09-12 (age 62)

From: Terenure, Dublin, Ireland

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.

Filmography (74)

TV★ 7.5
House of Guinness
2025
as John Potter
TV
Invasion: The Normans
2024
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Ghastly Ghoul
2023
as Orson
TV★ 7.5
The Long Shadow
2023
as CC Ronald Gregory
TV★ 6.2
Dangerous Liaisons
2022
as Jean de Merteuil
TV★ 6.0
The Dry
2022
as Finbar
TV★ 7.6
The Wheel of Time
2021
as Tam al'Thor
MOVIE★ 6.8
Arracht
2021
as Lieutenant
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Last Duel
2021
as Bernard de Latour
MOVIE★ 8.1
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Black Clad Alpha
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Winter Lake
2020
as Ward
MOVIE★ 8.1
Togo
2019
as Jafet Lindeberg
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Last Right
2019
as Frank Delaney
TV★ 6.0
DNA Journey
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV★ 8.7
Chernobyl
2019
as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin
MOVIE★ 6.4
Agatha and the Truth of Murder
2018
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
MOVIE★ 5.8
Boy Saint
2018
as Poem Narrator
TV★ 7.7
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Bill Tuttle
MOVIE★ 4.4
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
as Felix (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Overcoat
2018
as Petrovich (voice)
TV★ 7.5
The Alienist
2018
as Dr. Markoe
MOVIE★ 6.1
Justice League
2017
as Black Clad Alpha
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Foreigner
2017
as Jim Kavanagh
MOVIE★ 6.6
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017
as Jack's Eye
TV★ 7.5
Genius
2017
as Philipp Lenard
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017
as Jerzyk
MOVIE★ 7.0
Handsome Devil
2017
as Walter Curly
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016
as Sheriff Sheldon
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Siege of Jadotville
2016
as General McEntee
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mammal
2016
as Matt
MOVIE★ 4.7
Norm of the North
2016
as Laurence (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Hallow
2015
as Colm Donnelly
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Legend of Longwood
2014
as Black Knight
TV★ 6.1
New Worlds
2014
as John Hawkins
TV★ 7.7
The Fall
2013
as Rob Breedlove
TV★ 6.6
The Ice Cream Girls
2013
as Brian
TV★ 7.2
Titanic: Blood and Steel
2012
as Albert Hatton
MOVIE★ 5.9
Shadow Dancer
2012
as Liam Hughes
MOVIE★ 6.3
Albert Nobbs
2011
as Mr. Moore
MOVIE★ 6.9
Death of a Superhero
2011
as James Clarke
TV★ 8.5
Game of Thrones
2011
as Roose Bolton
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Santa Incident
2010
as Ross
MOVIE★ 6.4
Pentecost
2010
as Pat Lynch
MOVIE★ 6.6
Parked
2010
as Frank
MOVIE★ 5.8
Perrier's Bounty
2010
as Ivan
MOVIE
The Man Inside
2009
MOVIE★ 6.3
Fifty Dead Men Walking
2008
as Robbie
MOVIE
Spacemen Three
2008
MOVIE★ 6.6
My Boy Jack
2007
as Leo Amery MP
MOVIE★ 7.1
Mickybo and Me
2005
as Mechanic
MOVIE
God's Early Work
2004
MOVIE★ 6.9
Adam & Paul
2004
as Martin (voice)
TV★ 7.8
Killinaskully
2003
as Ghost of Christmas Present
MOVIE
Ape
2003
as Dandy (Voice)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Spin the Bottle
2003
as Rats
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels
2003
as narrator
MOVIE★ 6.2
Intermission
2003
as Sam
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Actors
2003
as Jock
MOVIE
Waterloo Dentures
2003
MOVIE★ 5.9
Blow Dry
2001
as Robert
TV★ 7.3
Rebel Heart
2001
as Cathal Brugha
TV★ 7.2
Paths to Freedom
2000
MOVIE★ 7.1
Saltwater
2000
as John Traynor
MOVIE★ 7.5
Guy's Dog
1999
as Voice
MOVIE★ 8.5
Vicious Circle
1999
as Garrett
MOVIE★ 7.3
Crush Proof
1998
as Detective Sergeant Hogan
MOVIE
Just in Time
1998
MOVIE
Ballyseedy
1997
as Comdt. Ed Breslin
MOVIE★ 7.0
All Souls' Day
1997
MOVIE★ 6.0
I Went Down
1997
as Johnner Doyle
MOVIE★ 7.0
November Afternoon
1996
as John
MOVIE
The Bard
—
MOVIE
The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty
—
as Eamonn McCarty
MOVIE★ 10.0
Underworld
—
as Jimmy