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Michael McElhatton
ACTOR

Michael McElhatton

Known for Game of Thrones · Justice League · Chernobyl

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.

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Born
Sep 12, 1963
Birthplace
Terenure, Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

TVGame of Thrones
Game of ThronesRoose Bolton · 2011
★ 8.5
MOVIEJustice League
Justice LeagueBlack Clad Alpha · 2017
★ 6.1
TVChernobyl
ChernobylProsecutor Andrei Stepashin · 2019
★ 8.7

Filmography

Movies

November AfternoonJohn
1996
All Souls' Day
1997
B
BallyseedyComdt. Ed Breslin
1997
I Went DownJohnner Doyle
1997
Crush ProofDetective Sergeant Hogan
1998
JI
Just in Time
1998
Guy's DogVoice
1999
Vicious CircleGarrett
1999
SaltwaterJohn Traynor
2000
Blow DryRobert
2001
A
ApeDandy (Voice)
2003
IntermissionSam
2003
Spin the BottleRats
2003
Spin the BottleWriter
2003
The ActorsJock
2003
The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewelsnarrator
2003
WD
Waterloo Dentures
2003
Adam & PaulMartin (voice)
2004
GE
God's Early Work
2004
Mickybo and MeMechanic
2005
The Tiger's TailDr. Alex Loden
2006
My Boy JackLeo Amery MP
2007
Fifty Dead Men WalkingRobbie
2008
Spacemen Three
2008
TM
The Man Inside
2009
ParkedFrank
2010
PentecostPat Lynch
2010
Perrier's BountyIvan
2010
The Santa IncidentRoss
2010
Albert NobbsMr. Moore
2011
Death of a SuperheroJames Clarke
2011
Shadow DancerLiam Hughes
2012
The Legend of LongwoodBlack Knight
2014
The HallowColm Donnelly
2015
MammalMatt Quinn
2016
Norm of the NorthLaurence (voice)
2016
The Autopsy of Jane DoeSheriff Sheldon
2016
The Siege of JadotvilleGeneral McEntee
2016
Handsome DevilWalter Curly
2017
Justice LeagueBlack Clad Alpha
2017
King Arthur: Legend of the SwordJack's Eye
2017
The ForeignerJim Kavanagh
2017
The Zookeeper's WifeJerzyk
2017
Agatha and the Truth of MurderSir Arthur Conan Doyle
2018
Boy SaintPoem Narrator
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider QueenFelix (voice)
2018
The OvercoatPetrovich (voice)
2018
The Last RightFrank Delaney
2019
TogoJafet Lindeberg
2019
The Winter LakeWard
2020
ArrachtLieutenant
2021
The Last DuelBernard de Latour
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueBlack Clad Alpha
2021
The Ghastly GhoulOrson
2023
The Death Notice of Eamonn McCartyEamonn McCarty
2026
TB
The Bard
U
UnderworldJimmy

Television

Paths to Freedom6 eps
2000
Rebel HeartCathal Brugha · 4 eps
2001
KillinaskullyGhost of Christmas Present · 1 eps
2003
Game of ThronesRoose Bolton · 25 eps
2011
Titanic: Blood and SteelAlbert Hatton · 7 eps
2012
The FallRob Breedlove · 4 eps
2013
The Ice Cream GirlsBrian · 3 eps
2013
New WorldsJohn Hawkins · 3 eps
2014
GeniusPhilipp Lenard · 10 eps
2017
GeniusJonas Salk · 1 eps
2017
The AlienistDr. Markoe · 6 eps
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack RyanBill Tuttle · 6 eps
2018
ChernobylProsecutor Andrei Stepashin · 5 eps
2019
DNA JourneySelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
2019
The Wheel of TimeTam al'Thor · 3 eps
2021
Dangerous LiaisonsJean de Merteuil · 8 eps
2022
The DryFinbar · 8 eps
2022
The Long ShadowCC Ronald Gregory · 7 eps
2023
Invasion: The NormansNarrator · 2 eps
2024
House of GuinnessJohn Potter · 8 eps
2025

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