Acting

Michael McElhatton

Born 1963-09-12 · 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.

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House of Guinness
as John Potter
2025
Invasion: The Normans
as Narrator
2024
The Ghastly Ghoul
as Orson
2023
The Long Shadow
as CC Ronald Gregory
2023
Dangerous Liaisons
as Jean de Merteuil
2022
The Dry
as Finbar
2022
The Wheel of Time
as Tam al'Thor
2021
Arracht
as Lieutenant
2021
The Last Duel
as Bernard de Latour
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Black Clad Alpha
2021
The Winter Lake
as Ward
2020
Togo
as Jafet Lindeberg
2019
The Last Right
as Frank Delaney
2019
DNA Journey
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Chernobyl
as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin
2019
Agatha and the Truth of Murder
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2018
Boy Saint
as Poem Narrator
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Bill Tuttle
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
as Felix (voice)
2018
The Overcoat
as Petrovich (voice)
2018
The Alienist
as Dr. Markoe
2018
Justice League
as Black Clad Alpha
2017
The Foreigner
as Jim Kavanagh
2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
as Jack's Eye
2017
Genius
as Philipp Lenard
2017
Genius
as Jonas Salk
2017
The Zookeeper's Wife
as Jerzyk
2017
Handsome Devil
as Walter Curly
2017
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
as Sheriff Sheldon
2016
The Siege of Jadotville
as General McEntee
2016
Mammal
as Matt Quinn
2016
Norm of the North
as Laurence (voice)
2016
The Hallow
as Colm Donnelly
2015
The Legend of Longwood
as Black Knight
2014
New Worlds
as John Hawkins
2014
The Fall
as Rob Breedlove
2013
The Ice Cream Girls
as Brian
2013
Titanic: Blood and Steel
as Albert Hatton
2012
Shadow Dancer
as Liam Hughes
2012
Albert Nobbs
as Mr. Moore
2011
Death of a Superhero
as James Clarke
2011
Game of Thrones
as Roose Bolton
2011
The Santa Incident
as Ross
2010
Pentecost
as Pat Lynch
2010
Parked
as Frank
2010
Perrier's Bounty
as Ivan
2010
The Man Inside
2009
Fifty Dead Men Walking
as Robbie
2008
Spacemen Three
2008
My Boy Jack
as Leo Amery MP
2007
The Tiger's Tail
as Dr. Alex Loden
2006
Mickybo and Me
as Mechanic
2005
God's Early Work
2004
Adam & Paul
as Martin (voice)
2004
Killinaskully
as Ghost of Christmas Present
2003
Ape
as Dandy (Voice)
2003
Spin the Bottle
as Rats
2003
Spin the Bottle
Writer
2003
The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels
as narrator
2003
Intermission
as Sam
2003
The Actors
as Jock
2003
Waterloo Dentures
2003
Blow Dry
as Robert
2001
Rebel Heart
as Cathal Brugha
2001
Paths to Freedom
2000
Saltwater
as John Traynor
2000
Guy's Dog
as Voice
1999
Vicious Circle
as Garrett
1999
Crush Proof
as Detective Sergeant Hogan
1998
Just in Time
1998
Ballyseedy
as Comdt. Ed Breslin
1997
All Souls' Day
1997
I Went Down
as Johnner Doyle
1997
November Afternoon
as John
1996
Underworld
as Jimmy
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The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty
as Eamonn McCarty
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The Bard
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