Acting · Terenure, Dublin, Ireland · Born September 12, 1963
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.
TVHouse of Guinness
2025
as John Potter
TVInvasion: The Normans
2024
as Narrator
MovieThe Ghastly Ghoul
2023
as Orson
TVThe Long Shadow
2023
as CC Ronald Gregory
TVDangerous Liaisons
2022
as Jean de Merteuil
TVThe Dry
2022
as Finbar
TVThe Wheel of Time
2021
as Tam al'Thor
MovieArracht
2021
as Lieutenant
MovieThe Last Duel
2021
as Bernard de Latour
MovieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Black Clad Alpha
MovieThe Winter Lake
2020
as Ward
MovieTogo
2019
as Jafet Lindeberg
MovieThe Last Right
2019
as Frank Delaney
TVDNA Journey
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVChernobyl
2019
as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin
MovieAgatha and the Truth of Murder
2018
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
MovieBoy Saint
2018
as Poem Narrator
TVTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Bill Tuttle
MovieCaptain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
as Felix (voice)
MovieThe Overcoat
2018
as Petrovich (voice)
TVThe Alienist
2018
as Dr. Markoe
MovieJustice League
2017
as Black Clad Alpha
MovieThe Foreigner
2017
as Jim Kavanagh
MovieKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword
2017
as Jack's Eye
TVGenius
2017
as Philipp Lenard
MovieThe Zookeeper's Wife
2017
as Jerzyk
MovieHandsome Devil
2017
as Walter Curly
MovieThe Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016
as Sheriff Sheldon
MovieThe Siege of Jadotville
2016
as General McEntee
MovieMammal
2016
as Matt
MovieNorm of the North
2016
as Laurence (voice)
MovieThe Hallow
2015
as Colm Donnelly
MovieThe Legend of Longwood
2014
as Black Knight
TVNew Worlds
2014
as John Hawkins
TVThe Fall
2013
as Rob Breedlove
TVThe Ice Cream Girls
2013
as Brian
TVTitanic: Blood and Steel
2012
as Albert Hatton
MovieShadow Dancer
2012
as Liam Hughes
MovieAlbert Nobbs
2011
as Mr. Moore
MovieDeath of a Superhero
2011
as James Clarke
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Roose Bolton
MovieThe Santa Incident
2010
as Ross
MoviePentecost
2010
as Pat Lynch
MovieParked
2010
as Frank
MoviePerrier's Bounty
2010
as Ivan
The Man Inside
2009
MovieFifty Dead Men Walking
2008
as Robbie
MovieSpacemen Three
2008
MovieMy Boy Jack
2007
as Leo Amery MP
MovieMickybo and Me
2005
as Mechanic
God's Early Work
2004
MovieAdam & Paul
2004
as Martin (voice)
TVKillinaskully
2003
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Ape
2003
as Dandy (Voice)
MovieSpin the Bottle
2003
as Rats
MovieThe Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels
2003
as narrator
MovieIntermission
2003
as Sam
MovieThe Actors
2003
as Jock
Waterloo Dentures
2003
MovieBlow Dry
2001
as Robert
TVRebel Heart
2001
as Cathal Brugha
TVPaths to Freedom
2000
MovieSaltwater
2000
as John Traynor
MovieGuy's Dog
1999
as Voice
MovieVicious Circle
1999
as Garrett
MovieCrush Proof
1998
as Detective Sergeant Hogan
Just in Time
1998
Ballyseedy
1997
as Comdt. Ed Breslin
MovieAll Souls' Day
1997
MovieI Went Down
1997
as Johnner Doyle
MovieNovember Afternoon
1996
as John
Underworld
as Jimmy
MovieThe Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty
as Eamonn McCarty
The Bard
