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Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 12, 1963 (62)
Birthplace Terenure, Dublin, Ireland
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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The Ghastly Ghoul

The Ghastly Ghoul

2023

as Orson

The Last Duel

The Last Duel

2021

as Bernard de Latour

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Black Clad Alpha

The Winter Lake

The Winter Lake

2020

as Ward

The Last Right

The Last Right

2019

as Frank Delaney

Togo

Togo

2019

as Jafet Lindeberg

The Overcoat

The Overcoat

2018

as Petrovich (voice)

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018

as Felix (voice)

Boy Saint

Boy Saint

2018

as Poem Narrator

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

2018

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife

2017

as Jerzyk

The Foreigner

The Foreigner

2017

as Jim Kavanagh

Handsome Devil

Handsome Devil

2017

as Walter Curly

Justice League

Justice League

2017

as Black Clad Alpha

Mammal

Mammal

2016

as Matt

The Siege of Jadotville

The Siege of Jadotville

2016

as General McEntee

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

2016

as Sheriff Sheldon

Norm of the North

Norm of the North

2016

as Laurence (voice)

The Hallow

The Hallow

2015

as Colm Donnelly

Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

2012

as Liam Hughes

Death of a Superhero

Death of a Superhero

2011

as James Clarke

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011

as Mr. Moore

Pentecost

Pentecost

2010

as Pat Lynch

The Santa Incident

The Santa Incident

2010

as Ross

Parked

Parked

2010

as Frank

Perrier's Bounty

Perrier's Bounty

2009

as Ivan

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fifty Dead Men Walking

2008

as Robbie

My Boy Jack

My Boy Jack

2007

as Leo Amery MP

Mickybo and Me

Mickybo and Me

2005

as Mechanic

Adam & Paul

Adam & Paul

2004

as Martin (voice)

Spin the Bottle

Spin the Bottle

2003

as Rats

The Actors

The Actors

2003

as Jock

Intermission

Intermission

2003

as Sam

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

as Robert

Saltwater

Saltwater

2000

as John Traynor

Guy's Dog

Guy's Dog

1999

as Voice

Vicious Circle

Vicious Circle

1999

as Garrett

Crush Proof

Crush Proof

1998

as Detective Sergeant Hogan

I Went Down

I Went Down

1997

as Johnner Doyle

November Afternoon

November Afternoon

1996

as John

Spin the Bottle

Spin the Bottle

2003

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Game of Thrones

as Roose Bolton

Episodes: 28

First Aired: Apr 17, 2011

Genius

as Philipp Lenard

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 25, 2017

Dangerous Liaisons

as Jean de Merteuil

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Nov 06, 2022

Titanic: Blood and Steel

as Albert Hatton

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 13, 2012

The Long Shadow

as CC Ronald Gregory

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 25, 2023

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as Bill Tuttle

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 30, 2018

The Alienist

as Dr. Markoe

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 22, 2018

Chernobyl

as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 06, 2019

The Fall

as Rob Breedlove

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 12, 2013

Rebel Heart

as Cathal Brugha

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 07, 2001

New Worlds

as John Hawkins

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 01, 2014

The Wheel of Time

as Tam al'Thor

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 18, 2021

The Ice Cream Girls

as Brian

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 19, 2013

Invasion: The Normans

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 06, 2024

Genius

as Jonas Salk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 2017

House of Guinness

as John Potter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2025

Paths to Freedom

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 01, 2000

DNA Journey

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 10, 2019

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