Michael McElhatton

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Michael McElhatton

Acting 63 September 12, 1963

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 se…

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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

8.5 2011 TV Show
Justice League

Justice League

6.1 2017 Movie
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

8.1 2021 Movie
Chernobyl

Chernobyl

8.7 2019 TV Show
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

6.6 2017 Movie
The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

6.8 2016 Movie
The Last Duel

The Last Duel

7.4 2021 Movie
The Foreigner

The Foreigner

7.0 2017 Movie
The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

7.6 2021 TV Show
Togo

Togo

8.1 2019 Movie
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

7.7 2018 TV Show
The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife

7.3 2017 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    House of Guinness

    TV show John Potter

  2. 2024
    Invasion: The Normans

    TV show Narrator

  3. 2023
    The Ghastly Ghoul

    Movie Orson

  4. 2023
    The Long Shadow

    TV show CC Ronald Gregory

  5. 2022
    Dangerous Liaisons

    TV show Jean de Merteuil

  6. 2022
    The Dry

    TV show Finbar

  7. 2021
    The Wheel of Time

    TV show Tam al'Thor

  8. 2021
    Arracht

    Movie Lieutenant

  9. 2021
    The Last Duel

    Movie Bernard de Latour

  10. 2021
    Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Movie Black Clad Alpha

  11. 2020
    The Winter Lake

    Movie Ward

  12. 2019
    Togo

    Movie Jafet Lindeberg

  13. 2019
    The Last Right

    Movie Frank Delaney

  14. 2019
    DNA Journey

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  15. 2019
    Chernobyl

    TV show Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin

  16. 2018
    Agatha and the Truth of Murder

    Movie Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  1. 2018
    Boy Saint

    Movie Poem Narrator

  2. 2018
    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    TV show Bill Tuttle

  3. 2018
    Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

    Movie Felix (voice)

  4. 2018
    The Overcoat

    Movie Petrovich (voice)

  5. 2018
    The Alienist

    TV show Dr. Markoe

  6. 2017
    Justice League

    Movie Black Clad Alpha

  7. 2017
    The Foreigner

    Movie Jim Kavanagh

  8. 2017
    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

    Movie Jack's Eye

  9. 2017
    Genius

    TV show Philipp Lenard

  10. 2017
    The Zookeeper's Wife

    Movie Jerzyk

  11. 2017
    Handsome Devil

    Movie Walter Curly

  12. 2016
    The Autopsy of Jane Doe

    Movie Sheriff Sheldon

  13. 2016
    The Siege of Jadotville

    Movie General McEntee

  14. 2016
    Mammal

    Movie Matt Quinn

  15. 2016
    Norm of the North

    Movie Laurence (voice)

  16. 2015
    The Hallow

    Movie Colm Donnelly

  17. 2014
    The Legend of Longwood

    Movie Black Knight

  18. 2014
    New Worlds

    TV show John Hawkins

  19. 2013
    The Fall

    TV show Rob Breedlove

  20. 2013
    The Ice Cream Girls

    TV show Brian

  21. 2012
    Titanic: Blood and Steel

    TV show Albert Hatton

  22. 2012
    Shadow Dancer

    Movie Liam Hughes

  23. 2011
    Albert Nobbs

    Movie Mr. Moore

  24. 2011
    Death of a Superhero

    Movie James Clarke