Michael McElhatton

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.

Known For

Game of Thrones

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Chernobyl

The Wheel of Time

Genius

Genius

Zack Snyder's Justice League

The Alienist

All Movies (55)

• The Ghastly Ghoul2023 · as Orson
• Arracht2021 · as Lieutenant
• The Last Duel2021 · as Bernard de Latour
• Zack Snyder's Justice League2021 · as Black Clad Alpha
• The Winter Lake2020 · as Ward
• Togo2019 · as Jafet Lindeberg
• The Last Right2019 · as Frank Delaney
• Agatha and the Truth of Murder2018 · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Boy Saint2018 · as Poem Narrator
• Captain Morten and the Spider Queen2018 · as Felix (voice)
• The Overcoat2018 · as Petrovich (voice)
• Justice League2017 · as Black Clad Alpha
• The Foreigner2017 · as Jim Kavanagh
• King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017 · as Jack's Eye
• The Zookeeper's Wife2017 · as Jerzyk
• Handsome Devil2017 · as Walter Curly
• The Autopsy of Jane Doe2016 · as Sheriff Sheldon
• The Siege of Jadotville2016 · as General McEntee
• Mammal2016 · as Matt
• Norm of the North2016 · as Laurence (voice)
• The Hallow2015 · as Colm Donnelly
• The Legend of Longwood2014 · as Black Knight
• Shadow Dancer2012 · as Liam Hughes
• Albert Nobbs2011 · as Mr. Moore
• Death of a Superhero2011 · as James Clarke
• The Santa Incident2010 · as Ross
• Pentecost2010 · as Pat Lynch
• Parked2010 · as Frank
• Perrier's Bounty2009 · as Ivan
• The Man Inside2009
• Fifty Dead Men Walking2008 · as Robbie
• Spacemen Three2008
• My Boy Jack2007 · as Leo Amery MP
• Mickybo and Me2005 · as Mechanic
• God's Early Work2004
• Adam & Paul2004 · as Martin (voice)
• Ape2003 · as Dandy (Voice)
• Spin the Bottle2003 · as Rats
• The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels2003 · as narrator
• Intermission2003 · as Sam
• The Actors2003 · as Jock
• Waterloo Dentures2003
• Blow Dry2001 · as Robert
• Saltwater2000 · as John Traynor
• Guy's Dog1999 · as Voice
• Vicious Circle1999 · as Garrett
• Crush Proof1998 · as Detective Sergeant Hogan
• Just in Time1998
• Ballyseedy1997 · as Comdt. Ed Breslin
• All Souls' Day1997
• I Went Down1997 · as Johnner Doyle
• November Afternoon1996 · as John
• Underworld— · as Jimmy
• The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty— · as Eamonn McCarty
• The Bard—

All TV Shows (20)

• House of Guinness2025 · as John Potter
• Invasion: The Normans2024 · as Narrator
• The Long Shadow2023 · as CC Ronald Gregory
• Dangerous Liaisons2022 · as Jean de Merteuil
• The Dry2022 · as Finbar
• The Wheel of Time2021 · as Tam al'Thor
• DNA Journey2019 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Chernobyl2019 · as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan2018 · as Bill Tuttle
• The Alienist2018 · as Dr. Markoe
• Genius2017 · as Philipp Lenard
• Genius2017 · as Jonas Salk
• New Worlds2014 · as John Hawkins
• The Fall2013 · as Rob Breedlove
• The Ice Cream Girls2013 · as Brian
• Titanic: Blood and Steel2012 · as Albert Hatton
• Game of Thrones2011 · as Roose Bolton
• Killinaskully2003 · as Ghost of Christmas Present
• Rebel Heart2001 · as Cathal Brugha
• Paths to Freedom2000