Michael McElhatton

Irish Actor Known for "Game of Thrones"

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Michael McElhatton Biography

Michael McElhatton is an Irish actor and writer 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 continues to play this role as of Season 6, promoted to a regular cast member.

McElhatton was born in 1963 in Terenure, a suburb on the outskirts of Dublin, from a modest family. He began studying acting at Terenure College, a school known for its drama tradition, and afterward spent eight years in London where he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1987. McElhatton returned to Ireland in the early nineties, where he began his acting career mainly in theatre and television. He appeared in a short film titled The Loser in 1990. In 1996 he was directed by John Carney in the film November Afternoon, in which he plays the main character. In the late nineties and early 2000s, McElhatton appeared in numerous series and TV movies in Ireland, working with various film directors, including Paddy Breathnach and Conor McPherson for roles in I Went Down (1997), Saltwater (2000), Blow Dry (2001), and The Actors (2003). Between 2000 and 2002, McElhatton gained fame from appearing in the situation comedies Paths to Freedom and Fergus's Wedding. In addition to acting, he also took on the role of screenwriter, writing the screenplay for all of the episodes. The character of Rats, which he wrote and starred in, in Paths to Freedom , became popular with the public and allowed it to be adapted into an entire feature film in 2003 (Spin the Bottle). As his career went on, McElhatton continued playing minor characters in films by directors such as Lenny Abrahamson, John Boorman and Kari Skogland. McElhatton also appeared in Perrier's Bounty (2009) and Death of a Superhero (2011).

He returned to his role as writer in 2010 writing six episodes of the sitcom Your Bad Self . Over the next decade McElhatton began appearing in much larger roles. In 2011 he had a role in the film Albert Nobbs directed by Rodrigo García, and the following year the short Pentecost , which received a nomination for Best Short Film at the 2012 Academy Awards. That same year he took part in the film Shadow Dancer directed by James Marsh, while also on television in the cast of the miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel.

In 2012, McElhatton joined the cast of the popular television series HBO Game of Thrones, beginning in the second season, playing the character of Roose Bolton. From the fifth season on he was promoted to main cast member. In 2015 he played one of the protagonists in the horror film The Hallow, which was presented at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, he appeared on Genius and Chernobyl.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/28/2024.

Michael McElhatton Videos

  • When I Died on Game of Thrones: Roose Bolton
    SPOILER ALERT! Roose Bolton went from Stark bannerman to Warden of the North after betraying Robb Stark at the Red Wedding, but got his...
  • Iwan Rheon, Michael McElhatton & Alfie Allen Talk "Game of Thrones"
    Alfie Allen talks about what Iwan Rheon’s character did to his character on “Game of Thrones” and Michael McElhatton talks about how no...
  • Game Of Thrones | Thronecast - Roose Bolton On The Red Wedding
    Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton) talks to Thronecast about filming the most iconic scene in Game Of Thrones; the Red Wedding. Watch more on...

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