Michael McElhatton - wikipedia Michael McElhatton This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( January 2013 ) Michael McElhatton ( 1963 - 09 - 12 ) 12 September 1963 ( age 54 ) Terenure, Dublin Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Terenure College Occupation Actor and writer Years active 1987 -- present Michael McElhatton ( born 12 September 1963 ) 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 continued to play this role until season 6, promoted to a regular cast member from the fifth season onwards. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 2.3 Video games 3 Writing credits 4 Selected stage career 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Life and career McElhatton was born in 1963 in Terenure, a suburb on the outskirts of Dublin, to 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 films 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 in Paths to Freedom, which he wrote and starred in, 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 HBO television series Game of Thrones, beginning in the second season, playing the character of Roose Bolton. From the fifth season on he was promoted to series regular. In 2015, he played one of the protagonists in the horror film The Hallow, which was presented at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. He appeared in the screen adaptation of the true story of World War 2 drama ' The Zookeeper 's Wife ' in 2017. Filmography Film Title Year Role Director Notes Ref ( s ) The Loser Eddie Keith Boak Short film November Afternoon John Carney, Tom Hall I Went Down 1997 Johnner Doyle Paddy Breathnach All Souls ' Day 1997 Alan Gilsenan To the Mountain 1998 Jean Pasley Short film Crush Proof 1998 Detective Sergeant Hogan Paul Tickell Between Dreams 1999 Mr. Fitzsimons Ian Fitzgibbon Short film Underworld 1999 Jimmy Ronan Gallagher Short film Saltwater 2000 John Traynor Conor McPherson Blow Dry 2001 Robert Paddy Breathnach Zulu 9 2001 Garda Dispatcher Alan Gilsenan Short film Ape 2002 Dandy Dance Rory Bresnihan Short film, voice only The Actors 2003 Jock Conor McPherson Intermission 2003 Sam John Crowley Spin the Bottle 2003 Rats Ian Fitzgibbon Waterloo Dentures Captain Rachael Moriarty, Peter Murphy Short film Mickybo and Me Mechanic Terry Loane Adam & Paul Martin Lenny Abrahamson Voice only God 's Early Work God Rory Bresnihan Short film, voice only George 2005 Rory Bresnihan, John Butler Short film English 2005 Rory Bresnihan Short film The Tiger 's Tail 2006 Dr. Alex Loden John Boorman The Martyr 's Crown 2007 Officer Rory Bresnihan Short film Spacemen Three 2008 Dr. Yuri Semyonov Hugh O'Conor Short film Fifty Dead Men Walking 2008 Robbie Kari Skogland The Man Inside 2008 Locksmith Rory Bresnihan Short film Perrier 's Bounty 2009 Ivan Ian Fitzgibbon Happy Ever Afters 2009 Detective Norman Ginty Stephen Burke Parked Frank Darragh Byrne Pentecost 2011 Pat Lynch Peter McDonald Short film Albert Nobbs 2011 Mr. Moore Rodrigo García Death of a Superhero 2011 James Clarke Ian Fitzgibbon Shadow Dancer 2012 Liam Hughes James Marsh The Food Guide to Love 2013 Famine narrator Dominic Harari, Teresa Pelegri Voice only The Legend of Longwood 2014 The Black Knight Lisa Mulcahy Voice only The Hallow 2015 Colm Donnelly Corin Hardy Norm of the North 2016 Laurence Trevor Wall Voice only Mammal 2016 Matt Rebecca Daly The Autopsy of Jane Doe 2016 Sheriff Sheldon André Øvredal Handsome Devil 2016 Walter Curly John Butler The Siege of Jadotville 2016 McEntee Richie Smyth The Zookeeper 's Wife 2017 Jerzyk Niki Caro King Arthur : Legend of the Sword 2017 Jack 's Eye Guy Ritchie The Foreigner 2017 Jim Kavanagh Martin Campbell Justice League 2017 Bank robber Zack Snyder Television Title Year Role Network Notes Ref. Ballyseedy 1997 Comdt. Ed. Breslin Television film Vicious Circle 1999 Garrett BBC Television film The Ambassador 1999 Commander 2 Episode : `` Vacant Possession '' Vicious Circle 1999 Garrett Television film Paths to Freedom 2000 Raymond ' Rats ' Doyle RTÉ 6 episodes Rebel Heart 2001 Cathal Brugha BBC Mini-Series 3 episodes Fergus 's Wedding 2002 Fergus Walsh 4 episodes Hide & Seek 2006 Paul Holden RTÉ 4 episodes My Boy Jack 2007 Leo Amery MP Television film Your Bad Self RTÉ 6 episodes The Santa Incident Ross Television film Zen 2011 Ernesto Heuber BBC Mini-Series Episode : `` Ratking '' Game of Thrones 2012 -- 2016 Roose Bolton HBO 19 episodes The Fall 2013 Rob Breedlove RTÉ 4 episodes Ripper Street 2013 Commissioner James Monro BBC 2 episodes The Ice Cream Girls 2013 Brian ITV Mini-Series 3 episodes New Worlds 2014 John Hawkins Channel 4 3 episodes Strike Back : Legacy 2015 Oppenheimer Sky 1 2 episodes Mammon 2016 CIA Agent NRK 2 episodes Genius 2017 Dr. Philipp Lenard National Geographic 3 episodes Video games Title Year Voice role Ref. Assassin 's Creed IV : Black Flag 2013 Vance Travers Writing credits Paths to Freedom Fergus 's Wedding Spin the Bottle Your Bad Self Selected stage career The Seafarer, as Nicky Giblin National Theatre, London Shining City, Royal Court Theatre, London The Wexford Trilogy, Tricycle Theatre An Ideal Husband, Gate Theatre The White Devil, Project at The Mint Car Show, Corn Exchange Twenty Grand, Abbey Theatre Greatest Hits, Project Arts Centre The Way of the World, Project Arts Centre A Decision Pure and Simple, Riverside Studios An Enemy of the People, for Young Vic As You Like It, Rose Theatre Midnight Court, Project Theatre Wind in the Willows, Sheffield Crucible Little Malcom and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs, BAC Water Music, Cockpit Theatre Awards and nominations 2003 IFTA Award nomination, Best Actor - Film for `` Spin the Bottle '' 2003 IFTA Award nomination, Best Script for `` Spin the Bottle '' -- Ian Fitzgibbon / Michael McElhatton / Grand Pictures 2007 IFTA Award nomination, Best Actor - Television for `` Hide & Seek '' 2013 IFTA Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor - Film for `` Death of a Superhero '' 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series References ^ Jump up to : Ciara Dwyer ( 30 November 2003 ). `` Rat 's tale is a glass act, low on spin and high on bottle ''. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2015. Jump up ^ Schwartz, Terri. `` ' Game of Thrones ' : Michael McElhatton says Robb Stark 's ' huge mistake ' caused Roose Bolton 's Red Wedding betrayal ''. Zap2it. Tribune Media Services, LLC. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Carice van Houten heads back to Westeros, and new photos from Lokrum and Moneyglass ''. Watchers On The Wall. Retrieved 10 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones : Cast ''. HBO. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017. ^ Jump up to : http://www.ifta.ie/awards/iftawinners2003.html Jump up ^ http://www.ifta.ie/awards/iftawinners2007.html Jump up ^ http://www.ifta.ie/awards/iftawinners2013.html Jump up ^ `` SAG Awards Nominations : ' 12 Years A Slave ' And ' Breaking Bad ' Lead Way ''. Deadline.com. December 11, 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2017. 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Question: who plays roose bolton on game of thrones
Answer: Michael McElhatton