Michael McElhatton

Information

Date of birth

12 September 1963

Birthplace

Terenure, Dublin, Ireland

External links
IMDb

Michael McElhatton is an Irish actor and scriptwriter. He won the IFTA Award for Best Actor in 2003 for his role in the comedy series Paths to Freedom, which he also co-wrote.

In Game of Thrones, McElhatton played the role of Lord Roose Bolton. He was confirmed in the role on August 10, 2011.^[1] He joined the cast as a guest star in the second season and returned for the third, and fourth, and was promoted to starring cast member for the fifth, and continued on until the sixth.

He has been cast in a supporting role in the upcoming fantasy TV series The Wheel of Time, based on the books of the same name by the late Robert Jordan, of whom George R.R. Martin was a friend.

Credits[]

Guest starring[]

Game of Thrones: Season 2
The North Remembers	The Night Lands	What Is Dead May Never Die	Garden of Bones	The Ghost of Harrenhal
The Old Gods and the New	A Man Without Honor	The Prince of Winterfell	Blackwater	Valar Morghulis

Game of Thrones: Season 3
Valar Dohaeris	Dark Wings, Dark Words	Walk of Punishment	And Now His Watch Is Ended	Kissed by Fire
The Climb	The Bear and the Maiden Fair	Second Sons	The Rains of Castamere	Mhysa

Game of Thrones: Season 4
Two Swords	The Lion and the Rose	Breaker of Chains	Oathkeeper	First of His Name
The Laws of Gods and Men	Mockingbird	The Mountain and the Viper	The Watchers on the Wall	The Children

Starring[]

Game of Thrones: Season 5
The Wars To Come	The House of Black and White	High Sparrow	Sons of the Harpy	Kill the Boy
Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken	The Gift	Hardhome	The Dance of Dragons	Mother's Mercy

Game of Thrones: Season 6
The Red Woman	Home	Oathbreaker	Book of the Stranger	The Door
Blood of My Blood	The Broken Man	No One	Battle of the Bastards	The Winds of Winter

References[]

↑ George R.R. Martin's blog

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Game of Thrones

Showrunners

David Benioff · D.B. Weiss

Individuals

Eddard Stark · Robert Baratheon · Tyrion Lannister · Jaime Lannister · Cersei Lannister · Daenerys Targaryen · Jon Snow · Petyr Baelish · Robb Stark · Catelyn Stark · Viserys Targaryen · Tywin Lannister · Margaery Tyrell · Stannis Baratheon · Sansa Stark · Arya Stark · Davos Seaworth · Melisandre · Missandei · Ellaria Sand · Joffrey Baratheon · Theon Greyjoy · Gendry Baratheon · Bran Stark · Samwell Tarly · Talisa Stark · Gilly · Jeor Mormont · Tommen Baratheon · Brienne of Tarth · Varys · Sandor Clegane · Daario Naharis · High Sparrow · Ramsay Bolton · Roose Bolton · Bronn · Tormund · Shae · Ygritte · Jaqen H'ghar · Grey Worm · Jorah Mormont

Cast members

Starring cast: Sean Bean · Mark Addy · Peter Dinklage · Nikolaj Coster-Waldau · Lena Headey · Emilia Clarke · Kit Harington · Aidan Gillen · Richard Madden · Michelle Fairley · Harry Lloyd · Charles Dance · Natalie Dormer · Stephen Dillane · Sophie Turner · Maisie Williams · Liam Cunningham · Carice van Houten · Nathalie Emmanuel · Indira Varma · Jack Gleeson · Alfie Allen · Joe Dempsie · Isaac Hempstead-Wright · John Bradley · Oona Chaplin · Hannah Murray · James Cosmo · Dean-Charles Chapman · Gwendoline Christie · Conleth Hill · Rory McCann · Michiel Huisman · Jonathan Pryce · Iwan Rheon · Michael McElhatton · Jerome Flynn · Kristofer Hivju · Sibel Kekilli · Rose Leslie · Tom Wlaschiha · Jacob Anderson · Iain Glen

Seasons

Season 1 (cast) · Season 2 (cast) · Season 3 (cast) · Season 4 (cast) · Season 5 (cast) · Season 6 (cast) · Season 7 (cast) · Season 8 (cast)

Episodes

Season 1	Winter Is Coming (appearances) · The Kingsroad (appearances) · Lord Snow (appearances) · Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things (appearances) · The Wolf and the Lion (appearances) · A Golden Crown (appearances) · You Win or You Die (appearances) · The Pointy End (appearances) · Baelor (appearances) · Fire and Blood (appearances)
Season 2	The North Remembers (appearances) · The Night Lands (appearances) · What Is Dead May Never Die (appearances) · Garden of Bones (appearances) · The Ghost of Harrenhal (appearances) · The Old Gods and the New (appearances) · A Man Without Honor (appearances) · The Prince of Winterfell (appearances) · Blackwater (appearances) · Valar Morghulis (appearances)
Season 3	Valar Dohaeris (appearances) · Dark Wings, Dark Words (appearances) · Walk of Punishment (appearances) · And Now His Watch Is Ended (appearances) · Kissed by Fire (appearances) · The Climb (appearances) · The Bear and the Maiden Fair (appearances) · Second Sons (appearances) · The Rains of Castamere (appearances) · Mhysa (appearances)
Season 4	Two Swords (appearances) · The Lion and the Rose (appearances) · Breaker of Chains (appearances) · Oathkeeper (appearances) · First of His Name (appearances) · The Laws of Gods and Men (appearances) · Mockingbird (appearances) · The Mountain and the Viper (appearances) · The Watchers on the Wall (appearances) · The Children (appearances)
Season 5	The Wars To Come (appearances) · The House of Black and White (appearances) · High Sparrow (appearances) · Sons of the Harpy (appearances) · Kill the Boy (appearances) · Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (appearances) · The Gift (appearances) · Hardhome (appearances) · The Dance of Dragons (appearances) · Mother's Mercy (appearances)
Season 6	The Red Woman (appearances) · Home (appearances) · Oathbreaker (appearances) · Book of the Stranger (appearances) · The Door (appearances) · Blood of My Blood (appearances) · The Broken Man (appearances) · No One (appearances) · Battle of the Bastards (appearances) · The Winds of Winter (appearances)
Season 7	Dragonstone (appearances) · Stormborn (appearances) · The Queen's Justice (appearances) · The Spoils of War (appearances) · Eastwatch (appearances) · Beyond the Wall (appearances) · The Dragon and the Wolf (appearances)
Season 8	Winterfell (appearances) · A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (appearances) · The Long Night (appearances) · The Last of the Starks (appearances) · The Bells (appearances) · The Iron Throne (appearances)
Pilot	Pilot

Websites

Making Game of Thrones · Game of Thrones Viewer's Guide

Games

The Maester's Path · Game of Thrones · Battle for the Iron Throne · Game of Thrones: Ascent · Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms (canceled) · Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (Episode 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6) · Game of Thrones: Conquest · Reigns: Game of Thrones · Game of Thrones Slots Casino · Game of Thrones Winter is Coming · Game of Thrones Beyond the Wall · Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows · Game of Thrones: Legends · Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

Music

Themes and leitmotifs	Themes and leitmotifs
Albums	Game of Thrones (Music from the HBO Series) · Game of Thrones: Season 2 (Music from the HBO Series) · Game of Thrones: Season 3 (Music from the HBO Series) · Catch the Throne: The Mixtape · Game of Thrones: Season 4 (Music from the HBO Series) · Catch the Throne: The Mixtape, Volume II · Game of Thrones: Season 5 (Music from the HBO Series) · Game of Thrones: Season 6 (Music from the HBO Series) · Game of Thrones: Season 7 (Music from the HBO Series) · For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) · Game of Thrones: Season 8 (Music from the HBO Series)
Live event	Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience

Podcast

Thronecast

Documentaries

Game of Thrones: Inside the Episode (Season 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8) · Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life · The Game Revealed (Season 6 · 7 · 8) · Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Micro-series

Histories & Lore (Season 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8)

Books

Inside HBO's Game of Thrones · Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros · Living Language Dothraki · Inside HBO's Game of Thrones: Seasons 3 & 4 · Game of Thrones: The Noble Houses of Westeros · Game of Thrones: The Storyboards · Game of Thrones: The Costumes · The Art of Game of Thrones · The Photography of Game of Thrones · The Official Westeros Cookbook

Aftershows

Thronecast · After the Thrones

Featurettes

The Dance of Dragons · Game of Thrones: Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms (Chapter 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10)

Production

Production timeline · Filming locations · Opening credits

Source material

A Song of Ice and Fire

Differences in adaptation

Seasons	Season 1 · Season 2 · Season 3 · Season 4 · Season 5 · Season 6 · Season 7 · Season 8
Other	Bastard Letter · Character names, appearances, or ages · New characters · Significantly changed characters · Status of women