Michael McElhatton is an Irish actor and writer. Best known for portraying the character of Roose Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones, McEhlhatton’s career as a film and television actor spans over two decades. Notable television credits include Paths to Freedom, The Fall, Ripper Street and New Worlds. Significant among the actor’s movie credits are Blow Dry (2001), Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008), Death of a Superhero (2011), The Autopsy of Jane Does (2016), The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017) and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017).