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.McElhatton was born in 1963 in Terenure, a suburb in the south
of Dublin, 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 GarcÃa, 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.
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.McElhatton was born in 1963 in Terenure, a suburb in the south
of Dublin, 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 GarcÃa, 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.
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