Person profile

Michael McElhatton

37%Slightly wokeWoke score · lower is better40% personal • 28% work

Published titles: 5
Crew roles: 0
Cast roles: 5
Profile updated: October 5, 2026
TMDB person ID: 73288

Personal context

Summary

Michael McElhatton is an Irish actor and writer, known for playing Roose Bolton in Game of Thrones and for co-writing and starring in the comedy Paths to Freedom. His screen work ranges from Irish comedy and crime drama to historical series and horror. In a 2024 interview, he praised a Paths to Freedom story about refugees and recalled his character saying that people should be allowed to live in Ireland. No public statements on DEI, party politics, or activist affiliations are on record.

Known Work

Published titles

Handsome Devil
2017
as Walter Curly
84%
The Foreigner
2017
as Jim Kavanagh
1%
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017
as Jerzyk
34%
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016
as Sheriff Sheldon
15%
The Siege of Jadotville
2016
as General McEntee
2%