on television in the cast of the miniseries Titanic: Blood and Steel. In 2012, McElhatton joined the cast of the 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 II drama The Zookeeper's Wife in 2017. In 2021, McElhatton appeared as Tam al'Thor in the adaptation of The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Video. His casting was announced on 06 November 2019 through Twitter. Filmography Film Television Video games Writing credits Paths to Freedom Fergus's Wedding Spin the Bottle Your Bad Self Selected stage career The Night Alive, as Doc, Donmar Warehouse, London, and the Atlantic Theater, New York City 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 Malcolm 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 External links 1963 births Living people 20th-century Irish male actors 21st-century Irish male actors Alumni of RADA Irish expatriates in England Irish male film actors Irish male Shakespearean actors Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors Irish male video game actors Irish male voice actors Irish writers