ACTOR
Michael McElhatton
1963 - Today

Michael McElhatton
Michael McElhatton (born 12 September 1963) is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones from the second to the sixth season (2012–2016). Other credits include I Went Down (1997), Paths to Freedom (2000), Saltwater (2000), Blow Dry (2001), The Actors (2003), Spin the Bottle (2003), Perrier's Bounty (2009), Albert Nobbs (2011), Death of a Superhero (2011), Pentecost (2012), The Fall (2013), The Hallow (2015), The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), Chernobyl (2019), Das Boot (2020), The Alienist: Angel of Darkness (2020), The Wheel of Time (2021), Jack Ryan (2022) and The Long Shadow (2023). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael McElhatton is the 4,959th most popular actor (up from 6,552nd in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 289th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Irish Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Michael McElhatton ranks 4,959 out of 13,578. Before him are Semyon Farada, Chandra Wilson, Corinne Griffith, Tess Harper, Pierre Coffin, and Kim Hee-sun. After him are Amanda Bearse, Molly Ringwald, Rosalind Chao, Alexa PenaVega, Bernadette Peters, and Edward Platt.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSemyon Farada
1933 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,954
Chandra Wilson
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,955
Corinne Griffith
1894 - 1979
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4,956
Tess Harper
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,957
Pierre Coffin
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,958
Kim Hee-sun
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,959
Michael McElhatton
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,960
Amanda Bearse
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,961
Molly Ringwald
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,962
Rosalind Chao
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4,963
Alexa PenaVega
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 4,964
Bernadette Peters
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 4,965
Edward Platt
1916 - 1974
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 4,966
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Michael McElhatton ranks 295. Before him are Angus Macfadyen, Henri Leconte, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Fisher Stevens, Toru Sano, and Gabriele Reinsch. After him are Taki Inoue, Jean-Marc Vallée, Kevin Smith, Kalusha Bwalya, Dylan Walsh, and Mohamed Ould Bilal.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsAngus Macfadyen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 289
Henri Leconte
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 290
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 291
Fisher Stevens
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 292
Toru Sano
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 293
Gabriele Reinsch
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 294
Michael McElhatton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 295
Taki Inoue
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 296
Jean-Marc Vallée
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2021
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 297
Kevin Smith
ACTOR
1963 - 2002
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 298
Kalusha Bwalya
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 299
Dylan Walsh
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 300
Mohamed Ould Bilal
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 301
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Michael McElhatton ranks 241 out of 549. Before him are Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), Richard Kirwan (1733), Michael William Balfe (1808), Henry Kellett (1806), and George Salmon (1819). After him are Lena Rice (1866), Ronnie Drew (1934), Joe Kelly (1913), Oliver Plunkett (1625), Alicia Boole Stott (1860), and Charles Haughey (1925).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsMargaret Mazzantini
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 235
Hugh O'Flaherty
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1963
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 236
Richard Kirwan
GEOLOGIST
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 237
Michael William Balfe
COMPOSER
1808 - 1870
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 238
Henry Kellett
EXPLORER
1806 - 1875
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 239
George Salmon
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 240
Michael McElhatton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 241
Lena Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1866 - 1907
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 242
Ronnie Drew
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 243
Joe Kelly
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1993
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 244
Oliver Plunkett
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1625 - 1681
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 245
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 246
Charles Haughey
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 247
Among ACTORS In Ireland
Among actors born in Ireland, Michael McElhatton ranks 34. Before him are Jason O'Mara (1972), Sinéad Cusack (1948), Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913), Andrew Scott (1976), Sara Allgood (1879), and Ray McAnally (1926). After him are Alison Doody (1966), Owen Moore (1886), Domhnall Gleeson (1983), Stuart Townsend (1972), Milo O'Shea (1926), and Evanna Lynch (1991).
Jason O'Mara
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 28
Sinéad Cusack
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 29
Geraldine Fitzgerald
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 30
Andrew Scott
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 31
Sara Allgood
1879 - 1950
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 32
Ray McAnally
1926 - 1989
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 33
Michael McElhatton
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 34
Alison Doody
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 35
Owen Moore
1886 - 1939
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 36
Domhnall Gleeson
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 37
Stuart Townsend
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 38
Milo O'Shea
1926 - 2013
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 39
Evanna Lynch
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 40