Thursday, August 11, 2011

Michael McElhatton to play 'Game of Thrones' as Roose Bolton

Not to be left out with all of the recent casting news for season two of HBO's "Game of Thrones," author George R.R. Martin has revealed that Irish actor Michael McElhatton will play Roose Bolton, Lord of the Dreadfort.

Michael McElhatton
McElhatton has appeared in a variety of film and television productions, including "Fifty Dead Men Walking" and "Masterpiece Mystery."

He joins fellow season two newcomers Robert Pugh ("Robin Hood," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World") as Craster, Hannah Murray (the U.K. "Skins") as Gilly, Roy Dotrice ("Amadeus," "Beauty and the Beast") as Pyromancer Hallyne, Tom Wlaschiha ("Enemy at the Gates") as Jaqen H'gar, Gemma Whelan ("The Wolfman") as Yara Greyjoy, Liam Cunningham ("Camelot") as Davos Seaworth the Onion Knight, Stephen Dillane ("John Adams") as Stannis, Carice van Houten ("Repo Men," "Valkyrie") as Melisandre, Gwendoline Christie ("The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus") as Brienne and Natalie Dormer ("The Tudors") as Margaery Tyrell.

The first season was recently awarded Outstanding New Program by the Television Critics Association. It also picked up 13 Emmy nominations, including Best Drama Series, Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister), Writing in a Drama Series and Direction in Single-Camera Series.  

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