Michael Mcelhatton's Rabbit Gunther

# Michael McElhatton, born on September 12, 1963, is an Irish actor and writer.

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

# He is best known for his role as Roose Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

# He began studying acting at Terenure College, a school known for its drama tradition and later graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1987.

# After spending eight years in London, McElhatton returned to Ireland in the early nineties, where he began his acting career mainly in theatre and television.

# Between 2000 and 2002, he gained fame by appearing in the situation comedies Paths to Freedom and Fergus's Wedding, and also took on the role of screenwriter, writing the screenplay for all of the episodes.

# The character of Rats in Paths to Freedom (2000), which he wrote and starred in, became popular with the public and was adapted into an entire feature film, Spin the Bottle (2003).

# As his career progressed, McElhatton played minor characters in films by directors such as Lenny Abrahamson, John Boorman, and Kari Skogland. He also appeared in Perrier's Bounty (2009) and Death of a Superhero (2011).

# In 2012, the short film Pentecost 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.

# In 2012, McElhatton joined the cast of the HBO television series Game of Thrones, beginning in the second season, playing the character of warlord Roose Bolton. From the fifth season on, he was promoted to a series regular.