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. He joined the series as a guest star in the second season, and continued to play this role until the sixth season, promoted to a regular cast member from the fifth season onwards.
Before everything is over, Simon will face dragons, woo a princess, and search for the trio of magic swords—Minneyar (Memory), Jingizu (Sorrow), and Thorn—that give the series its title, and offer the only hope of casting evil out of the land
