Portrait of Michael McElhatton

Acting

Michael McElhatton

Career

Active from 1996 to 2024, busiest in 2010 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Death of a Superhero
Death of a Superhero
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael McElhatton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Military Strategy 2
  • Unlikely Friendship 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Underworld
Underworld

as Jimmy

The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty
The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty

as Eamonn McCarty

2020s

11 titles ยท average score 70
House of Guinness
House of Guinness (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as John Potter

Invasion: The Normans
Invasion: The Normans (2024)

TV show ยท as Narrator

The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as CC Ronald Gregory

The Ghastly Ghoul
The Ghastly Ghoul (2023)

as Orson

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Jean de Merteuil

The Dry
The Dry (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Finbar

The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Tam al'Thor

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

as Black Clad Alpha

The Last Duel
The Last Duel (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bernard de Latour

Arracht
Arracht (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lieutenant

The Winter Lake
The Winter Lake (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ward

2010s

33 titles ยท average score 64
Chernobyl
Chernobyl (2019)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Prosecutor Andrei Stepashin

The Overcoat
The Overcoat (2018)

as Petrovich (voice)

The Foreigner
The Foreigner (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jim Kavanagh

The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jerzyk

Handsome Devil
Handsome Devil (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

as Walter Curly

Mammal
Mammal (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Matt Quinn

The Autopsy of Jane Doe
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sheriff Sheldon

The Siege of Jadotville
The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

as General McEntee

The Hallow
The Hallow (2015)
GoodWatch score 60

as Colm Donnelly

Death of a Superhero
Death of a Superhero (2011)
GoodWatch score 83

as James Clarke

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Roose Bolton

Perrier's Bounty
Perrier's Bounty (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ivan

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 64
Fifty Dead Men Walking
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

as Robbie

My Boy Jack
My Boy Jack (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

as Leo Amery MP

The Tiger's Tail
The Tiger's Tail (2006)
GoodWatch score 26

as Dr. Alex Loden

Mickybo and Me
Mickybo and Me (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mechanic

Adam & Paul
Adam & Paul (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

as Martin (voice)

Spin the Bottle
Spin the Bottle (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rats

The Actors
The Actors (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jock

Killinaskully
Killinaskully (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Ghost of Christmas Present

Intermission
Intermission (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sam

Blow Dry
Blow Dry (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Robert

Rebel Heart
Rebel Heart (2001)

TV show ยท as Cathal Brugha

Paths to Freedom
Paths to Freedom (2000)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 65
Guy's Dog
Guy's Dog (1999)

as Voice

Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle (1999)

as Garrett

Crush Proof
Crush Proof (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

as Detective Sergeant Hogan

I Went Down
I Went Down (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Johnner Doyle

Ballyseedy
Ballyseedy (1997)

as Comdt. Ed Breslin

November Afternoon
November Afternoon (1996)

as John