Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

as Jasper Shaw, the bookseller, in Jane Campion's Bright Star (2008)
Born (1957-01-19) 19 January 1957
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor, director, writer

Roger Ashton-Griffiths (born 19 January 1957) is an English character actor, screenwriter and film director.[1] He is best known for his role as Mace Tyrell in HBO series Game of Thrones.

Life and career

Roger Ashton-Griffiths graduated from Lancaster University (BMus), University of East London (MA Fine Art) and the University of East Anglia (PhD Creative & Critical Writing, 2016), and began his career as a singer with English National Opera at the London Coliseum.

He has appeared in numerous high-profile films, including Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985) and The Brothers Grimm (2005), Dreamchild (1985), Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), Gene Wilder's Haunted Honeymoon (1986), Roman Polanski's Pirates (1986), Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990), Shadowlands (1993), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Wind in the Willows (1996), A Knight's Tale (2001), Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002), Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco (2014) and Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner (2014).

He has also worked extensively in television, including Jack the Ripper, The Odyssey, Merlin, Margaret, The Tudors, Doctor Who, Coronation Street and Father Brown. He portrays Lord Mace Tyrell in Game of Thrones in Season 4, Season 5, and Season 6.[2][3]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Brazil Priest
1985 Dreamchild Mr. Duckworth
1985 Young Sherlock Holmes Inspector Lestrade
1985 Pirates Moonhead
1986 Haunted Honeymoon Francis Jr.
1988 Jack the Ripper Rodman
1989 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Turpin
1990 Mountains of the Moon Lord Cowley
1990 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl Inspector Tarr
1993 Shadowlands Dr. Monk
1997 The Odyssey Polites
1998 Merlin Sir Boris
2001 A Knight's Tale Old Bishop
2002 Gangs of New York P. T. Barnum
2005 The Brothers Grimm Mayor
2008 Bright Star Shopkeeper
2009 Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man Samuel Johnson
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Jonathan Wunch
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Robinson Episode: "U-KO'ed"
2014 Grace of Monaco Alfred Hitchcock
2014–2016 Game of Thrones Lord Mace Tyrell 13 episodes
2014 Mr. Turner Henry William Pickersgill
2016 Father Brown Cardinal Bonipogio Episode: "The Daughter of Autolycus"

References

  1. ↑ New York Times
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Game of Thrones Season 6 Mace Tyrell Interview with Roger Ashton-Griffiths". flicksandthecity.com. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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