Roger Ashton-Griffiths | |
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 Ashton-Griffiths in 2023 | |
| Born | 19 January 1957 Hertfordshire, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Sharmini Thillaimuthu |
| Children | 2 |
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 the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones .
Born in Hertfordshire, Ashton-Griffiths attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Manchester. He then read music at Lancaster University, where he was a member of Furness College, graduating in 1978. [2] He began his career as a singer with the English National Opera at the London Coliseum between 1979 and 1981.
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. [3]
Ashton-Griffiths's debut novel The Case of Cat Adam was published in 2023.
Ashton-Griffiths is married to Sharmini Thillaimuthu, a senior studio director at the BBC, with whom he has two children. He lives in Suffolk, and has dual British and Canadian citizenship.
In 2003, Ashton-Griffiths attained an MA in fine art from the University of East London, and in 2016, he attained a PhD in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. [4] In 2010, he was appointed a Fellow of Furness College, Lancaster.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | 1st Coachman | |
| 1985 | Brazil | Priest | |
| 1985 | Dreamchild | Mr. Duckworth | |
| 1985 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Inspector Lestrade | |
| 1985 | Pirates | Moonhead | |
| 1985 | Plenty | Radio Producer | |
| 1986 | Haunted Honeymoon | Francis Jr. | |
| 1987 | Empire State | Punter in Cafe | |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Turpin | |
| 1989 | Seven Minutes | Watchman | |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon | Lord Cowley | |
| 1990 | Chicago Joe and the Showgirl | Inspector Tarr | |
| 1991 | King Ralph | Royal Photographer | |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Dr. Monk | |
| 1994 | The Madness of King George | MP | |
| 1995 | Restoration | Mr. Bung | |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Bob Bantling | |
| 1996 | Jude | Auctioneer | |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows | The Prosecution Counsel | |
| 1997 | Swept from the Sea | Canon Van Stone | |
| 1999 | You're Dead | Cliff Sniffton | |
| 2001 | A Knight's Tale | Old Bishop | |
| 2001 | Deflation | Meditating Man | Short film; also writer and director |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | P. T. Barnum | |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Doctor | |
| 2003 | What a Girl Wants | Lord Orwood | |
| 2004 | Devil's Gate | Eagle | |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Mayor | |
| 2006 | Irish Jam | Tom Flannery | |
| 2008 | Mutant Chronicles | Science Monk | |
| 2009 | Bright Star | Shopkeeper | |
| 2009 | Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man | Samuel Johnson | |
| 2009 | Tormented | Mr Humpage | |
| 2009 | Hell's Pavement | Daffyd Tudor | |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Jonathan Wunch | |
| 2011 | A Gun for George | Mr. Maddock | Short film |
| 2013 | Summer in February | Jory | |
| 2014 | Grace of Monaco | Alfred Hitchcock | |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Henry William Pickersgill | |
| 2015 | The London Firm | The Contractor | |
| 2015 | Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse | The Potter | |
| 2015 | The Lobster | Doctor | |
| 2017 | Breathe | Chaplain | |
| 2017 | Crooked House | Gaitskill | |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Musician #1 | |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Ralph Butterworth | |
| 2020 | The Show | First Cabby/Bus Conductor | |
| 2020 | My Dad's Christmas Date | Mr Thompson | |
| 2021 | The Score | Frank | |
| 2022 | The Other Me | Stranger | |
| 2023 | North Star | Best Man | |
| 2024 | Savage House | Dr Hemmings | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | The Young Ones | Orgo | Episode: "Boring" |
| 1983 | The Nation's Health | Unknown character | Episode: "Acute" |
| 1984 | The Secret Servant | Ivan | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Prospects | Eddie | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Humbart | Episode: "Freezeheat" |
| 1987 | Hardwicke House | P.E. Teacher | Episode: "First Day of Term" |
| 1988 | Crossbow | Town Crier | Episode: "The Citadel" |
| 1988 | Jack the Ripper | Rodman | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Noose | William Thompson | Episode: "Gun in Hand" |
| 1989 | The Bill | D.I. Larber | Episode: "Time Out" |
| 1990 | Grange Hill | Walt | 4 episodes |
| 1991 | Lovejoy | Antique Shop Owner | Episode: "Montezuma's Revenge" |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Sinister German | Episode: "Austria, March 1917" |
| 1992 | The Life and Times of Henry Pratt | Len Arrowsmith | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Heidi | Churchman | Miniseries |
| 1993 | The Darling Buds of May | Mr. Ramsbottom | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Martin Chuzzlewit | George Chuzzlewit | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | The Wimbledon Poisoner | Vicar | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Go Now | Walsh | Television film |
| 1995 | The Plant | Geoff the Producer | Television film |
| 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Valdemar Tymrak | Episode: "Report from the Grave" |
| 1996 | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders | Gent at Mint | |
| 1997 | The Odyssey | Polites | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Prior Aymer | 4 episodes |
| 1997 | Cadfael | Thomas of Bristol | Episode: "St. Peter's Fair" |
| 1998 | Merlin | Sir Boris | Miniseries |
| 1998 | The Children of the New Forest | Miller Sprigge | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair | King George IV | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Lady Audley's Secret | Dr. Alwyn Mosgrave | Television film |
| 2001 | As If | Shower Man | Episode: "Alex's POV" |
| 2001 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Friar Tuck | Episode: "Princess of Thieves" |
| 2001 | Micawber | Mr. Peck | Episode: "Micawber Learns the Truth" |
| 2004 | Keen Eddie | Glass Eye Gordon | Episode: "Citizen Cecil" |
| 2005 | Empire | Panza | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Torchwood | Mr Garet | Episode: "Random Shoes" |
| 2007 | Roman Mysteries | Tascius Pomponianus | Episode: "The Secrets of Vesuvius" |
| 2007 | A Very British Sex Scandal | "Khaki" Roberts | Television film |
| 2007 | Heroes and Villains | General Doppet | Episode: "Napoleon" |
| 2008 | The Passion | Syrian Prefect | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic | Lumuel Panter | |
| 2009 | Margaret | John Sergeant | Television film |
| 2009 | Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant | Cardinal Wolsey | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | The Tudors | Sir John Hutton | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Accidental Farmer | Bill | Television film |
| 2011 | Little Crackers | First Magistrate | Episode: "Alan Davies' Little Cracker: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Daytime" |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Robinson | Episode: "U-KO'ed" |
| 2014 | The Musketeers | Elderly Priest | Episode: "Friends and Enemies" |
| 2014 | This is Jinsy | Head of Decency | Episode: "Penny's Pendant" |
| 2014 | Doctor Who | Quayle | Episode: "Robot of Sherwood" |
| 2014–15 | Coronation Street | Neurosurgeon | 7 episodes |
| 2014–16 | Game of Thrones | Mace Tyrell | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Doctors | Dr. Philip Plumridge | Episode: "Are You Kidding Me?" |
| 2016 | Father Brown | Cardinal Bonipogio | Episode: "The Daughter of Autolycus" |
| 2016 | Marley's Ghosts | Mr. Busby | Episode: "Carly" |
| 2017 | Taboo | Abraham Appleby | Episode: "Episode 1" |
| 2017 | Quacks | Bishop of Lambeth | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Lucky Man | Arthur McCarthy | 1 episode |
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