Bio
Roger Ashton-Griffiths is an English actor, screenwriter, singer and film director best known to international television viewers for his role as Mace Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden and head of House Tyrell who is the father of Loras and Margaery Tyrell and the son of Olenna Tyrell, in the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones.
He graduated from Lancaster University (BMus) and the University of East London (MA Fine Art), 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 The Brothers Grimm and Brazil; A Knight's Tale; Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York; Roman Polanski's Pirates; Peter Greenaway's The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover; Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger; Olivier Dahan's Grace of Monaco; and Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner.
He has also worked extensively in television, including Margaret and The Tudors.