
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1957-01-19 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Roger Ashton Griffiths · J.G.R. Ashton-Griffiths · Роджер Эштон-Гриффитс
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Roger Ashton-Griffiths (born January 19, 1957 in Hemel Hempstead) is a British character actor, screenwriter and film director.
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 and Her Lover and Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
He has also worked extensively in television, including Margaret and The Tudors (2009).
Known For
TV Shows (32)

Game of Thrones
2011
as Mace Tyrell

Doctor Who
2005
as Quayle

Father Brown
2013
as Cardinal Bonipogio

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Valdemar Tymrak

Torchwood
2006
as Mr Garrett

The Young Ones
1982
as Orgo

Lovejoy
1986
as Antique Shop Owner

Taboo
2017
as Appleby

The Musketeers
2014

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Sinister German

The Odyssey
1997
as Polites

Cadfael
1994
as Thomas of Bristol

Crossbow
1987

As If
2001
as Shower Man

The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Mr. Ramsbottom

Merlin
1998
as Sir Boris

The Colour of Magic
2008
as Lumuel Panter

Keen Eddie
2003

Empire
2005
as Panza

Jack the Ripper
1988
as Rodman

Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as George Chuzzlewit

Vanity Fair
1998
as King George IV

The Passion
2008
as Syrian Prefect

Ivanhoe
1997
as Prior Aymer

Hardwicke House
1987
as PE Teacher

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
as Gent at Mint

Heidi
1993
as Churchman

Shadow of the Noose
1989
as William Thompson

Children of the New Forest
1998
as Miller Sprigge

The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Vicar

Marley's Ghosts
2015

The Secret Servant
1984
as Ivan
Movies (63)

The Lobster
2015
as Doctor

The Brothers Grimm
2005
as Mayor

Gangs of New York
2002
as P.T. Barnum

A Knight's Tale
2001
as Old Bishop

Brazil
1985
as Priest

Crooked House
2017
as Mr Gaitskill

The Death of Stalin
2017
as Musician #1

What a Girl Wants
2003
as Lord Orwood

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
as Turpin

Christopher Robin
2018
as Ralph Butterworth

Restoration
1995
as Mr. Bung

Jude
1996
as Auctioneer

Breathe
2017
as Hospital Chaplain

Savage House
2026
as Dr. Hemmings

Young Sherlock Holmes
1985
as Det. Sgt. Lestrade

Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Doctor

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Jonathan

Come Away
2020
as Smoking Overweight Man

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse
2015
as The Potter

The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Bob Bantling

Bright Star
2009
as shopkeeper

Shadowlands
1993
as Dr Eddie Monk

My Mother's Wedding
2025
as Ken

Mr. Turner
2014
as Henry William Pickersgill

Pirates
1986
as Moonhead

The Madness of King George
1994
as MP

King Ralph
1991
as Royal Photographer

Grace of Monaco
2014
as Alfred Hitchcock

Mutant Chronicles
2008
as Science Monk

Tormented
2009
as Mr. Humpage

Princess of Thieves
2001
as Friar Tuck

Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Lord Cowley

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
as Sinister German

Plenty
1985
as Radio Producer

The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Prosecution Counsel

Swept from the Sea
1998
as Canon Van Stone

Summer in February
2013
as Jory

Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Cousin Francis Jr.

Empire State
1987
as Punter in cafe

Go Now
1995
as Walsh

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
as Gent at Mint

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
2007
as General Doppet

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990
as Insp. Tarr

The Show
2021

My Dad's Christmas Date
2020
as Mr. Thompson

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
as 1st Coachman

Irish Jam
2006
as Tom Flannery

A Very British Sex Scandal
2007
as 'Khaki' Roberts

The Other Me
2022
as Stranger

Lady Audley's Secret
2000
as Dr. Alwyn Mosgrave

Deflation
2001
as Meditating Man

Seven Minutes
1989
as Security Guard

The Score
2022
as Frank

Margaret
2009
as John Sergeant

Dreamchild
1985
as Mr. Duckworth

The Plant
1995
as Geoff

You're Dead...
1999
as Cliff Sniffton (bank manager)

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
1995

Devil's Gate
2004
as Eagle

Hell's Pavement
2009
as Daffyd Tudor

Separate Bedrooms
1989
as Harvey

The London Firm
2015
as The Contractor

A Gun for George
2011
as Mr. Maddock
About Roger Ashton-Griffiths
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roger Ashton-Griffiths (born January 19, 1957 in Hemel Hempstead) is a British character actor, screenwriter and film director. 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… With 95 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Roger Ashton-Griffiths has appeared in 63 films and 32 TV shows.
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- The Lobster (2015) — as Doctor
- The Brothers Grimm (2005) — as Mayor
- Gangs of New York (2002) — as P.T. Barnum
- A Knight's Tale (2001) — as Old Bishop
- Brazil (1985) — as Priest
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