ople ▁from ▁Ed g ware <0x0A> </s> ▁Roger ▁As ht on - Gr iff ith s ▁( born ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁character ▁actor , ▁screen writer ▁and ▁film ▁director . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁M ace ▁Ty rell ▁in ▁the ▁H BO ▁fant asy ▁series ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁H ert ford shire , ▁As ht on - Gr iff ith s ▁attended ▁Al tr inch am ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁He ▁then ▁read ▁music ▁at ▁Lanc aster ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁F urn ess ▁College , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁National ▁Opera ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Col ise um ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁numerous ▁high - profile ▁films , ▁including ▁Terry ▁Gill iam ' s ▁Brazil ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Brothers ▁Gr imm ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁Dream child ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁Young ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁Gene ▁W ilder ' s ▁Ha unted ▁H one ym oon ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁Roman ▁Pol ans ki ' s ▁Pir ates ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁Peter ▁Green away ' s ▁The ▁Cook , ▁the ▁Th