Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 19, 1957 (age 69)
Place of Birth
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Roger Ashton Griffiths
- J.G.R. Ashton-Griffiths
- Роджер Эштон-Гриффитс
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
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).
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Known For - Movies
Mr. Turner
as Henry William Pickersgill
A Knight's Tale
as Old Bishop
The Lobster
as Doctor
Gangs of New York
as P.T. Barnum
Brazil
as Priest
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Turpin
What a Girl Wants
as Lord Orwood
The Brothers Grimm
as Mayor
The Death of Stalin
as Musician #1
Christopher Robin
as Ralph Butterworth
