Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Actor

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Date of birth
Age
69
Place of birth
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupations
film director, screenwriter, opera singer, stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Languages
English

Biography

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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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Education

  • University of Lancaster
  • Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
  • University of East London
  • Furness College, Lancaster

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