George RR Martin has supplied another casting clue in the form of a riddle from his alter ego 'Froggy' today!
It reads as follows...
"The Wedding Guest
He's a father, he's a son. He's been a bishop, a cardinal, a prior, a friar, a vicar, a knight, a lord, a mayor, a director. There's one born every minute, but by any other name he'd smell as sweet."
It certainly appears to hint at Mace Tyrell.
- He is a wedding guest of course being that he is the father of the bride Margaey Tyrell and son of the Queen of Thorns.
- The tyrell rose is the sigil of the house and Tyrells are often referred to as "roses" etc... A rose, the subject of the partial line from Shakespeare.
The actor who will be portraying Mace is still at best a guess.
Jordan at Winter-is-Coming suggested Roger Ashton-Griffiths.
He has a long list of roles including:
A Bishop = Old Bishop in A Knight's Tale
A Cardinal = Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII
A prior = Prior Aymer in Ivanhoe
A Friar = Friar Tuck in Prince of Thieves
A Vicar = The Vicar in The Wimbledon Prisoner
A Knight = Sir John Hutton in The Tudors
A Lord = Lord Oswodd in What a Girl Wants, Lord Crowley Mountains of the Moon
A Mayor = Mayor in Brothers Grimm
A Director = Alfred Hitchcock in Grace of Monaco
He also played PT Barnum in Gangs of New York. Barnum is credited as saying that "there's a sucker born every minute."
No confirmation from GRRM yet, but I have a hard time finding an actor who fits those clues better... or a role other than Mace Tyrell.
***UPDATE***
GRRM has confirmed it.
"Later:Thanks for playing, and congrats to those who got it right."
I see the long delay between visits from Froggy the Gremlin hasn't dulled your skill at deciphering clues any.
Yes, it's the fine British character actor Roger Ashton-Griffiths, who has been cast in the role of Mace Tyrell, son to the Queen of Thorns, and father of Loras and Margaery.
Honestly he is not the look of the Mace Tyrell I always pictured.
ReplyDeleteHe does not have the look of a man that was once large and good looking now gone fat.
However, he does have the look of an oaf and if they play up that aspect he fits the bill I guess.
I'm still wondering if I (and the rest of the clue ponders) are missing something and either the actor or the role are incorrect?
I was hoping for Brendan Gleeson.
ReplyDeleteGleeson or Angus Macfadyen were the two actors I always pictured.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great clue! So Darque,i see you did your homework or were you already expecting him?
ReplyDeleteNo, no.
ReplyDeleteLike I wrote in the post above, Jordan solved the actor portion of the clue.
The rest was just looking at IMDB and his roles! XD
The role was easy if in fact it is Mace Tyrell.. It certainly fits.
Mace Tyrell will be a long term cast (he should be in the next 3 seasons at least) so they need to find someone who is willing to commit to the show and be a regular cast member not just a few episodes in one season.
ReplyDeleteSaying that I agree that he doesn't bring to mind Mace Tyrell. I agree that he fits the oaf but not the handsome gone fat. He doesn't really draw attention when he's on screen. He's not a bad actor he's just not a great actor from the shows i've seen him in.
This years casting choices have been disappointing
ReplyDeleteThat would have been perfect!
ReplyDeleteThe more I watch Pedro Pascal, the more I think he will rock the Red Viper honestly... and I LOVE Indira Varma as Ellaria Sand.
ReplyDeleteI can't comment on the Mark Gattis casting since I do not know his role....
Likewise for the young roles to be played by Octavia Selena Alexandru and Brennock O'Connor , although if they are cast as Leaf and Edric Dayne (or the squire boy at the Inn with Poliver) I think they will be great choices!
That said, none of the casting choices so far have made me jump with excitement like many did last year. So I agree with you to a lesser extent maybe.
Yep, this is the Mance Tyrell I pictured
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