

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."

"Later:

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.



It certainly appears to hint at Mace Tyrell.- He is aof course being that he is theof the bride Margaey Tyrell andof the Queen of Thorns.- The tyrell rose is the sigil of the house and Tyrells are often referred to as "roses" etc... A, 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 TaleA Cardinal = Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIIIA prior = Prior Aymer in IvanhoeA Friar = Friar Tuck in Prince of ThievesA Vicar = The Vicar in The Wimbledon PrisonerA Knight = Sir John Hutton in The TudorsA Lord = Lord Oswodd in What a Girl Wants, Lord Crowley Mountains of the MoonA Mayor = Mayor in Brothers GrimmA Director = Alfred Hitchcock in Grace of MonacoHe also played PT Barnum in Gangs of New York. Barnum is credited as saying that "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.GRRM has confirmed it.Thanks for playing, and congrats to those who got it right."