George R. R. Martin doled out the clues and it didn’t take long for our readers to solve them. Martin has now confirmed our guess was correct: Roger Ashton-Griffiths has been cast as Mace Tyrell.

Mace Tyrell is the lord of Highgarden and head of House Tyrell. He is the son of Olenna Tyrell and father to Loras and Margaery. He is, in the words of his mother, a bit of an oaf.

Roger Ashton-Griffiths is a British character actor with a long and busy career. He appeared on the big screen in Gangs of New York, A Knight’s Tale and The Brothers Grimm. On television, he has had roles in Torchwood and The Tudors.

Winter Is Coming: Props to Jordan for being the first to get this one! Solid casting. Ashton-Griffiths looks pretty close to how I imagined Mace. And he’s an experienced actor who will no doubt be able to elevate his game playing off Diana Rigg, Natalie Dormer, Charles Dance, Peter Dinklage, Conleth Hill…. holy crap, there are a lot of great actors in the King’s Landing storyline! Anyway, I digress. Good casting, fun clues! Welcome to the cast, Roger!