Thomas Tom Wlaschiha born 20 June 1973 is a German TV film stage and voice actor Internationally he is known for his role as Jaqen Hghar in the second season of the TV series Game of Thrones Wlaschiha was born in Dohna then in East Germany His surname is of Czech origin as his ancestors arrived from there around the beginning of the 19th century When he was 17 years old shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall he traveled to New York City as an exchange student He remained there for a year acting in theater and studying EnglishWlaschiha was born in Dohna then in East Germany His surname is of Czech origin as his ancestors arrived from there around the beginning of the 19th century