Thomas "Tom" WlaschihaΒ (born 20 June 1973) is a German TV, film, stage, and voice actor.Β Internationally, he is known for his role asΒ Jaqen H'gharΒ in the second season of the TV seriesΒ Game of Thrones. Wlaschiha was born inΒ Dohna, then inΒ East Germany. His surname is ofΒ Czech origin, as his ancestors arrived from there around the beginning of the 19th century.Β When he was 17 years old, shortly after the fall of theΒ Berlin Wall, he traveled toΒ New York CityΒ as an exchange student. He remained there for a year, acting in theater and studying English.Wlaschiha was born inΒ Dohna, then inΒ East Germany. His surname is ofΒ Czech origin, as his ancestors arrived from there around the beginning of the 19th century.