Top 10 most perfectly cast actors on Game of Thrones

1. Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister)

As with Brienne and Arya, the physical demands for the actor playing Tyrion Lannister were incredibly specific. But like the answer to a prayer, Peter Dinklage appeared to take on the task and all has been right in our corner of the world since. He was first choice for the role, and it’s no wonder why.

As long as you can forgive his sometimes overly posh accent, Dinklage is the perfect actor for this role. First of all, he’s incredibly talented; dude could make a stone wall cry. As Tyrion, Dinklage is forced to take on many roles. The alignments in his life are constantly shifting, as are his expectations for what his friends and family members will do, so he must constantly learn and adapt as he struggles to find his place in a world that would really rather he go away. Through it all, Dinklage stays true to the character’s core, deftly guiding the audience through each of Tyrion’s actions and reactions, as well as always being ready with a quip or a snappy one-liner.

For his work on the series, Peter has received seven consecutive Emmy nominations, and taken home three. He kills.

While Dinklage was working for a while before Thrones, playing Tyrion definitely boosted his career. You can catch him in all sorts of highly decorated films, like 2017’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. He was always a hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. We’ve seen him at his best as Tyrion, and now we can never go back.

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