23/03/2026
Imagine Game of Thrones without Tyrion Lannister… 🤯
Peter Dinklage almost turned down the role.
Not because he didn’t like the character, but because he didn’t want to play another stereotypical fantasy dwarf.
His guard was up. Fantasy had done that too many times before.
But once he learned that Tyrion was complex, intelligent, and deeply human… he said yes.
And here’s the crazy part:
• He didn’t even have to audition, he was offered the role directly.
• George R.R. Martin himself praised him, calling him the perfect Tyrion.
• He went on to win multiple awards, including 4 Primetime Emmy Awards for the role. 🏆
What almost didn’t happen… became one of the greatest casting decisions in television history.
From doubt… to defining the entire series.
“I drink and I know things.”
