9 Best Celebrity Appearances In Video Games

2. Charles Dance - The Witcher 3

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For such a sprawling epic of a game, The Witcher 3 does not waste any time with introductions. Continuing with the masterful shorthand the developers are so comfortable with, how do they introduce Emperor Emhyr var Emreis of Nilfgaard?

Cast his English language voice with Tywin Lannister, naturally.

Besides being one of the classiest actors currently on the silver screen - for reference, see how he elevates his material in The Last Action Hero, Underworld Awakening, and his dramatic reading of 50 Shades of Grey - his most famous contemporary performance in Game of Thrones adds a whole extra level to the Emperor without his character having to do much of anything besides talk and issue threats.

English speaking audiences are essentially being invited to transpose our own impression of Tywin Lannister onto this character we have never met before in this series. He gives Geralt a mission, and because we know what this actor is capable of, we dare not refuse. We wouldn't want Geralt to be a guest at another Red Wedding...

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