10 Best Performances In Game Of Thrones
2. Peter Dinklage - Tyrion Lannister
The most iconic performer on the show who has managed to collect quite the haul of awards for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister, Peter Dinklage is a master storyteller and is deserving of all the praise he's received over the years.
When the show took a gamble by killing off its main character at the end of Season One, the show could easily have fallen apart without someone like Dinklage to step up and take control. It isn't outlandish to say that show may have seriously suffered, especially in those couple seasons after Ned Stark's death, without Dinklage at the helm and Thrones may never have maintained the popularity it was amounting.
Adept at enriching his characters with empathy and depth, Dinklage took an already fantastic character created in George R.R. Martin's mind and elevated him to new levels. Tyrion appears in more episodes than any other character on the show, and whether he's stealing the season in a court room trial or meandering in Meereen, Dinklage captivates as Tyrion and is a large factor for the show's wider success.