Game Of Thrones: 20 Greatest Performances
7. Pedro Pascal - Oberyn Martell
Pedro Pascal was only in Game of Thrones for eight episodes, but he stole our hearts from the word 'Go'.
A complete badass with extraordinary screen-presence, he enlivened every single scene he was in and made Oberyn one of the show's coolest-ever characters. He also made Oberyn a fully-fleshed out character with a ton of emotional depth, meaning viewers cared for him even more. This also made his nightmarish and horrific death even more harrowing.
In terms of his finest moment, his speech in which he reveals he will be Tyrion's champion in Tyrion's trial-by-combat is definitely his best scene. Thanks to Pascal's tremendous delivery of this monologue, it was one of season four's best moments.