This actor was accepted into Game of Thrones without auditions or casting, and he also set a condition

While many actors simply dreamed of getting into the cult “Game of Thrones” and were rejected, others did not even need a cast. Moreover, one of the audience favorites not only managed to avoid auditions, but also set a condition for the showrunners. We’ll tell you who this impudent guy is.

Which cast member are we talking about?

Peter Diniclage, who played Tyrion Lannister, was fortunate enough to join the project without any extra effort. In general, the creators of the series, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss were very meticulous in selecting actors. They spent a long time choosing actors for the main roles, and after the pilot, many were replaced.

But they had faith in Dinklage from the beginning. The showrunners didn’t want to see anyone else in the role, so they immediately invited him to the project. As a result, the Lannister performer became the only actor to be given such a major role without a reason.

How did it all happen?

The actor received an email with an invitation. He thought for a moment and agreed. But at the same time he also managed to set one condition regarding the appearance of his hero.

Dinklage insisted that his character not have a beard. He said he would only act if Tyrion didn’t have excess facial hair. There was nowhere to go – and the creators listened.

Still from the series “Game of Thrones”

What’s wrong with a beard?

The actor explained his decision as follows: There are too many of these bearded men in the fantasy world. And since he played a long-bearded dwarf in The Chronicles of Narnia a few years before joining the project, Dinklage certainly didn’t want to create another clichéd hero.

Still from the movie “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”

However, Tyrion was still required to wear a beard, but this was due to the circumstances of the plot, and not any desire by the writers to add “brutality” or anything else.