Portrayed by Peter Dinklage

Status: Alive

Age: 39 (in his final season)

Date of Birth : 266 AC

Origin: Casterly Rock

Episode Appearances: 67

First Seen: ‘Winter Is Coming’

Last Seen: ‘The Iron Throne’

BACKGROUND

Tyrion Lannister is the youngest son of Joanna Lannister and Lord Tywin Lannister. Tywin is the head of House Lannister, the richest man in the Seven Kingdoms and Lord Paramount of the Westerlands. The Westerlands is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms and House Lannister of Casterly Rock is one of the Great Houses of the realm. He is the younger brother of twins Jaime and Cersei Lannister. His mother Joanna died giving birth to him. His father Tywin and his sister Cersei blame Tyrion for the death.

Tyrion is a dwarf, causing him problems and persecution. His size has led him to being referred to derisively by various names, such as "The Imp" and "The Halfman". This is mitigated by his intellect and his family's wealth and power. Had an infant with dwarfism like Tyrion been born a commoner, he'd have simply been left out in the woods to die. However, Tyrion was born into a powerful noble House, and was therefore spared. Even though his father doesn't think much of him, he has had the benefits of being raised with wealth and education. Tyrion’s sister Cersei married King Robert Baratheon, so his family's name continues to hold onto the Iron Throne.

When Tyrion was sixteen, he met a girl named Tysha on the road, apparently the victim of an attempted rape. While his brother Jaime ran off the attackers, Tyrion helped Tysha recover and they became lovers. They found a drunken septon willing to marry them and briefly, they lived as husband and wife. However, a displeased Lord Tywin forced Jaime to confess to Tyrion that he organized the incident to make his brother happy, and Tysha was actually a prostitute. As a lesson, Tywin gave Tysha to his guards, paying her a silver coin for each man she serviced while forcing Tyrion to watch. After Cersei married King Robert, Tyrion spent a lot of time at court in King's Landing to avoid his father. He gets on well with his brother Jaime as well as his niece Myrcella and nephew Tommen, but has a colder relationship with Cersei and his sadistic nephew Joffrey. He has a fondness for prostitutes and drink, but is also intelligent, cunning and educated. He is a man who would protect the innocent, claiming that he loves broken things.