Peter Dinklage plays the sharp-tongued black sheep, Tyrion Lannister, in "Game Of Thrones.""A Lannister always pays his debts."
Actor Peter Dinklage, however, has few debts to pay.
The Jersey-born actor essentially bootstrapped his career, living as a self-described starving artist for years before reaching his "Game of Thrones" success.
Now appearing as the brilliant villain in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," Dinklage ranks among Hollywood's most-wanted actors - and just happens to be a dwarf.
See his meteoric rise to fame.