Conleth Hill, who played Lord Varys on Game of Thrones, gave an interview and explained the Tyrion/Varys scene that made him say yes to the role.

The original Small Council almost looked completely different on Game of Thrones, as actor Conleth Hill says he tried his ...

The Crossroads Inn becomes a site of tragedy once again, and the reason why the Lannisters call war upon the Starks, vowing ...

in the early chapters of "A Game of Thrones": Tyrion Lannister, the youngest of Lord Tywin's brook and by far the ugliest. All that the gods had given to Cersei and Jaime, they had denied Tyrion.