The patriarch of a powerful house known as House Lannister and was a major antagonist in the books and Tv Series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones" respectively. Notably the architect of an infamous and shocking event known as "The Red Wedding" which saw the deaths of two main characters. Humurously killed by his abused dwarf son in the potty.

In the TV series, he is portrayed by British actor Charles Dance