Pakistan's 'Tyrion Lannister' makes acting debut with Game of Thrones-inspired ad
Rozi Khan, 26, a waiter and a lookalike of Hollywood's actor Peter Dinklage, who plays a character of Tyrion Lannister in the tv series ,Game of Thrones,, poses for a photograph in Rawalpindi, Pakistan April 28, 2019. (REUTERS Photo)


Is that Tyrion Lannister serving mutton and flatbread at a Kashmiri restaurant in Pakistan?

No, it's his doppelganger Rozi Khan, but one can see why people would get so confused by the uncanny resemblance. The two practically share the same face, and are also 135 cms tall.

Until a few months ago, 26-year-old Khan had never heard of Peter Dinklage, the U.S. actor who plays Tyrion Lannister in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.

But his life changed when the son of the restaurant owner he works for spotted the resemblance and posted his picture on Facebook.

Thanks to his alikeness, Khan quickly took social media by storm in Pakistan, and has now even got a taste of stardom by starring in his first ad.

The ad titled "Food is Coming" — in reference to GoT's "Winter is Coming" motto — is for food delivery app Cheetay. Since its airing, the ad has gone viral on social media in Pakistan.

"In the beginning, they started calling me Peter Dinklage. After that I saw his show, and then slowly, slowly I became famous," Khan told Reuters.

He now gets regularly stopped by strangers desperate for a picture.

"I don't mind. A lot of my pictures have been taken, that's why I have become very famous everywhere," he said.

Before he made his acting debut, Khan had expressed two wishes: to work in movies and meet Peter Dinklage.

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