As the north prepared for the battle of Winterfell, people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi were surprised to see Tyrion Lannister serving flatbread at a local restaurant.
Waiter Rozi Khan has taken social media in his homeland - where Game of Thrones has a strong following - by storm for his uncanny resemblance to U.S. actor Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister in the HBO fantasy series.
Until a few months ago, the 26-year-old had never heard of Dinklage. But his life changed when the son of the restaurant owner he works for spotted the resemblance and posted his picture on Facebook.
“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.
The resemblance goes beyond facial features: both men are also 4 feet 5 inches (135 cms) tall.
“My wish is to work in movies. And my other wish is that I should meet Peter Dinklage,” Khan added.
Earlier photographs of the pair have unsurprisingly made their way onto social media showing the doppelgangers side-by-side.
@GoT_Tyrion Sir, when did u came in pakistan ;)#Doppelganger pic.twitter.com/1NTeoXLAXI— ALvi (@AhmedAlvi3) February 13, 2019
hey Guys meet tyrion lannister of Pakistan @Dephinite_Hu @procrastinatorw @umerhus21243507 @i3ahab @TheWideSide pic.twitter.com/I4EofHCjKR— Ferzeen From The House Starks (@AhmadFerzeen) February 13, 2019
House of Khan: Pakistani waiter finds fame as 'GOT' doppelgangerRozi Khan's striking resemblance to the dwarf anti-hero, Tyrion Lannister, got heads turning at home#Pakistan@GoT_Tyrion @Tyrion_Halfman #GameofThrones #GOT #HBO #USA #season8 pic.twitter.com/t51sqqFXZM— DAniiii BuGhi00 (@DaniiBughio) March 22, 2019
The eighth and final season of the wildly popular Game of Thrones concludes on May 19.
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