Why I think Casting Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister was Wrong

Sort of Handsome

Let me get this out of the way first: Peter Dinklage is an excellent actor. He has the wittiness of the character down and his looks, his glares, his air of superiority and independence is all there.

But he is too pretty! That's right, Peter Dingklage is too pretty to play Tyrion.

George R. R. Martin describes him as really ugly. Peter is pretty handsome for a dwarf.

His eyes are supposed to be mismatched, his legs are
supposed to be twisted, he's supposed to have a lump on his forehead and he is supposed to inspire disgust.

Peter is pretty cute. He may be a dwarf and he may not be dreamy, but he is by no means disgusting. They gave him the scar later on which makes him a little less pretty, but still not downright hideous. The scar in the book turns him from really ugly to horrific. Compare the image of Peter with an artist rendition I found on DeviantArt. That's more like how I pictured Tyrion, from GRRM's writing.

What do you think?

Ugly as Sin