TV’s Most Ruthless Rich People (PHOTOS)

The Lannisters know how to play the game of thrones, and they have the gold to back their royal machinations. Between Cersei (Lena Headey), her sociopathic spawn Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), and her brother/baby daddy Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), this ambitious family — headed by patriarch Tywin (Charles Dance) — will stop at nothing to maintain their grip on the Iron Throne.

Fortunately, at least one loaded Lannister isn’t as grabby as his siblings: Clever, intellectual, and short-of-stature, Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) has never quite fit in with his family.