Charles Dances played the part of Tywin Lannister .
Some of his most high-profile roles are Jon Snow in HBO 's `` Game of Thrones '' , Guy Perron in `` The Jewel in the Crown '' ( 1984 ) , Sardo Numspa in `` The Golden Child '' ( 1986 ) , Jonathan Clemens in `` Alien 3 '' ( 1992 ) , Benedict in `` Last Action Hero '' ( 1993 ) , the Master Vampire in `` Dracula Untold '' ( 2014 ) , Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett 's `` Going Postal '' ( 2010 ) , and Alastair Denniston in `` The Imitation Game '' ( 2014 ) .
Charles Dance