And there you are, too, when looking at inverse ratios. I mean, if you look at the characters he's portrayed - the creepy chocolate tycoon in Atonement was apparently what inspired Gatiss and Moffat to cast him as Sherlock - why does that spell woobification either? I mean, look at his back-catalogue:

Total nob-head and all-round pompous twat, dreadful jumpers and haircut: Starter for Ten (actually, I think that character has a lot in common with Martin)
Mari complaisant, lousy in bed: That Other Boleyn Girl
Creepy businessman, rapist: Atonement
Assemblage of corpse parts, murderer, rapist: Frankenstein
Epically incompetent hostage negotiator: Four Lions
Alcoholic prime minister, dies young of liver failure; Amazing Grace
Conflicted gay spy: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy