Peter Dinklage

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Dinklage
Occupation	Tv Actor
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1969(1969-06-11)
Age	55
Birthplace	Morristown
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Gemini

Peter Dinklage Biography

Peter Dinklage is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on June 11, 1969 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Screen actor renowned for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He also appeared on his role in the British movie version of Death at a Funeral and was in films such like The Station Agent, Elf, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Pixels, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Prince Caspian.

He co-stars alongside He co-stars with Maisie Williams on Game of Thrones. on Game of Thrones.

Peter Hayden Dinklage (/ˈ d ɪ ŋ k l ɪ dʒ / ; born June 11, 1969) is an American actor and producer. Dinklage received universal acclaim for portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series Game of Thrones, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series a record number of four times. He also received a Golden Globe for the role in 2011 as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award in 2020.

Dinklage had his first theatrical success in a fifth-grade production of The Velveteen Rabbit. Playing the lead, he was delighted by the audience’s response to the show. Dinklage attended Delbarton School, a Catholic preparatory school for boys, where he developed his acting. In 1984, Dinklage was inspired by a production of the play True West, written by American playwright Sam Shepard, to pursue a career in acting.

He got married to He married Erica Schmidt in 2005 and the couple welcomed a daughter named Zelig in 2011. in 2005. The couple had Zelig, their daughter. Zelig in 2011.

Peter Dinklage Net Worth

Peter Dinklage is one of the richest Tv Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Dinklage 's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He completed his studies at Bennington College with a degree in drama.

He made his debut on the big screen in the movie Living in Oblivion.

Peter Hayden Dinklage was born on June 11, 1969, in Morristown, New Jersey, to John Carl Dinklage, an insurance salesman, and Diane Dinklage, an elementary- school music teacher. He was born with achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism. Dinklage grew up as the only dwarf in his family in the historic Brookside section of Mendham Township, New Jersey, with his parents and older brother, Jonathan. He is of German and Irish descent. Jonathan graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and is a violinist for the musical Hamilton. As a child, Dinklage and his brother performed puppet musicals for people in their neighborhood. Dinklage has described Jonathan as being the “real performer of the family,” saying that his brother’s passion for the violin was the only thing that kept him from pursuing acting.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Peter Dinklage height 4 ft 5 in Peter weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Peter Dinklage Dating?

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Dinklage initially struggled to find work as an actor, partially because he refused to take the roles typically offered to actors with his condition, such as “elves or leprechauns.” He made his credited film debut in the low-budget independent comedy-drama Living in Oblivion (1995) where he performed alongside Steve Buscemi. The film tells the story of a director, crew, and cast filming a low-budget independent film in the middle of New York City. Dinklage’s role was that of a frustrated actor with dwarfism who complains about his clichéd roles. The film has been well received by critics. The following year he appeared as a building manager in the crime drama Bullet starring rapper Tupac Shakur. Even after his well-received performance in Living in Oblivion, Dinklage still could not find someone willing to be his agent. After a recommendation from Buscemi to the director Alexandre Rockwell, Dinklage was cast in the comedy 13 Moons (2002). When later interviewed for a theater website, he was asked what his ideal role was, and he replied “the romantic lead” who gets the girl.

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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Peter Dinklage celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

Dinklage has a form of dwarfism, achondroplasia, which affects bone growth. As a result, he is 4 feet 5 inches (135 cm) tall, with an average-sized head and torso but shorter than average limbs. While Dinklage has come to accept his condition, he sometimes found it challenging when growing up. In 2003, he said that when he was younger he was often angry and bitter about his condition, but as he got older, he realized that he “just ha[s] to have a sense of humor,” to know “that it’s not your problem. It’s theirs.” When asked in 2012 whether he saw himself as “a spokesman for the rights of little people,” Dinklage responded: “I don’t know what I would say. Everyone’s different. Every person my size has a different life, a different history. Different ways of dealing with it. Just because I’m seemingly okay with it, I can’t preach how to be okay with it.” Despite his own sentiment about the matter, Dinklage has been viewed as a role model for people sharing his condition.

How did Peter Dinklage get famous?

Dinklage found his breakthrough playing Finbar McBride, who is a quiet, withdrawn, unmarried man in the 2003 Tom McCarthy-directed film The Station Agent. According to co-star Bobby Cannavale, the film took three years to make and was not at first written with Dinklage in mind.

Who is Peter Dinklage's dad?

John Carl Dinklage

What was Peter Dinklage first role?

Peter Dinklage received acclaim for his first film, Living in Oblivion (1995) , where he played an actor frustrated with the limited and caricatured roles offered to actors who have dwarfism. In 2003, he starred in The Station Agent (2003), written and directed by Tom McCarthy.

Why did Tyrion grow a beard?

Tyrion had a long, thick beard according to George R.R. Martin’s book. However, Peter believed it would earn him a stereotype. He had just played a fantastical dwarf with a long, flowing white beard, in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Is Tyrion Lannister a good guy?

Tyrion Lannister He’s a brilliant tactician, a shrewd politico, and a innately decent dude , but he employs all those skills on behalf of his nightmarish father Tywin and sister Cersei. And when his relationship with Shae is shattered by false accusations, he murders her before also killing his sinister dad.