Peter Dinklage Bio, Age, Wife, Children, Height, Movies, TV Shows

Peter Dinklage Biography

Peter Dinklage is an actor from America who won a record four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series while playing Tyrion Lannister on the HBO series Game of Thrones. For the part, he was also honored with a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2020 and a Golden Globe Award in 2011.

How old is Dinklage? Age

Born Peter Hayden Dinklage, the actor is 55 years old 11 June 2024. He was born in 1969 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States.

Peter Dinklage Family – Education

Peter was born to John Carl Dinklage, an insurance salesman, and Diane Dinklage, an elementary school music teacher of German and Irish ancestry. Along with his parents and elder brother Jonathan, he was raised in Mendham Township’s historic Brookside neighborhood. Of his family, he is the only one who has achondroplasia. He grew up Catholic. Dinklage and his brother entertained the locals with puppet shows when they were kids. He has referred to his brother Jonathan as “the real performer of the family” and claimed that the only thing that prevented him from pursuing acting was his brother’s love of the violin. (Jonathan was concertmaster and violinist for the musical Hamilton after receiving his degree from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts.) Before graduating from Bennington College in 1991 with a degree in acting, he participated in a number of performances there.

Peter Dinklage Husband – How many children does Dinklage have?

Theater director Erica Schmidt and Dinklage were wed in 2005. Their daughter was born in 2011 and their boy was born in 2017.

Peter Height

Peter stands at a height 4 feet 5 inches (1.35 m).

Dinklage Net Worth

Dinklage has made a good fortune from his acting career which is estimated to be $25 million.

Dinklage Lord of the Rings

Talking about the part, Dinklage said that “roles written for someone my size are a little flat”; these characters are typically humorous or “sort of Lord of the Rings” type characters who are full of wisdom; in addition, “they’re not flawed, they’re not sexual.”

Dinklage Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series Game of Thrones featured Colin Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister from 2011 till 2019. Dinklage was selected in 2009 as the first actor because of his wit, comedy, and intelligence. The show enjoyed financial success, received many renewals, and ended in 2019 with its eighth season. Dinklage’s portrayal of the endearing, ethically gray, and self-aware character won him accolades from critics and increased the character’s appeal.

Peter Dinklage together with his wife Erica Schmidt
Peter Dinklage together with his wife Erica Schmidt

In addition to the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, he received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2019. After receiving top billing in the second season of the show, Dinklage rose to become one of the best paid actors on television in 2014. He provided the voice of Tyrion for the video game Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, which was released in 2015.

Dinklage Dwarfism

Actor Dinklage, who is 4 feet 5 inches (1.35 meters) tall and has achondroplasia, has learned to live with his disability and is now looked up to by those who have similar conditions. Despite the difficulties he had to overcome as a child, he developed a sense of humor that allowed him to see that it wasn’t their fault.

When asked in 2012 if he considered himself to be a spokesperson for the rights of small people, Dinklage said he didn’t. He is thought to be an inspiration to those who are dwarfed. Dinklage recommended that people Google Martin Henderson, a dwarf from Somerset, England, who suffered injuries after being thrown by a rugby supporter in a bar, during the 2012 Golden Globe ceremony.Dinklage’s remarks raised awareness to dwarf-tossing in the media, which ultimately resulted in Henderson’s demise in 2016.

Dinklage took issue with Disney’s depiction of the Seven Dwarfs in the planned live-action Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remake in January 2022. He asserted that even if Disney cast a Latina actress in the role of Snow White, the harmful stereotype of the Seven Dwarfs had been kept. Disney retorted that they are approaching these characters differently and are speaking with the dwarfism community. Professional wrestler and federal dwarf actor Hornswoggle took issue with Dinklage’s remarks, saying he was attempting to limit the opportunities open to dwarf actors.

Dinklage Movies and TV Credits

Dinklagehas appeared in various films including;

Movies

♦ 2025 – Wicked Part Two †
♦ 2024 – Unfrosted
♦ 2024 – The Thicket †
♦ 2024 – Brothers †
♦ 2024 – Wicked †
♦ 2023 – She Came to Me
♦ 2023 – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
♦ 2023 – The Toxic Avenger
♦ 2023 – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
♦ 2022 – American Dreamer
♦ 2022 – Thor: Love and Thunder
♦ 2021 – Cyrano – Cyrano de Bergerac
♦ 2020 – I Care a Lot
♦ 2020 – The Croods: A New Age
♦ 2019 – The Angry Birds Movie 2
♦ 2019 – Between Two Ferns: The Movie
♦ 2018 – I Think We’re Alone Now
♦ 2018 – Avengers: Infinity War
♦ 2017 – Rememory

TV Credits

♦ 2023 – How to Become a Cult Leader
♦ 2023 – How to Become a Mob Boss
♦ 2022 – Rick and Morty
♦ 2021 – How to Become a Tyrant
♦ 2018 – My Dinner with Hervé
♦ 2017 – The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special
♦ 2016 – Saturday Night Live
♦ 2014 – Mini Monsters
♦ 2013 – Saturday Night Live
♦ 2013 – Sesame Street
♦ 2011–2019 – Game of Thrones
♦ 2009 – 30 Rock
♦ 2006 – Ultra
♦ 2006 – P.O.V.
♦ 2006 – Nip/Tuck
♦ 2005 – Life as We Know It
♦ 2005 – Entourage
♦ 2005 – Testing Bob
♦ 2005 – Celebrity Poker Showdown
♦ 2005–2006 – Threshold
♦ 2004 – I’m with Her
♦ 2004 – P.O.V.
♦ 2002 – Third Watch
♦ 2001 – Oz – Murder Victim
♦ 2001 – The $treet