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Peter Dinklage
Actor

Peter Dinklage

11 Jun 1969Born
57Age
95Credits
Morristown, New Jersey, USABirthplace

Biography

Peter Hayden Dinklage (/ˈdɪnklɪdʒ/; born June 11, 1969) is an American actor. He portrayed Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series a record four times. Dinklage also received a Golden Globe Award in 2011 and an  Actor Award in 2020 for the role.

Born in the North Jersey region of New Jersey, Dinklage studied acting at Bennington College, performing in many amateur stage productions. He made his film debut in the black comedy film Living in Oblivion (1995). He had his breakthrough with a starring role in the 2003 comedy-drama The Station Agent.

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Dinklage's other films include Elf (2003), Lassie and The Baxter (both in 2005), Find Me Guilty (2006), Penelope (2006), Death at a Funeral (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Death at a Funeral (2010), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), The Thicket (2024), and Wicked (2024). In 2018, he appeared as Eitri in the Marvel film Avengers: Infinity War, and as Hervé Villechaize in the biopic film My Dinner with Hervé. Dinklage also provided voice acting for the video game Destiny. In 2023, he voiced Scourge in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. On television, Dinklage also starred in the series Dexter: Resurrection in 2025.

Dinklage has also performed in theatre, with roles including the title character in Richard III (2003) at the Public Theatre, Rakitin in A Month in the Country (2015) at Classic Stage Company, and Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyrano at the Daryl Roth Theatre in 2019.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 95 credits.

  1. TBALear RexFilm: The Fool
  2. TBAThe DwarfFilm
  3. TBAKeithFilm
  4. TBAThe ReckonerFilm
  5. TBALincoln in the BardoFilm
  6. 2027NaughtyFilm: Santa Claus
  7. 2026The Angry Birds Movie 3Film: Mighty Eagle (voice)
  8. 2026StepsFilm: Roderick (voice)
  9. 2026WickerFilm: Basket Weaver
  10. 2026IdiotsFilm: Karl 'Koko' Sandoz
  11. 2025Twelfth NightFilm: Malvolio
  12. 2025RoofmanFilm: Mitch
  13. 2025The LowdownSeries: Wendell (1 episode)
  14. 2025The Toxic Avenger UnratedFilm: Winston / Toxie, the Hero
  15. 2025Dexter: ResurrectionSeries: Leon Prater (10 episodes)
  16. 2025Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities ActFilm: Narrator
  17. 2024WickedFilm: Dr. Dillamond (voice)
  18. 2024BrothersFilm: Jady Munger
  19. 2024The ThicketFilm: Reginald Jones
  20. 2024UnfrostedFilm: Harry Friendly
  21. 2023The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesFilm: Dean Casca Highbottom
  22. 2023She Came to MeFilm: Steven Lauddem
  23. 2023How to Become a Cult LeaderSeries: Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)
  24. 2023Transformers: Rise of the BeastsFilm: Scourge (voice)
  25. 2022American DreamerFilm: Phil Loder
  26. 2021CyranoFilm: Cyrano de Bergerac
  27. 2021I Care a LotFilm: Roman Lunyov
  28. 2021Dear Diary: World's First PranksFilm: Phil Betterman (voice)
  29. 2021Marvel Studios LegendsSeries: Eitri the Dwarf (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode)
  30. 2020The Croods: A New AgeFilm: Phil Betterman (voice)
  31. 2019Between Two Ferns: The MovieFilm: Peter Dinklage
  32. 2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Film: Mighty Eagle (voice)
  33. 2018My Dinner with HervéFilm: Hervé Villechaize
  34. 2018I Think We're Alone NowFilm: Del
  35. 2018Avengers: Infinity WarFilm: Eitri
  36. 2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriFilm: James
  37. 2017The David S. Pumpkins Halloween SpecialFilm: Narrator / Adult Kevin (voice)
  38. 2017Three ChristsFilm: Joseph
  39. 2017RememoryFilm: Sam Bloom
  40. 2016The Angry Birds MovieFilm: Mighty Eagle (voice)
  41. 2016The BossFilm: Renault
  42. 2015TaxiFilm: Marc
  43. 2015PixelsFilm: Eddie
  44. 2015Game of Thrones: The MusicalFilm: Tyrion Lannister
  45. 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceFilm: Tyrion Lannister
  46. 2014The Angriest Man in BrooklynFilm: Aaron Altmann
  47. 2014X-Men: Days of Future PastFilm: Dr. Bolivar Trask
  48. 2014Knights of BadassdomFilm: Hung
  49. 2014Low DownFilm: Alain
  50. 2013Rick and MortySeries: Chans (voice) (1 episode)
  51. 2013A Case of YouFilm: Gerard
  52. 2012Ice Age: Continental DriftFilm: Captain Gutt (voice)
  53. 2011Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2Film: Captain Gutt (voice)
  54. 2011Game of ThronesSeries: Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister (73 episodes)
  55. 2011A Little Bit of HeavenFilm: Vinnie
  56. 2010Pete Smalls Is DeadFilm: K.C.
  57. 2010The Last Rites of Ransom PrideFilm: dwarf
  58. 2010I Love You TooFilm: Charlie
  59. 2010Death at a FuneralFilm: Frank
  60. 2010Saint John of Las VegasFilm: Mr. Townsend
  61. 2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianFilm: Trumpkin
  62. 2007PenelopeFilm: Lemon
  63. 2007Death at a FuneralFilm: Peter
  64. 2007UnderdogFilm: Dr. Simon Barsinister
  65. 2007Ascension DayFilm
  66. 200630 RockSeries: Stewart (1 episode)
  67. 2006UltraFilm: The Scientist
  68. 2006Little FugitiveFilm: Sam Norton
  69. 2006Find Me GuiltyFilm: Ben Klandis
  70. 2006The Limbo RoomFilm: Dusty Spitz
  71. 2005FortunesFilm: Mike Kirkwood
  72. 2005LassieFilm: Rowlie
  73. 2005ThresholdSeries: Arthur Ramsey (13 episodes)
  74. 2005The BaxterFilm: Benson Hedges
  75. 2005Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?Film: Narrator
  76. 2004Life As We Know ItSeries: Dr. Belber (2 episodes)
  77. 2004EntourageSeries: Peter Dinklage (1 episode)
  78. 2004Surviving EdenFilm: Sterno
  79. 2003The Station AgentFilm: Finbar McBride
  80. 2003ElfFilm: Miles Finch

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