Peter Dinklage is an American actor and producer. He studied acting at the Bennington College where he starred in a number of amateur stage productions. He made his film debut in the 1995 comedy-drama Living in Oblivion. After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s and early 2000s, he made his breakthrough by starring in the Tom McCarthy-directed comedy-drama The Station Agent (2003), which had him play a railroad-obsessed introvert who inherits an abandoned train depot. He was cast in the role by director Tom McCarthy who recalled fondly his appearance in McCarthy's play The Killing Act (1995). For his performance, he received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actor and an Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best Male Lead. In the same year, Dinklage played the title role in the play Richard III at The Public Theater. He also played a children's book author in the comedy Elf. In 2006, he appeared in the Sidney Lumet-directed crime film Find Me Guilty. He followed with roles in the films Underdog (2007), the British film Death at a Funeral (2007), with its American remake of the same name (2010) and Trumpkin in the high fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008).
He gained international recognition in 2011 with the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. As of 2019, Dinklage has received consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations from 2011 to 2019 including four wins for the role as well as one Golden Globe Award. In 2017, Dinklage became one of the highest paid actors on television and earned £2 million per episode of Game of Thrones.
Dinklage provided the voice of Captain Gutt in the 2012 animated comedy Ice Age: Continental Drift, which earned over $877 million—his highest grossing release until Avengers: Infinity War (2018) which grossed over $2 billion. In 2014, he played supervillain Bolivar Trask in the superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. The same year, he voiced Ghost in the video game Destiny, but was later replaced by Nolan North. He then starred in the comedy Pixels (2015), The Boss (2016) and the animated comedy The Angry Birds Movie (2016).
Film Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1995Living in OblivionTito1996BulletBuilding ManagerUncredited1998Safe MenLeflore1999PigeonholedRoy2001Never AgainHuman NatureDr. Frank Edelstein200213 MoonsBinkyJust a KissDink2003TiptoesMauriceElf200489 Seconds at AlcázarShort filmJail BaitLindoSurviving EdenSterno2005Escape ArtistsLassieRowlieFortunes2006The Limbo RoomFind Me GuiltyLittle FugitivePenelopeLemon2007Ascension DayBrantlyDeath at a FuneralPeterUnderdog2008Trumpkin2009Saint John of Las Vegas2010Death at a FuneralFrankI Love You TooCharlieDwarfPete Smalls Is DeadAlso producer2011Vinnie2012Ice Age: Continental Drift & Voice2013GerardKnights of BadassdomHungAlso executive producer2014Low DownAlainX-Men: Days of Future Past2015MarcPixels2016Renault & Voice2017Rememory La Vida NuestraShort filmThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri JamesJoseph2018I Think We're Alone Now DelAlso producerAvengers: Infinity WarEitriAnthony and Joe Russo2019The Angry Birds Movie 2 VoiceBetween Two Ferns: The MovieHimselfCameo2020I Care a Lot Roman Lynov The Croods: A New AgeVoice 2021Cyrano Cyrano de Bergerac Joe Wright 2022American Dreamer Dr. Phil Loder Paul Dektor Also producer Thor: Love and ThunderEitriTaika WaititiDeleted scenes2023 She Came to Me Steven Lauddem Rebecca Miller Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Scourge Steven Caple Jr. VoiceThe Toxic Avenger Winston Gooze / The Toxic Avenger Macon Blair The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Casca Highbottom Francis Lawrence 2024 Unfrosted Harry Friendly Jerry SeinfeldCameo The Thicket Reginald Jones Elliott Lester Also producer Peter Dinklage & Juliette Lewis To Lead Dark Western Thriller ‘The Thicket’ For Tubi Brothers Jady Munger Max Barbakow Wicked Doctor Dillamond Jon M. Chu Voice 2025 Roofman Mitch Derek Cianfrance 2026 Idiots Koko Macon Blair Wicker The Basket Weaver Alex Huston Fischer & Eleanor Wilson Steps Roderick Alyce Tzue & John Ripa Voice; post-production Lear Rex The Fool Bernard Rose Post-production Lincoln in the Bardo Hans Vollman Duke Johnson Voice; post-production Tom Hanks Movie ‘Lincoln In The Bardo’ From Starburns Industries Adds Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey & Peter Dinklage
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Television Year Title Role Notes 2001OzMurder VictimEpisode: "Even the Score" (Uncredited)Episode: "Junk Bonds"2002Third WatchEpisode: "The Long Guns"2004I'm with Her3 episodesP.O.V.NarratorVoice, documentary; Episode: "Freedom Machines"2005Life as We Know It2 episodesEntourageHimselfEpisode: "The Sundance Kids"Testing BobPilotCelebrity Poker ShowdownHimselfSixth tournament2005–2006Threshold13 episodes2006Ultra—PilotP.O.V.HimselfEpisode: "No Bigger than a Minute"Nip/Tuck7 episodes200930 RockStewart LaGrangeEpisode: "Señor Macho Solo"2011–2019Game of Thrones67 episodes2013Saturday Night LiveEpisode: "Melissa McCarthy/Phoenix"Sesame StreetSimonEpisode: "Simon Says"2014 Mini MonstersNarratorTelevision special2016Saturday Night LiveHimself (host)Episode: "Peter Dinklage/Gwen Stefani"2017The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween SpecialNarrator / Adult KevinVoice, television special2018My Dinner with Hervé Television film; also executive producer2021How to Become a TyrantNarratorVoice, 6 episodes; also executive producer2022 Rick and Morty Chans Voice, episode: "Rick: A Mort Well Lived"2023How to Become a Cult LeaderNarratorVoice, 6 episodes; also executive producerHow to Become a Mob Boss2025 Dexter: Resurrection Leon Prater 7 episodesThe Lowdown Wendell Episode: "This Land?" +Key Denotes shows that have not yet been released
Theater YearTitleRoleVenue 1995 Access Theatre 2000Imperfect Love New York Performance Works 2002Evolution Rex Bleecker Street Theatre 2003Richard III Richard III The Public Theater 2005Hope Leaves the Theatre Various roles St. Ann's Warehouse 2007Things We Want Sty Acorn Theater 2015 Rakitin Classic Stage Company 2018CyranoCyrano Terris Theatre 2019 Daryl Roth Theatre 2025 Twelfth Night Malvolio Delacorte Theater
Audio plays YearTitleRoleNotes2019Heads Will RollPrince AlbertAudible original2024The Mysterious Affair at StylesHercule PoirotAudible original2025The ABC MurdersAudible original
Video games YearTitleVoice role Notes2012Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic GamesCaptain Gutt 2014DestinyGhostGame of ThronesTyrion Lannister
See also List of awards and nominations received by Peter Dinklage
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