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Peter Dinklage Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1969-06-11

Birthplace:
Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Credits:
119 Total Roles

Peter Dinklage

Acting

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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. 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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2027 Naughty MOVIE Santa Claus
2026 The Angry Birds Movie 3 MOVIE Mighty Eagle (voice)
2026 Steps MOVIE Roderick (voice)
2026 Wicker MOVIE The Basketmaker
2026 Idiots MOVIE Karl 'Koko' Sandoz
2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors TV Self
2025 Twelfth Night MOVIE Malvolio
2025 Roofman MOVIE Mitch
2025 The Lowdown TV Wendell
2025 The Toxic Avenger Unrated MOVIE Winston / Toxie, the Hero

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