Peter Dinklage is an American actor. Since his breakout role in The Station Agent (2003), he has appeared in numerous films and theatre plays. Since 2011, Dinklage has portrayed Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones. For this he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Se ... ries and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2011. Peter Hayden Dinklage was born in Morristown, New Jersey, to Diane (Hayden), an elementary school teacher, and John Carl Dinklage, an insurance salesman. He is of German, Irish, and English descent. In 1991, he received a degree in drama from Bennington College and began his career. His exquisite theatre work that expresses brilliantly the unique range of his acting qualities, includes remarkable performances full of profoundness, charisma, intelligence, sensation and insights in plays such as "The Killing Act", "Imperfect Love", Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the Country" as well as the title roles in William Shakespeare's "Richard III" and in Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya". 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. The movie received critical praise as well as Peter Dinklage's work including nominations such as for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the "Screen Actors Guild" and Best Male Lead at the "Film Independent Spirit Awards". One of his next roles has been the one of Miles Finch, an acclaimed children's book author, in Elf (2003). Sob Suspeita (2006), the original English Death at a Funeral (2007), its American remake Death at a Funeral (2010), Penelope (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) are also included in his brilliant work concerning feature films. His fine work in television also includes shows such as Entourage (2004), Life as We Know It (2004), Threshold (2005) and Nip/Tuck (2003). In 2011, the primary role of Tyrion Lannister, a man of sharp wit and bright spirit, in Game of Thrones (2011), was incarnated with unique greatness in Dinklage's unparalleled performance. The series is an adaptation of author George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, and his work has received widespread praise, highlighted by his receiving the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2011), The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015) and The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018), as well as The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012) for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film. In 2012, Dinklage voiced Captain Gutt in Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012). In 2014, he starred in the comedy horror film Knights of Badassdom (2013) and portrayed Bolivar Trask in the superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). In 2016, Dinklage provided the voice of The Mighty Eagle in The Angry Birds Movie (2016).
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
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| Spirit Awards | Best Actor | The Station Agent | Won |
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Station Agent | Nominated |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Actor | The Station Agent | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | The Station Agent | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Station Agent | Nominated |
Game of Thrones
as Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister
Episodes: 73
First Aired: Apr 17, 2011
Threshold
as Arthur Ramsey
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Sep 16, 2005
How to Become a Tyrant
as Narrator
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 09, 2021
How to Become a Cult Leader
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 28, 2023
Life As We Know It
as Dr. Belber
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 07, 2004
Third Watch
as Drug Dealer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1999
The $treet
as Little Person
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 2000
30 Rock
as Stewart
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 2006
Marvel Studios Legends
as Eitri the Dwarf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 08, 2021
Oz
as Murder Victim (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 1997
Honest Trailers
as Dean Casca Highbottom (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 2012
Rick and Morty
as Chans (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 02, 2013
How to Become a Mob Boss
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 14, 2023
Nip/Tuck
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 22, 2003
I'm with Her
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 23, 2003
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
Entourage
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 18, 2004
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1992
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Hot Ones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2015
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