---
name: "Peter Dinklage"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-dinklage"
fi1m_id: "peter-dinklage"
imdb_id: "nm0227759"
tmdb_id: 22970
wikidata_id: "Q310937"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 June 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 20
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 20
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:43.905710+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Peter Dinklage

## Identity

Peter Dinklage

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-dinklage
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-dinklage
- **IMDb ID:** nm0227759
- **TMDB ID:** 22970
- **Wikidata ID:** Q310937
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dinklage, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310937, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227759/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22970

Actor. Born 11 June 1969 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 June 1969, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Peter Hayden Dinklage
- **Frequently works with:** [Ben Mendelsohn](https://film.one/person/ben-mendelsohn.md), [Josh Gad](https://film.one/person/josh-gad.md), [Will Ferrell](https://film.one/person/will-ferrell.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 20 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (3), 2010s 66 (7), 2020s 68 (10)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 20 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 18 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 9, Drama 8, Adventure 7, Fantasy 6, Action 5, Crime 5
- **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,542m across 14 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dinklage, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310937, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227759/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22970

## Coming up

- *Steps* (2026-11-20), as Roderick (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/steps.md)
- *The Angry Birds Movie 3* (2026-12-23), as Mighty Eagle (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-angry-birds-movie-3.md)
- *Naughty* (2027-11-05), as Santa Claus

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*X-Men: Days of Future Past*](https://film.one/film/x-men-days-of-future-past.md) (78), [*The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian*](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian.md) (58), [*Ice Age: Continental Drift*](https://film.one/film/ice-age-continental-drift.md) (53)
- **HBO Max:** [*Game of Thrones*](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md) (82), [*Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*](https://film.one/film/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri.md) (74)
- **Peacock:** [*Wicked*](https://film.one/film/wicked.md) (70), [*The Croods: A New Age*](https://film.one/film/the-croods-a-new-age.md) (70)
- **Apple TV:** [*Roofman*](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) (68)
- **Hulu:** [*Dexter: Resurrection*](https://film.one/tv/dexter-resurrection.md) (64)
- **Netflix:** [*Between Two Ferns: The Movie*](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md) (62)
- **Paramount+:** [*Transformers: Rise of the Beasts*](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md) (52)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Pixels*](https://film.one/film/pixels.md) (36)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Peter Dinklage

> Peter Dinklage is good at making an outsider seem like the cleverest person present. We rate the wit and authority, but too many supporting roles ask him to sound formidable without giving him enough to act.

In *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023), Peter Dinklage's Dean Casca Highbottom drinks and glowers. His one scene of real bitterness is more interesting than the glowering: at last there is something to understand about the man. We were frustrated, because that glimpse made the film's lack of interest in him harder to forgive. Francis Lawrence gives him too little to work with.

The path from *Living in Oblivion* (1995) to the lead in *The Station Agent* (2003) established the independent-film actor before the fantasy star. As Finbar McBride in the latter, he gave an outsider enough humanity to resist becoming a type. Tyrion Lannister in *Game of Thrones* (2011–2019) made that intelligence and comic timing widely familiar. He had been reluctant to take fantasy roles; the part brought widespread recognition. We do not need his characters to become agreeable before we take an interest in them.

The voice work can be less rewarding. In Steven Caple Jr.'s *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), his Scourge collects badges from the machines he has killed and likes to announce it. The baritone gives this villain sufficient menace for a 12A, though the nastiness stays safely vague. Dinklage does the job the film requires, but there is little in the part to suggest it needed him in particular.

*Wicked* (2024) makes better use of that authority by giving it to Dr Dillamond, a goat professor whose fellow animals are losing their speech. Jon M. Chu gives him a character whose ability to speak matters, rather than another opportunity to sound dangerous. Yet the surrounding film keeps delaying its progress: editors Myron Kerstein and James Finlan handle the songs carefully, while the stretches between them drag. Dillamond is one of several supporting characters competing for time in a film that already takes too much of it.

The lead in the musical *Cyrano* (2021) is a useful reminder that he need not always be fitted around somebody else's story. We would like more of that room, whatever the genre. He is worth casting for more than the voice, and worth giving something to do besides looking displeased with everyone else. For a first encounter, we would choose *The Station Agent* over the franchise work.

## Biography

Peter Dinklage is an American actor. Born on 11 June 1969 in Morristown, New Jersey, he studied acting at Bennington College and appeared in amateur stage productions before making his film debut in the black comedy *Living in Oblivion* (1995).

He gained wider recognition with a starring role in *The Station Agent* (2003). Dinklage is best known for playing Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series *Game of Thrones* (2011–2019), winning four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. His other film credits include *Elf* (2003), *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian* (2008), *X-Men: Days of Future Past* (2014), *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017), *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), the voice of Scourge in *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), Dean Casca Highbottom in *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023) and the voice of Dr. Dillamond in *Wicked* (2024).

*Sources: screenrant.com, hollywoodreporter.com, deadline.com, ign.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (20)

- *Idiots* (2026), Fi1m 62, as Karl "Koko" Sandoz — [page](https://film.one/film/idiots.md)
- *Wicker* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Basket Weaver — [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md)
- *Dexter: Resurrection* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Leon Prater — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter-resurrection.md)
- *Roofman* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Mitch — [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md)
- *The Lowdown* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Wendell — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown.md)
- *Wicked* (2024), Fi1m 70, as Dr. Dillamond (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/wicked.md)
- *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023), Fi1m 61, as Dean Casca Highbottom — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes.md)
- *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), Fi1m 52, as Scourge (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md)
- *Cyrano* (2021), Fi1m 75, as Cyrano de Bergerac — [page](https://film.one/film/cyrano.md)
- *The Croods: A New Age* (2020), Fi1m 70, as Phil Betterman (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods-a-new-age.md)
- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), Fi1m 62, as Peter Dinklage — [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)
- *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), Fi1m 77, as Eitri — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md)
- *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017), Fi1m 74, as James — [page](https://film.one/film/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri.md)
- *Pixels* (2015), Fi1m 36, as Eddie — [page](https://film.one/film/pixels.md)
- *X-Men: Days of Future Past* (2014), Fi1m 78, as Dr. Bolivar Trask — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-days-of-future-past.md)
- *Ice Age: Continental Drift* (2012), Fi1m 53, as Captain Gutt (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-continental-drift.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian* (2008), Fi1m 58, as Trumpkin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian.md)
- *Elf* (2003), Fi1m 75, as Miles Finch — [page](https://film.one/film/elf.md)
- *The Station Agent* (2003), Fi1m 82, as Finbar McBride — [page](https://film.one/film/the-station-agent.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Naughty* (2027), as Santa Claus
- *The Angry Birds Movie 3* (2026), as Mighty Eagle (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-angry-birds-movie-3.md)
- *Steps* (2026), as Roderick (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/steps.md)
- *Wicker* (2026), as Basket Weaver — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md)
- *Idiots* (2026), as Koko — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/idiots.md)
- *Twelfth Night* (2025), as Malvolio
- *Roofman* (2025), as Mitch — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md)
- *The Lowdown* (2025), series, as Wendell — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown.md)
- *The Toxic Avenger Unrated* (2025), as Winston / Toxie, the Hero
- *Dexter: Resurrection* (2025), series, as Leon Prater — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter-resurrection.md)
- *Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act* (2025), as Narrator
- *Wicked* (2024), as Dr. Dillamond (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/wicked.md)
- *Brothers* (2024), as Jady Munger · Producer
- *The Thicket* (2024), as Reginald Jones · Producer
- *Unfrosted* (2024), as Harry Friendly
- *The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes* (2023), as Dean Casca Highbottom — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes.md)
- *How to Become a Mob Boss* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *She Came to Me* (2023), as Steven Lauddem
- *How to Become a Cult Leader* (2023), series, as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Transformers: Rise of the Beasts* (2023), as Scourge (voice) — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts.md)
- *American Dreamer* (2022), as Phil Loder · Producer
- *Cyrano* (2021), as Cyrano de Bergerac — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cyrano.md)
- *How to Become a Tyrant* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *I Care a Lot* (2021), as Roman Lunyov
- *Dear Diary: World's First Pranks* (2021), as Phil Betterman (voice)
- *Marvel Studios Legends* (2021), series, as Eitri the Dwarf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Croods: A New Age* (2020), as Phil Betterman (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods-a-new-age.md)
- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), as Peter Dinklage — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)
- *The Angry Birds Movie 2* (2019), as Mighty Eagle (voice)
- *My Dinner with Hervé* (2018), as Hervé Villechaize · Executive Producer
- *I Think We're Alone Now* (2018), as Del · Producer
- *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), as Eitri — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md)
- *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017), as James — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri.md)
- *The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special* (2017), as Narrator / Adult Kevin (voice)
- *Three Christs* (2017), as Joseph
- *Rememory* (2017), as Sam Bloom
- *The Angry Birds Movie* (2016), as Mighty Eagle (voice), Songs
- *The Boss* (2016), as Renault
- *Taxi* (2015), as Marc
- *Pixels* (2015), as Eddie — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/pixels.md)
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Tyrion Lannister
- *The Angriest Man in Brooklyn* (2014), as Aaron Altmann
- *X-Men: Days of Future Past* (2014), as Dr. Bolivar Trask — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-days-of-future-past.md)
- *Knights of Badassdom* (2014), as Hung · Executive Producer
- *Low Down* (2014), as Alain
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Chans (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *A Case of You* (2013), as Gerard
- *Ice Age: Continental Drift* (2012), as Captain Gutt (voice) — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-age-continental-drift.md)
- *Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2* (2011), as Captain Gutt (voice)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *A Little Bit of Heaven* (2011), as Vinnie
- *Pete Smalls Is Dead* (2010), as K.C. · Producer
- *The Last Rites of Ransom Pride* (2010), as dwarf
- *I Love You Too* (2010), as Charlie
- *Death at a Funeral* (2010), as Frank
- *Saint John of Las Vegas* (2010), as Mr. Townsend
- *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian* (2008), as Trumpkin — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian.md)
- *Penelope* (2007), as Lemon
- *Death at a Funeral* (2007), as Peter
- *Underdog* (2007), as Dr. Simon Barsinister
- *Ascension Day* (2007), Actor
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Stewart — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Ultra* (2006), as The Scientist
- *Little Fugitive* (2006), as Sam Norton
- *Find Me Guilty* (2006), as Ben Klandis
- *The Limbo Room* (2006), as Dusty Spitz
- *Fortunes* (2005), as Mike Kirkwood
- *Lassie* (2005), as Rowlie
- *Threshold* (2005), series, as Arthur Ramsey
- *The Baxter* (2005), as Benson Hedges
- *Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?* (2005), as Narrator
- *Life As We Know It* (2004), series, as Dr. Belber
- *Entourage* (2004), series, as Peter Dinklage — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *Surviving Eden* (2004), as Sterno
- *The Station Agent* (2003), as Finbar McBride — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-station-agent.md)
- *Elf* (2003), as Miles Finch — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/elf.md)
- *I'm with Her* (2003), series, as Elliot Rosen
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Marlowe Sawyer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *Tiptoes* (2002), as Maurice
- *13 Moons* (2002), as Binky
- *Just a Kiss* (2002), as Dink
- *Human Nature* (2001), as Frank
- *Never Again* (2001), as Harry Appleton
- *The $treet* (2000), series, as Little Person
- *Pigeonholed* (1999), Actor
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Drug Dealer
- *Safe Men* (1998), as Leflore
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Murder Victim (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Bullet* (1996), as Building Manager
- *Living in Oblivion* (1995), as Tito
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Malvolio
- *The Smurfs Movie*, as Clumsy Smurf (voice)
- *Lincoln in the Bardo*, Actor
- *The Reckoner*, as Producer
- *Lear Rex*, as The Fool
- *Keith*, as Executive Producer
- *The Dwarf*, as Producer

## Gallery

- ![Peter Dinklage as Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister in Game of Thrones (2011)](https://film.one/media/title/9013/still-01c70ec331ba.jpg) Peter Dinklage as Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister in *Game of Thrones* (2011) — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Dinklage](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-15dac068516a.jpg) Peter Dinklage — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Peter_Dinklage_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Peter_Dinklage_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joanna Kulig i Peter Dinklage, Energa Camerimage 2023](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-b803c611ee9e.jpg) Joanna Kulig i Peter Dinklage, Energa Camerimage 2023 — Aawiosnaa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Joanna_Kulig_i_Peter_Dinklage.jpg/1280px-Joanna_Kulig_i_Peter_Dinklage.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Dinklage i Marek Żydowicz, Energa Camerimage 2023.](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-5cb2da9db15f.jpg) Peter Dinklage i Marek Żydowicz, Energa Camerimage 2023. — Aawiosnaa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Energa_Camerimage_2023_Toru%C5%84.jpg/1280px-Energa_Camerimage_2023_Toru%C5%84.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Dinklage](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-2c2c56d13ea8.jpg) Peter Dinklage — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Dinklage](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-78b9c4204a1a.jpg) Peter Dinklage — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Dinklage](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-e58b5d0ee597.jpg) Peter Dinklage — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Dinklage](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-e704586ab940.jpg) Peter Dinklage — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Dinklage](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-e60aa5aa4e63.jpg) Peter Dinklage — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Dinklage](https://film.one/media/person/10419/gallery-500a6f76b39b.jpg) Peter Dinklage — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2012: Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *Game of Thrones*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 4 won

- 2019: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Game of Thrones*
- 2018: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Game of Thrones*
- 2015: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Game of Thrones*
- 2011: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Game of Thrones*

### SAG Awards — 2 won

- 2020: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Game of Thrones*
- 2018: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast 2018: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (won), for *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*
- Empire Hero Award 2015: Empire Hero Award (won), for *Game of Thrones*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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