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Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

52 movies on Netflix

Biography

Peter Dinklage is an American actor who was born in New Jersey in 1969 and studied acting at Bennington College. He made his film debut in Living in Oblivion (1995) and found his breakthrough with the lead in The Station Agent (2003), which earned him Independent Spirit and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He went on to appear in Elf (2003), Find Me Guilty (2006), Penelope (2006), Death at a Funeral (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). From 2011 to 2019 he portrayed Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, winning four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. Later films include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Cyrano (2021), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), and Wicked (2024). He has also played Richard III and Cyrano de Bergerac in theater.

57years old

Turns 58 on June 11in 242 days

  • Born Morristown
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Peter Hayden Dinklage (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
52
Career span
31 years1995 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Big break

    In May 2009, Dinklage became the first actor cast. Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss said he was their first choice for the role, describing him as funny, smart and witty.

  2. Big break

    Dinklage's breakthrough role in The Station Agent was written specifically for him after director Tom McCarthy began the screenplay, even though the film was not initially conceived with him in mind.

  3. Behind the camera

    Dinklage and his longtime manager David Ginsburg started a joint-venture production company, Estuary Films, in 2016. Estuary's first film was I Think We're Alone Now.

  4. Getting ready for a role

    Dinklage prepared for his first voice acting role as Captain Gutt in Ice Age: Continental Drift by resting his voice before recording sessions.

  5. A role that slipped away

    Dinklage was replaced by Nolan North as the voice of the AI Ghost in the video game Destiny in August 2015 due to scheduling conflicts with his other acting commitments.

Peter Dinklage movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. I Care a Lot2021 Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Roman Lunyov

    IMDb rating 6.4161K votes

  2. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Dean Casca Highbottom

    IMDb rating 6.6190K votes

  3. Death at a Funeral2007as Peter

    IMDb rating 7.3129K votes

  4. The Station Agent2003as Finbar McBride

    IMDb rating 7.682K votes

  5. Pixels2015as Eddie

    IMDb rating 5.6183K votes

  6. Ice Age: Continental Drift2012as Captain Guttvoice

    IMDb rating 6.5247K votes

  7. X-Men: Days of Future Past2014as Dr. Bolivar Trask

    IMDb rating 7.9798K votes

  8. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008as Trumpkin

    IMDb rating 6.5242K votes

Most often with

Steve Martino directed two of these films, Mark Palansky two and Macon Blair two. Josh Gad appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Josh Gad, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Josh GadMarisa Tomei, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Marisa TomeiSam Rockwell, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sam RockwellJosh Brolin, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Josh BrolinBurn Gorman, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Burn GormanMacon Blair, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Macon BlairSteve MartinoDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Steve MartinoMark PalanskyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Mark PalanskyMacon BlairDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Macon Blair

Films together

Box office

What Peter Dinklage's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$7.3 billion

32 of the 51 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 51 films: 32 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 8 figure not found.

  • 32Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Avengers: Infinity War2018as Eitri$2.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Avengers: Infinity War2018as Eitri
    $2.1B28.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Ice Age: Continental Drift2012as Captain Gutt (voice)
    $877M12.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Wicked2024as Dr. Dillamond (voice)
    $764M10.5% of the total
  4. 4
    X-Men: Days of Future Past2014as Dr. Bolivar Trask
    $748M10.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts2023as Scourge (voice)
    $441M6.0% of the total
  6. 6
    The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008as Trumpkin
    $420M5.7% of the total
  7. 7
    The Angry Birds Movie2016as Mighty Eagle (voice)
    $350M4.8% of the total
  8. 8
    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023as Dean Casca Highbottom
    $337M4.6% of the total
Pixels (2015), $245 millionElf (2003), $229 millionThe Croods: A New Age (2020), $216 millionThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), $163 millionThe Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), $138 millionThe Boss (2016), $78.8 millionUnderdog (2007), $65.3 millionDeath at a Funeral (2010), $49.1 millionDeath at a Funeral (2007), $46.8 millionRoofman (2025), $34.9 millionPenelope (2006), $21.2 millionThe Station Agent (2003), $8.7 millionLassie (2005), $6.4 millionCyrano (2021), $6.4 millionThe Toxic Avenger Unrated (2025), $3.3 millionFind Me Guilty (2006), $2.6 million

$1.3 billionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total

Awards

Nine awards and honors from 2011 to 2020, seven of them major.

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Peter Dinklage's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2012Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmGame of ThronesWon
Emmy Awards
2019Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
2018Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
2015Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
2011Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
SAG Awards
2020Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesWon
2018Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriWon
Other honors
2018Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best CastThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriWon
2015Empire Hero AwardGame of ThronesWon

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