- He was George R.R. Martin's first and only choice to play 'Tyrion Lannister' in Game of Thrones (2011).
- Dinklage is considered such a genuinely pleasant and amiable person by his costars on "Game of Thrones", that many of them found it quite difficult to act out scenes with him in which they were mistreating his character Tyrion. He and Lena Headey are such good friends, in fact, they were sharing an apartment whenever they were filming scenes and drove together to the set each day, even though their characters have a mutual hatred of each other. Charles Dance had also expressed disdain for how his character treated Tyrion, stating that he found it hard to be so mean to a nice man like Dinklage.
- In his acceptance speech for the Golden Globe, Dinklage called attention to the plight of Martin Henderson, a dwarf who was crippled after being attacked by a rugby player outside a bar.
- Has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism in which the body is perfectly formed but the bones initially modelled in cartilage, the long bones of the arms and legs, do not grow long enough. Velázquez painted a fine portrait of a man with this condition which hangs in the Prado in Madrid.
- He struggled greatly at the start of his career as he refused to do work where his dwarfism was treated as a joke or caused him to be the object of fun or spectacle.
- Even as a struggling actor, he turned down many roles in fantasy films out of fear of being typecast as a magical dwarf or little person for the rest of his career. Living in expensive New York, he admitted that he would often be so short on money that a dinner consisted of a bag of crisps.
- For his role on Game of Thrones (2011), he was named one of "Eight Actors Who Turn Television into Art," in cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11).
- Is a vegetarian. Anytime you see him eating a meat product on screen, it is a tofu product (such as the tofu "beef" jerky, in The Station Agent (2003)).
- Won the Emmy for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama" series 4 times for playing Tyrion Lannister on "Game of Thrones"- setting a new record for most win by an actor in that category in the Emmys' entire history.
- Father of two children with his wife Erica Schmidt.
- Son of an elementary school music teacher and retired insurance salesman. Both parents are of average height, as is older brother, John, a violinist.
- Delivered the 2012 Commencement Address at his alma mater, Bennington College (Vermont). He is a 1991 graduate of Bennington College with a degree in drama.
- Studies theology.
- He was nominated for the 2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts category.
- November 2004 - engaged to theater director Erica Schmidt.
- He has German, Irish, and English ancestry. His surname is German.
- Peter's surname is the same as the town of Dinklage in Lower Saxony, district of Vechta, in the Northwest region of Germany. The name "Dinklage" derives from the Old Norse word "thing", which means a gathering place, such as one for a council or trial. Built as a castle near the end of the Early Middle Ages, it was first officially recorded not before 1231. Over time and due to phonetical changes in the German language, like the cessation of the 'th'-sound, the name changed from "Thinclage" to "Dinclage" and finally to today's common term "Dinklage" (Place of the Thing).
- Won the 2018 Emmy Award in the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category for his role as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones (2011).
- Has both a dog and a dog walker named Kevin.
- Born at 1:37 AM.
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