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Peter Dinklage (born June 11, 1969) is an American actor.
His "break out" role is generally deemed to be The Station Agent. Although it was a small independent film, it was widely praised by critics and Dinklage's performance gained some note. He also had a small role in Jon Favreau's Elf as a pretentious children's author who beats up Will Ferrell's character after he is (unintentionally) insulted. In 2005, Dinklage starred in the short-lived CBS science fiction series Threshold.
Recently, he appeared in Sidney Lumet's latest courtroom drama, Find Me Guilty (2006), opposite Vin Diesel, and in episodes of Nip/Tuck. He also made a cameo appearance on HBO's show Entourage.
Dinklage was born in Morristown, New Jersey, USA to a retired insurance salesman and an elementary school music teacher. Both of his parent are normal height and so is his brother, John. He is a 1987 graduate of Delbarton School and 1991 graduate of Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. Dinklage's dwarfism is caused by Achondroplasia. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Peter Dinklage is a vegetarian and whenever you see him eating meet on screen, it's made of tofu like the tofu "beef" jerky in Station Agent.
When I was younger, definitely, I let it get to me. As an adolescent, I was bitter and angry and I definitely put up these walls. But the older you get, you realize you just have to have a sense of humour. You just know that it's not your problem. It's theirs.
Filmography
- Living in Oblivion (1995)
- Safe Men (1998)
- Pigeonholed (1999)
- Never Again (2001)
- Human Nature (2001)
- Fortunes (2002)
- Just a Kiss (2002)
- 13 Moons (2002)
- Elf (2003)
- Tiptoes (2003)
- The Station Agent (2003)
- Surviving Eden (2004)
- Jail Bait II (2004)
- The Baxter (2005)
- Lassie (2005)
- Find Me Guilty (2006)
- Underdog (2007)
External links
- Peter Dinklage Online
- Peter Dinklage at IMDb
- Interview with Peter Dinklage about The Station Agent
- BBC Movies Interview about The Station Agent
- MSNBC Interview
- The Station Agent official website