Peter Dinklage

Today, I would like to talk about my current favourite actor, Peter Dinklage. You may know him if you are into 'Game of Thrones', because he is one of the stars of the cast. Actually, he has been the main character in the second season.

Peter Dinklage was born on June 11, 1969, in Morristown, New Jersey, but he grew up in Mendham Township. He is the son of an elementary school music teacher and a retired insurance salesman. He  was graduated from Delbalton School in Morriston in 1987 and from Benningtom College in 1991.

Peter was born with achondroplasia so, as far as I know, he had to struggle with stereotypes in order to get different roles in films which had nothing to do with this illness. And that is why I think he is a real actor, not only a cute face, as many current actors in Hollywood (although, in my opinion, he is quite handsome).

In 2005, he married Erica Shcmidt (what a lucky woman!), a theatre director, and in 2011 they had a daughter, their first child.

About Peter's career, he had participated in several movies and some TV series, but he had become more popular thanks to his role of Tyrion Lannister in 'Game of Thrones'. He is doing a great performance in this show. In fact, he received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, as well as the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

If I had to choose one of the movies Peter has starred, it would be 'The Station Agent', an independent comedy-drama film about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station. For his role, he received Independent Spirit and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Best Actor. You can read my review of the film here.

Finally, I would like to add that Peter is a vegetarian, supports Farm Sanctuary and has served as the spokesperson for the organization's Walk for Farm Animals.


Source : wikipedia