PETER DINKLAGE

'Peter Dinklage' (born June 11, 1969) is an American little person actor. His breakout 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.^[1]

Contents

Biography

Personal life

Career

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Personal life

Dinklage was born in Morristown, New Jersey to Diane, an elementary school music teacher, and John Dinklage, a retired insurance salesman.^[2] Both of his parents are of average height, as is his brother, John. Dinklage was born with achondroplasia, causing dwarfism. He is a 1987 graduate of Delbarton School and 1991 graduate of Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. Dinklage is a vegetarian.^[3]
When asked about his height (4'5", or 1.35 m), he said:

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.

Career

Dinklage had a minor 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''. In 2006 Dinklage 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 the HBO television series ''Entourage''.
Dinklage has been chosen by director Andrew Adamson for the role of Trumpkin in the 2008 film ''.^[4] Comic book writer (and incoming Wonder Woman writer) Gail Simone has cited Dinklage as the perfect choice to play the evil Dr. Psycho in a possible Wonder Woman film.

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 (Short Film)'' (2004)

★ ''The Baxter'' (2005)

★ ''Lassie'' (2005)

★ ''Find Me Guilty'' (2006)

★ ''Threshold'' (2006)

★ ''Death at a Funeral'' (2007)

★ ''Underdog'' (2007)

★ '' (2008)

References

1. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/station_agent/
2. http://www.filmreference.com/film/77/Peter-Dinklage.html
3. http://www.goveg.com/f-peterdinklage.asp
4. http://www.narniaweb.com/news.asp?id=1088&dl=11625280

External links

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★ Peter Dinklage Online fan site

★ Interview with Peter Dinklage about The Station Agent

★ BBC Movies Interview about The Station Agent

★ MSNBC Interview

★ The Station Agent official website

★ "Peter Dinklage Walks Into A Bar..." Interview by Peter Rubin

★ Howard Stern.com show rundown for August 1st, 2007