Peter Dinklage Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What is Peter Dinklage’s Net Worth and Salary?

With a net worth of $25 million, Peter Dinklage is a prominent American actor. He is best known for his iconic role as Tyrion Lannister on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” As we will soon explain, Dinklage’s per-episode earnings of $1.1 million from Game of Thrones positioned him among the top ten highest-paid actors in television history. Beyond his work on Game of Thrones, he’s recognized for his performances in films such as “Elf,” “Cyrano,” “Pixels,” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

Game of Thrones Salary

In the final two seasons of Game of Thrones, which comprised 14 episodes aired from July 2017 to May 2019, Dinklage earned $1.1 million per episode. This totals to approximately $14.3 million for the two seasons. Currently, this salary ranks as the sixth-highest ever paid to an actor for a television series. For seasons 5 and 6, during which he filmed 20 episodes, he received $500,000 per episode, amounting to $10 million. Overall, Peter’s earnings from Game of Thrones likely exceed $30 million.

Early Life

Born Peter Hayden Dinklage on June 11, 1969, in Morristown, New Jersey, he is the son of John Carl Dinklage, an insurance salesman, and Diane Dinklage, a music teacher in elementary school. Dinklage has achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, contributing to his adult height of only 4 feet 5 inches (135 cm). During his childhood, he expressed feelings of anger and bitterness regarding his condition.

Growing up in Mendham Township, New Jersey, Dinklage lived with his older brother, Jonathan, who is a professional violinist today. His introduction to theater came in fifth grade, where he took on the lead role in a rendition of “The Velveteen Rabbit.” He attended Delbarton School, a Catholic boys’ private institution, and credits a 1984 performance of “True West” with igniting his passion for acting. He continued his studies at Bennington College, graduating in 1991 with a degree in drama. Following graduation, he moved to New York City and attempted to create a theater company with his friend Ian Bell, but they faced financial difficulties and challenges with their rent. Eventually, Dinklage spent six years working at a data processing firm before deciding to pursue acting full-time.

Career

At the onset of his acting career, Dinklage rejected conventional roles often given to actors with dwarfism, such as “elves or leprechauns.” This stance made it difficult for him to secure roles. He made a notable debut in 1995 with a small part in the parody “Living in Oblivion,” portraying a dwarf in a dream sequence critiquing the film’s director, Steve Buscemi. The following year, he took on a role in the off-Broadway play “The Killing Act,” where he portrayed an exaggerated version of Tom Thumb. His major breakthrough came with the comedy-drama “The Station Agent” (2003). Dinklage’s filmography includes titles like “Elf” (2003), “Lassie” (2005), “Find Me Guilty” (2006), “Underdog” (2007), “Death at a Funeral” (2007), “Penelope” (2008), “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (2008), “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014), “Pixels” (2015), “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017), “I Think We’re Alone Now” (2018), and the Marvel blockbuster “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018). Additionally, he has participated in numerous stage productions, including an Off-Broadway version of “Richard III” (2003). In 2012, Dinklage explored voice acting, lending his voice to Captain Gutt in “Ice Age: Continental Drift” (2012), and has since voiced The Mighty Eagle in “The Angry Birds Movie” (2016) as well as the…

In the video game “Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series,” released in 2015, Tyrion Lannister’s voice was provided by Dinklage. He also contributed his voice to the game “Destiny” and voiced the character Scourge in “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (2023).

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In 2016, Estuary Films was founded by Dinklage and his partner David Ginsburg as a joint-venture production company. The company’s inaugural film, “I Think We’re Alone Now,” featured Dinklage not only as the star but also as a producer. In addition to his film career, Dinklage has garnered significant fame on television for his role as Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s fantasy drama “Game of Thrones,” which is adapted from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” book series. From 2011 to 2019, he appeared in all eight seasons of the show, having been the first actor cast in it back in May 2009 by showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.

His outstanding performance on “Game of Thrones” led to widespread acclaim and numerous accolades, including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Furthermore, he received three nominations for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated five times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor (from 2013 to 2017). Overall, Peter Dinklage amassed 61 award nominations throughout his career, winning 14 of them.

Personal Life

In 2005, Dinklage wed theater director Erica Schmidt, and the couple has two children. They are known for being very private regarding their children, only sharing that their first child is a girl, while details about their second child’s gender and names of both children remain undisclosed. Dinklage has been a committed vegetarian since the age of 16 and actively supports PETA, participating in several of their campaigns, including the advocacy film “Face your Food,” which promotes a vegan diet.