American film, television and theater actor, Peter Dinklage, has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
Dinklage has had a prolific career both on-stage and in film. After graduating from college in Vermont, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and the Welsh School of Music and Drama in Wales. He worked in several productions off-Broadway and wrote his own play entitled Frog.
He made his film debut in Tom DiCillo’s 1995 independent comedy Living in Oblivion as the dwarf in the dream sequence. He then appeared in Safe Men, Bullet, Never Again, and Just a Kiss before returning to independent comedies. Since his breakout role in the 2003 film The Station Agent, he has acted in Elf, Nip/Tuck and Chronicles of Narnia, he has gain a place as a well paid actor and rightly so, as he is incredibly talented at his craft.
He is one of the lead actors on HBO’s hit TV show, Game of Thrones, playing the part of Tyrion Lannister. Dinklage is of German and Irish descent, he was born with achondroplasia, causing dwarfism. He married Erica Schmidt, a theatre director, in 2005, with whom he has a daughter.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
Salary |
Total earnings per season of Game of Thrones |
$1,500,000 |
|
2012 |
Salary |
Salary per episode of Game of Thrones |
$150,000 |