Ever since Peter Dinklage shot to global fame after starring in Game of Thrones, fans have been curious to know more about his wife and personal life. Best known for his role as Tyrion Lannister in the epic fantasy drama, Dinklage has since starred in several popular movies and shows, such as The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Thor: Love and Thunder, and more. His most recent acting credit is playing Doctor Dillamond in the 2024 musical Wicked.
Here’s everything we know about Peter Dinklage’s wife, how they met, and their relationship timeline.
Who is Peter Dinklage married to?
Peter Dinklage is married to Erica Schmidt.
While the couple mostly prefers to keep the details of their personal lives private, they often gush about each other in interviews. Dinklage frequently expresses his gratitude toward Schmidt in his acceptance speeches. The lovely pair are often seen hand in hand on the red carpet, looking radiant as they pose together.
What is Erica Schmidt’s job?
Erica Schmidt is a successful playwright and director.
Schmidt gained recognition for writing the screenplay for the 2021 romantic drama Cyrano, which stars her husband, Peter Dinklage. Throughout her illustrious career, she has written and directed several theater productions. Schmidt has won numerous prestigious awards and nominations, such as the Lucille Lortel Award, the New York International Fringe Festival Award, and more. In 2001, she received the Robert and Gloria Hausman Theater Honor from the Princess Grace Foundation.
Schmidt earned nominations for the Drama Desk Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for her brilliant work in the 2019 all-female rendition of the Shakespeare tragedy Mac Beth. She has also directed other acclaimed plays such as The Play Company, chashama, Humor Abuse, and more (via PEOPLE).
Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt’s relationship history
Peter Dinklage met his wife around 2003 in New York City.
In a 2021 interview with The New York Times, he recalled how they met at a mutual friend’s house. “It was about 18 years ago now. We were all at a friend’s house, and someone said, ‘They’re walking the elephants through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.’ The circus was in town, and it was snowing, and they were walking the elephants through Manhattan, a long line of them. It was like something out of a beautiful, fantastical, end-of-the-world, crazy, romantic movie,” Dinklage reminisced.
After about two years of dating, the couple eloped in Las Vegas in 2005. Dinklage was flying there for a charity event, and they decided to get married while in the city. The two have been inseparable ever since, making countless public appearances together. Dinklage and Schmidt welcomed their daughter in 2011, followed by a second child in 2017.
As of writing, the couple has not disclosed the names of their children or the gender of their youngest child.