Peter Dinklage

Dinklage in 2010, photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Peter Hayden Dinklage

Place of Birth: Mendham Township, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 11, 1969

Ethnicity: Irish (approximately 56.25%), three eighths German, 1/16th English

Peter Dinklage is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles in The Station Agent, Game of Thrones, Elf, and X-Men: Days of Future Past, among other films and series.

Peter is the son of Diane and John Carl Dinklage. He is married to theatre director Erica Schmidt, with whom he has two children. Peter is 4’5″.

Peter’s paternal grandfather was named Raymond Richard Bruno Dinklage (the son of August John Dinklage and Bessie M.). Raymond was born in New Jersey. August was born in Germany. Bessie was born in the U.S., to a German-born father and an American-born mother.

Peter’s paternal grandmother was Florence Peer (the daughter of Richard Joseph Peer and Florence Anie Hogg). Florence was born in New York. Richard was born in New York, to Irish parents, Richard Peer and Margaret Anna Connolly. Peter’s great-grandmother Florence was born in England, to a German father, Alois John Hogg, and to an English mother, Caroline Berricloth.

Peter’s maternal grandfather was John Joseph Hayden (the son of William Hayden and Helen Gordon). William was the son of Irish parents, John J. Hayden and Rose Tyne. Helen was the daughter of John Gordon, whose father was from Northern Ireland and whose mother was of Irish descent; and of Winifred Durken/Durcan, an Irish emigrant, from County Roscommon.

Peter’s maternal grandmother was Eileen Mary McCarten (the daughter of John Edward McCarten and Elizabeth M. Begley). Eileen was born in Connecticut. John was the son of Charles McCarten, who had Irish ancestry, and of Mary Theresa Geisler, who was of German descent. Elizabeth was born in Connecticut, the daughter of William Begley, who was born in Connecticut, to Irish parents, and of Mary Grace, who was born in Massachusetts, also to Irish parents.

Sources: Jigsaw Lounge interview with Peter Dinklage – http://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk

Genealogy of Peter Dinklage – https://www.geni.com

Peter’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Peter’s paternal grandparents, Raymond R. Dinklage and Florence Peer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Peter’s paternal grandfather, Raymond R. Dinklage, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Peter’s paternal grandmother, Florence Peer, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Peter’s maternal grandmother, Eileen Mary (McCarten) Hayden – http://newjerseyhills.com

Peter’s maternal great-grandmother, Elizabeth M. Begley, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org