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SNL50: who is Peter Dinklage’s wife of 20 years, Erica Schmidt, who joined him at the anniversary event? The playwright met the Game of Thrones star in a romcom-worthy meet cute, and wrote film Cyrano

Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt glam up for SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. Photo: FilmMagic
Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt glam up for SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. Photo: FilmMagic

Actor Peter Dinklage brought his wife of 20 years, playwright and theatre director Erica Schmidt, to the SNL50: Anniversary Special on February 16 – here’s what you need to know about her

Peter Dinklage and his wife Erica Schmidt looked as loved up as ever as they arrived on the red carpet for the SNL50: Anniversary Special on Sunday night.

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in hit HBO show Game of Thrones. Photo: HBO
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in hit HBO show Game of Thrones. Photo: HBO

Dinklage, 55, opted for a simple black-and-white tuxedo, while his partner of two decades was the epitome of elegance in a white, long-sleeve dress.

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Here’s what we know about the Game of Thrones star’s supportive 49-year-old wife.

Where is Erica Schmidt from?

Erica Schmidt and Peter Dinklage have been married since 2005. Photo: Getty Images
Erica Schmidt and Peter Dinklage have been married since 2005. Photo: Getty Images

Schmidt was born on June 8, 1975, in the USA, according to IMDB, though not much is known about her childhood.

What does Erica Schmidt do for work?

Erica Schmidt and Peter Dinklage at a screening of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in November 2023, in New York. Photo: Getty Images
Erica Schmidt and Peter Dinklage at a screening of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in November 2023, in New York. Photo: Getty Images
Like her husband, Schmidt is also in the entertainment business, but she works behind the scenes as an award-winning playwright and theatre director. She is best known for the musical drama Cyrano, which earned Bafta and Golden Globe nominations.

Dinklage, who stars in the production, admitted that he had to “beg” for a role in it. “‘Begged’? Yeah. I mean, essentially, yes, that’s true,” Dinklage shared in a 2021 appearance on 60 Minutes. “For an actor, you always wanna do something that – for me at least – that scares you … I just never had sung since I was a kid.”

Faye Bradley
Faye Bradley is a Hong Kong-based contributing online editor for Style by SCMP, where she covers topics in luxury, pop culture, celebrity, influencer, entertainment, travel, trending news, food and drinks, and lifestyle. As a freelance writer, her work has been featured in CNN Style, Business Insider, Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure Asia, China Daily, Design Anthology, BurdaLuxury, Skyscanner, and Hong Kong Tourism Board. With a BA (Hons) in art and design from the University of Leeds, she is the co-founder of Paradigm Haus, a print publication that covers artists, creatives and entrepreneurs the world over, and the founder of CSP Times, a digital luxury lifestyle website. She is also an editor for luxury wellness travel publication Compare Retreats.