The Real Life Partner Of Game Of Thrones' Peter Dinklage

Dinklage has gushed over Schmidt's talent as a playwright and theater director. He sang her praises after the two had the opportunity to work together in an off-Broadway production of Turgenev's A Month in the Country. "She loves theatre," Dinklage proclaimed in an interview with The Guardian. "Unlike a lot of other people in our profession where film is the ultimate goal, theatre is sacred to her. It's not entertainment; it's art." He added that he finds his wife "inspiring," and that she's the true artist in the family, while he just "pays the bills'"

The same year they worked together off-Broadway, Dinklage won an Emmy for his "TV actor" gig as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones. In his acceptance speech, he thanked Schmidt. "I love you, Erica. You're amazing. I love you," he gushed.

While Dinklage and Schmidt's marriage is strong, there's certainly been tests. Schmidt joked about the way women flocked to her husband after Game Of Thrones took off. "Lately, girls have been, like, licking his face," she told Rolling Stone in 2012. "But what's frustrating about it is that Pete is an incredibly handsome, charming, funny guy, but when he does a magazine or something it's like, 'Isn't it amazing he's four foot five inches tall and he's sexy?'" Of course, that's just who Dinklage is, says Schmidt.