IT'S NOT PETER DINKLAGE!!!

Good lord. I've already read three accounts in which the wee actor in Sundance Festival opener In Bruges is cited as Peter Dinklage. Box Office Psychic praises the work of "diminutive Sundance legend Peter Dinklage" in the film. David D'Arcy refers to Dinklage in both his Green Cine Daily and Screen Daily reviews, effusing in the latter that Dinklage is "hilarious" and "cock sure."

One problem, fellas: Peter Dinklage ISN'T IN In Bruges. The dwarf, or midget, in the film, a dyspeptic sybarite named Jimmy, is in fact played by one Jordan Prentice, as a visit to the IMDB might have told you. Or....what the hell, your own eyes and/or ears might have told you, as Prentice actually doesn't look, or more significantly, talk like Dinklage, who has a deep, rich, Shakespearean style voice. Here are pictures of the two.

That's Dinklage at far left, Prentice (who, if the IMDB is to be believed, was the guy inside that Howard the Duck suit back in 1986) in B&W. I bring this up only to highlight a very shameful form of bigotry: the idea that all sardonic dwarves/midgets look alike. Let's get sensitive, people. UPDATE: The Green Cine review's been fixed. I'd recommend Screen Daily and Box Office Psychics get cracking, before Dinklage and Prentiss team up, buy some machetes, etc.,etc.

Comments

[Deserie]

I apologize in advance. As an African-American I take umbrage when other races think that all African-Americans look alike.

HOWEVER, I mistook Peter Dinklage (the two "Death At A Funeral" movies) with Jordan Prentice, the actor in "In Bruges". They favor each other.

What about Tom Sizemore and Michael Madsen? If not brothers, they could be cousins.

There are more examples but I'm having an attack of CRS. You get my drift.

This whole mistaken identity thing between people has everything to do with their physicality and nothing to do with prejudice or stereotyping.

Peace out.

[Anton Gully]

I find this confusion to be heartbreakingly unfortunate. Peter Dinklage is now a beloved actor,rightly lauded for his portrayal of the almost-royal Tyrion.

Jordan Prentice was fine in In Bruges. he really didn't distract from the main performances in any way, more or less.

We should treat these two fine actors equally. Getting ahead in Hollywood is tough,particularly when (a) you can't get "ahead" and (b) most charity is based upon an over0whelming air of desperation.