Peter Dinklage and wife Erica Schmidt hold hands at New York screening of new movie Cyrano

metro.co.uk:

Peter Dinklage put in a joint appearance with his wife Erica Schmidt on the red carpet at a screening of their new movie musical Cyrano in New York City on Wednesday.The Game Of Thrones actor, 52, takes the lead role of Cyrano de Bergerac in this musical retelling of the famous tale, immortalised by Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play.Erica wrote the film’s screenplay from her own stage adaptation, in which Peter also played the central part Off-Broadway in 2019.Peter wore a smart three-piece suit for the occasion, with grey boots and a bright purple tie, with the top button on his white shirt rakishly undone.His 46-year-old wife looked chic in a flowing black velvet dress with puff sleeves from The Vampire’s Wife, which she accessorised with dangling silver earrings, wearing her auburn hair in a loose up-do.The pair married in 2005 and share two children – born in 2011 and 2017 – whose identities they keep private.They were joined at the event by Peter’s leading lady Haley Bennett, who plays Roxanne, the secret object of Cyrano’s affections.The Devil All the Time actress stunned in a black bustier dress with embellished side panel, which she paired with a dainty red handbag and baby blue and black heels.Kelvin Harrison Jr, who plays Christian, the new cadet who Cyrano helps to woo Roxanne through love letters that he writes – being too self-conscious to court her himself – opted or a pale yellow jumper and smart blue slacks, while director Joe Wright dressed all in black.Peter, who has been a vocal critic of Disney’s Snow White live-action remake, which he branded ‘backwards’, revealed that he had to beg his wife for the role of Cyrano as it wasn’t intended for him at the outset.Calling it ‘very personal’ for him, the actor.