Dillamond, played by Peter Dinklage.

Active since 1995, Dinklage had his breakthrough in the movieThe Station Agentin 2003.

Dillamond explains to Elphaba that there is a plot in Oz to stop all animals from talking.

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In trying to win the Wizard over, Elphaba inadvertently forces his monkeys to grow wings.

Even so,Peter Dinklage’s character’s storyline does not have a happy ending.

Dillamond is eventually caught and imprisoned, and he loses his ability to talk as a result.

A composite image of Peter Dinklage and Doctor Dillamond in Wicked

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Elphaba learns of his fate, which only strengthens her resolve to do the right thing.

Dinklage’s role inWickedis essential in helping audiences understand Elphaba’s character and her motivations.

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba arriving in Emerald City, wearing glasses and looking concerned in Wicked.

Wicked adapts the Broadway musical into a two-part film, following the unlikely friendship between Elphaba, born with green skin, and Glinda, a popular aristocrat, in the Land of Oz. As they navigate their contrasting paths, they evolve into Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Elphaba from Wicked over the cast of Wizard of Oz

Ariana Grande as Glinda wearing a pink dress and holding up a pointed black hat in Wicked

The book cover of Wicked by Gregory Maguire is in front of a glowing green forest

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