Dominic Monaghan Biography
Dominic Monaghan (born on December 8, 1976) is an English actor. He has received international attention from the success of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings playing Merry Brandybuck and his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost.
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Dominic was born and raised in Berlin, Germany, to English parents. His
family moved to Heaton Moor, Stockport, England, when he was 12. Monaghan's
first language is English and German is his second language. He is known for his
ability to impersonate others and replicate accents. Monaghan attended St Anne's
RC High School (where his uncle taught and later became Headteacher) and Aquinas
College where he studied English Literature, Drama and Geography. While in
college he got his first major role in the BBC television series, Hetty
Wainthropp Investigates, in which he played Hetty's sidekick, Geoffrey Shawcross.
On November 8, 2005, tabloid photos of Monaghan and co-star Evangeline Lilly
were published in a variety of magazines and websites, featuring the two kissing
intimately. As of August 9, 2006, the two still had not confirmed the nature of
their relationship, with Lilly stating, "It is still rumored [that we're
dating]... Dom is a spectacular person and I'd rather leave it at that."
Dominic is an adamant environmentalist, and has been active in the planting and
preservation of trees and forests. He owns a small forest in India.
Dominic Monaghan has on his right arm a tattoo of the Elvish word for "nine", a
reference to his involvement in the Lord of the Rings and the fact that his
character was one of the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring. Several
other cast members also got similar tattoos during the film's production. On his
left arm is a tattoo saying "Living is easy with eyes closed", a line from The
Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever." On Lost, Charlie's perplexing tape/bandage
finger rings with individual letters spelling out words were Monaghan's idea; he
reasoned that, as an artist, Charlie would still want to express himself even
when stranded on a tropical isle. Monaghan does actually play the guitar on the
show, and on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live he and Kimmel jokingly composed a
theme song for Lost, a high-pitched, dirge-like number with the words, "We're
lost on an island and we're far from home; we're lost on the island, but we're
not alone, no we're not alone...the monster's eating us..."
Dominic also narrated Ringers: Lord of the Fans, a documentary about Lord of the
Rings fandom. He also appeared in a PETA ad concerning treatment of wild
animals.
Film List for Dominic Monaghan
- Lost (2004–Present) (TV series) (Charlie Pace)
- Shooting Livien (2005) (Owen)
- The Purifiers (2004) (Sol)
- Spivs (2004) (Goat)
- An Insomniac's Nightmare (2003) (Jack)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (Meriadoc Brandybuck)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (Meriadoc Brandybuck)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (Meriadoc Brandybuck) (Cameo voice of Gollum)
- Monsignor Renard (2000) (TV series) (Etienne Pierre Rollinger)
- This is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000) (Jimmy Furey)
- Hostile Waters (1997) (TV) (Sasha)
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) (TV series) (Geoffrey Shawcross)
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