Dominic Monaghan Actor Bio Wiki Age Height Partner Movies Lost and Net Worth
Dominic Monaghan is a famous British actor known for playing Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings and Charlie Pace in Lost. He became famous as Hetty Wainthropp’s sidekick Geoffrey in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates from 1996 to 1998. His first main role was Sasha in the television film Hostile Waters.
Further, he had other roles in the young mutant Chris Bradley formerly known as Maverick in the superhero film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Beaumont Kin in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In addition, from 2012 to 2016, he served as host of the nature program Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan.
He was born onDecember 8, 1976, in West Berlin, West Germany. Monaghan is47 years old.
He is a man of average stature. Monaghan stands at a height of5 ft 7 in(Approx. 1.70 m).
He was born to his supportive parents in West Berlin, West Germany. Monaghan is the son ofMaureen Monaghan, a nurse, andAustin Monaghan, who was an Irish descent science teacher. He grew up with his older brotherMatthewis the primary songwriter and co-lead vocalist of the indie band Radiosepia and is a science teacher. His family lived in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, and Münster, moving about every four years.
His family moved from Germany to Heaton Moor in Stockport, England when he was about 11 years old. During his childhood, he developed a great love for insects and reptiles that he developed during his childhood and has kept an exotic assortment of pets, including a leaf mantis named Gizm and an albino snake named Blink.
He is possibly single and resides in Los Angeles, California, in theUnited States. He was previously in a relationship with his Lost co-starEvangeline Lillyfrom 2004 to 2007. Monaghan held a photographic exhibition in Los Angeles in which he sold prints of his own works in 2008. Also, he traveled to Argentina with Lilly to film the American version of the CQC pilot in June 2008. He provided the inspiration for the naming of Billy Boyd’s band Beecake after he sent his friend a picture of a cake covered in bees.
He was previously in a relationship with his Lost co-starEvangeline Lillyfrom 2004 to 2007. The two met on the set of Lost where they began dating. Lily is a 44-year-old Canadian actress and author. She is known for her lead role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama series Lost.
He attained his high school diploma from St Anne’s Roman Catholic High School (where his uncle taught and later became a head teacher). Monaghan later enrolled at Aquinas College, where he pursued English literature, drama, and geography.
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Monaghan had a starring role in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy as Meriadoc Brandybuck in 2001, 2002, and 2003. He is portrayed also as Merry, a distant cousin of Frodo. Monaghan was cast as Merry after auditioning for Frodo. He starred in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. For his roles, he received two Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Online Film Critics Society Award, and Critics’ Choice Movie Award as well as nominations.
Monaghan played Merry, a hobbit in the Lord of the Rings movies. The movie follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron.
From 2012 to 2016, he was the host of the nature program Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan who was also an executive producer. In each show, he traveled to a new exotic location in search of “some of the most dangerous and elusive creatures known to man.” The show aired on Wednesdays but moved to Saturday mornings. Furthermore, it had 28 episodes in three series.
He appeared along with Megan Fox in rapper Eminem’s song “Love the Way You Lie” where they portray a couple in an abusive relationship in the music video. Fox and Monaghan filmed inside the store and also “at a seedy dive bar next door” to the store.
He sang along with Billy Boyd, The Green Dragon Songin the Lord of Rings- The Return of the King. However, information td the song remains unknown.
He had a starring role as Chris Bradley and Bolt in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009. Chris is a mutant who can manipulate electricity and electronic objects. The film follows details Wolverine’s childhood as James Howlett, his time with Major William Stryker’s Team X, the bonding of Wolverine’s skeleton with the indestructible metal adamantium during the Weapon X program, and his relationship with his half-brother Victor Creed.
Monaghan had a prank interview on Elijah Woods 15 years ago. The video is available on YouTube on Prank’s interview with Elijah Wood. The video has over 11 Million views. The two also appeared in Lord of the Rings and also on Josh Gad’s YouTube series Reunited Apart, which reunites the cast of popular movies through video-conferencing.
He has appeared in several movies and tv shows with tattoos on his body. In Lost as she played Charlie, he had a tattoo on his left shoulder that reads “Living is easy with eyes closed”. He also has a tattoo of the symbol for “nine” in Quenya.
He was named as part of the cast for the last film in the sequel trilogy which is Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, reuniting with J.J. Abrams, the co-creator of Lost in 2019. In the movie, he portrayed Beaumont Kin, a Resistance trooper. The epic space opera film was produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams.
In 2016, he was the voice of Sightseeing Manchester’s bus tour. He also voiced Ringers: Lord of the Fans in 2005 as narrator. Monaghan also voiced in Sofia the First as Fig and in The Legend of Vox Machina as Archibald Desnay.
He appeared in 65 episodes of the science fiction drama Lost as Charlie Pace from 2004 to 2010. He played as an English ex-rock star drug addict. For his role, he was awarded Screen Actors Guild Award and Prism Award, Saturn Award, and Monte-Carlo Television Festival Award nominations.
He co-hosts The Friendship Onion along with castmateBilly Boyd. In the podcast, they talk about their time filming The Lord of the Rings. Also, they feature interviews with cast and crew, diving deep into life behind the scenes, and answering the many fan questions. In addition, the podcast contains 84 episodes as of November 29, 2022.
He voiced three episodes as Archibald Desnay in 2022 in the American adult animated fantasy action, The Legend of Vox Machina. The series follows the first campaign of the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role. Furthermore, the series has 24 episodes in two seasons and its third season in October 2022.
When he was young, he had many occupations and always wanted to be an actor. He became a regular in school plays such as Oliver Twist, and A Christmas Carol in his second year at St. Ann’s and Bugsy Malone before joining the Manchester Youth Theatre. He credits Patricia Routledge as “an amazing teacher” who taught him some “very valuable lessons” that have influenced his acting career. Moreover, he had a feature-film debut as Russian sailor Sasha in the TV film Hostile Waters.
Monaghan later starred in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy as Meriadoc Brandybuck and narrated Ringers: Lord of the Fans. He became famous as Hetty Wainthropp’s sidekick Geoffrey in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates from 1996 to 1998. His first main role was Sasha in the television film Hostile Waters.
Further, he had other roles in the young mutant Chris Bradley formerly known as Maverick in the superhero film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Beaumont Kin in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In addition, from 2012 to 2016, he served as host of the nature program Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan.
He has attained decent fortune working as an actor since 1996. Monaghan’s net worth is$13 Million.
Monaghan is47 years old.He was born onDecember 8, 1976,in West Berlin, West Germany.
Monaghan is a famous British actor known for playing Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings and Charlie Pace in Lost. He became famous as Hetty Wainthropp’s sidekick Geoffrey in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates from 1996 to 1998. His first main role was Sasha in the television film Hostile Waters.
He is possibly single and resides in Los Angeles, California, in theUnited States. He was previously in a relationship with his Lost co-starEvangeline Lillyfrom 2004 to 2007. Monaghan held a photographic exhibition in Los Angeles in which he sold prints of his own works in 2008.
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