Biography
In the career of most actors you can select two or three ribbons that have made them really known. Rarely, who manages to jump over this bar, and some are not particularly trying to be satisfied with what they have. The second of the second includes the English actor, movie and television. Dominic Monagan, famous thanks to the participation of the "Lord of the Rings" and "stay alive."Childhood and youth
The future actor was born on December 8, 1976 in the family of the teacher of English and the literature of Austin and nurses Maureen Montaganov. It happened in Berlin, where Austin worked under the contract, so Dominic is a German by nationality.
By the time the young couple had already one child - Son Matthew, and Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monagan (this is exactly what the full name of the Honored Hobbit of Great Britain sounds the full and last child. In 1988, the family moved to Manchester (England).
Dominic growed up a typical boy of his time - loved to walk, read comics, watch movies in cinemas and listen to music. Together with the elder brother, I even tried to learn to play guitar and keyboards, but a new passion forced him to throw music (unlike Matthew, who is currently the author of the songs and one of the vocalists of the Radiosepia ind-group). This new passion was the acting skills - already in the youth Dominica I had an interest in creativity on the stage.
"Star Wars" prompted the boy to go to the theater circle - like his peers, the monagan dreamed of being similar to Luke Skywalker and Khan Solo. However, instead, it was necessary to take part in the "Oliver Twist", "Christmas Songs in Prose", as well as biblical scenes (as Dominic studied in a Catholic school).
At the age of 15, his father argued with the house that he would not have time to read the "Lord of the Rings" of Tolkien for six months. The boy won, reading fantasy epic for just 2 months. Then he fell in love with this work, promising once played in his production. He did not even know how prophetically his words will be.
After school, Dominik entered College Aquinas. Studying English literature, drama and geography, the young man realized that his financial situation was far from the ideal, so it was settled to work first by the sorter of letters on the post office, and then the realtor and the waiter.
In 1994, the Nagan managed to settle in the local youth theater. Already after the first stage of Dominica, the producer of the company BBC was noticeable and offered the role of a small Zhulika (assistant to the main character) in the TV series "Investigations of Hatty Werentropp". Monaghan agreed. The next three years, he played the role of Jeffrey's thief.
Films
Dominic's debut in the movie took place in 1997. This ribbon was the television thriller "hostile waters", in which the main roles went to Rutgeru Hauer, Martina Tire and Max Backhill here. It was a serious experience for a young actor, who did not even have a serious acting education.In 1999, the shooting of the mini-series "Montsignor Renar" began. In it, the monaga fulfilled the role of the character named Etienne Pierre Rollinger. In this role, he saw Peter Jackson, picking up actors for his coming production of the "Lord of the Rings".
The Dominic game liked Peter, and he went to the actor through the agents. When Dominic understood where his name is, it did not believe her ears. He was full of delight, but only before that moment until he learned that he would not get the main role, and the character of Merry was a friend Frodo Baggins. After that, his fervor cooled, but enthusiasm remained. To the filming final, the actor no longer regretted anything.
"I have gained the closest friends who have ever had. We spent with these people on shooting for almost 2 years. During this time, we became not just friends, but by brothers. Our friendship is for life, "Dominic himself said in an interview.These words confirms the fact that the participants of the Ring fraternity made themselves real tattoos in the form of a figure stylized for an elven letter 9 (the number of participants in the fraternity). The tattoo of the Nagan is on the shoulder.
Dominic is the highest of the four main actors who played the hobbits in the "Lord of the Rings", its growth is 1.7 m.
The role of Hobbit Merry glorified the performer to the whole world. Preparations from different companies. Poor focusing in all this, Dominic went down with the following project - Spevs 2004. No one remembers this tape, unlike the following - "cleaners", - removed in the same year.
After the "cleaners", the Monagon decided to temporarily return to television. His choice fell on a new project to "stay alive" (in the roles of Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holwoway, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia). Dominic came to the casting to try himself in one role, and got another - the image of Rocker Charlie Pace. For her in 2005, the actor was nominated for the title of the best tele-operator of the second plan.
After the death of his character in the third season (2008), the actor decides to return to the wide screen. The reason for the return was the proposal of the director Gavin Hud and the scenario of David Binnefofa to play in the next part of the franchise about the people of X "People of X: the beginning. Wolverine". Before the premiere of this filmmix, Dominic managed to play in the horror movie "Dead Seller".
In the next film, the "Millionaire Tour" - the monague decided to try on himself not only the actor, but also producer. The experience was successful, and the Dominic was seriously thinking about to do with producing.
In 2014, Dominic, together with Seun Eshmore, took part in the Adventure militant Quantum Break - the game from the creators of the legendary Max Peyne and Alan Wacka. The shooter came out in 2016 and has inserts with actors stylized under the series and moving plot. Sean Ashmore played the main character of Jack Joyce, Dominica performed the role of his brother William Joyce, who created the time car.
Removing in the TV series "Chuck" and "Remember what will be", the actor continues to play in films, but not so intense. In 2016 and 2017, another picture came out - "Pet" and "Anatomy", respectively.
In 2018, the actor starred in the fantastic film director Dancana Jones "Smey". The picture, published on Netflix, talks about Loo Bailera's life (Alexander Skarsgard), who became a dumb, still teenager. Monagan appeared in the form of the hero of the second plan named Osvald, whom Leo met in search of his beloved, Nadira.
In 2019, Dominic returned to large screens and played in the film "Star Wars. Episode IX: Skywalker. Sunrise". He fulfilled the role of Beaumt Kina - the former member of resistance, during the war between the first Order and resistance.
Personal life
On the set of "stay alive", Dominica tied relations with his colleague, Canadian actress named Nicole Evangeline Lilly. In 2005, they announced the engagement, but after a couple of years it was decided to part. In 2008, they took another attempt to come together, but she turned out to be unsuccessful, which upset the fans of Dominica and Evangeline.
In 2010, Monagan starred in Eminem and Rihanna's video on the song "Love the Way You Lie". Together with him in the video, a popularity of actress Megan Fox appeared. The plot of the clip gave a reason for the media to mutate rumors about relationships between actors, but this information was immediately refuted.
Nothing is known about other Dominic's relations. In 2014 and 2015, there were often conversations that the monag is gay. In favor of this, his love was told to paint the nails and wear skirts, but the Dominic himself spoke rather unequivocally about his orientation in an interview:
"This is true - I love to give up and make a manicure. I love wearing skirts and high-heeled shoes. Probably, it would be worth being gay, but I love women very much, but I don't feel any feelings for men. "Dominic Monagan now
From November 2012 to April 2016, Dominic led his transfer about animal "Dominic Monagan and the wildest creatures." He traveled in different parts of the world (Ecuador, Australia, Peru and others) and removed exotic insects and reptiles, and also interacted himself with dangerous spiders and snakes. In honor of him, they even called the view of the Ctenus Monaghani spider, which was discovered in Laos during the filming of one of the episodes of the show. The monagan himself adores insects, at home he holds Tarantula and a white snake.In 2013, the actor fully dedicated himself to the show "Topping and dangerous adventures with Dominicia" - continue the transfer about animal "Dominic Monagan and wild creatures", as well as theatrical activities in London and Manchester. In addition, he "freezes" in the recording studio, which owns with Elaider Wood. Dominic works with his brother and other performers.
From October 10 to October 19, 2017, the monague was the leading SCREAMFEST Festival dedicated to the films of horror (at this festival, the premiere was held with the "Texas Renopyl Massaw" called "Leather Person"). The company was another member of the four Hobbits - Actor Sean Estin.
In 2020, Dominic leads in his account in "Instagram" a quarantine show D.I.S, in decoding - Dom's Isolation Show ("House Isolation Show"), where it tells about the protection of nature and comments on topical events. Also, the actor is closely communicating with his friend and former colleague on the shooting in the "Lord of the Rings" Billy Boyd - they are often seen, go to the cinema and shoot together fun photos and video for the instagram account of the Dominica.
Filmography
- 1996 - "Investigations of Hatty Werentropp"
- 1997 - "hostile waters"
- 1999 - Monsignor Renar
- 2001-2003 - Trilogy "Lord of the Rings"
- 2004 - "Cleankers"
- 2004 - "stay alive"
- 2008 - "Seller of the Dead"
- 2009 - "Wolverine. Start"
- 2009 - "Remember what will be"
- 2012 - "Tour Millionaire"
- 2013 - "Dominic Monagan and Wild Stuff"
- 2016 - "Pet"
- 2017 - "Atomic"
- 2018 - "Some"
- 2018 - "Breaky"
- 2019 - "Star Wars: Skywalker. Sunrise"
- 2019 - "Radio Sew