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Dominic Monaghan

Age: 32
Height: 5' 7"

Birth Place: Berlin, Germany
Born: Dec. 8th, 1976

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Dominic Monaghan's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Lost	Charlie Pace
FlashForward	Simon
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (UK)	Geoffrey Shaw&hellip
Player$	Dominic Monag&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Dominic Monaghan is best-known for his role in the movie adaptations of "Lord of the Rings". Before that, he became known in England for his role in the British television drama "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates" (1996). He was studying English Literature, Drama and Geography at Sixth Form College when he was offered the co-starring role in the series, which ran for four seasons. His other television credits include _"This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper" (2000) (mini)_ and a leading role in _Monsignor Renard (1999)_, a series starring John Thaw.

On the stage, Monaghan has performed in the world premiere UK production of The Resurrectionists, Whale and Annie and Fanny from Bolton to Rome. Since watching Star Wars when he was six years old, Dominic has been consumed by films. His other obsessions include writing, music, fashion, playing/watching soccer and surfing. Utilizing his writing skills, he and LOTR co-star Billy Boyd (I) are collaborating on a script.

Born and raised in Berlin, Monaghan and his family moved to England when he was twelve. In addition to speaking fluent German, he has a knack at impersonations and accents. He frequently returns to his hometown of Manchester, England.

TRIVIA:

Speaks fluent German.
Surfs.
Is marginally the tallest of the 4 principal actors to play a hobbit in "The Lord of the Rings" films.
Did karate as a child
His favorite football club is Manchester United and his favorite players include Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Eric Cantona and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
His mother, Maureen, is a nurse and his father, Austin, is a teacher. While in Germany Austin taught Science for the British armed forces.
Owns a leaf-mantis named Gizmo, a Black Widow spider named Witchitar and an albino snake named Blink
The producers of "Lost" were so impressed with Dom they rewrote the part of Charlie to be a 20-something guy (it was originally intended to be a middle aged rock star who had faded from glory).