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 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).Monaghan was born in Berlin, West Germany, to British parents Maureen, a nurse, and Austin Monaghan, a science teacher. His family moved back to England when he was eleven. 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) and a leading role in Monsignor Renard (2000), 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 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.
Bio:
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).Monaghan was born in Berlin, West Germany, to British parents Maureen, a nurse, and Austin Monaghan, a science teacher. His family moved back to England when he was eleven. 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) and a leading role in Monsignor Renard (2000), 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 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.
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While filming the Lord of the Rings-trilogy, he got rid of his acrophobia (fear of heights) by joining Orlando Bloom when he went bungee jumping.Bought a forest in India in early 2003, to help protect the environment.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).A species of spider is named after him. It's called Ctenus monaghani and was discovered in Laos while filming an episode of "Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan" (2012) {Giant Huntsman Spider (#1.2)}_ by Monaghan's guide, Dr. Peter J?ger of the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt, Germany. J?ger chose to name the spider after Monaghan because "[Monaghan] places nature in the foreground in a very special manner.".Monaghan's father gave him The Lord of the Rings book when Dominic was 15, telling him: 'I'll give you six months to read it' - Dominic only took two.Has a tattoo done by Kat Von D on his arm that reads, "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." It is a quote from Star Wars, spoken by Yoda.In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), in the first scene with Gollum and Bilbo Baggins, Andy Serkis who plays Gollum wasn't on set for the shooting of that scene, so Dominic filled in for him. It was his only interaction on screen with Ian Holm (Bilbo).Originally auditioned for the role of Frodo Baggins in the LOTR trilogyKept a pair of the latex Hobbit feet used in LotR.Previous jobs before acting included sorting mail at a Post Office, working in British Home Stores and working as a saute chef at a place called Quincey's in Didsbury, Manchester.Speaks fluent German.Is marginally the tallest of the 4 principal actors to play a hobbit in "The Lord of the Rings" films.Used to be roommates with Mackenzie Astin, the brother of his co-star from LOTR, Sean Astin. He now lives on his own in Hollywood Hills.Originally auditioned for the role of Sawyer on "Lost" before being asked to read for the role of Charlie.His mother, Maureen, is a nurse and his father, Austin, is a teacher. While in Germany Austin taught Science for the British armed forces.According to The Toronto Star (December 12, 2003), Monaghan fell so in love with surfing that he moved to Los Angeles and found a place to live 25 minutes from a beach.Wrote and recorded the vocals for the tracks "Shadow" and "Maybe", and co-wrote and recorded "Half Fling" with Elijah Wood on Viggo Mortensen's album 'Pandemoniumfromamerica'.Of the three British cast members of "Lost", the others being Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Naveen Andrews, he is the only one to play an English character on the show. Ironically, Monaghan is the only one of the three to not have been born in Britain, rather having been born when his parents were working in Berlin, Germany.Has a love for insects.Is a video game fanatic and often hosts gaming parties at his houseOwns a leaf-mantis named Gizmo, a Black Widow spider named Witchitar and an albino snake named BlinkAuditioned for Hetty Wainthropp three times in four weeks before finally getting the part.Shares a birthday with his fellow co-star from the hit series Lost, Ian Somerhalder.Likes Radiohead, Coldplay, The Beatles and The Smiths.His favorite football club is Manchester United and his favorite players include Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Eric Cantona and Ruud van Nistelrooy.Attended St. Anne's R.C High School in Stockport, England where his uncle has just retired as HeadteacherAttended Aquinas College, a Catholic sixth form school in StockportDid karate as a childHas a habit of writing on his hands, which he shares with Chris Martin of Coldplay, who happens to be one of his favorite bands.Has a tattoo of two stars on the top of his foot.Surfs.His brother Matthew is one year older than he. |
| Name: |
Dominic Monaghan |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
199 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:13:37 |
| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| 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).Monaghan was born in Berlin, |
| Trivia: |
While filming the Lord of the Rings-trilogy, he got rid of his acrophobia (fear of heights) by joining Orlando Bloom when he went bungee jumping.Bought a forest in India in early 2003, to help protect the environment.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).A species of spider is named after him. It's called Ctenus monaghani and was discovered in Laos while filming an episode of "Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan" (2012) {Giant Huntsman Spider (#1.2)}_ by Monaghan's guide, Dr. Peter J?ger of the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt, Germany. J?ger chose to name the spider after Monaghan because "[Monaghan] places nature in the foreground in a very special manner.".Monaghan's father gave him The Lord of the Rings book when Dominic was 15, telling him: 'I'll give you six months to read it' - Dominic only took two.Has a tattoo done by Kat Von D on his arm that reads, "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." It is a quote from Star Wars, spoken by Yoda.In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), in the first scene with Gollum and Bilbo Baggins, Andy Serkis who plays Gollum wasn't on set for the shooting of that scene, so Dominic filled in for him. It was his only interaction on screen with Ian Holm (Bilbo).Originally auditioned for the role of Frodo Baggins in the LOTR trilogyKept a pair of the latex Hobbit feet used in LotR.Previous jobs before acting included sorting mail at a Post Office, working in British Home Stores and working as a saute chef at a place called Quincey's in Didsbury, Manchester.Speaks fluent German.Is marginally the tallest of the 4 principal actors to play a hobbit in "The Lord of the Rings" films.Used to be roommates with Mackenzie Astin, the brother of his co-star from LOTR, Sean Astin. He now lives on his own in Hollywood Hills.Originally auditioned for the role of Sawyer on "Lost" before being asked to read for the role of Charlie.His mother, Maureen, is a nurse and his father, Austin, is a teacher. While in Germany Austin taught Science for the British armed forces.According to The Toronto Star (December 12, 2003), Monaghan fell so in love with surfing that he moved to Los Angeles and found a place to live 25 minutes from a beach.Wrote and recorded the vocals for the tracks "Shadow" and "Maybe", and co-wrote and recorded "Half Fling" with Elijah Wood on Viggo Mortensen's album 'Pandemoniumfromamerica'.Of the three British cast members of "Lost", the others being Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Naveen Andrews, he is the only one to play an English character on the show. Ironically, Monaghan is the only one of the three to not have been born in Britain, rather having been born when his parents were working in Berlin, Germany.Has a love for insects.Is a video game fanatic and often hosts gaming parties at his houseOwns a leaf-mantis named Gizmo, a Black Widow spider named Witchitar and an albino snake named BlinkAuditioned for Hetty Wainthropp three times in four weeks before finally getting the part.Shares a birthday with his fellow co-star from the hit series Lost, Ian Somerhalder.Likes Radiohead, Coldplay, The Beatles and The Smiths.His favorite football club is Manchester United and his favorite players include Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Eric Cantona and Ruud van Nistelrooy.Attended St. Anne's R.C High School in Stockport, England where his uncle has just retired as HeadteacherAttended Aquinas College, a Catholic sixth form school in StockportDid karate as a childHas a habit of writing on his hands, which he shares with Chris Martin of Coldplay, who happens to be one of his favorite bands.Has a tattoo of two stars on the top of his foot.Surfs.His brother Matthew is one year older than he. |
| Quotes: |
I won't miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my feet. I won't miss two-hour drives to work or long, long, long, days sitting in my trailer waiting... waiting... waiting. I won't miss glue in my ears. But I would do it all again tomorrow.
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"For Merry, losing Pippin is like losing his strength, the other side of his personality." - On Merry and Pippin's strong friendship in LotR.
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I hold Treebeard (In The Lord of the Rings) quite close to my heart. He takes things very slowly -- he knows that he'll live forever, so he can spend as much time as he wants mulling things over. I'm turned on by that because I don't think that way.
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I think deep down I've always wanted to be an actor. It was the one thing in school that I was undoubtedly enthusiastic about and good at. I coasted along being good at German, Geography, English and football but there wasn't anything that I could really call my thing, my niche.
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I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off! |
| Salaries: |
Lost (2004) - $36,000
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Lost (2004) - $78,000 /week |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
November 2003: Appeared on the album "Pandemoniumfromamerica" by Lord of the Rings costar Viggo Mortensen and collaborator Buckethead.
(2010) Music video - Eminem: "Love The Way You Lie" |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Maureen Monaghan
Austin Monaghan |
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