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Profile of Dominic Monaghan
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Dominic Monaghan |
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8th December 1976 |
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Berlin, Germany |
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Dominic Monaghan (born December 8, 1976 in Berlin) is an actor who was thrust into stardom with the success of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in which he played the character of Merry Brandybuck.
Born and raised in Berlin, Dominic and his family moved to Manchester, England when he was 12. In addition to speaking fluent German, he has a knack at impersonations and accents. His first major role was in the BBC television series, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, in which he played the sidekick of Hetty (Patricia Routledge). Dominic now plays the character Charlie on the television show Lost.
It is rumoured that he lives in Hawaii together with Lost costar Evangeline Lilly; whether this is true, a publicity stunt, or simply gossip, has not been confirmed.
He is also a keen environmentalist, and has been active in planting/preservation of trees and forests . He owns a small forest in India.
Selected Filmography
- Lost (2004) (TV series)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- An Insomniac's Nightmare (2003)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Hostile Waters (1997) (TV)
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) (TV series)
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