Dominic Monaghan factsheet
Full Name: Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan
Nicknames: Dom, Sblomie
Height: 5' 7" [1.70 m]
Eyes: Blue/Grey
Hair: Blond to Brown
Date of Birth: December 8, 1976
Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
Resides: USA: Oahu, HI / Los Angeles, CA

_{Barely awake as Jack in "An Insominiac's Nightmare"}

Meaning of his names: Dominic [Latin] "belonging to the Lord." His first two middle names come from his grandparents; his mom's father is named Bernard and his dad's father is named Patrick. Luke is his confirmation name.

Pets: Karma [chameleon] and currently collecting lizards at his Hawaii home -- previous pets include Witchitar [black widow spider], Gizmo [leaf mantis], Blink [albino garter snake], two Egyptian scorpions, Madagascar hissing cockroaches

Tattoos: Elvish nine on his right shoulder, two stars on the top of his left foot, Beatles lyrics on his left shoulder "Living is easy with your eyes closed"

Dominic Monaghan trivia:
• practices yoga
• loves insects and natural history
• is Carbon Neutral*

_{* To become Carbon Neutral, you need to attempt to reduce your Carbon dioxide (CO 2) emmisions. Anything that can't be reduced, you neutralize (or offset) by planting trees that reabsorb CO 2 and by investing in projects that cut down CO 2 emissions, such as those which use renewable energy sources.}

• enjoys wearing eyeliner and nail varnish
• hobbies include painting, surfing, and deejaying
• favorite television show is The Simpsons
• is a big Star Wars fan

• is passionate about saving the environment

_{Yes, it's true, Dom's a Treehugger!}

• favorite author is Jeff Noon
• favorite food is sushi
• Manchester United fan
• hero is John Lennon
• huge music fan -- some of his favorites include:

The Beatles, The Stone Roses, The Sundays, Elvis, Portishead, Radiohead, Coldplay, Oasis, David Gray, Pavement, Joy Division, The Smiths, Duran Duran, David Bowie, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Dntel, Keane, JayZ, Ja Rule, Wu Tang Clan

_{Dominic as Owen in Shooting Livien}

Dominic Monaghan is most known for his role as Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Right now he's even more known as Charlie, the ill-fated rock star stranded on a mysterious island in the TV show Lost. But before all that fame and fortune, he was just a regular guy with big dreams. After watching Star Wars at age six, Dom wanted to be a movie star. However, growing up in his native Manchester, England, Dominic worked several odd jobs -- as a mail sorter, a stock boy, a sauté chef -- yet he yearned to be an actor. When he was at Aquinas College (a Catholic sixth form school in England) he was a regular fixture in school plays. He performed in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, played the Artful Dodger in Dickens' Oliver Twist, and even portrayed American gangster Bugsy Malone.

_{A young Dominic as Geoffrey Shawcross}

At age 18, Dominic was finally discovered by a BBC talent scout while working with the Manchester Youth Theatre and was offered the co-starring role of amateur detective Routledge's underage sidekick, Geoffrey Shawcross, in the long-running series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. Dom appeared on the show for four seasons.

In his feature-film debut, Dom portrayed a Russian sailor in Hostile Waters. He also appeared in the docudrama This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, in which he plays the boyfriend of a girl attacked by Jack the Ripper. He also recorded his first BBC radio show, Stockport...So Good They Named It Once, a family sitcom that features Dominic as a witty, lovelorn 15 year old.

_{Getting caught by Gandalf with Pippin}

After he auditioned for Lord of the Rings, he left England to film the WWII miniseries Monsignor Renard in France, in which he played a droll layabout whose life dramatically changes during the German occupation.

Once shooting for Lord of the Rings was over, Dominic went on to appear in several more feature films, playing oddly comic and somber roles that stretch his creative muscles. Besides acting, Dominic is also a writer.  Check out his body of work below and catch him at his best!

» FILMOGRAPHY

_{Dominic stars as street warrior Sol in "The Purifiers"}

Actor [film]

Shooting Livien [ 2004 ] Owen

The Purifiers [ 2004 ] Sol

Spivs [ 2003 ] Goat

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [ 2003 ] Meriadoc Brandybuck

An Insomniacs Nightmare [ 2003 ] Jack

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [ 2002 ] Meriadoc Brandybuck

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [ 2001 ] Meriadoc Brandybuck

Actor [television]

_{Dom as Charlie Pace in"LOST"}

Lost [ 2004 ] Charlie Pace

This is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper [ 2000 ] Jimmy Furey

Monsignor Renard [ 1999 ] Etienne Rollinger

Hostile Waters [ 1997 ] Sasha

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates [ 1996 - - 1998 ] Geoffrey Shawcross

Actor [theatre]

The Resurrectionists

Harry Annie and Fannie from Bolton to Rome

Actor [radio]

Stockport... So Good They Named It Once [ 1999 ] Jason

Writer

The Long and Short of It [ 2003 ] -- Narrator

Ringers: Lord of the Fans [ 2005 ]

_{Dominic as Goat in Spivs}