Dominic Monaghan - Biography

Last Editor: mike47				Dominic Monaghan Biography -   Name : Dominic Monaghan Birth Name : Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan Date of Birth : 8 December, 1976 Place of Birth : Berlin, Germany Height : 5' 7'' Nationality : German Profession : Actor Nickname : Dom

Dominic Monaghan Trivia -

Kept a pair of the latex Hobbit feet used in LotR. Was given the Lord of the Rings book to him by his father when he was 15, who said: 'I'll give you six months to read it' - Dominic read it in two. Bought a forest in India in early 2003, to help protect the environment. Speaks fluent German. Surfs. Auditioned for Hetty Wainthropp three times in four weeks before finally getting the part. Has a love for insects. Mother, Maureen, is a nurse, Father, Austin, is a teacher. He has one older brother. Attended Aquinas College, a Catholic sixth form school in Stockport Did karate as a child Originally auditioned for the role of Frodo Baggins in the LOTR trilogy 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). Has a habit of writing on his hands, which he shares with Chris Martin of Coldplay, who happens to be one of his favorite bands. Wrote and recorded the vocals for the tracks "Shadow" and "Maybe", and co-wrote and recorded "Half Fling" with Elijah Wood on the album 'Pandemoniumfromamerica'. 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. His brother, Matthew, is one year older than him. 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. 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. Likes Radiohead, Coldplay, The Beatles and The Smiths. While filming the Lord of the Rings-trilogy, he got rid of his fear of heights by joining Orlando Bloom when he went bungee jumping. Owns a leaf-mantis named Gizmo, a Black Widow spider named Witchitar and an albino snake named Blink Is marginally the tallest of the 4 principal actors to play a hobbit in "The Lord of the Rings" films. His favorite football club is Manchester United and his favorite players include Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Eric Cantona and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Is a video game fanatic and often hosts gaming parties at his house 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). Shares a birthday with his fellow co-star from the hit series Lost, Ian Somerhalder. Shares a birthday with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen Attended St. Anne's R.C High School in Stockport, England where his uncle has just retired as Headteacher Of the three British cast members of "Lost", 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.

Dominic Monaghan Detailed Biography -

Born in Berlin, Germany, on December 8, 1976, Dominic Monaghan is the younger of two boys. Dominic Monaghan's schoolteacher father and nurse mother spoke English at home and, when Monaghan was 12 years old, moved the family back to their native Manchester. Growing up, Dominic Monaghan worked several odd jobs -- as a mail sorter, a stock boy, a sauté chef -- but he always wanted to be an actor. Dominic Monaghan enrolled at Aquinas College, a Catholic sixth form school in England, where he studied English literature, drama, and geography. By his second year, Dominic Monaghan was a regular fixture in school plays. Actor Dominic Monaghan played cheeky rabble-rousers in British theater and television long before he was cast as a comical hobbit in New Line Cinema's epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy. During early years, Dominic Monaghan also performed in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, played the Artful Dodger in Dickens' Oliver Twist, and even portrayed American gangster Bugsy Malone. Monaghan soon started acting outside of school and joined the Manchester Youth Theatre. Dominic Monaghan's work with the troupe caught the attention of a talent agent, who sent him to an open casting call for the television show Hetty Wainthrop Investigates, starring veteran actress Patricia Routledge. Dominic Monaghan, then only 18, made his television debut as amateur detective Routledge's underage sidekick, Geoffrey Shawcross. Dominic Monaghan appeared on Hetty Wainthrop Investigates for four seasons, building a fan base and honing his craft. In the next few years, Dominic Monaghan made his feature-film debut as a Russian sailor in Hostile Waters with Rutger Hauer and taped the docudrama This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, in which he portrays the boyfriend of a girl attacked by the Ripper. He also recorded his first BBC radio show, "Stockport...So Good They Named It Once," a family sitcom that features Monaghan as a witty, lovelorn 15 year old. Dominic Monaghan was performing in a play in London when casting directors scouted him for The Lord of the Rings. As a child, he had read all three volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy; the books were his father's favorite. After a formal audition for The Lord of the Rings, Dominic Monaghan left England to film the WWII miniseries Monsignor Renard (1999) in France, in which he plays a droll layabout whose life dramatically changes during the German occupation. Six months into shooting, Dominic Monaghan's agent warned him to be prepared to immediately leave for Los Angeles or New Zealand to meet with Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings' director. The actor packed, but the meeting never occurred: Within days, he was called with an offer to play hobbit Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, a major character in all three films. The Lord of the Rings' three installments -- The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003) -- were taped simultaneously in New Zealand and kept Dominic Monaghan occupied for almost two years. Their yearly releases ensured Monaghan's continuing popularity, and their popularity brought him hoards of job-offers. After returning to England, besides sifting through piles of potential scripts, Dominic Monaghan also completed his own comedy screenplay with fellow hobbit Billy Boyd.