Dominic Monaghan
Biography
Dominic Monaghan is a British actor who was born in West Berlin and later moved to Stockport, England. He first gained attention as Hetty Wainthropp's young sidekick Geoffrey in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, and his first film role came in the television film Hostile Waters (1997). He became widely known as Meriadoc Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, for which he achieved international acclaim. He was also a regular on Lost as Charlie Pace. His other screen credits include Chris Bradley in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Beaumont Kin in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Soldiers of Fortune (2012). He narrated the documentary Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) and hosted the nature program Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan. In 2024 he made his stage debut in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
49years old
Turns 50 on December 8in 57 days
- Born West Berlin
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 27 years1997 to 2024
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First role
While a member of the Manchester Youth Theatre, Monaghan was scouted for Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. He played Geoffrey Shawcross, Hetty's under-aged sidekick, for four series.
First role
Monaghan made his stage debut in 2024 in a Canadian production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, appearing with his Lord of the Rings castmate Boyd.
Behind the camera
For Paste, a magazine covering music and culture, Monaghan writes articles as a contributing writer, and his main subject is Premier League football.
Dominic Monaghan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Merry
IMDb rating 9.02.2M votes
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 Adventure, Drama, Fantasyas Merry
IMDb rating 8.92.2M votes
Most often with
Peter Jackson directed two of these films. Billy Boyd appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Billy Boyd's page
Sean Astin's page
Sean Bean's page
Elijah Wood's page
Ian McKellen's page
Viggo Mortensen's page
All films by Peter Jackson
Also three films together1 more actor
- Orlando BloomRingers: Lord of the Fans (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Dominic Monaghan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.5 billion
9 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B32.4% of the total
- 2$1.1B31.1% of the total
- 3$871M25.2% of the total
- 4$373M10.8% of the total
- 5$21M0.6% of the total
- 6$366K0.0% of the total
- 7$22K0.0% of the total
- 8$21K0.0% of the total
$8,050from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.