Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan

Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is a German-born - British actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost. He is currently portraying the character Dr. Simon Campos on FlashForward.

Although Dominic held many occupations when he was younger, he always wanted to be an actor. After his second year at St. Anne's, Monaghan became a regular in school plays such as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Bugsy Malone before joining Manchester Youth Theatre. There, he was scouted for Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, on which he played Hetty's under-aged sidekick, Geoffrey Shawcross, for four seasons. He made his feature film debut as Russian sailor Sasha in TV film Hostile Waters.

Monaghan narrated Ringers: Lord of the Fans, a documentary about Lord of the Rings fandom. He also provided the narration for The Discovery Channel's documentary Devil's Bible in 2008.

He was a regular cast member on the hit ABC series Lost playing a drug addict-rock star named Charlie Pace. He continues to guest star on the show occasionally.

On 15 July 2009 it was confirmed that he would join the cast of ABC Studios' science fiction television series FlashForward as the character Simon. The series premiered on 24 September 2009.

On 18 March 2010 Monaghan was spotted at the Universal Sheraton filming a short called Gloria. It was part of a program called REESES Puff's Extraordinary Cinema (Where the teens replace the pros). He played the part of Caleb Reese. The short has wrapped and can be viewed online at http://www.fresh-films.com/springprogram.htm

FILMOGRAPHY

FlashForward" .... Simon Campos (11 episodes, 2009-2010)

"Lost" .... Charlie Pace (72 episodes, 2004-2010)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) .... Chris Bradley / Bolt

"Chuck" .... Tyler Martin (1 episode, 2009)

Devil's Bible (2008) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

I Sell the Dead (2008) .... Arthur Blake

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch King (2006) (VG) (voice)

"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Chris Wellington (1 episode, 2006)

Shooting Livien (2005) .... Owen Scott

The Purifiers (2004) .... Sol

Spivs (2004) .... Goat

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .... Merry

An Insomniac's Nightmare (2003) .... Jack

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) .... Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) .... Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck

"Monsignor Renard" .... Etienne Pierre Rollinger (2 episodes, 2000)

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000) (TV) .... Jimmy Furey

"Hetty Wainthropp Investigates" .... Geoffrey Shawcross / ... (20 episodes, 1996-1998)

Hostile Waters (1997) (TV) .... Sasha