The popularity and recognition of the British actor came at the age of thirty, despite the fact that by that time he managed to play in a fairly decent number of films. The Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings and Charlie Pace in the TV series Lost are currently two of the hallmarks of Dominic Monaghan.
Children and teenagers
The future actor was born in 1976 in Berlin, where his father, Austin Monaghan, worked as a teacher of English and literature at school. In the family, another child grew up - Matthew. Dominic became the second son of the couple and the last. In the late 80s, the Monaghans moved to England.
The boy grew up as a comprehensively developed child, he liked going to the cinema, listening to music, watching on television the sports achievements of representatives of different countries at international competitions. The older brother instilled in Dominica a love of music, along with him he learned to play the guitar and keyboards. However, the restless guy soon abandoned this hobby and became interested in acting. But Matthew later became a famous musician and now collects stadiums in England.
In his school years, Dominic enrolled in a theater circle, as he was impressed by the film "Star Wars". The boy dreamed of learning to play in the same way as the main characters of the picture. However, the first roles were far from Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. The guy played Oliver Twist in the same production, took part in Christmas and biblical scenes. And at the age of fifteen, he argued with his father that he would read The Lord of the Rings in six months. And so carried away that he read in 2.5 months. At the same time he promised himself - he will definitely play in the sketch of some protagonist of the epic. The words were prophetic.
Study and first steps in the profession
After graduation, Dominic Monaghan went to college, where he studied English literature, geography, and drama. He needed to provide for himself during that period of time, since support from parents was not to be expected. The guy got a part-time job - sorting letters, selling real estate and delivering food to cafes to visitors.
In 1994, the future actor got a job at the Manchester Youth Theater. So began the creative biography of Dominic Monaghan. There he was spotted by an employee of the BBC channel and was invited to work - shooting a film. It was the Hattie Weintropp Investigations series, where Monaghan played a petty bully and a thief. The guy signed a contract with the studio for three years and provided himself with work.
Filmography of Dominic Monaghan
The actor debuted in a big movie in 1997, then he was invited to shoot in the film "Hostile Waters" - it was a story with horror elements with a galaxy of Hollywood actors in the lead roles. Dominic got invaluable experience. Two years later, the actor starred as Etienne Pierre Rollinger in the small series Monsignor Renard. After the release of the picture on the screens, he came into the view of the director Peter Jackson, who planned to remove the Lord of the Rings trilogy and selected the cast.
The creator of the picture went through the agent to the actor, offered him the role of Merry - a friend of Frodo Baggins. Dominic was a little upset - he expected some more iconic role, but he set to work not without enthusiasm.
Glory
Monaghan made friends with the actors on the set and since then in an interview he does not forget to talk about the "brotherhood of the ring." "Lord ..." glorified the aspiring actor throughout the world. Showered with offers from different directors. Career went uphill.
In 2004, the series Lost was released, where Monaghan played rocker-addict Charlie Pace, who tragically decided to die for the benefit of others. Immediately after the release of the picture, Dominic fell in real fame. He was nominated for many prestigious awards as the "best supporting actor", appeared talent admirers around the world. Now there is no shortage of interesting offers Dominic Monaghan. Fans watch movies with his participation to the holes.
Personal life
In 2004, on the set of the series Lost, Dominic Monaghan met a Canadian actress, beauty Evangeline Lilly, who played in the film a scammer Kate Austin. An affair began between them. The couple appeared everywhere together and at one fine moment even announced their engagement, but unexpectedly for the fans decided to break up. After some time, the lovers tried to renew relations. But this attempt did not lead to anything.
Two years later, Dominic took part in the filming of the video of Eminem, where the singer invited the then-unknown beginner actress Megan Fox. Rumors spread that the couple had an affair. However, this information was not confirmed and was refuted.
After that, nothing was known about Dominic's love relationship. Currently, he is completely focused on work and does not want to bind himself either by marriage, or by romantic relationships with someone he was.