Dominic Monaghan

Birthday: 8 December 1976, Berlin, Germany

Birth Name: Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan

Height: 170 cm

Dominic Monaghan is best known for his role in the movie adaptations of "Lord of the Rings". Before that, he became known in England for his role in the British television drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996).Monaghan was born in Berlin, West Germany, to British parents Maureen, a nurse, and Austin Monaghan, a science teacher. His family moved back to England when he was eleven. He was studying English Literature, Drama and Geography at Sixth Form College when he was offered the co-starring role in the series, which ran for four seasons. His other television credits include This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000) and a leading role in Monsignor Renard (2000), a series starring John Thaw.On the stage Monaghan has performed in the world premiere UK production of The Resurrectionists, Whale and Annie and Fanny from Bolton to Rome. Since watching Star Wars when he was six years old, Dominic has been consumed by films. His other obsessions include writing, music, fashion, playing/watching soccer and surfing. Utilizing his writing skills, he and LOTR co-star Billy Boyd are collaborating on a script.Born and raised in Berlin, Monaghan and his family moved to England when he was twelve. In addition to speaking fluent German, he has a knack at impersonations and accents. He frequently returns to his hometown of Manchester, England. Show less «

[on his friendship with Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood, and Orlando Bloom:] We all look after each other an...Show more »

[on his friendship with Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood, and Orlando Bloom:] We all look after each other and support each other. Billy and I went down to Mexico to see Orlando Bloom when he was working on Troy (2004), we went to see Billy in a play, and I went to see Elijah when he was filming in New York. We all just look after each other, and hopefully that will continue to happen. We're a brotherhood, a fellowship. [December 11, 2003] Show less «

(On the late, great John Thaw) Not only did I admire the work John had done but also what he had ach...Show more »

(On the late, great John Thaw) Not only did I admire the work John had done but also what he had achieved in his lifetime. As a man, he was incredibly nice and was totally giving as an actor. We had some stressful scenes together (in Monsignor Renard) including the one towards the end where my character breaks down in front of the priest and begs his forgiveness. John was nothing but supportive. At the time he was quite ill and yet didn't allow that to affect his performance. I was really upset when John died because I would've loved to have worked with him again and show my gratitude for how he helped me out as a young actor. Show less «

I think deep down I've always wanted to be an actor. It was the one thing in school that I was undou...Show more »

I think deep down I've always wanted to be an actor. It was the one thing in school that I was undoubtedly enthusiastic about and good at. I coasted along being good at German, Geography, English and football but there wasn't anything that I could really call my thing, my niche. Show less «

I hold Treebeard (In The Lord of the Rings) quite close to my heart. He takes things very slowly -- ...Show more »

I hold Treebeard (In The Lord of the Rings) quite close to my heart. He takes things very slowly -- he knows that he'll live forever, so he can spend as much time as he wants mulling things over. I'm turned on by that because I don't think that way. Show less «

I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play...Show more »

I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off! Show less «

[on the period after shooting The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003):] My first year i...Show more »

[on the period after shooting The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003):] My first year in Los Angeles was pretty hellish. I came over here after the high point of 'Lord of the Rings,' and I saw all my friends jumping around to jobs, and I had nothing. ... "My manager at the time was not doing anything for me, and I kind of got into a little bit of a funk. I was living in a [lousy] house in a [bad] part of town. I didn't have a car, and living in L.A. without a car, well, is difficult. I couldn't get a car because I didn't have an American bank account and could not get credit. It's harder to get credit than what you might think. So at that point, I was just hanging out at my place all day, playing 'Grand Theft Auto III.' I was waiting for the phone I didn't have to ring. [Knoxville News- Sentinel, Sept 24, 2004] Show less «

I have been heartbroken once and it has affected all my relationships from there on. But now I look ...Show more »

I have been heartbroken once and it has affected all my relationships from there on. But now I look at it as a occupational hazard. If you are in the meat market at some point you are gonna get mad cows disease. Show less «

[after the last press junket for LOTR:] I certainly grew up a lot on the movie. I arrived in New Zea...Show more »

[after the last press junket for LOTR:] I certainly grew up a lot on the movie. I arrived in New Zealand when I was 21 and now I'm 27. It's a defining point in any young man's life. I just did a massive overhaul of every facet of my personality and worked out who I was going to become. [December 18, 2003] Show less «

I won't miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my ...Show more »

I won't miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my feet. I won't miss two-hour drives to work or long, long, long, days sitting in my trailer waiting... waiting... waiting. I won't miss glue in my ears. But I would do it all again tomorrow. Show less «

I've always had itching feet. I like being on the move every couple of years. [Knoxville News-Sentin...Show more »

I've always had itching feet. I like being on the move every couple of years. [Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept 24, 2004] Show less «

[about a game called "Tig" made up as a prank on Elijah Wood early in the shooting of "The Lord of t...Show more »

[about a game called "Tig" made up as a prank on Elijah Wood early in the shooting of "The Lord of the Rings":] So we -- the three of us [Billy Boyd, Monaghan, and Sean Astin] -- were constantly getting it right. And every time Elijah tried a new way of tigging, we'd say, 'No, Elijah, you can't tig on a tog, you can't tag on a tig, you have to do an elephant impression if you're gonna tig Billy. (He adds that the prank went on for a year before the three 'fessed up.) [December 14, 2003] Show less «

[re jokes about "where the Two Towers were really located," that is, rumors about gay affection amon...Show more »

[re jokes about "where the Two Towers were really located," that is, rumors about gay affection among the hobbits:] I think it's because we're all young, good-looking guys. We're kind of cheeky, and we're very physically tactile with one other. I love those guys. I don't (have) any qualms about it. They're my brothers, and I don't have any problem showing affection for men. I'm aware of my own sexuality enough to be free with people. in MX (Melbourne, Australia), December 16, 2003] Show less «

Charlie was a 45-year-old rocker who had been spat out the other side they were looking at someone l...Show more »

Charlie was a 45-year-old rocker who had been spat out the other side they were looking at someone like John Hannah. My pitch was, 'Wouldn't itbe a more interesting character if he was someone who has barely scratched the surface of what he could be?' I had a lot of frustration and confusion about my career that I transplanted into Charlie. - on his character Charlie from "Lost Show less «

I do quite like all the screaming crowds. I'm a big fan of the ladies, so to have them come to me wi...Show more »

I do quite like all the screaming crowds. I'm a big fan of the ladies, so to have them come to me without any real effort is amazing. [December 11, 2003] Show less «

[on his character the hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck:] You don't really see war through the eyes of a ho...Show more »

[on his character the hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck:] You don't really see war through the eyes of a hobbit too much in the movie, but Merry becomes a warrior. To see Merry ... covered in blood, sweat and tears, and living the terrible reality, was really traumatic. [December 14, 2003] Show less «

[on hearing that Elijah Wood told a reporter that Monaghan, Wood, and Billy Boyd were considering sh...Show more »

[on hearing that Elijah Wood told a reporter that Monaghan, Wood, and Billy Boyd were considering sharing a home in New Zealand:] He has all these grand plans. We did look at property in New Zealand. What we're going to do first, correct me if I'm wrong, is we're going to buy property in our respective territories. Billy is going to buy a beautiful little cottage in Edinburgh and Elijah is going to buy some in L.A. (Boyd corrected him, "Glasgow!") [December 12, 2003] Show less «

(2009 - on dealing with fame after Lord of the Rings) It was hard - I had a tough year, I had a toug...Show more »

(2009 - on dealing with fame after Lord of the Rings) It was hard - I had a tough year, I had a tough year and a half. Kind of too much drinking. Too many late nights hanging out with the wrong women - maybe the right women but at the wrong time. Kind of going off the rails a little bit. I think maybe I had to do that personally to get over the rollercoaster ride that Lord Of The Rings was. Show less «

[on being intrigued by the part of the tortured Charlie in the TV series Lost (2004):] The frustrati...Show more »

[on being intrigued by the part of the tortured Charlie in the TV series Lost (2004):] The frustration of Charlie's situation means he has a lot going on in his head. He lives in his head quite a lot. He's a drug addict, and drug addicts, by nature, are a selfish lot. It's a little like life imitating art. I'm not there now, but I can remember what it was like, being a little bit out there on a limb. He had it all, and now he's facing all this (stuff). [Dom's word was probably "shit."] Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept 24, 2004 Show less «

[when asked what he remembered most about filming "Lord of the Rings":] "We loved to surf over there...Show more »

[when asked what he remembered most about filming "Lord of the Rings":] "We loved to surf over there. It's something that we'll take with us for a long time in the future. We plan our holidays around breaks and places to surf. When Billy [Billy Boyd] is in town I surf quite a lot, because it's hard to go surfing on your own. You can do it, but it's not as much fun. [December 12, 2003] Show less «

I would like to be remembered as someone who could make people laugh. I would just like to be rememb...Show more »

I would like to be remembered as someone who could make people laugh. I would just like to be remembered really. Show less «

"For Merry, losing Pippin is like losing his strength, the other side of his personality." - On Merr...Show more »

"For Merry, losing Pippin is like losing his strength, the other side of his personality." - On Merry and Pippin's strong friendship in LotR. Show less «

If I could uninvent anything, I would uninvent Hitler's mum, guns and broccoli.

[Interviewer reports Monaghan sneaking away briefly from an ABC party and lighting up a cigarette, t...Show more »

[Interviewer reports Monaghan sneaking away briefly from an ABC party and lighting up a cigarette, to talk of his recent past:] It's hard to imagine that this was happening to someone who was in one of the biggest movies of the year before. But I would not give up that time for anything in the world. I remember writing in my journal that I was going through this growing experience because of it. I came back down to Earth with a bump. [Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept 24, 2004] Show less «

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