Dominic Monaghan Picture 4

  Dominic Monaghan (born December 8, 1976 in Berlin) is an English actor who was thrust into stardom with the success of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in which he played the character of Merry Brandybuck.

Born and raised in Berlin, Dominic and his family moved to Manchester, England when he was 12. In addition to speaking fluent German, he has a knack at impersonations and accents. His first major role was in the BBC television series, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, in which he played the sidekick of Hetty (Patricia Routledge). Dominic now plays the character Charlie on the television show Lost.

It is rumoured that he lives in Hawaii together with Lost costar Evangeline Lilly; The two have never come forward and officially "announced" their relationship. On November 8, 2005 tabloid photos of the two were published in a variety of magazines and websites, featuring the two kissing intimately while taking a break from surfing.[1]

He is also a keen environmentalist, and has been active in planting/preservation of trees and forests. He owns a small forest in India.

  Shooting Livien (2005) .... Owen
"Lost" (2004) TV Series .... Charlie Pace
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) .... Merry
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) .... Merry
"Monsignor Renard" (2000) (mini) TV Series .... Etienne Pierre Rollinger
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000) (TV) .... Jimmy Furey
Hostile Waters (1997) (TV) .... Sasha
"Hetty Wainthropp Investigates" (1996) TV Series .... Geoffrey Shawcross