---
name: "Dominic Monaghan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dominic-monaghan"
fi1m_id: "dominic-monaghan"
imdb_id: "nm0597480"
tmdb_id: 1330
wikidata_id: "Q152165"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 December 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T11:25:40.689617+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dominic Monaghan

## Identity

Dominic Monaghan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dominic-monaghan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dominic-monaghan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0597480
- **TMDB ID:** 1330
- **Wikidata ID:** Q152165
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Monaghan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152165, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597480/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1330

Actor. Born 8 December 1976 in Berlin, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 December 1976, Berlin, Germany
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan
- **Frequently works with:** [Barrie M. Osborne](https://film.one/person/barrie-m-osborne.md), [Elijah Wood](https://film.one/person/elijah-wood.md), [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md), [Ian McKellen](https://film.one/person/ian-mckellen.md), [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md), [Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens.md), [Sean Astin](https://film.one/person/sean-astin.md), [Viggo Mortensen](https://film.one/person/viggo-mortensen.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (5), 2010s 50 (1), 2020s 55 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 66 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 6, Adventure 6, Fantasy 4, Science Fiction 2, Action & Adventure 1, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,384m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Monaghan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152165, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597480/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1330

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md) (88), [*The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md) (85), [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81), [*X-Men Origins: Wolverine*](https://film.one/film/x-men-origins-wolverine.md) (45)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md) (90)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Dominic Monaghan

> Dominic Monaghan gives an ensemble warmth without demanding that it stop for him. We rate his work as Merry and Charlie Pace; the smaller franchise parts leave us less certain about what he might carry alone.

Merry is useful company when Peter Jackson's fantasy becomes crowded with battles. Dominic Monaghan plays Merry in *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003). Elijah Wood and Sean Astin keep the vast battles from taking over, but Monaghan earns his place beside them. His grounded supporting work helps the large ensemble hold together. The film runs long in places; its problems do not come from the casting.

The move from Geoffrey Shawcross in *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996) to Merry in *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001) brought international recognition. Jackson's trilogy also placed him alongside Billy Boyd, his fellow actor and writing partner. More offers for fantasy creatures followed, and Monaghan worked to escape that narrow casting. We would be wary of treating those offers as a fair measure of his abilities: *Lost* gave him a better chance to complicate the likeable supporting figure.

In *Lost* (2004), Charlie Pace is a former rock musician among survivors, and Monaghan makes him matter within a crowded cast. We cared about Charlie because the warmth of the performance gave us a person to follow when the mysteries threatened to become the whole attraction. Monaghan's emotional depth suits a series whose ensemble repeatedly keeps its wayward storytelling watchable. That does not excuse the habit of postponing answers, which can grow wearing. It does explain why the next question is easier to tolerate when we still care who is asking it.

The later parts in *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019) are supporting appearances in further franchises. Independent work such as *Pet* (2016) has offered another direction, but his career has remained largely an ensemble one. We would welcome another television role with as much room as Charlie. Start with *Lost*, if affection for its cast can carry you through the delays.

## Biography

Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is a British-Irish actor. He was born on 8 December 1976 in West Berlin, West Germany, to British parents, and moved with his family to England at the age of eleven. He attended St Anne’s Roman Catholic High School and Aquinas College in the Stockport area, and joined the Manchester Youth Theatre.

Monaghan is best known for playing Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson’s *The Lord of the Rings* film trilogy (2001–2003) and Charlie Pace in the television series *Lost* (2004–2010). His other credits include roles in *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996–1998), *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019). He has also hosted the nature series *Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan* (2012–2016).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, lostpedia.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Wrot (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Fi1m 50, as Beaumont Kin — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009), Fi1m 45, as Bradley — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-origins-wolverine.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Charlie Pace — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Merry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), Fi1m 85, as Merry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Fi1m 90, as Merry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Long Shadows* (2025), as Ned Duxbury
- *The Librarians: The Next Chapter* (2025), series, as Merlin
- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), as Wrot (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *Angry Birds Mystery Island* (2024), series, as Hamylton (voice)
- *LOST: Circle* (2023), series, as Charlie Pace
- *Moonhaven* (2022), series, as Paul Sarno
- *The Legend of Vox Machina* (2022), series, as Archibald Desnay (voice)
- *Last Looks* (2022), as Warren Gomes
- *Edge of the World* (2021), as Crookshank
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as Beaumont Kin — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *Radioflash* (2019), as Chris
- *Waterlily Jaguar* (2018), as Bill
- *Bite Club* (2018), series, as Stephen Langley
- *Mute* (2018), as Oswald
- *A Midsummer's Nightmare* (2017), as Mike Puck
- *Atomica* (2017), as Robinson
- *Pet* (2016), as Seth
- *Quantum Break* (2016), series, as William Joyce
- *Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism* (2015), as Nockman
- *100 Code* (2015), series, as Tommy Conley
- *Sofia the First* (2013), series, as Fig (voice)
- *The Millionaire Tour* (2012), as Casper · Executive Producer
- *The Unknown* (2012), series, as Mark Nickel
- *Soldiers of Fortune* (2012), as Sin
- *Detention* (2012), as Lead Singer of The Drunges
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Bank Manager
- *The Day* (2011), as Rick
- *Goodnight Burbank* (2011), series, as Paul Lynch
- *Top Gear* (2010), series, Actor
- *FlashForward* (2009), series, as Simon Campos
- *X-Men Origins: Wolverine* (2009), as Bradley — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-origins-wolverine.md)
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Oren Maestro
- *I Sell the Dead* (2008), as Arthur Blake
- *Chuck* (2007), series, as Tyler Martin — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *The Purifiers* (2005), as Sol
- *Shooting Livien* (2005), as Owen Scott
- *Lost* (2004), series, as Charlie Pace — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Spivs* (2004), as Goat
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), as Merry — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *An Insomniac's Nightmare* (2003), Actor
- *The Long and Short of It* (2003), Story
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (2002), as Merry — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), as Merry — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *Monsignor Renard* (2000), series, as Etienne Pierre Rollinger
- *This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper* (2000), as Jimmy Furey
- *Hostile Waters* (1997), as Sasha
- *Hetty Wainthropp Investigates* (1996), series, as Geoffrey Shawcross
- *The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past*, as Merry

## Gallery

- ![Random Dominic Monaghan encounter as we waited in the GA line for the Keane gig. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-0d54bac29b15.jpg) Random Dominic Monaghan encounter as we waited in the GA line for the Keane gig. (2009) — U2soul, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Dominic_Monaghan_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dominic Monaghan](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-bd6b9a8ea950.jpg) Dominic Monaghan — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Dominic_Monaghan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Dominic_Monaghan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Author : @Kiri Karma Day 2 - The Comiccon - Comiccon Brussels 2024 - Spring Q & A Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin et Billy Boyd Elijah Wood aka Fr](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-5b69d470f960.jpg) Author : @Kiri Karma Day 2 - The Comiccon - Comiccon Brussels 2024 - Spring Q & A Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin et Billy Boyd Elijah Wood aka Fr — Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Elijah_Wood%2C_Dominic_Monaghan%2C_Sean_Astin_%26_Billy_Boyd_Brussels_ComicCon_2024.jpg/1280px-Elijah_Wood%2C_Dominic_Monaghan%2C_Sean_Astin_%26_Billy_Boyd_Brussels_ComicCon_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Author : @Kiri Karma Day 2 - The Comiccon - Comiccon Brussels 2024 - Spring Q & A Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin et Billy Boyd Elijah Wood aka Fr](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-390f8a6a70d3.jpg) Author : @Kiri Karma Day 2 - The Comiccon - Comiccon Brussels 2024 - Spring Q & A Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin et Billy Boyd Elijah Wood aka Fr — Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Elijah_Wood%2C_Dominic_Monaghan%2C_Sean_Astin_%26_Billy_Boyd_Brussels_ComicCon_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Elijah_Wood%2C_Dominic_Monaghan%2C_Sean_Astin_%26_Billy_Boyd_Brussels_ComicCon_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dominic Monaghan](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-a6feb3e4290e.jpg) Dominic Monaghan — Image via TMDB
- ![Dominic Monaghan](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-2987c65d6c0a.jpg) Dominic Monaghan — Image via TMDB
- ![Dominic Monaghan](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-fae2ce3347f2.jpg) Dominic Monaghan — Image via TMDB
- ![from right to left — Dominic Monaghan (Charlie), Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert), Josh Holloway (Sawyer) on Comic Con 2009](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-8457a08c7a72.jpg) from right to left — Dominic Monaghan (Charlie), Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert), Josh Holloway (Sawyer) on Comic Con 2009 — Ewen Roberts, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Josh%2C_Carlton%2C_Nestor_and_Dominic_Lost_Comic_Con_2009.jpg/1280px-Josh%2C_Carlton%2C_Nestor_and_Dominic_Lost_Comic_Con_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dominic Monaghan](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-e71bc8ebff52.jpg) Dominic Monaghan — Image via TMDB
- ![Dominic Monaghan](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-c93440a0ded9.jpg) Dominic Monaghan — Image via TMDB
- ![Dominic Monaghan](https://film.one/media/person/100807/gallery-7c31756d9d42.jpg) Dominic Monaghan — Image via TMDB

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