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Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan

Actor, also producer · Born December 8, 1976 (49) · Berlin, Germany

Dominic Monaghan (born December 8, 1976) is an English 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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 8, 1976 (49)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are Dominic Monaghan's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 99th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Bonds
21%
Survival
20%
Self
14%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 11
Shapeshifter
3 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
7
Melancholic
9
Joyful
4
Warm
4
Other
19

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dominic Monaghan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dominic Monaghan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 41 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Long Shadows(2025)

    as Ned Duxbury

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Librarians: The Next Chapter(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Merlin

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim(2024)

    as Wrot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Angry Birds: Mystery Island(2024)

    Show 24 episodes · as Hamylton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • LOST: Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 80 episodes · as Charlie Pace

  • Moonhaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Paul Sarno

  • Last Looks(2021)

    as Warren Gomes

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Vox Machina(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Archibald Desnay (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Edge of the World(2021)

    as Crookshank

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    as Beaumont Kin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Radioflash(2019)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Waterlily Jaguar(2018)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Bite Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Stephen Langley

  • Mute(2018)

    as Oswald

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer's Nightmare(2017)

    as Mike Puck

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Atomica(2017)

    Producer · as Robinson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Pet(2016)

    as Seth

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as William Joyce

  • Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism(2015)

    as Nockman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 100 Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Tommy Conley

  • Sofia the First(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Fig (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Millionaire Tour(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Casper

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mark Nickel

  • Soldiers of Fortune(2012)

    as Sin

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Detention(2011)

    as Lead Singer of The Drunges

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show as Bank Manager

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Day(2011)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight Burbank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Paul Lynch

  • Top Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Flashforward(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · as Simon Campos

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)

    as Bradley

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Oren Maestro

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • I Sell the Dead(2008)

    as Arthur Blake

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyler Martin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Purifiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sol

  • Shooting Livien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Owen Scott

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 118 episodes · as Charlie Pace

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Spivs(2004)

    as Goat

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

    as Merry

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • An Insomniac's Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Long and Short of It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Story

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)

    as Merry

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

    as Merry

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Monsignor Renard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Etienne Pierre Rollinger

  • This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jimmy Furey

  • Hostile Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sasha

  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates(1995)

    Show 27 episodes · as Geoffrey Shawcross

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Merry

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

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

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19922025

Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1997Screen debut· Hostile Waters
  • 2008First top-billed film· I Sell the Dead
  • 2016Career best· Pet

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 50: 48 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting1 of 50: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 50: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew2010s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 11% of 18 roles
9712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dominic Monaghan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

A Midsummer's Nightmare (2017)

97th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dominic Monaghan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles54–74 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles7–35 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles5–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles31–45 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles44–66 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dominic Monaghan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dominic Monaghan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Jackson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers