From working solidly in the acting arena to presenting a wildlife show, British actor Dominic Monaghan has appeared in a startling amount of well-picked scripts. Among them, his role as Hobbit Merry in the Lord of the Rings trilogy garnered more public attention.
Active in the entertainment industry since 1996, Dominic had a love for acting from a very young age. When he was a kid, he was always the entertainer at family parties. Dominic used to sing, dance, tell jokes and fool around with high energy as a child.
Is Dominic Monaghan Married?
No, the British actor Dominic Monaghan is not married. Although the actor was in a couple of public relationships in the past, he did not get married to his then partners.
However, Dominic once revealed that he would get married when he meets a girl he wants to marry. Back on April 12, 2012, Dominic tweeted saying that he will get married when gay people can marry. He said,
“I'll get married when gay people can.or when I meet a girl I want to marry.Or for a dare,or a visa.the point is something about gay people.”
It’s almost a decade since the tweet but Dominic hasn’t yet tied the knot.
He has been exhibiting his close relationship with Billy Boyd on social media. He even tweets mentioning him as his partner. Back in November 2018, Dominic tweeted saying that Billy treats him like a first class princess and he sometimes dreams that they are married.
His tweets have seldom confused people regarding their relationship. Dominic and Billy run the podcast The Friendship Onion together so they share a close relationship behind the podcast too.
Talking about Billy’s relationship, he is a married man. He has a son with his wife Alison McKinnon.
His Previous Relationship And Girlfriends
Dominic Monaghan might have concealed his relationship status now but his past dating relationships made headlines quite often.
Delving into Dominic’s dating life, he was in a relationship with his Lost co-star Evangeline Lilly in 2004. The duo was together for around three years before they broke up in 2007.
Dominic and Evangeline were pictured together several times even after their separation because of which people thought that they were together again.
However, neither of them commented on the rumors regarding their rekindled romance.
In 2013, Dominic made another headline when he allegedly sent offensive text messages to a woman after she refused to sleep with him. Reportedly, Dominic and the woman met at a retail store in Los Angeles where the woman worked. He bragged that he is a popular actor and likes to sleep around instead of dating. He even asked her to sleep with him but the thinks things turned sour when she refused him.
Meanwhile, Dominic was also harassed by a woman who even gave him scary death threats. Back in March 2015, a lady named Meredith McLarty was reported to be harassing Dominic since 2014 and made death threats against him. He even got a restraining order against Meredith McLarty in 2015.
Dominic Monaghan's Net Worth
Dominic began his on-screen acting journey as Geoffrey Shawcross in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. Since then, he has performed in many hit movies and TV series including, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Lost, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Edge of the World.
He is also the executive producer and star of the documented series commissioned by Channel 5 and BBC America named "Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan." Further, he can also be seen in the 2022 movie “Last Looks” in the role of Warren Gomes.
As an active British actor, host of a podcast, and producer Dominic Monaghan’s net worth is estimated to be around $12 million.
He also has a lavish house in California, which he bought for $1,595,000 in the year 2008.
Dominic Monaghan Family
Actor Dominic Monaghan was born on 8th December 1976 in West Berlin, West Germany to parents Austin Monaghan and Maureen Monaghan. Both his parents worked for the armed forces, his father was a teacher whereas his mother Maureen was a nurse. His parents were sort of hippies so, his family used to move in almost 3 years.
Dominic Monaghan and his family lived in Germany for 11 years. At the age of 11, his family moved back to England where his grandparents and cousins resided.
Dominic has an older brother named Matthew. His sibling brother Matthew was a straight-A kind of student who now is co-lead vocalist, songwriter, and band member of the indie band, Radiosepia.
Growing up in a close-knit family, his parents always listened to what he had to say. His mom and dad always supported him and made him believe that his opinion is valid and he could do and say whatever he wants.
Short Wiki
- His birth name is Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan.
- Dominic went to St Anne’s Roman Catholic High School. He later studied English literature, drama, and geography at Aquinas College.
- As for the height of Dominic Monaghan, he is 5 feet and 7 inches tall.
- Dominic Monaghan holds British nationality and comprises of white ethnicity.
