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{{short description|Irish actress}}
{{short description|Irish actress (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Dominique McElligott
| name = Dominique McElligott
| image = Dominique-McElligott.jpg
| image = Dominique-McElligott.jpg
| caption = McElligott in July 2017
| caption = McElligott in July 2017
| birth_date =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|5}}
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = [[University College Dublin]]
| years_active = 2001–present
| years_active = 2001–present
}}
}}
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'''Dominique McElligott''' (born March 5, 1986) is an Irish actress. She has appeared as a series regular on ''[[Raw (TV series)|Raw]]'' (2008), ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'' (2011–2012), ''[[The Astronaut Wives Club]]'' (2015), ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' (2016–2017), and ''[[The Last Tycoon (TV series)|The Last Tycoon]]'' (2016), playing [[Queen Maeve (The Boys)|Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve]] in ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' (2019–2022) and ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]'' (2022).


==Early life and education==
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'''Dominique McElligott''' is an Irish actress. She has appeared as a series regular on ''[[Raw (TV series)|Raw]]'' (2008), ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'' (2011–2012), ''[[The Astronaut Wives Club]]'' (2015), ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' (2016–2017), ''[[The Last Tycoon (TV series)|The Last Tycoon]]'' (2016), and ''[[The Boys (2019 TV series)|The Boys]]'' (2019–present).
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McElligott grew up in Dublin and began acting during secondary school. She is a graduate of [[University College Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Butler|first1=Laura|title=How our Dominique is now turning heads on Hollywood red carpet |url=https://www.herald.ie/entertainment/how-our-dominique-is-now-turning-heads-on-hollywood-red-carpet-28014072.html|website=Herald.ie |date=31 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mulvaney|first1=Amy|title=Irish actress Dominique McElligott on returning home after 10 years – and the surprising reason why she's not on social media|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/irish-actress-dominique-mcelligott-on-returning-home-after-10-years-and-the-surprising-reason-why-shes-not-on-social-media-35971261.html|work=The Independent Ireland|date=29 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dwyer|first1=Michael |title=Dubliner has part in Lordi horror |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/dubliner-has-part-in-lordi-horror-1.892206|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=8 February 2008}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
She starred in ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]'' (2009) and the [[RTÉ]] television series ''[[Raw (TV series)|Raw]]'' before leaving to film ''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]'' (2010).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/dominique-bounces-back-with-bride-role-after-raw-27914341.html |title=Dominique bounces back with bride role after Raw|website=Herald}}</ref> From 2011 to 2012, she played a lead role in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/07/abcs-pilot-hell-on-wheels-finds-leads/|title=AMC Pilot 'Hell on Wheels' Finds Its Leads|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=27 July 2010}}</ref> In 2015, she starred in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Astronaut Wives Club]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2015/0421/695544-dominique-mcelligott-astronaut/|title=RAW star's new show to air in US in June|journal=RTÉ News|date=21 April 2015}}</ref> In 2016, McElligott played Hannah Conway, wife of the Republican presidential nominee, in the fourth and fifth season of the [[Netflix]] show ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kelly|first1=Aolfe|title=Irish actress Dominique McElligott features in plum role on House of Cards season 4|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/irish-actress-dominique-mcelligott-features-in-plum-role-on-house-of-cards-season-4-34511688.html|website=www.independent.ie|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> She plays [[List_of_The_Boys_characters#Queen_Maeve|Queen Maeve]] on Amazon [[Prime Video]]'s original series ''[[The Boys (2019 TV series)|The Boys]]'', which is based on the [[The Boys (comics)|comic book series of the same name]].
She starred in ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]'' (2009) and the [[RTÉ]] television series ''[[Raw (TV series)|Raw]]'' before leaving to film ''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]'' (2010).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/dominique-bounces-back-with-bride-role-after-raw-27914341.html |title=Dominique bounces back with bride role after Raw|website=Herald}}</ref> In 2011, she appeared in the movie ''[[The Guard (2011 film)|The Guard]]''. From 2011 to 2012, she played a lead role in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/07/abcs-pilot-hell-on-wheels-finds-leads-57262/|title=AMC Pilot 'Hell on Wheels' Finds Its Leads|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=27 July 2010}}</ref> In 2015, she starred in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Astronaut Wives Club]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2015/0421/695544-dominique-mcelligott-astronaut/|title=RAW star's new show to air in US in June|journal=RTÉ News|date=21 April 2015}}</ref> In 2016, McElligott played Hannah Conway, wife of the Republican presidential nominee, in the fourth and fifth season of the [[Netflix]] show ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kelly|first1=Aolfe|title=Irish actress Dominique McElligott features in plum role on House of Cards season 4|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/irish-actress-dominique-mcelligott-features-in-plum-role-on-house-of-cards-season-4-34511688.html|website=www.independent.ie|date=4 March 2016 |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> She played [[List of The Boys characters#Queen Maeve|Queen Maeve]] on [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s original series ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'', which is based on the [[The Boys (comics)|comic book series of the same name]].

==Background==
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McElligott grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She began acting during secondary school. She is a graduate of [[University College Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Butler|first1=Laura|title=How our Dominique is now turning heads on Hollywood red carpet |url=https://www.herald.ie/entertainment/how-our-dominique-is-now-turning-heads-on-hollywood-red-carpet-28014072.html|website=Herald.ie |date=31 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mulvaney|first1=Amy|title=Irish actress Dominique McElligott on returning home after 10 years – and the surprising reason why she's not on social media|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/irish-actress-dominique-mcelligott-on-returning-home-after-10-years-and-the-surprising-reason-why-shes-not-on-social-media-35971261.html|work=The Independent Ireland|date=29 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dwyer|first1=Michael |title=Dubliner has part in Lordi horror |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/dubliner-has-part-in-lordi-horror-1.892206|work=The Irish Times|date=8 February 2008}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
[[File:Dominique McElligott at JDIFF 2012.jpg|200px|thumb|Dominique McElligott at JDIFF 2012]]
===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 2008
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[Dark Floors]]''
| ''[[Dark Floors]]''
|Emily
| Emily
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|
|-
|-
⚫
| ''Satellites & Meteorites''
| 2008
⚫
| Dr. Johnson
⚫
|''Satellites & Meteorites''
⚫
|Dr Johnson
|
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
|''[[Moon (film)|Moon]]''
| ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]''
|Tess Bell
| Tess Bell
|
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
|''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]''
| ''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]''
|Bride
| Bride
|
|-
|-
| 2011
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''[[The Guard (2011 film)|The Guard]]''
| ''[[The Guard (2011 film)|The Guard]]''
|Aoife O'Carroll
| Aoife O'Carroll
|
|-
|-
⚫
| ''[[Blackthorn (film)|Blackthorn]]''
| 2011
⚫
| [[Etta Place]]
⚫
|''[[Blackthorn (film)|Blackthorn]]''
⚫
|[[Etta Place]]
|
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
|''[[Not Fade Away (film)|Not Fade Away]]''
| ''[[Not Fade Away (film)|Not Fade Away]]''
|Joy Dietz
| Joy Dietz
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Two/One''
| Martha
|}
|}


===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| 2001–2002
| 2001–2002
|''On Home Ground''
| ''On Home Ground''
|Cora Collins
| Cora Collins
|10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
|''[[Whiskey Echo]]''
| ''[[Whiskey Echo]]''
|Rachel
| Rachel
|Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2008
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]''
| ''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]''
|Lauren
| Lauren
|Episode: "[[Pilot (Being Human)|Pilot]]"
| Episode: "[[Pilot (Being Human)|Pilot]]"
|-
|-
⚫
| ''[[Raw (TV series)|Raw]]''
| 2008
⚫
| Rebecca Marsh
⚫
|''[[Raw (TV series)|Raw]]''
⚫
| 6 episodes
⚫
|Rebecca Marsh
⚫
|6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
|''[[The Philanthropist (TV series)|The Philanthropist]]''
| ''[[The Philanthropist (TV series)|The Philanthropist]]''
|Bella Olazabal
| Bella Olazabal
| The Bella Olazabal character was apparently dropped from ''The Philanthropist'' before it was aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/dominique-mcelligott-hell-on-wheels-interview/|title=Dominique McElligott HELL ON WHEELS Interview|date=5 November 2011}}</ref>
| The Bella Olazabal character was apparently dropped from ''The Philanthropist'' before it was aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/dominique-mcelligott-hell-on-wheels-interview/|title=Dominique McElligott HELL ON WHEELS Interview|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=5 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2011–2012
| 2011–2012
|''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''
| ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''
|Lily Bell
| Lily Bell
|Main cast (seasons 1–2)
| Main cast (seasons 1–2); 20 episodes
|-
|-
|2015
| 2015
|''[[The Astronaut Wives Club]]''
| ''[[The Astronaut Wives Club]]''
|[[Louise Shepard]]
| [[Louise Shepard]]
|Main cast
| Main cast; 10 episodes
|-
|-
|2016–2017
| rowspan="2" |2016–2017
|''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]''
| ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]''
|[[List of House of Cards characters#Hannah Conway|Hannah Conway]]
| [[List of House of Cards characters#Hannah Conway|Hannah Conway]]
|Recurring role (season 4)<br>Main cast (season 5)
| Recurring role (season 4); Main cast (season 5); 15 episodes
|-
|-
⚫
| ''[[The Last Tycoon (TV series)|The Last Tycoon]]''
|2016
⚫
| Kathleen Moore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-last-tycoon-dominique-mcelligott-to-star-in-amazon-pilot/|title=The Last Tycoon: Dominique McElligott to Star in Amazon Pilot – canceled TV shows – TV Series Finale|date=5 February 2016}}</ref>
⚫
|''[[The Last Tycoon (TV series)|The Last Tycoon]]''
⚫
| Main cast; 9 episodes
⚫
|Kathleen Moore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-last-tycoon-dominique-mcelligott-to-star-in-amazon-pilot/|title=The Last Tycoon: Dominique McElligott to Star in Amazon Pilot – canceled TV shows – TV Series Finale|date=5 February 2016}}</ref>
⚫
|Main cast
|-
|-
| 2019–2022
|2019–present
|''[[The Boys (2019 TV series)|The Boys]]''
| ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
|[[List of The Boys characters#Queen Maeve|Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/the-boys-chace-crawford-antony-starr-dominique-mcelligott-jessie-usher-cast-amazon-superhero-drama-series-1202244980/|title='The Boys': Antony Starr, Chace Crawford, Dominique McElligott & Jessie Usher Cast in Amazon's Superhero Drama Series|date= 17 January 2018|publisher=Deadline}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | [[Queen Maeve (The Boys)|Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/the-boys-chace-crawford-antony-starr-dominique-mcelligott-jessie-usher-cast-amazon-superhero-drama-series-1202244980/|title='The Boys': Antony Starr, Chace Crawford, Dominique McElligott & Jessie Usher Cast in Amazon's Superhero Drama Series|date= 17 January 2018|publisher=Deadline}}</ref>
|Main cast, 16 episodes
| Main cast; 22 episodes
⚫
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]''
| Voice; episode: "I'm Your Pusher"
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 23:45, 15 November 2024

Dominique McElligott
McElligott in July 2017
Born (1986-03-05) March 5, 1986 (age 38)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Dominique McElligott (born March 5, 1986) is an Irish actress. She has appeared as a series regular on Raw (2008), Hell on Wheels (2011–2012), The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), House of Cards (2016–2017), and The Last Tycoon (2016), playing Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve in The Boys (2019–2022) and The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022).

Early life and education

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McElligott grew up in Dublin and began acting during secondary school. She is a graduate of University College Dublin.[1][2][3]

Career

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She starred in Moon (2009) and the RTÉ television series Raw before leaving to film Leap Year (2010).[4] In 2011, she appeared in the movie The Guard. From 2011 to 2012, she played a lead role in the AMC series Hell on Wheels.[5] In 2015, she starred in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club.[6] In 2016, McElligott played Hannah Conway, wife of the Republican presidential nominee, in the fourth and fifth season of the Netflix show House of Cards.[7] She played Queen Maeve on Amazon Prime Video's original series The Boys, which is based on the comic book series of the same name.

Filmography

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Dominique McElligott at JDIFF 2012

Film

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Year Title Role
2008 Dark Floors Emily
Satellites & Meteorites Dr. Johnson
2009 Moon Tess Bell
2010 Leap Year Bride
2011 The Guard Aoife O'Carroll
Blackthorn Etta Place
2012 Not Fade Away Joy Dietz
2019 Two/One Martha

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001–2002 On Home Ground Cora Collins 10 episodes
2005 Whiskey Echo Rachel Television film
2008 Being Human Lauren Episode: "Pilot"
Raw Rebecca Marsh 6 episodes
2009 The Philanthropist Bella Olazabal The Bella Olazabal character was apparently dropped from The Philanthropist before it was aired.[8]
2011–2012 Hell on Wheels Lily Bell Main cast (seasons 1–2); 20 episodes
2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Louise Shepard Main cast; 10 episodes
2016–2017 House of Cards Hannah Conway Recurring role (season 4); Main cast (season 5); 15 episodes
The Last Tycoon Kathleen Moore[9] Main cast; 9 episodes
2019–2022 The Boys Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve[10] Main cast; 22 episodes
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical Voice; episode: "I'm Your Pusher"

References

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  1. ^ Butler, Laura (31 July 2012). "How our Dominique is now turning heads on Hollywood red carpet". Herald.ie.
  2. ^ Mulvaney, Amy (29 July 2017). "Irish actress Dominique McElligott on returning home after 10 years – and the surprising reason why she's not on social media". The Independent Ireland.
  3. ^ Dwyer, Michael (8 February 2008). "Dubliner has part in Lordi horror". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ "Dominique bounces back with bride role after Raw". Herald.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (27 July 2010). "AMC Pilot 'Hell on Wheels' Finds Its Leads".
  6. ^ "RAW star's new show to air in US in June". RTÉ News. 21 April 2015.
  7. ^ Kelly, Aolfe (4 March 2016). "Irish actress Dominique McElligott features in plum role on House of Cards season 4". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Dominique McElligott HELL ON WHEELS Interview". Collider. 5 November 2011.
  9. ^ "The Last Tycoon: Dominique McElligott to Star in Amazon Pilot – canceled TV shows – TV Series Finale". 5 February 2016.
  10. ^ "'The Boys': Antony Starr, Chace Crawford, Dominique McElligott & Jessie Usher Cast in Amazon's Superhero Drama Series". Deadline. 17 January 2018.
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