Dominic Monaghan

Dominic Monaghan is a German-born British actor, born on December 6, 1978. He gained fame for his role as Geoffrey, Hetty Wainthropp's sidekick, in the TV series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998). Monaghan's breakout role came as Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003). He also played Charlie Pace in the popular ABC drama Lost (2004–2010). Monaghan has appeared in various films, including X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) as young mutant Chris Bradley and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Beaumont Kin. He has also hosted the nature program Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (2012–2016).