Dominic Keating
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Dominic Keating (born July 1, 1962) is a British television, film and theatre actor.
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[edit] Biography
Keating was born in Leicester to an Irish father and an English mother[citation needed]; his grandfather, a brigadier, was awarded an OBE from King George VI. His first stage performance was in primary school, playing a cripple in The Ragged School. He then attended Uppingham School.
After graduating from the University College, London with First Class Honours with Distinction, in History[1], he tried various jobs before deciding to be a professional actor. To obtain his Equity card, Keating worked in a drag act called Feeling Mutual.
As of 2005, Keating maintains homes in both London and Los Angeles. He enjoys golfing, swimming, music, boogie boarding, tennis, reading and traveling.
[edit] Career
[edit] Theatre work
Keating had success on the UK stage prior to working as a television and film actor. He originated the role of "Cosmo" in Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney, as well as that of "Bryan" in Michael Wall's Amongst Barbarians, for which he won a Mobil Award. He's also done additional stage work in both the UK and in Los Angeles, including the one man play "The Christian Brothers" at King's Cross, in "The Best Years of Your Life" at the Man in the Moon Theatre, "Screamers" at the Edinburgh Playhouse Festival, and "Alfie" at the Tiffany Theater.
[edit] TV work
Keating first came to major public attention in the UK when he had a semi-regular role as Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's (1989-95). He went on from this to a role in Inspector Morse, as well as other guest-starring roles.
Having moved to the United States, he gained the role of the demonic warrior Mallos on the short-lived 2000 series The Immortal. He starred in the Zalman King series chromiumblue.com. He also made guest appearances on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, G vs E and Special Unit 2 as well as on several other series prior to a major role on the series Star Trek: Enterprise, where he played Lieutenant Malcolm Reed. Since then he has had a guest roles on the series Las Vegas and Holby City.
Keating joined the cast of hit show Heroes for its second season and played an Irish mobster in a four episode arc. He also held a guest-starring role for three episodes on the FOX TV series Prison Break.
[edit] Film work
He has appeared in films, including The Hollywood Sign, Jungle 2 Jungle, The Auteur Theory and the upcoming films Certifiably Jonathan, Hollywood Kills, and Robert Zemeckis' animated version of Beowulf. At a Star Trek convention in Sacramento, California on September 9, 2006, he announced that he had been cast as an Australian scientist in the Species sequel Species IV. He has also recently done work in several short films, including the latest by Tim Russ, called Plugged, a satire on modern advertising.
[edit] Other work
Keating also does commercial and voiceover work, perhaps most famously on an early 1990s Vidal Sassoon commercial, where his British pronunciation of "salon" brought him some notice as well as a spoof on Saturday Night Live. He has also done voice work for various audio books. He has also recently appeared in commercials for Sprint/Nextel as fictitious British rock star Ian Westbury.
[edit] References (Articles and Interviews)
[edit] External links
- Dominic Keating at the Internet Movie Database
- Dominic Keating at TV.com
- Dominic Keating article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Dominic Keating's Official Website
- Ian Westbury Site
- Plugged information and trailer
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