Dominic Burgess

Dominic Burgess
Born (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 42)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
Years active2005–present

Dominic Burgess (born 29 July 1982) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in several television adverts and series such as Raising Hope, Doctor Who, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

Early life

Burgess was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He attended Newcastle-under-Lyme School, performing in school productions of Death of a Salesman and Twelfth Night, among others. He gained a place at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) and won a Dance and Drama Awards Scholarship on the three-year Acting course. He auditioned for his first professional role on graduation day in his last year at ALRA for the film Batman Begins.

Career

Burgess' first TV credit was on the BBC flagship series and worldwide hit, Doctor Who as a game show contestant, Agorax. He moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and made subsequent appearances in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Leftovers.

Burgess became a regular fixture on the Disney hit series, A.N.T. Farm, and appeared as a recurring guest on The Magicians as the Ram God Ember, The Good Place as the accident prone-red boot wearing Henry, and on The Flash as meta-villain Kilgore. Burgess also appeared as Mr. Vup in Star Trek: Picard for the episode "Stardust City Rag." Burgess said that, as a Trekkie, his appearance on Star Trek was a "dream come true."[1]

Burgess received media attention and acclaim for his portrayal of Victor Buono in the Ryan Murphy created Feud. "Played with uncanny precision by Dominic Burgess, Baby Jane co-star Victor Buono lets Feud give a nod to the plight of closeted actors in Hollywood at that moment and also to smartly weave in Davis' treasured ties to the gay community."[2]

Personal life

Burgess is gay and married to actor and stunt performer Matthew Yanagiya.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Batman Begins Narrows Cop
2007 Itch Jimmy
2008 Colin Pots
2015 Lethal Seduction Sam
2019 Ma Stu
2021 Breaking News in Yuba County Captain Riggins
2023 Rebel Moon Dash Thif Netflix film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Doctor Who Agorax Episode: "Bad Wolf"
2008 1000 Ways to Die Paddy Episode #2.1
2009 Leverage Security Guard Episode: "The Snow Job"
2010 Rules of Engagement Clerk Episode: "Free Free Time"
2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Englishman Episode: "Eye Spy"
2013–2014 A.N.T. Farm Zoltan Grundy Recurring role, season 3
2014 Dad Funeral Parlor Employee Episode: "Jerk in a Box"
Legit Mark Episode: "Reunion"
2015 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Psycho Pete Episode: "Psycho Pete Returns"
The Leftovers Dr. Goodheart 2 episodes
2016 2 Broke Girls Ned Episode: "And the Booth Babes"
Roots Lord Dunmore Episode: "Part 2"
The Magicians Ember 5 episodes
2016, 2019 The Good Place Henry 3 episodes
2017 Feud: Bette and Joan Victor Buono 5 episodes
The Thundermans Supermanny 1 episode
The Night Shift Arthur Wilson 1 episode
Teen Wolf Barnes 1 episode
2017–2018 The Flash Kilg%re / Ramsey Deacon 2 Episodes: "Mixed Signals" and "True Colors"
2018 Supernatural Richard Greenstreet Episode: "A Most Holy Man"
American Horror Story: Apocalypse Phil Devlin Episode: "Sojourn"
2019 The Rookie Tommy Lamont 1 episode
Santa Clarita Diet Radul 6 episodes
Modern Family Nate 2 episodes
2020 Star Trek: Picard Mr. Vup Episode: "Stardust City Rag"
Side Hustle Antwerp 1 episode
2020, 2022 Better Things Uncle Eddie 2 episodes
2021 Them: Covenant Friendly Orderly 1 episode
Dr. Death Jerry Summers 7 episodes
2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Dave Sheffield 2 episodes
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story John Wayne Gacy Episode: "God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance"
NCIS: Los Angeles Herman Cooper Episode: "Survival of The Fittest"
Our Flag Means Death Jeffrey Fettering Episode: "Wherever You Go, There You Are"
2023 American Horror Story: Delicate Hamish Moss Recurring role
2024 Palm Royale Grayman 7 episodes
Criminal Minds Eddie Dayton Episode: "Conspiracy vs. Theory"
The Perfect Couple Greg Post-production
NCIS Leonard Episode: "The Trouble with Hal"
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Beef 2 Episodes: "This Could Be A Real Adventure" and "Way, Way Out Past The Barrier"
TBA Criminal Delron In production

Awards and nominations

Year Festival Category Nominated work Result
2018 Sonoma International Film Festival Best Narrative Short Sam Did It Won
Los Angeles Comedy Festival Best Short Film Won
Audience Award Won

References

  1. ^ Pesola, Eric (16 April 2020). "Mr. Vup: The role of a lifetime for Dominic Burgess". Trek Report. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "'Feud: Bette and Joan': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Geting to Know Actor Dominic Burgess".