Dominic Burgess

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Dominic Burgess
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Born (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 39)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
OccupationActor, 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, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Feud: Bette and Joan.

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[]

Dominic's first TV credit was on the BBC flagship series and worldwide hit, Doctor Who as a game show contestant, Agorax.

Dominic 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.

He 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 Kilg%re.

Burgess is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Victor Buono in the Ryan Murphy created Feud, for which he earned critical acclaim:

"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" -[1]

"The real find of the series is Burgess, whose layered performance as the quirky and proudly gay Buono gives the series a grounding... The growing friendship between Davis and Buono is a highlight and hopefully Buono's Oscar nomination for “Baby Jane” will be mirrored by Burgess’ Emmy win for “Feud" " -[2]

"The best of the men, though, is Dominic Burgess as Victor Buono, cast as the love interest for Davis’ Jane in the movie and enthralled with Davis, who has a fervent following among gay men, closeted (as Buono is) or not. His reaction to Davis sweeping in and tossing off an unprintable insult at Aldrich is an instant classic that shouldn't be spoiled." -[3]

Dominic appeared as Mr. Vup in Star Trek: Picard for the episode "Stardust City Rag." He said appearing on Star Trek was a "dream come true,[4]" as he is a Trekkie.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Batman Begins Narrows Cop
2006 Lump Short film
2007 Itch Jimmy
2008 Colin Pots
2015 Lethal Seduction Sam
2019 Ma Stu
2021 Breaking News in Yuba County Captain Riggins

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"
2014 Legit Mark Episode: "Reunion"
2015 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Psycho Pete Episode: "Psycho Pete Returns"
2015 The Leftovers Dr. Goodheart 2 episodes
2016 2 Broke Girls Ned Episode: "And the Booth Babes"
2016 Roots Lord Dunmore Episode: "Part 2"
2016 The Magicians Ember 5 episodes
2016, 2019 The Good Place Henry 3 episodes
2017 Feud: Bette and Joan Victor Buono 5 episodes
2017 The Thundermans Supermanny 1 episode
2017 The Night Shift Arthur Wilson 1 episode
2017 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"
2018 American Horror Story: Apocalypse Phil Episode: "Sojourn"
2019 The Rookie Tommy Lamont 1 episode
2019 Santa Clarita Diet Radul 6 episodes
2019 Modern Family Nate 2 episodes
2020 Star Trek: Picard Mr. Vup 1 episode
2020 Better Things Uncle Eddie 1 episode
2020 Side Hustle Antwerp 1 episode
2021 Them: Covenant Friendly Orderly 1 episode
2021 Dr. Death Jerry Summers 7 episodes

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. ^ "'Feud: Bette and Joan': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  2. ^ "Bette and Joan forever". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  3. ^ Pennington, Gail. "'Feud: Bette & Joan' explores a larger-than-life rivalry". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. ^ Pesola, Eric (2020-04-16). "Mr. Vup: The role of a lifetime for Dominic Burgess". Trek Report. Retrieved 2020-06-02.

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