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), The Last Tycoon (2016), and The Boys (2019–2022).
Dominique McElligott | |
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | March 5, 1986
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001–present |
McElligott grew up in Dublin and began acting during secondary school. She is a graduate of University College Dublin.[1][2][3]
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 plays Queen Maeve on Amazon Prime Video's original series The Boys, which is based on the comic book series of the same name.
Year | Title | Role |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |