Dominique Tipper

Summary

Dominique Jade Tipper (born 24 June 1988) is a British actress, dancer and singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence in her role as Naomi Nagata, the engineer in the SyFy/Amazon Prime Video science fiction television series The Expanse.

Dominique Tipper
Dominique Tipper in 2019
Tipper at the 2019 FedCon
Born
Dominique Jade Tipper

(1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 35)[1]
NationalityBritish
Other namesMiss Tipper
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer

Early life edit

Tipper was brought up in Limehouse, East London.[2] As a child, she trained at the O'Farrell Stage and Theatre School and performed in shows at the Hackney Empire.[3]

Career edit

 
Tipper in 2012

Until 2012, Tipper performed as a commercial dancer with musical groups and artists. As a solo musician, she has published the promotional single Superstar, among others.[3]

Tipper's film roles have included as Sarah in the British athletic drama Fast Girls in 2012, as Gabriela in the fantasy comedy horror Vampire Academy in 2014 and also as Maddie in the Austrian science fiction film MindGamers in 2015.[4][5][6] She is best known for her television acting breakthrough in 2015 with her main cast role as Naomi Nagata in the science fiction series The Expanse.[7][8]

Filmography edit

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2008 Adulthood Student 1 [9]
2012 Fast Girls Sarah [9]
2014 Vampire Academy Guardian Gabriela
2014 Montana Mohawk [9]
2015 MindGamers Maddie
2016 The Girl with All the Gifts Devani [9]
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Auror 1 [9]
2020 Monday Bastian
2023 One Ranger Agent Jennifer Smith [10]
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2015 Death in Paradise Maz Shipley Episode: "The Perfect Murder"
2015–2022 The Expanse Naomi Nagata Main role
2022 Headhunters Kelly
2023-2024 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Brenda Holland Guest role
2024 Testament: The Story of Mosses Zipporah Netflix Documenter Series
Video game roles
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Need for Speed Payback Lina Navarro Voice acting
2021 Biolum Rachel Voice acting

References edit

  1. ^ "Dominique Tipper (Biography)". 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ Earnshaw, Helen (18 June 2012). "Dominique Tipper Chats About Fast Girls". Female First. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Live Music - Miss Tipper". TheBedford.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Fast Girls: how the Olympics dream inspired 'the new Chariots of Fire'". The Guardian. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, More, Round Out 'The Expanse'". Deadline Hollywood. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ "DxM, first look at sci-fi thriller". Screen International - Screendaily. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ Vlessing, Etan (29 October 2014). "Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar Join Syfy's 'The Expanse'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Naomi Nagata". Syfy.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Dominique Tipper". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 October 2022). "Lionsgate Picks Up Thomas Jane & John Malkovich Action Thriller 'One Ranger' – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

External links edit

  • Dominique Tipper at IMDb