Dominic Sherwood
Dominic Anthony Sherwood (born 6 February 1990) is an English actor and model, known for his role as Christian Ozera in the teen vampire film Vampire Academy, as Jace Herondale on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters and as Kurt in the all new TV horror Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
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Born | Dominic Anthony Sherwood 6 February 1990 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Early life
Sherwood was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[1] He attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone for his secondary school education. After studying drama and theatre in Maidstone and Sevenoaks, he left to work abroad, starting in Kenya and working for six months before moving to London.
Career
Sherwood's first acting role came in 2010, with his appearance as Jack Simmons in the third season of The Cut.[2] The following year, he guest starred as a waiter named Tom in the Sadie J episode "Cherylistic". In 2012, he had a small role in the drama film Not Fade Away as a young Mick Jagger. He landed his first notable role in 2014, as Christian Ozera in the satirical horror film Vampire Academy, based on the novel by Richelle Mead.[3]
In February 2015, he became known for his appearance in Taylor Swift's music video for her single "Style", which was directed by Kyle Newman.[4] On 20 April 2015, it was announced he was chosen to play Jace Herondale in the Freeform fantasy drama series Shadowhunters, an adaptation of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments book series.[5] He also co-starred alongside Ed Westwick and Jeremy Sumpter in the thriller film Billionaire Ransom,[6] and will appear in the horror-thriller film Don’t Sleep with Drea de Matteo and Cary Elwes.[7]
Personal life
Sherwood dated actress Sarah Hyland from 2015 to 2017.[8] Also Sherwood has sectoral heterochromia; one of his eyes is blue, whilst the other is half blue-half brown.[9] He currently resides in L.A.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Not Fade Away | Mick Jagger | |
2014 | Vampire Academy | Christian Ozera | |
2016 | Billionaire Ransom | James Herrick | |
2017 | Don't Sleep | Zach Bradford |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Cut | Jack Simmons | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
2011 | Sadie J | Tom | Episode: "Cherylistic" |
2013 | Mayday | Louis | Episode: "1.1" |
2016–2019 | Shadowhunters | Jace Herondale | Main role Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (2018) Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (2019) |
2016 | Modern Family | James | Episode: "Crazy Train" |
2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Kurt | Recurring role |
Year | Title | Artist |
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2013 | "I Want You to Know" | Tchengiz |
2015 | "Style" | Taylor Swift |
2017 | "Au Revoir" | Katie Welch |
References
- "Personal Details for Dominic Anthony Sherwood, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"". FamilySearch. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- "The Cut - Jack Simmons". BBC.
- Patten, Dominic (18 May 2013). "'Vampire Academy' Adds 'Modern Family's' Sarah Hyland, Gabriel Byrne & More To Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
- Harris, Kristin (13 February 2015). "Meet The Ridiculously Hot Actor From Taylor Swift's "Style" Video". BuzzFeed.
- Ge, Linda (20 April 2015). "ABC Family's 'Shawdowhunters' casts 'Vampire Academy' star Dominic Sherwood". TheWrap.
- Hopewell, John (14 May 2014). "Ed Westwick, Dominic Sherwood Join Jim Gillespie's 'Take Down' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- McNary, Dave (5 January 2015). "Dominic Sherwood, Jill Hennessy to Star in Horror Movie 'The Other'". Variety.
- Gomez, Patrick (18 August 2018). "Sarah Hyland and boyfriend Dominic Sherwood break up". EW News.
- Ryder, Taryn (13 February 2015). "7 Things to Know About Taylor Swift's 'Style' Hottie Dominic Sherwood". Yahoo! News.