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Dominique McElligott

Irish actress (born 1986)

Field	Value
name	Dominique McElligott
image	Dominique-McElligott.jpg
caption	McElligott in July 2017
birth_date
birth_place	Dublin, Ireland
occupation	Actress
alma_mater	University College Dublin
years_active	2001–present

Dominique McElligott (born 5 March 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), and The Last Tycoon (2016), playing Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve in The Boys (2019–2022) and The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022).

Early life and education

McElligott grew up in Dublin and began acting during secondary school. She is a graduate of University College Dublin.

Career

She starred in Moon (2009) and the RTÉ television series Raw before leaving to film Leap Year (2010). 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. In 2015, she starred in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club. 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. She played Queen Maeve on Amazon Prime Video's original series The Boys, which is based on the comic book series of the same name.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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.
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	Main cast; 9 episodes
2019–2022	The Boys	Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve	Main cast; 22 episodes
2022	The Boys Presents: Diabolical	Voice; episode: "I'm Your Pusher"

References

(31 July 2012). "How our Dominique is now turning heads on Hollywood red carpet".
(29 July 2017). "Irish actress Dominique McElligott on returning home after 10 years – and the surprising reason why she's not on social media". The Independent Ireland.
(8 February 2008). "Dubliner has part in Lordi horror". The Irish Times.
"Dominique bounces back with bride role after Raw".
Andreeva, Nellie. (27 July 2010). "AMC Pilot 'Hell on Wheels' Finds Its Leads".
(21 April 2015). "RAW star's new show to air in US in June". RTÉ News.
(4 March 2016). "Irish actress Dominique McElligott features in plum role on House of Cards season 4".
(5 November 2011). "Dominique McElligott HELL ON WHEELS Interview".
(5 February 2016). "The Last Tycoon: Dominique McElligott to Star in Amazon Pilot – canceled TV shows – TV Series Finale".
(17 January 2018). "'The Boys': Antony Starr, Chace Crawford, Dominique McElligott & Jessie Usher Cast in Amazon's Superhero Drama Series". Deadline.

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