Dominic Keating

Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox person Dominic Keating (né Power; born 1 July 1961) is a British television, film and theatre actor best known for his portrayals of Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise.

Early life and education

Keating was born Dominic Power to parents Patricia (née Keating) and Lawrence Power, in Leicester on 1 July 1961. His father was Irish; his maternal grandfather, a brigadier, was awarded an OBE. His mother worked as an actress for a number of years.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Keating took part in his first stage performance while he was attending prep school at LGS Stoneygate. He played the character Cripple in The Ragged School. He then attended Uppingham School where he continued pursuing drama under Chris Richardson. At Uppingham School Theatre, Keating played Laertes in a production of Hamlet; Rowan Atkinson reviewed the performance. Keating was part of the Cadet Force before realising he did not wish to proceed with a military career.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":3" />

After graduating from the University College London with first class honours in history,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Keating tried various jobs before deciding to become a professional actor.

Career

Since there was another Dominic Power already represented by the actor's union Equity, he took his mother's maiden name of Keating.<ref name="Power">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> To obtain his Equity card, he worked in a drag act called Feeling Mutual.<ref name="Metro">Template:Cite news</ref>

Theatre

Keating had success on the UK stage before working as a television and film actor. He originated the roles of Cosmo in Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney<ref name="Union">Template:Cite news</ref> and Bryan in Michael Wall's Amongst the Barbarians, for which Wall won first prize in the Mobil Playwrighting Competition.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref> Keating's stage work in the United Kingdom includes the one-man play The Christian Brothers at King's Cross, The Best Years of Your Life at the Man in the Moon Theatre, Screamers at the Edinburgh Playhouse Festival. In Los Angeles, he has appeared in Alfie at the Tiffany Theater.<ref name="Union" />

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Notes
1987	The Best Years of Your Life	Marc	Man in the Moon Theatre, London	<ref name=":5" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1989	Amongst Barbarians	Bryan	Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and Hampstead Theatre, London	<ref name=":4">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1988	Screamers	Rodney	Edingburgh Playhouse Studio	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1990	Private Times	Prison warder, young gangster	Library Theatre, Manchester	<ref name=":3" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991	The Pitchfork Disney	Cosmo Disney	The Bush Theatre, London	<ref name=":7" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	Four Door Saloon		Hampstead Theatre	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Citation needed	The Christian Brothers	Jesuit school teacher	King's Cross, London	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Citation needed	Alfie		Tiffany Theater, California	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Television

Keating first received major attention in the UK with a semi-regular role as Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's (1989–94)<ref name="Metro" /><ref name=":12">Template:Cite book</ref> which he was cast for after his role in the play Screamers.<ref name=":9">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has made guest appearances in Inspector Morse and other television programmes.<ref name="tvguide">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After moving to the United States, he received the role of the demonic warrior Mallos on the short-lived 2000 series The Immortal,<ref name="Voyager">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and starred in the Zalman King series ChromiumBlue.com.<ref name="tvguide" /> He also guest starred on series including Buffy The Vampire Slayer, G vs E and Special Unit 2,<ref name="Voyager" /> before landing a role in the main cast of Star Trek: Enterprise as Lieutenant Malcolm Reed; the show ran for four seasons. Since then, he has had guest roles on the series Las Vegas, Holby City and the CSI: NY episode "Uncertainty Rules".<ref name="tvguide" />

Keating joined the cast of the hit show Heroes for its second season, playing an Irish mobster in a four-episode arc. He also guest-starred for three episodes on the Fox TV series Prison Break, and in 2010 guest-starred on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy.<ref name="tvguide" /><ref name=":6" />

Film

Keating appears in several films including Jungle 2 Jungle, The Hollywood Sign, The Auteur Theory, Certifiably Jonathan, and Hollywood Kills. He lent his voice to Robert Zemeckis's animated version of Beowulf.<ref name=":6" /> At a Star Trek convention in Sacramento, California on 9 September 2006, he announced he had been cast as an Australian scientist in the Species sequel Species IV.Template:Citation needed He stars in Tim Russ's Plugged (2007)<ref name=":0">Template:Cite AV media</ref> and appears as Sherlock Holmes's brother in the film Sherlock Holmes (2010) by the Asylum.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Other work

Commercials

In 1988, Keating had a role in a Tango commercial.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Keating had a role in two early 1990s Vidal Sassoon commercials,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> where his British pronunciation of "salon" resulted in a spoof on Saturday Night Live.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":9" /> In 1999, he was in a commercial for the PlayStation game Crash Team Racing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2007, Keating appeared in a promotional campaign for Sprint/Nextel as fictitious British rock star Ian Westbury.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Also for Sprint, Keating appeared in a 2009 cinema courtesy spot that encouraged cinema goers to avoid using their phones during the screening of movies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Directing

In 1997, Keating was one of the directors for the series The Heartbreak Cafe.<ref name=":8">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Video game voice work

Keating voices a number of video game characters including the minor character 'Mouse' in BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins (uncredited);<ref name="arstechnica">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kormac the Templar in Diablo III by Blizzard Entertainment; the dungeon boss Tirathon Saltheril in Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Legion expansion;<ref name="arstechnica" /> and Gremlin Prescott in Epic MickeyTemplate:Citation needed and Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.<ref name=":11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Audiobook narration

Keating has recorded a number of audiobooks. He described the experience of recording The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander over a span of twelve total days as "the most challenging thing [he has] ever done, and the most rewarding".<ref name=":6" />

Podcasting

From 2022 until December 2023, he was the co-host of the podcast The Shuttlepod Show with his Star Trek: Enterprise co-star Connor Trinneer.<ref name=":15">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In April 2024, after leaving The Shuttlepod Show, Keating and Trinneer announced their new podcast The D-Con Chamber.<ref name=":16">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Keating married Sarah Falk, M.D, a child and adolescent psychiatrist,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in June 2025;<ref name=WedngDay>Template:Cite Instagram</ref> attendees included Keating's Enterprise friends Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Anthony Montgomery and Connor Trinneer.<ref name=WedngDay/> The couple reside in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Shake, Rattle and Rock!	Marc (uncredited)	Television film
1997	Jungle 2 Jungle	Ian	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
1998	Folle d'elle (What I Did for Love)	Chris	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
1999	The Auteur Theory	Lewis Rugglesworth	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
2001	The Hollywood Sign	Steve	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003	Chromiumblue.com (Cover Me Girls)	Owen	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2006	Hollywood Kills	Francis Fenway	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	Plugged	Detective Pitchman	Short<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":14" />
	Certifiably Jonathan	Nicholas DeBoor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Attackmen	Coach Edwards	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
	Species – The Awakening	Forbes McGuire	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Beowulf	Cain	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Ninong	Ninong	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
2010	Sherlock Holmes	Thorpe Holmes	<ref name=":1" />
2011	The One Warrior (The Dragon Warrior)	Merlin / Dragon's voice / Narrator	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Sunset Bar	Andre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
2016	A Killer Walks Amongst Us	Dobsyn	<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":14" />
2018	Unbelievable!!!!!	Paramedic Hacky	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	Maternal Instinct	Sergei	<ref name=":14" /> TV Movie
	Once Upon a Time in London	Belgian Johnny	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	Greyhound	Harry (voice)	<ref name=":14" />
	The Host	Benjamin	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	The Jolly Monkey	Steven Blythe	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ballerina Assassin	Bixby	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Paradise Club	Gregor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
1989–1992	The Bill	Friend 2 / Patrick Litton / Andrew Jensen	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Old Wounds,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Party Politics<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1989–1993	Desmond's	Tony	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	Casualty	Ian Tilsley	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Remembrance
1992	Inspector Morse	Murray Stone	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
1993	Teenage Health Freak	Tony St. Michael	Episodes: No 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.6<ref name=":18" />
1994	Rebel Highway	Marc	Uncredited
1995	Love Street	Mark	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Second Chance
1998	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Bryan / Jason Crenshaw	<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" /> Episode: Father to Son
1999	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Blair	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Helpless
1999–2000	G vs E	Tomek Walenski, Sergei Draskovic	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Immigrant Evil<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000–2001	The Immortal	Mallos	6 episodes<ref name=":13" />
2001	Special Unit 2	Dr. Harlan Edens	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
2001–2005	Star Trek: Enterprise	Malcolm Reed	<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":14" /> 98 episodes
2002	ChromiumBlue.com	Owen	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 8 episodes
2006	Las Vegas	Anthony Demby	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Bait and Switch
2007	Heroes	Will	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Prison Break	Andrew Tyge	<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":14" /> Episodes: Interference and Photo Finish
2008	Holby City	Ollie Lake	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" />
2010	CSI: NY	Rufus Knox	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Uncertainty Rules
	Sons of Anarchy	Luther Barkwill	Episodes: Lochan Mor and Turas
2012	Breakout Kings	Bob Dixon	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Double Down
2024	Phoenix	Billy Blue	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Episode: And Yet I Am

Voice work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Starlancer	Claymore – Doug McCleod	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2001	Thank You, Jeeves (by P. G. Wodehouse)	Constable	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Lady Windermere's Fan (by Oscar Wilde)	Mr. Hopper	Audio Theater Audiobook published by L. A. Theatre Works. Originally recorded in May 1999 before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	World of Warcraft		Video gameTemplate:Citation needed
2009	Dragon Age: Origins	Mouse (uncredited)	Video game<ref name="arstechnica" />
2010	Epic Mickey	Gremlin Prescott	Video gameTemplate:Citation needed
2012	Diablo III	Kormac the Templar	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two	Gremlin Prescott	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	Destiny	Xander 99-40 / Arcite 99-40 / City Vendor Frame	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Diablo III: Reaper of Souls	Kormac the Templar	Video game<ref name=":6">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	The General From America (by Richard Nelson)	Major John Andre	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	One of the Family (by Monica Dickens)	Narrator	Audiobook published by Audible Studios<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	World of Warcraft: Legion	Tirathon Saltheril	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander	Narrator	Audiobook published by HarperCollins<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	Destiny 2	Male Frame / Arcite 99-40	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Mermaid's Daughter (by Ann Claybomb)	Narrator	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings (by Jorge Luis Borges)	Narrator	Audiobook published by New Directions<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Light of the North Star: Part I: The Descent (by Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharya)	Narrator	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	World of Warcraft: Shadowlands	Additional voices	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	Destiny 2: The Witch Queen	Arcite 99-40 / Male Vendor Frame	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Diablo Immortal		Video game<ref name=":10" />
	World of Warcraft: Dragonflight		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	Destiny 2: Lightfall	Arcite 99-40 / Male Vendor Frame	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Diablo IV	Additional voices	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024-2025	The Sojourn	Fleet Admiral Darius Farren	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":14" /> Episodes: 2.1: To Hear the Falconer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 2.3: Render Unto Caesar<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 2.4: To Pray for Tempests<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 2.5: Arrows of Desire<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 2.6: Vanishing Point<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Appearances as self

Year	Title	Notes
2004	Trekkies 2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Through the Keyhole	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2013	The Captains Close Up	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Scott Bakula
2016	50 Years of Star Trek	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	The Shuttlepod Show	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	The D-Con Chamber	Podcast<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />

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