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">Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":3" />

After graduating from the University College London with first class honours in history,<ref>Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7">Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991	Four Door Saloon		Hampstead Theatre	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Citation needed	The Christian Brothers	Jesuit school teacher	King's Cross, London	One-man play<ref name=":3" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Citation needed	Alfie		Tiffany Theater, California	Keating's first role in Los Angeles<ref name="Union" /><ref>Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite web</ref> He has made guest appearances in Inspector Morse and other television programmes.<ref name="tvguide">Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite web</ref>

Other work

Commercials

In 1988, Keating had a role in a Tango commercial.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Keating had a role in two early 1990s Vidal Sassoon commercials,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":8" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Directing

In 1997, Keating was one of the directors for the series The Heartbreak Cafe.<ref name=":8">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14">Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite 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">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In April 2024, after leaving The Shuttlepod Show, Keating and Trinneer announced their new podcast The D-Con Chamber.<ref name=":16">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":17">Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Keating married Sarah Falk, M.D, a child and adolescent psychiatrist,<ref>Template:Cite 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	<ref name=":13">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" />
1998	Folle d'elle (What I Did for Love)	Chris	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" />
1999	The Auteur Theory	Lewis Rugglesworth	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" />
2001	The Hollywood Sign	Steve	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2003	Chromiumblue.com (Cover Me Girls)	Owen	Edited from ChromiumBlue.com (2002 series)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006	Hollywood Kills	Francis Fenway	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007	Plugged	Detective Pitchman	Short<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":14" />
	Certifiably Jonathan	Nicholas DeBoor	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The Attackmen	Coach Edwards	Short<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" />
	Species – The Awakening	Forbes McGuire	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Beowulf	Cain	<ref name=":6" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2009	Ninong	Ninong	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite 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	<ref name=":6" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2012	Sunset Bar	Andre	Short<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" />
2016	A Killer Walks Amongst Us	Dobsyn	<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":14" />
2018	Unbelievable!!!!!	Paramedic Hacky	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019	Maternal Instinct	Sergei	<ref name=":14" /> TV Movie
	Once Upon a Time in London	Belgian Johnny	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020	Greyhound	Harry (voice)	<ref name=":14" />
	The Host	Benjamin	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025	The Jolly Monkey	Steven Blythe	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Ballerina Assassin	Bixby	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The Paradise Club	Gregor	Episode: Snow Business<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" />
1989–1992	The Bill	Friend 2 / Patrick Litton / Andrew Jensen	Episodes: You'll Be Back,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Old Wounds,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Party Politics<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1989–1993	Desmond's	Tony	35 episodes<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":18">Template:Cite web</ref>
1990	Casualty	Ian Tilsley	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Remembrance
1992	Inspector Morse	Murray Stone	Episode: Dead on Time<ref>Template:Cite 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	Episodes: Orange Volvo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Immigrant Evil<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000–2001	The Immortal	Mallos	6 episodes<ref name=":13" />
2001	Special Unit 2	Dr. Harlan Edens	Episode: The Wraps<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" />
2001–2005	Star Trek: Enterprise	Malcolm Reed	<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":14" /> 98 episodes
2002	ChromiumBlue.com	Owen	<ref name=":14" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 8 episodes
2006	Las Vegas	Anthony Demby	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Bait and Switch
2007	Heroes	Will	4 episodes<ref name=":6" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Prison Break	Andrew Tyge	<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":14" /> Episodes: Interference and Photo Finish
2008	Holby City	Ollie Lake	Episode: Love Will Tear Us Apart<ref>Template:Cite 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	<ref name=":14" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Episode: And Yet I Am

Voice work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Starlancer	Claymore – Doug McCleod	Video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001	Thank You, Jeeves (by P. G. Wodehouse)	Constable	Audiobook published by L. A. Theatre Works. Originally recorded in April 1998 before a live audience at Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite 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	Video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two	Gremlin Prescott	Video game<ref name=":11" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2014	Destiny	Xander 99-40 / Arcite 99-40 / City Vendor Frame	Video game<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite web</ref>
2015	The General From America (by Richard Nelson)	Major John Andre	Audiobook published by L. A. Theatre Works. Originally recorded in January 1997 before a live audience at Doubletree Suites, Santa Monica.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016	One of the Family (by Monica Dickens)	Narrator	Audiobook published by Audible Studios<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	World of Warcraft: Legion	Tirathon Saltheril	Video game<ref name=":6" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander	Narrator	Audiobook published by HarperCollins<ref name=":6" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2017	Destiny 2	Male Frame / Arcite 99-40	Video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The Mermaid's Daughter (by Ann Claybomb)	Narrator	Audiobook published by HarperCollins<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2018	World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth		Video game<ref name=":10">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019	Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings (by Jorge Luis Borges)	Narrator	Audiobook published by New Directions<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Light of the North Star: Part I: The Descent (by Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharya)	Narrator	Audiobook<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020	World of Warcraft: Shadowlands	Additional voices	Video game<ref name=":10" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	Destiny 2: The Witch Queen	Arcite 99-40 / Male Vendor Frame	Video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Diablo Immortal		Video game<ref name=":10" />
	World of Warcraft: Dragonflight		Video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023	Destiny 2: Lightfall	Arcite 99-40 / Male Vendor Frame	Video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Diablo IV	Additional voices	Video game<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024-2025	The Sojourn	Fleet Admiral Darius Farren	Audiodrama<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":14" /> Episodes: 2.1: To Hear the Falconer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2.3: Render Unto Caesar<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2.4: To Pray for Tempests<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2.5: Arrows of Desire<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2.6: Vanishing Point<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Appearances as self

Year	Title	Notes
2004	Trekkies 2	Documentary<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Through the Keyhole	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013	The Captains Close Up	<ref name=":14" /> Episode: Scott Bakula
2016	50 Years of Star Trek	Documentary<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021	The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek	Documentary<ref name=":14" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	The Shuttlepod Show	Podcast<ref name=":15" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	The D-Con Chamber	Podcast<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" />

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