Dominic Keating
{{short description|British actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dominic Keating
| image = Dominic Keating (27026453516) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Keating in 2016
| birth_name = Dominic Power
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|7|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| alma mater = University College London
| years active = 1987–present
}}
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.{{cite magazine |last=Healy |first=Jo |date=September 2005 |title=Look Who's Stalking |url=http://dominickeating.com/2005/Interviews/2005_september.htm |url-status=dead |magazine=SFX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025010542/http://dominickeating.com/2005/Interviews/2005_september.htm |archive-date=25 October 2008 |access-date=2009-05-20}}{{Cite web |last=The Shuttlepod Show |date=24 April 2022 |title=Shuttlepod Episode 010: "Life Before Enterprise" with Dominic Keating |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L24-rvhFVw |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522175900/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L24-rvhFVw |archive-date=22 May 2023 |access-date=11 July 2024 |website=YouTube |type=Video}}
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.{{cite web |last1=Mather |first1=Rachel |date=4 May 2022 |title=Phil Spencer's quiet life in a £3.5 million Hampshire home |url=https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/hampshire-news/phil-spencers-quiet-life-hampshire-7035078 |website=HampshireLive |quote=He went on to attend Uppingham School in Rutland, an independent school that boasts alumni such as Stephen Fry, Dominic Keating and Harry Judd.}}
After graduating from the University College London with first class honours in history,{{cite web |date=8 May 2005 |title=Dominic Keating |magazine=FedConUSA |url=http://www.fedconusa.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83&Itemid=81 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030100042/http://www.fedconusa.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83&Itemid=81 |archive-date=30 October 2007 |access-date=10 July 2024}} 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.{{cite web |date=15 August 2020 |title=Dominic Keating - Star Trek Veteran Remains an Unbelievable Actor Even with the Pandemic |magazine=PopEntertainment |url=https://www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/dominic-keating-star-trek-veteran-remains-an-unbelievable-actor-even-with-the-pandemic |access-date=29 April 2022 |publisher=popentertainmentarchives.com}} To obtain his Equity card, he worked in a drag act called Feeling Mutual.{{cite news |last=Ellis |first=James |date=4 February 2002 |title=Dominic Keating |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/885-dominic-keating |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008110857/http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/885-dominic-keating |archive-date=8 October 2012 |access-date=10 July 2024 |newspaper=Metro}}
=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{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Marakay |date=Autumn 2003 |title=An Interview With Enterprise Star Dominic Keating |newspaper=Union Jack |url=http://www.ujnews.com/2010/05/an-interview-with-enterprise-star-dominic-keating/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205070209/http://www.ujnews.com/2010/05/an-interview-with-enterprise-star-dominic-keating/ |archive-date=5 February 2013}} and Bryan in Michael Wall's Amongst the Barbarians, for which Wall won first prize in the Mobil Playwrighting Competition.{{Cite news |last=Anglesey |first=Natalie |date=23 February 1989 |title=Manchester: Amongst the Barbarians |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19890223/090/0017 |url-access=limited |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=The Stage and Television Today |pages=17}} 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.
=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){{Cite book |last=Evans |first=Jeff |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Guiness-Television-Encyclopedia-Evans-1995-22-06-06.pdf |title=The Guinness Television Encyclopedia |date=1995 |publisher=Guinness Publishing |isbn=0-85112-744-4 |location=Great Britain |pages=152 |language=en}} which he was cast for after his role in the play Screamers.{{Cite web |last=The Shuttlepod Show |date=15 May 2022 |title=Shuttlepod Episode 013: "Life Before Enterprise" with Dominic Keating Part 2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiotPdp0oA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314160253/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiotPdp0oA |archive-date=14 March 2023 |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=YouTube}} He has made guest appearances in Inspector Morse and other television programmes.{{cite web |date=2010 |title=Dominic Keating |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dominic-keating/credits/3030057377/ |website=TV Guide| access-date=10 July 2024}}
After moving to the United States, he received the role of the demonic warrior Mallos on the short-lived 2000 series The Immortal,{{cite web |editor-last=Bennett |editor-first=Karen |date=7 July 2002 |title=Dominic Keating at Toronto Trek |url=http://voyageur.idic.ca/Keating02.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103201142/http://voyageur.idic.ca/Keating02.htm |archive-date=3 January 2006 |access-date=2 September 2010}} and starred in the Zalman King series ChromiumBlue.com. He also guest starred on series including Buffy The Vampire Slayer, G vs E and Special Unit 2, 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".
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.
=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. 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.{{citation needed |date=July 2024}} He stars in Tim Russ's Plugged (2007){{Cite AV media |people=Russ, Tim (writer, director) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnpPEfASj0I |title=Plugged |date=5 May 2018 |publisher=tim russ |type=short film |access-date=10 July 2024 |via=YouTube}} and appears as Sherlock Holmes's brother in the film Sherlock Holmes (2010) by the Asylum.{{Cite web |last=Goldenburg |first=Rachel Lee (director) |date=30 September 2022 |title=Sherlock Holmes {{!}} ADVENTURE {{!}} HD {{!}} Full English Movie |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NGshh0ZwlU |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710162143/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NGshh0ZwlU |archive-date=10 July 2024 |access-date=21 September 2024 |website=YouTube |publisher=Bizarro Madhouse [YouTube Channel] |language=en |type=motion picture}}
=Other work=
== Commercials ==
In 1988, Keating had a role in a Tango commercial.{{Cite web |last= |date=1 December 2020 |title=Tango advert 1988 HI-Fi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PUx0PBm3Gs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714082700/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PUx0PBm3Gs |archive-date=14 July 2024 |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=YouTube |publisher=Throwbacktvads [YouTube Channel] |type=video |via=}} Keating had a role in two early 1990s Vidal Sassoon commercials,{{Cite web |last=RetroTy: The Pulse of Nostalgia |date=21 January 2011 |title=1990 - Vidal Sassoon - Spray on Gel with Dominic Keating |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XwFrQN7jbA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508105056/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XwFrQN7jbA |archive-date=8 May 2023 |access-date=14 July 2024 |format=Commercial |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last=ewjxn |date=24 June 2019 |title=1990 Vidal Sassoon Shampoo and Conditioner "Dominic Keating" TV Commercial |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BLrGuSvru0 |access-date=14 July 2024 |type=Commercial |via=YouTube}} where his British pronunciation of "salon" resulted in a spoof on Saturday Night Live.{{cite news |last=Spelling |first=Ian |date=21 May 2024 |title='Star Trek: Enterprise' Actor's 90s Vidal Sassoon Commercials Live On! |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/star-trek/enterprise-vidal-sassoon-commercials-live-on/ |magazine=Heavy.com |access-date=10 July 2024}} In 1999, he was in a commercial for the PlayStation game Crash Team Racing.{{Cite web |last=rocbolt |date=28 September 2007 |title=Crash Team Racing: Limo Driver - PlayStation Commercial (1999) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aLmcjdYsaU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211065541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aLmcjdYsaU |archive-date=11 February 2020 |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=YouTube}}
In 2007, Keating appeared in a promotional campaign for Sprint/Nextel as fictitious British rock star Ian Westbury.{{Cite AV media |people=Rydburg, Bif (director) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAoK19Httyw |date=10 April 2007 |title="Under the Moon" by Fierce Blue Ascot |access-date=10 July 2024 |publisher=IanWestbury |type=advertisement |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last=Meridew |first=Clare |date=21 March 2013 |title=Sprint "Mix Sherpa" Campaign |url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/2995021/Sprint-Mix-Sherpa-Campaign |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=behance.net}} 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.{{Cite web |last=sprintahead |date=17 April 2009 |title=Monkey |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8cbPtQeTGk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417075027/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8cbPtQeTGk |archive-date=17 April 2015 |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=YouTube |type=Video}}{{Cite web |last=The Shuttlepod Show |date=10 April 2022 |title=SPECIAL! The Fan Questions Show #1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQbR8jlZGb0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630150325/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQbR8jlZGb0 |archive-date=30 June 2024 |access-date=18 July 2024 |website=YouTube |type=Video}}
== Directing ==
In 1997, Keating was one of the directors for the series The Heartbreak Cafe.{{Cite web |title=Filmography |url=http://dominickeating.com/filmography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720082104/http://dominickeating.com:80/filmography.html |archive-date=20 July 2018 |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Dominic Keating dot com}}{{Cite web |title=Guest Director: Dominic Keating |url=http://www.geocities.com/heartbreakcafetvshow/dominickeating.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808200147/http://www.geocities.com/heartbreakcafetvshow/dominickeating.html |archive-date=8 August 2009 |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Geocities}}{{Cite web |title=The Heartbreak Cafe |url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/105806-the-heartbreak-cafe/hraji/ |access-date=13 July 2024 |language=cs}}{{Cite web |title=Dominic Keating |url=https://en.kinorium.com/name/333913/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004115911/https://en.kinorium.com/name/333913/ |archive-date=4 October 2024 |access-date=4 October 2024 |website=Kinorium}}
== Video game voice work ==
Keating voices a number of video game characters including the minor character 'Mouse' in BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins (uncredited);{{cite web |last=Washenko |first=Anna |date=4 December 2023 |title=The surprisingly robust careers of Star Trek stars that became video game voice actors |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/12/live-long-and-prosper-a-retrospective-of-video-game-roles-played-by-star-trek-actors/4/ |magazine=Ars Technica |access-date=10 July 2024}} Kormac the Templar in Diablo III by Blizzard Entertainment; the dungeon boss Tirathon Saltheril in Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Legion expansion; and Gremlin Prescott in Epic Mickey{{citation needed |date=July 2024}} and Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.{{Cite web |title=Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (2012) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Epic-Mickey-2-The-Power-of-Two/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520062654/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Epic-Mickey-2-The-Power-of-Two/ |archive-date=20 May 2024 |access-date=18 July 2024 |website=Behind the Voice Actors}}
== 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".
== 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.{{cite web |last=Hadyniak |first=Kyle |date=10 February 2023 |title=Connor Trinneer And Dominic Keating Talk 'Enterprise', Their Relationship With Star Trek In 2023 And Their First Live 'Shuttlepod Show' |url=https://treknews.net/2023/02/10/interview-connor-trinneer-dominic-keating-shuttlepodshow-live/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=Trek News}}{{Cite web |last=Pascale |first=Anthony |date=14 March 2024 |title=Connor Trinneer And Dominic Keating On "Disrespectful" 'Enterprise' Finale And Eagerness For More Star Trek |url=https://trekmovie.com/2024/03/14/connor-trinneer-and-dominic-keating-on-disrespectful-enterprise-finale-and-eagerness-for-more-star-trek/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=TrekMovie.com |language=en-US}} In April 2024, after leaving The Shuttlepod Show, Keating and Trinneer announced their new podcast The D-Con Chamber.{{Cite web |author=TrekMovie.com Staff |date=5 June 2024 |title=Connor Trinneer And Dominic Keating Launch 'D-Con Chamber' Podcast; Season 3 Of 'InvestiGates' On The Way |url=https://trekmovie.com/2024/06/05/connor-trinneer-and-dominic-keating-launch-d-con-chamber-podcast-season-3-of-investigates-on-the-way/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=TrekMovie.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Keating-Power |first=Dominic (@idomknow) |date=27 April 2024 |title=Welcome to @thedconchamber … The new Star Trek chat show hosted by myself (D) and @connortrinneer (Con)! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6PwSHDxbDt/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=Instagram |type=Video}}
Personal life
Keating married Sarah Falk, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, in June 2025.{{cite web |last=Chris |first=Post |date=2024-07-02 |title=Star Trek: Enterprise's Dominic Keating Announces His Engagement |url=https://www.dailystartreknews.com/read/star-trek-enterprises-dominic-keating-announces-his-engagement |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Daily Star Trek News}}{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQUP_zSGml/?igsh=eHQzZHlnM3F1d2Nl |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=www.instagram.com}} They currently reside in Los Angeles.
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
= Voice work =
= Appearances as self =
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0444098}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20181126165656/http://www.dominickeating.com/ Dominic Keating's Official Website]
- [http://www.dominickeating.blogspot.com Dominic Keating's Official Fan Blog]
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