Dominique Provost-Chalkley

{{Infobox person

| name = Dominique Provost-Chalkley

| other_names = Dom P-C

| image = Dominique Provost-Chalkley GalaxyCon Columbus 2023 (B100054) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Provost-Chalkley in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|03|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = British, Canadian

| occupation = Actor, activist, singer/songwriter

| years_active = 2008–present

| known_for = Acting in TV and films, Environmental activism

| notable_works = Wynonna Earp

}}

Dominique Provost-Chalkley (born 24 March 1990) is a British-Canadian actor, best known for their role as Waverly Earp on the television series Wynonna Earp.

Career

They began dancing at the age of four and, at the age of 16, began training as an actor and singer at the Laine Theatre Arts School.{{Cite news |url=http://www.syfy.com/wynonnaearp/cast/dominique-provost-chalkley/1 |title=Dominique Provost-Chalkley |work=Syfy |date=8 March 2016 |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106180113/http://www.syfy.com/wynonnaearp/cast/dominique-provost-chalkley/1 |url-status=live }}

Provost-Chalkley began appearing on television in 2008 as a dancer in the ITV series Britannia High. In 2010, they were an alternate in the West End hit musical Dirty Dancing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/wynonnaearp/cast/dominique-provost-chalkley/1|title=Dominique Provost-Chalkley|website=SyFy|accessdate=27 April 2020|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925164238/https://www.syfy.com/wynonnaearp/cast/dominique-provost-chalkley/1|url-status=live}} In 2012, they starred as Vanya in the British thriller film The Seasoning House and were featured in an episode of the E4's sitcom The Midnight Beast. In 2015, they played Zrinka in the Hollywood blockbuster film Avengers: Age of Ultron.{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/the-avengers/news/a672471/new-deleted-scene-from-avengers-age-of-ultron-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-a-major-character-death/|title=New Age of Ultron deleted scene arrives|date=7 October 2015|work=Digital Spy|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106183136/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/the-avengers/news/a672471/new-deleted-scene-from-avengers-age-of-ultron-will-change-the-way-you-think-about-a-major-character-death/|url-status=live}}

On stage, they played Holly in Viva Forever!, a jukebox musical about the Spice Girls that took place in West End from 2012 to 2013.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/16/viva-forever-spice-girls-review|title=Viva Forever! – review|last=Sawyer|first=Miranda|date=16 December 2012|work=The Observer|access-date=6 January 2018|issn=0029-7712|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106231751/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/16/viva-forever-spice-girls-review|url-status=live}}

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In 2016, they began playing Waverly Earp on the Canadian-American television series Wynonna Earp, a performance for which they received considerable fan attention; they have been noted for their performance of a queer character by the LGBT community.{{Cite news|url=http://www.curvemag.com/Culture/Why-There-Should-Always-Be-ClexaCon-1797/|title=Why There Should Always Be ClexaCon|last=Tedesco|first=Lisa|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085943/http://www.curvemag.com/Culture/Why-There-Should-Always-Be-ClexaCon-1797/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.newnownext.com/dominique-provost-chalkley-wynonna-earp/06/2017/|title=Dominique Provost-Chalkley Discusses How "Wynonna Earp" Transcends Lesbian Tokenism|work=LOGO News|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106174418/http://www.newnownext.com/dominique-provost-chalkley-wynonna-earp/06/2017/|url-status=live}} They originally auditioned for the lead role.{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/03/31/dominique-provost-chalkley-on-becoming-wynonna-earps-sister-studying-revenants-and-youthful-enthusiasm/|title=Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Becoming Wynonna Earp's Sister, Studying Revenants And Youthful Enthusiasm|last=Amaya|first=Erik|date=31 March 2016|work=Bleedingcool.com|accessdate=13 August 2016|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808034514/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/03/31/dominique-provost-chalkley-on-becoming-wynonna-earps-sister-studying-revenants-and-youthful-enthusiasm/|url-status=live}} In 2018, they, along with the cast of Wynonna Earp, received the People's Choice Award for best Sci-Fi show. The show won as a write-in candidate due to the show's fandom known as "Earpers". They have also played a variety of guest roles in other television series, including on Murdoch Mysteries (2016) and 12 Monkeys (2017){{Cite news|url=https://nerdist.com/12-monkeys-exclusive-clip-cassie-witness/|title=Celebrate the Mother of The Witness in This 12 MONKEYS Exclusive Clip {{!}} Nerdist|date=12 May 2017|work=Nerdist|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106174634/https://nerdist.com/12-monkeys-exclusive-clip-cassie-witness/|url-status=live}}

In 2017, they played a supporting role in The Carmilla Movie, a feature film based on the popular web series of the same name.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/carmilla-the-movie-lesbian-vampire-filming-release-date-1202453966/|title='Carmilla' Lesbian Vampire Movie Starts Filming, Release Set for Fall 2017|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=5 June 2017|work=Variety|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=31 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231015734/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/carmilla-the-movie-lesbian-vampire-filming-release-date-1202453966/|url-status=live}}

In 2019, they played the role of Sue in the queer holiday movie, Season of Love, where they performed a Billy Steinberg song, "Lift Your Spirit Up".{{Cite news|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9887520/|title=Season of Love (2019)|date=2019|access-date=26 November 2019|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029175409/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9887520/|url-status=live}}

Wrote songs "Pride Liberates" {{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11rdz13gpl&hl=en-US&q=Pride+Liberates|title = Pride Liberates - Google Search}} and "Keeping Me Safe" {{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11s0hcwnd8&hl=en-US&q=Keeping+Me+Safe|title = Keeping Me Safe - Google Search}} which are sung by singer/song writer and friend, Emy Taliana.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11dxsmmcy2&hl=en-US&q=Emy+Taliana|title = Emy Taliana - Google Search}} Both songs can be heard on Emy Taliana's album, "Everything Is Love."{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11p6vkqx0x&hl=en-US&q=Everything+Is+Love|title = Emy Taliana Everything is Love - Google Search}}

Personal life

Child of Danielle Provost and Christopher Chalkley, an artist and activist, manager, founder and president of the People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC), a collective that aims to enhance the neighborhood with art and local artists.

Provost-Chalkley was born in Bristol, England. They are also Canadian, due to their Quebecois mother.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/wynonna-earp-s-dominique-provost-chalkley-talks-waverly/article/463794|title=Wynonna Earp's Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Waverly (Includes interview)|last=Wilson|first=A.R.|date=25 April 2016|work=Digitaljournal.com|accessdate=13 August 2016|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817223043/http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/wynonna-earp-s-dominique-provost-chalkley-talks-waverly/article/463794|url-status=live}}

Provost-Chalkley came out, stating "I am queer. I am into ALL humans", on 24 March 2020, their 30th birthday, through an initiative called "Rainbow Waves" spawned from their organisation Start The Wave.{{cite web|url=https://www.startthewave.org/rainbow-waves/|title=Out is the New In|last=Provost-Chalkley|first=Dominique|website=Start the Wave|date=24 March 2020|accessdate=27 April 2020|archive-date=25 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425095902/http://www.startthewave.org/rainbow-waves/|url-status=live}}

They are also the founder of “Start the Wave”,{{cite web |url=https://www.startthewave.org/ |title=Home |website=startthewave.org}} a non-profit organization.{{Cite web|url=https://www.startthewave.org/meet-the-founder/|title = Meet the Founder}}

They have Raynaud syndrome{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8krcePHZwKU&t=2239|title=Earp-a-palooza 2018 - Wayhaught Panel|website=YouTube|date=13 October 2018|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216234304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8krcePHZwKU&t=2239|url-status=live}} and dyslexia.{{cite web|url=https://provost-chalkley.tumblr.com/post/144330559154/highlights-from-dominiques-interview-with-the|title=Tales of the Black Badge podcast interview|date=14 May 2016|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325021438/http://provost-chalkley.tumblr.com/post/144330559154/highlights-from-dominiques-interview-with-the|url-status=live}}

In 2021, they came out as non-binary and genderfluid.{{Cite Instagram |user=dominiquep_c |postid=CSu1ZU9BFk- |date=18 August 2021 |title=LOOK BEYOND THE GENDER BINARY |access-date=14 November 2024}}

Work

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2012

|The Seasoning House

| Vanya

2015

|Avengers: Age of Ultron

| Zrinka

| Also uncredited work as one of Scarlett Johansson's stunt doubles

2016

| Cannonball

| Marley, age 16

| Short film {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly5DS0ZbAl4 |title=Cannonball' - Directed by Kat Barrell |website=YouTube |date=5 December 2018 |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918224419/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly5DS0ZbAl4 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |2017

|Beautiful Devils

| Emmy

The Carmilla Movie

| Elle Sheridan

The Curse of Buckout Road

| Cleo Harris

2018

| Eat Jeremy

| Julie

| Short film {{Cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/237215724 |title=Eat Jeremy - Short Comedy |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108021007/https://vimeo.com/237215724 |url-status=live }}

2019

|Season of Love

| Sue

2021

| Like a House on Fire

| Therese

2024

| Wynonna Earp: Vengeance

| Waverly Earp

| tubi Original