Dominique McElligott
Biography
Dominique McElligott, born March 5, 1986 in Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish actress. She has worked as a series regular on several television productions. Her early regular role was on the 2008 series Raw. She later appeared in Hell on Wheels from 2011 to 2012, and in the 2015 series The Astronaut Wives Club. Subsequent regular credits include House of Cards during 2016–2017, The Last Tycoon in 2016, and the superhero drama The Boys from 2019 through 2022. As of the latest data, she has accumulated seventeen credited acting roles. Her name is also rendered in multiple scripts, including Greek, Korean, Chinese and Japanese.
Career overview
Dominique McElligott, born March 5, 1986, in Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish actress whose career has been defined by a series of regular roles on television. She first appeared as a series regular on the 2008 drama Raw, marking her entry into sustained television work.
Following Raw, McElligott secured recurring parts in several notable series. From 2011 to 2012 she was a regular on the western‑themed show Hell on Wheels. In 2015 she joined the cast of The Astronaut Wives Club, a period drama set during the early space program. She continued to expand her résumé with appearances on the political thriller House of Cards during its 2016–2017 seasons, and she also contributed to the 2016 series The Last Tycoon. Most recently, McElligott portrayed a regular character on the superhero series The Boys, appearing from 2019 through 2022.
Across more than a decade of television work, McElligott has maintained a steady presence, moving between lead and supporting ensemble roles while contributing to both period pieces and contemporary narratives. Her body of work demonstrates a consistent presence across a range of genres, establishing her as a versatile performer in modern television.
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- The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022) as Maeve (voice)
- Two/One (2020) as Martha
- The Boys (2019) as Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve
- The Boys (2019) as Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Tycoon (2017) as Kathleen Moore
- The Astronaut Wives Club (2015) as Louise Shepard
- House of Cards (2013) as Hannah Conway
- Broken Night (2013)
- Not Fade Away (2012) as Joy Deitz
- Hell on Wheels (2011) as Lily Bell
- The Guard (2011) as Aoife O'Carroll
- Blackthorn (2011) as Etta
- Leap Year (2010) as Bride
- Moon (2009) as Tess Bell
- Raw (2008) as Rebecca Marsh
- Dark Floors (2008) as Emily
- Whiskey Echo (2005) as Rachel