Dominique Provost-Chalkley

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

Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Provost-Chalkley in 2016
Born (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Bristol, England
NationalityBritish, Canadian
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Notable work
Wynonna Earp

Career

She began dancing at the age of four and, at the age of 16, began training as an actress and singer at the Laine Theatre Arts School.[1]

Provost-Chalkley began appearing on television in 2008 as a dancer in the ITV series Britannia High. In 2010, she was an alternate in the West End hit musical Dirty Dancing.[2] In 2012, she starred as Vanya in the British thriller film The Seasoning House and was featured in an episode of the E4's sitcom The Midnight Beast.[1] In 2015, she played Zrinka in the Hollywood blockbuster film Avengers: Age of Ultron.[3]

On stage, she played Holly in Viva Forever!, a jukebox musical about the Spice Girls that took place in West End from 2012 to 2013.[4]

In 2016, she began playing Waverly Earp on the Canadian-American television series Wynonna Earp, a performance for which she received considerable fan attention; she has been noted for her performance of a queer character by the LGBT community.[5][6] She originally auditioned for the lead role.[7] In 2018, she and 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". She has also played a variety of guest roles in other television series, including on Murdoch Mysteries (2016) and 12 Monkeys (2017)[8]

In 2017, she played a supporting role in The Carmilla Movie, a feature film based on the popular web series of the same name.[9]

In 2019, she played the role of Sue in the queer holiday movie, Season of Love, where she performed a Billy Steinberg song, "Lift Your Spirit Up".[10]

Personal life

Daughter 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. She is also Canadian, due to her Quebecois mother.[11]

Provost-Chalkley came out, stating "I am queer. I am into ALL humans", on 24 March 2020, her 30th birthday, through an initiative called "Rainbow Waves" spawned from her organisation Start The Wave.[12]

She has Raynaud's[13] and dyslexia.[14]

Work

Film
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 [15]
2017 Beautiful Devils Emmy
The Carmilla Movie Elle Sheridan
The Curse of Buckout Road Cleo Harris
2018 Eat Jeremy Julie short [16]
2019 Season of Love Sue
2020 Like A House on Fire post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Britannia High ensemble dancer 9 episodes
2012 The Midnight Beast Jenny Episode: "Boyband"
2016–present Wynonna Earp Waverly Earp Main role, 49 episodes
2016 Murdoch Mysteries Elizabeth Atherly Episodes: "Great Balls of Fire: Part 1 & Part 2"
2017 12 Monkeys Arianna Episode: "Mother"
NeverKnock Grace Television film
2018 Separated at Birth Terri Marshall Television film

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 Dirty Dancing Baby (alternate) Aldwych Theatre
2012–2013 Viva Forever! Holly Piccadilly Theatre

Awards
Year Association Category Result
2019 Canadian Screen Awards Audience Choice Award Won

References
  1. "Dominique Provost-Chalkley". Syfy. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "Dominique Provost-Chalkley". SyFy. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "New Age of Ultron deleted scene arrives". Digital Spy. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. Sawyer, Miranda (16 December 2012). "Viva Forever! – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. Tedesco, Lisa. "Why There Should Always Be ClexaCon". Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. "Dominique Provost-Chalkley Discusses How "Wynonna Earp" Transcends Lesbian Tokenism". LOGO News. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. Amaya, Erik (31 March 2016). "Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Becoming Wynonna Earp's Sister, Studying Revenants And Youthful Enthusiasm". Bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. "Celebrate the Mother of The Witness in This 12 MONKEYS Exclusive Clip | Nerdist". Nerdist. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. Spangler, Todd (5 June 2017). "'Carmilla' Lesbian Vampire Movie Starts Filming, Release Set for Fall 2017". Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. "Season of Love (2019)". 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. Wilson, A.R. (25 April 2016). "Wynonna Earp's Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Waverly (Includes interview)". Digitaljournal.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  12. Provost-Chalkley, Dominique (24 March 2020). "Out is the New In". Start the Wave. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. "Earp-a-palooza 2018 - Wayhaught Panel". 13 October 2018.
  14. "Tales of the Black Badge podcast interview". 14 May 2016.
  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly5DS0ZbAl4
  16. https://vimeo.com/237215724
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