Dominique McElligott

Dominique McElligott is an Irish actress. She has appeared as a series regular on Raw (2008), Hell on Wheels (2011–2012), The Astronaut Wives Club (2015), House of Cards (2016–2017), The Last Tycoon (2016), and The Boys (2019–present).

Dominique McElligott
McElligott in July 2017
Born
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Career

She starred in Moon (2009) and the RTÉ television series Raw before leaving to film Leap Year (2010).[1] From 2011 to 2012, she played a lead role in the AMC series Hell on Wheels.[2] In 2015, she starred in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club.[3] In 2016, McElligott played Hannah Conway, wife of the Republican presidential nominee, in the fourth and fifth season of the Netflix show House of Cards.[4] She plays Queen Maeve on Amazon Prime Video's original series The Boys, which is based on the comic book series of the same name.

Background

McElligott grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She began acting during secondary school. She is a graduate of University College Dublin.[5][6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Dark Floors Emily
2008 Satellites & Meteorites Dr Johnson
2009 Moon Tess Bell
2010 Leap Year Bride
2011 The Guard Aoife O'Carroll
2011 Blackthorn Etta Place
2012 Not Fade Away Joy Dietz

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001–2002 On Home Ground Cora Collins 10 episodes
2005 Whiskey Echo Rachel Television film
2008 Being Human Lauren Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Raw Rebecca Marsh 6 episodes
2009 The Philanthropist Bella Olazabal The Bella Olazabal character was apparently dropped from The Philanthropist before it was aired.[8]
2011–2012 Hell on Wheels Lily Bell Main cast (seasons 1–2); 20 episodes
2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Louise Shepard Main cast; 10 episodes
2016–2017 House of Cards Hannah Conway Recurring role (season 4); Main cast (season 5); 15 episodes
2016–2017 The Last Tycoon Kathleen Moore[9] Main cast; 9 episodes
2019–present The Boys Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve[10] Main cast; 16 episodes

References

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