Dominic Anthony Sherwood is an English actor and model, best known for his roles as Christian Ozera in the teen vampire film Vampire Academy (2014), Jace Wayland on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters (2016–2019), Kurt in the series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020) and Jeff Murphy in the Netflix legal drama Partner Track (2022).
Dominic Sherwood | |
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 Sherwood at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Dominic Anthony Sherwood Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Early life
editSherwood was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[1] He attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone for his secondary school education. After studying drama and theatre in Maidstone and Sevenoaks, he left to work abroad, starting in Kenya and working for six months before moving to London.[citation needed]
Career
editSherwood's first acting role came in 2010, with his appearance as Jack Simmons in the third season of The Cut.[2] The following year, he guest starred as a waiter named Tom in the Sadie J episode "Cherylistic". In 2012, he had a small role in the drama film Not Fade Away as a young Mick Jagger.[3] He landed his first notable role in 2014, as Christian Ozera in the satirical horror film Vampire Academy, based on the novel by Richelle Mead.[4]
In February 2015, he became known for his appearance in Taylor Swift's music video for her single "Style", which was directed by Kyle Newman.[5] On 20 April 2015, it was announced he was chosen to play Jace Herondale in the Freeform fantasy drama series Shadowhunters, an adaptation of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments book series.[6] He also co-starred alongside Ed Westwick and Jeremy Sumpter in the thriller film Billionaire Ransom,[7] and appeared in the horror-thriller film Don't Sleep with Drea de Matteo and Cary Elwes.[8]
In 2020, Sherwood starred in the dark fantasy TV series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, which was cancelled after one season.
On 13 September 2021, it was reported that Sherwood will be starring in a reboot of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1996 film Eraser, titled Eraser: Reborn, which was released on 31 March 2022.[9][10]
Sherwood also starred in the Netflix series Partner Track based on Helen Wan's novel of the same name.[11][12][13] Principle production for the series began in September 2021 and ended in late February 2022 in New York.[14]
On 11 April 2022, he began hosting a Shadowhunters rewatch podcast with co-star Katherine McNamara called Return to the Shadows.[15]
Personal life
editSherwood dated his Vampire Academy co-star Sarah Hyland from 2015 to 2017.[16] Since 2021 Sherwood has been dating actress Decker Sadowski. [17]
Sherwood has sectoral heterochromia; one of his eyes is blue while the other is half blue-half brown.[18]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Not Fade Away | Mick Jagger | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Vampire Academy | Christian Ozera | Main role |
| 2016 | Billionaire Ransom | James Herrick | Main role |
| 2017 | Don't Sleep | Zach Bradford | Main role |
| 2022 | Eraser: Reborn | Mason Pollard | Main role |
TV
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Cut | Jack Simmons | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
| 2011 | Sadie J | Tom | Episode: "Cherylistic" |
| 2013 | Mayday | Louis | Episode: "1.1" |
| 2016–2019 | Shadowhunters | Jace | Main role Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (2018) Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor (2019) |
| 2016 | Modern Family | James | Episode: "Crazy Train" |
| 2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Kurt | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Partner Track | Jeff Murphy[19] | Main role |
| 2024 | Haunted Wedding | Brian | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "I Want You to Know" | Tchengiz |
| 2015 | "Style" | Taylor Swift |
| 2017 | "Au Revoir" | Katie Welch |
| 2021 | "Happier Than Ever" | Billie Eilish |
References
edit- ^ "Personal Details for Dominic Anthony Sherwood, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837–2008"". FamilySearch. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "The Cut - Jack Simmons". BBC.
- ^ Freeman, Molly (12 January 2016). "Dominic Sherwood's A 'Shadowhunters' Triple Threat". Bustle. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (18 May 2013). "'Vampire Academy' Adds 'Modern Family's' Sarah Hyland, Gabriel Byrne & More To Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Harris, Kristin (13 February 2015). "Meet The Ridiculously Hot Actor From Taylor Swift's "Style" Video". BuzzFeed.
- ^ Ge, Linda (20 April 2015). "ABC Family's 'Shawdowhunters' casts 'Vampire Academy' star Dominic Sherwood". TheWrap.
- ^ Hopewell, John (14 May 2014). "Ed Westwick, Dominic Sherwood Join Jim Gillespie's 'Take Down' (Exclusive)". Variety.
- ^ McNary, Dave (5 January 2015). "Dominic Sherwood, Jill Hennessy to Star in Horror Movie 'The Other'". Variety.
- ^ "'Shadowhunters' Star Dominic Sherwood Leads Warner Bros Reboot Of Arnie Action Pic 'Eraser'". Deadline Hollywood. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "'Shadowhunters' Dominic Sherwood Cast in 'Eraser' Reboot of Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie". Collider. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Netflix Orders Adaptation of Helen Wan's 'Partner Track' Starring Arden Cho". Variety.com. 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Arden Cho Leads Cast Of 'Partner Track' Netflix Series From Georgia Lee Based On Helen Wan's Book; Julie Anne Robinson To Direct". Deadline Hollywood. 14 September 2021.
- ^ "'Partner Track' Netflix Series: What We Know So Far". Whats on Netflix. 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Arden Cho announces filming for 'Partner Track' has ended". Instagram. 22 February 2022.
- ^ Highfill, Samantha (4 April 2022). "Katherine McNamara and Dominic Sherwood reunite for 'Shadowhunters' rewatch podcast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Sarah Hyland and Dominic Sherwood Break Up". E!News. 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Dominic Sherwood Valentine's day post with girlfriend Decker Sadowski". Instagram. 15 February 2023.
- ^ Ryder, Taryn (13 February 2015). "7 Things to Know About Taylor Swift's 'Style' Hottie Dominic Sherwood". Yahoo! News.
- ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (14 September 2021). "Partner Track Adaptation, Starring Teen Wolf's Arden Cho, Ordered at Netflix". TVLine. Retrieved 14 September 2021.