Dominic Keating

Dominic Keating (né Power; born 1 July 1961) is a British television, film, and theatre actor best known for his portrayals of Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise.

Early life and education Keating was born Dominic Power to parents Patricia (née Keating) and Lawrence Power, in Leicester. His father was Irish and his mother worked as an actress for a number of years. His maternal grandfather, a brigadier, was awarded an OBE.

Keating took part in his first stage performance while he was attending prep school at LGS Stoneygate. He played the character Cripple in The Ragged School. He then attended Uppingham School where he continued pursuing drama under Chris Richardson. At Uppingham School Theatre, Keating played Laertes in a production of Hamlet; Rowan Atkinson reviewed the performance. Keating was part of the Cadet Force before realising he did not wish to proceed with a military career. Keating tried various jobs before deciding to become a professional actor.

Career Since there was another Dominic Power already represented by the actor's union Equity, he took his mother's maiden name of Keating. To obtain his Equity card, he worked in a drag act called Feeling Mutual.

Theatre Keating had success on the UK stage before working as a television and film actor. He originated the roles of Cosmo in Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney and Bryan in Michael Wall's Amongst the Barbarians, for which Wall won first prize in the Mobil Playwrighting Competition. Keating's stage work in the United Kingdom includes the one-man play The Christian Brothers at King's Cross, The Best Years of Your Life at the Man in the Moon Theatre, Screamers at the Edinburgh Playhouse Festival. In Los Angeles, he has appeared in Alfie at the Tiffany Theater. 1989 Amongst Barbarians Bryan Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and Hampstead Theatre, London 1988 Screamers Rodney Edingburgh Playhouse Studio 1990 Private Times Prison warder, young gangster Library Theatre, Manchester 1991 The Pitchfork Disney Cosmo Disney The Bush Theatre, London 1991 Four Door Saloon Hampstead Theatre The Christian Brothers Jesuit school teacher King's Cross, London One-man play Alfie Tiffany Theater, California Keating's first role in Los Angeles

Television Keating first received major attention in the UK with a semi-regular role as Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's (1989–94) which he was cast for after his role in the play Screamers. He has made guest appearances in Inspector Morse and other television programmes.

After moving to the United States, he received the role of the demonic warrior Mallos on the short-lived 2000 series The Immortal, and starred in the Zalman King series ChromiumBlue.com. and appears as Sherlock Holmes's brother in the film Sherlock Holmes (2010) by the Asylum.

Voice work

Video Games Keating voices a number of video game characters including the minor character 'Mouse' in BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins (uncredited); Kormac the Templar in Diablo III by Blizzard Entertainment; the dungeon boss Tirathon Saltheril in Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Legion expansion;

Audio Drama In 2024, Keating joined audio drama The Sojourn as Fleet Admiral Darius Farren, father of protagonist Captain Cassandra Farren, during the show's second season Keating had a role in two early 1990s Vidal Sassoon commercials, where his British pronunciation of "salon" resulted in a spoof on Saturday Night Live.

In 2007, Keating appeared in a promotional campaign for Sprint/Nextel as fictitious British rock star Ian Westbury. Also for Sprint, Keating appeared in a 2009 cinema courtesy spot that encouraged cinema goers to avoid using their phones during the screening of movies.

Directing In 1997, Keating was one of the directors for the series The Heartbreak Cafe.

Audiobook narration Keating has recorded a number of audiobooks. He described the experience of recording The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander over a span of twelve total days as "the most challenging thing [he has] ever done, and the most rewarding". In April 2024, after leaving The Shuttlepod Show, Keating and Trinneer announced their new podcast The D-Con Chamber.

Personal life Keating married Sarah Falk, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, in June 2025; attendees included Keating's Enterprise friends Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Anthony Montgomery and Connor Trinneer. 2003 Chromiumblue.com (Cover Me Girls) Owen Edited from ChromiumBlue.com (2002 series) 2006 Hollywood Kills Francis Fenway

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