Dominic Burgess

Dominic Burgess (born 29 July 1982) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in several television adverts and series such as Raising Hope, Doctor Who, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Horror Story, Feud: Bette and Joan, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

Dominic Burgess
Born	(1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 43) Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer, director
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Matthew Yanagiya

Early life

Burgess was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He attended Newcastle-under-Lyme School, performing in school productions of Death of a Salesman and Twelfth Night, among others. He gained a place at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) and won a Dance and Drama Awards Scholarship on the three-year Acting course. He auditioned for his first professional role on graduation day in his last year at ALRA for the film Batman Begins.

Career

Burgess' first TV credit was on the BBC flagship series and worldwide hit, Doctor Who as a game show contestant, Agorax. He moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and made subsequent appearances in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The Leftovers.

Burgess became a regular fixture on the Disney hit series, A.N.T. Farm, and appeared as a recurring guest on The Magicians as the Ram God Ember, The Good Place as the accident prone-red boot wearing Henry, and on The Flash as meta-villain Kilgore. Burgess also appeared as Mr. Vup in Star Trek: Picard for the episode "Stardust City Rag." Burgess said that, as a Trekkie, his appearance on Star Trek was a "dream come true."^[1]

Burgess received media attention and acclaim for his portrayal of Victor Buono in the Ryan Murphy created Feud. "Played with uncanny precision by Dominic Burgess, Baby Jane co-star Victor Buono lets Feud give a nod to the plight of closeted actors in Hollywood at that moment and also to smartly weave in Davis' treasured ties to the gay community."^[2]

Personal life

Burgess is gay and married to actor and stunt performer Matthew Yanagiya.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Batman Begins	Narrows Cop
2007	Itch	Jimmy
2008	Colin	Pots
2015	Lethal Seduction	Sam
2019	Ma	Stu
2021	Breaking News in Yuba County	Captain Riggins
2023	Rebel Moon	Dash Thif	Netflix film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Doctor Who	Agorax	Episode: "Bad Wolf"
2008	1000 Ways to Die	Paddy	Episode #2.1
2009	Leverage	Security Guard	Episode: "The Snow Job"
2010	Rules of Engagement	Clerk	Episode: "Free Free Time"
2013	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Englishman	Episode: "Eye Spy"
2013–2014	A.N.T. Farm	Zoltan Grundy	Recurring role, season 3
2014	Dad	Funeral Parlor Employee	Episode: "Jerk in a Box"
	Legit	Mark	Episode: "Reunion"
2015	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Psycho Pete	Episode: "Psycho Pete Returns"
	The Leftovers	Dr. Goodheart	2 episodes
2016	2 Broke Girls	Ned	Episode: "And the Booth Babes"
	Roots	Lord Dunmore	Episode: "Part 2"
	The Magicians	Ember	Recurring role
2016, 2019	The Good Place	Henry	3 episodes
2017	Feud: Bette and Joan	Victor Buono	Recurring role
	The Thundermans	Supermanny	Episode: "Come What Mayhem"
	The Night Shift	Arthur Wilson	Episode: "Control"
	Teen Wolf	Barnes	Episode: "Pressure Test"
2017–2018	The Flash	Kilg%re / Ramsey Deacon	2 episodes
2018	Supernatural	Richard Greenstreet	Episode: "A Most Holy Man"
	American Horror Story: Apocalypse	Phil Devlin	Episode: "Sojourn"
2019	The Rookie	Tommy Lamont	Episode: "The Shake Up"
	Santa Clarita Diet	Radul	Recurring role
	Modern Family	Nate	2 episodes
2020	Star Trek: Picard	Mr. Vup	Episode: "Stardust City Rag"
	Side Hustle	Antwerp	Episode: "Start Hustling"
2020, 2022	Better Things	Uncle Eddie	2 episodes
2021	Them: Covenant	Friendly Orderly	1 episode
	Dr. Death	Jerry Summers	Recurring role
2022	9-1-1: Lone Star	Dave Sheffield	2 episodes
	Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story	John Wayne Gacy	Episode: "God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance"
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Herman Cooper	Episode: "Survival of The Fittest"
	Our Flag Means Death	Jeffrey Fettering	Episode: "Wherever You Go, There You Are"
2023	American Horror Story: Delicate	Hamish Moss	Recurring role
2024	Palm Royale	Grayman	Recurring role
	Criminal Minds	Eddie Dayton	Episode: "Conspiracy vs. Theory"
	The Perfect Couple	Greg	Post-production
	NCIS	Leonard	Episode: "The Trouble with Hal"
	Star Wars: Skeleton Crew	Beef	Recurring role
2025	Good American Family	Tom	Episode: “Jump the Jitters out”
TBA	Criminal	Delron	In production

Awards and nominations

Year	Festival	Category	Nominated work	Result
2018	Sonoma International Film Festival	Best Narrative Short	Sam Did It	Won
	Los Angeles Comedy Festival	Best Short Film		Won
		Audience Award		Won