# 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.

## 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."
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."

## Personal life

Burgess is gay and married to actor and stunt performer Matthew Yanagiya.

## 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" |
| 2014 | Legit | Mark | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2015 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Psycho Pete | Episode: "Psycho Pete Returns" |
| 2015 | The Leftovers | Dr. Goodheart | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Ned | Episode: "And the Booth Babes" |
| 2016 | Roots | Lord Dunmore | Episode: "Part 2" |
| 2016 | The Magicians | Ember | Recurring role |
| 2016, 2019 | The Good Place | Henry | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Victor Buono | Recurring role |
| 2017 | The Thundermans | Supermanny | Episode: "Come What Mayhem" |
| 2017 | The Night Shift | Arthur Wilson | Episode: "Control" |
| 2017 | 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" |
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Phil Devlin | Episode: "Sojourn" |
| 2019 | The Rookie | Tommy Lamont | Episode: "The Shake Up" |
| 2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Radul | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Modern Family | Nate | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard | Mr. Vup | Episode: "Stardust City Rag" |
| 2020 | Side Hustle | Antwerp | Episode: "Start Hustling" |
| 2020, 2022 | Better Things | Uncle Eddie | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Them: Covenant | Friendly Orderly | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Dr. Death | Jerry Summers | Recurring role |
| 2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Dave Sheffield | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | John Wayne Gacy | Episode: "God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance" |
| 2022 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Herman Cooper | Episode: "Survival of The Fittest" |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2024 | Criminal Minds | Eddie Dayton | Episode: "Conspiracy vs. Theory" |
| 2024 | The Perfect Couple | Greg | Post-production |
| 2024 | NCIS | Leonard | Episode: "The Trouble with Hal" |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Beef | Recurring role |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Comedy Festival | Best Short Film | Sam Did It | Won |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Comedy Festival | Audience Award | Sam Did It | Won |