Dominique McElligott

Dominique McElligott
McElligott in 2011.
Born	(1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Dominique McElligott (born 5 March 1986) is an Irish actress, who has appeared primarily in independent films. She starred in Moon (2009) and the RTÉ television series Raw before leaving to film Leap Year (2010). From 2011 to 2012, she played a lead role in the AMC series Hell on Wheels. In 2015, she starred in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club. 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. 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.

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	3 episodes
2011–2012	Hell on Wheels	Lily Bell	Main cast
2015	The Astronaut Wives Club	Louise Shepard	Main cast
2016–2017	House of Cards	Hannah Conway	Main cast
2016	The Last Tycoon	Kathleen Moore	Main cast
2019–present	The Boys	Queen Maeve	Main cast

Note: the Bella Olazabal character was apparently dropped from The Philanthropist before it was aired.

External links

• Dominique McElligott at IMDb