British actor Dominic Monaghan is best known for his leading roles in the hugely successful The Lord of the Rings Film Series and on the ABC drama Lost.

Monaghan will be a series regular this season on the new ABC show FlashForward. His character Simon is described as a "game changing" character.http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/07/dominic-monaghan-officially-joins-flashforward-reveals-character/

Monaghan came to international attention with his role as Meriadoc Brandybuck aka Merry in the The Lord of the Rings Film Series. Merry was Pippin's best friend and closest confidant. He traveled with him through most of his adventures.

Monaghan has been romantically linked to Lost co-star Evangeline Lilly over the four seasons he was on the show. After his character "Charlie Pace" was written off the program when he drowned, they broke up. Although as recently as April 2008 the two have been seen together, and internet rumors abound speculating their reconciliation.

1. "I won't miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my feet. I won't miss two-hour drives to work or long, long, long, days sitting in my trailer waiting... waiting... waiting. I won't miss glue in my ears. But I would do it all again tomorrow." - Dominic Monaghan, IMDb
2. "I can do this, I kicked drugs, I can deliver a baby," - as Charlie Pace, Lost Wiki