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Dominic Monaghan is best known for the British television drama Hetty Wainthrop Investigates. His other television credits include This is Personal -The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, and he played a major role in Monsignoir Renard, a new series starring John Thaw. Monaghan's film debut was in Boomber with Rutgar Maver and Martin Shaw. On the stage, Monaghan has performed in the UK productions of The Resurrectionists, Whale, and Annie and Fanny from Bolton to Rome. Monaghan was raised in Manchester and is a worshiper of Manchester United.
Son of Saradoc Brandybuck, called 'The Magnificent', Merry accompanied Frodo on the Quest of Mount Doom.
Captured with his friend Peregrin Took by Orcs, they were separated from the rest of the Company of the Ring, but eventually escaped to become the first mortals for many centuries to encounter the Ents of Fangorn Forest.
Merry was present at the destruction of Isengard, and rode to the Battle of the Pelennor with the Rohirrim. There, his deeds won great renown, for with Éowyn of Rohan he defeated and slew the Lord of the Nazgûl.
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