Dominique Provost-Chalkley

Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Provost-Chalkley in 2023
Born (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34)
Bristol, England
NationalityBritish, Canadian
Other namesDom P-C
Occupation(s)Actor, activist, singer/songwriter
Years active2008–present
Known forActing in TV and films, Environmental activism
Notable workWynonna Earp

Dominique Provost-Chalkley (born 24 March 1990) is a British-Canadian actor, best known for their role as Waverly Earp on the television series Wynonna Earp.

Career

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They began dancing at the age of four and, at the age of 16, began training as an actor and singer at the Laine Theatre Arts School.[1]

Provost-Chalkley began appearing on television in 2008 as a dancer in the ITV series Britannia High. In 2010, they were an alternate in the West End hit musical Dirty Dancing.[2] In 2012, they starred as Vanya in the British thriller film The Seasoning House and were featured in an episode of the E4's sitcom The Midnight Beast.[1] In 2015, they played Zrinka in the Hollywood blockbuster film Avengers: Age of Ultron.[3]

On stage, they played Holly in Viva Forever!, a jukebox musical about the Spice Girls that took place in West End from 2012 to 2013.[4]

Provost-Chalkley in 2016

In 2016, they began playing Waverly Earp on the Canadian-American television series Wynonna Earp, a performance for which they received considerable fan attention; they have been noted for their performance of a queer character by the LGBT community.[5][6] They originally auditioned for the lead role.[7] In 2018, they, along with the cast of Wynonna Earp, received the People's Choice Award for best Sci-Fi show. The show won as a write-in candidate due to the show's fandom known as "Earpers". They have also played a variety of guest roles in other television series, including on Murdoch Mysteries (2016) and 12 Monkeys (2017)[8]

In 2017, they played a supporting role in The Carmilla Movie, a feature film based on the popular web series of the same name.[9]

In 2019, they played the role of Sue in the queer holiday movie, Season of Love, where they performed a Billy Steinberg song, "Lift Your Spirit Up".[10]

Wrote songs "Pride Liberates" [11] and "Keeping Me Safe" [12] which are sung by singer/song writer and friend, Emy Taliana.[13] Both songs can be heard on Emy Taliana's album, "Everything Is Love."[14]

Personal life

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Child of Danielle Provost and Christopher Chalkley, an artist and activist, manager, founder and president of the People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC), a collective that aims to enhance the neighborhood with art and local artists. Provost-Chalkley was born in Bristol, England. They are also Canadian, due to their Quebecois mother.[15]

Provost-Chalkley came out, stating "I am queer. I am into ALL humans", on 24 March 2020, their 30th birthday, through an initiative called "Rainbow Waves" spawned from their organisation Start The Wave.[16]

They are also the founder of “Start the Wave”,[17] a non-profit organization.[18] They have Raynaud syndrome[19] and dyslexia.[20]

In 2021, they admitted they suffer from gender dysphoria and came out as non-binary and genderfluid.[21]

Work

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Seasoning House Vanya
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Zrinka Also uncredited work as one of Scarlett Johansson's stunt doubles
2016 Cannonball Marley, age 16 Short film [22]
2017 Beautiful Devils Emmy
The Carmilla Movie Elle Sheridan
The Curse of Buckout Road Cleo Harris
2018 Eat Jeremy Julie Short film [23]
2019 Season of Love Sue
2021 Like a House on Fire Therese
2024 Wynonna Earp: Vengeance Waverly Earp tubi Original

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Britannia High Ensemble dancer 9 episodes
2012 The Midnight Beast Jenny Episode: "Boyband"
2016–2021 Wynonna Earp Waverly Earp Main role, 49 episodes
2016 Murdoch Mysteries Elizabeth Atherly Episodes: "Great Balls of Fire: Part 1 & Part 2"
2017 12 Monkeys Arianna Episode: "Mother"
NeverKnock Grace Television film
2018 Separated at Birth Terri Marshall Television film

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 Dirty Dancing Baby (alternate) Aldwych Theatre
2012–2013 Viva Forever! Holly Piccadilly Theatre

Awards

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Year Association Category Result
2019 Canadian Screen Awards Audience Choice Award Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dominique Provost-Chalkley". Syfy. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Dominique Provost-Chalkley". SyFy. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "New Age of Ultron deleted scene arrives". Digital Spy. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ Sawyer, Miranda (16 December 2012). "Viva Forever! – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ Tedesco, Lisa. "Why There Should Always Be ClexaCon". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Dominique Provost-Chalkley Discusses How "Wynonna Earp" Transcends Lesbian Tokenism". LOGO News. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ^ Amaya, Erik (31 March 2016). "Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Becoming Wynonna Earp's Sister, Studying Revenants And Youthful Enthusiasm". Bleedingcool.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Celebrate the Mother of The Witness in This 12 MONKEYS Exclusive Clip | Nerdist". Nerdist. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. ^ Spangler, Todd (5 June 2017). "'Carmilla' Lesbian Vampire Movie Starts Filming, Release Set for Fall 2017". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Season of Love (2019)". 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Pride Liberates - Google Search".
  12. ^ "Keeping Me Safe - Google Search".
  13. ^ "Emy Taliana - Google Search".
  14. ^ "Emy Taliana Everything is Love - Google Search".
  15. ^ Wilson, A.R. (25 April 2016). "Wynonna Earp's Dominique Provost-Chalkley on Waverly (Includes interview)". Digitaljournal.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  16. ^ Provost-Chalkley, Dominique (24 March 2020). "Out is the New In". Start the Wave. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Home". startthewave.org.
  18. ^ "Meet the Founder".
  19. ^ "Earp-a-palooza 2018 - Wayhaught Panel". YouTube. 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Tales of the Black Badge podcast interview". 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  21. ^ @dominiquep_c (18 August 2021). "LOOK BEYOND THE GENDER BINARY". Retrieved 14 November 2024 – via Instagram.
  22. ^ "Cannonball' - Directed by Kat Barrell". YouTube. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Eat Jeremy - Short Comedy". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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