Dominic Power

Dominic Power
Power at the BAFTA Awards in 2009
Born (1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 (age 51)
Kent, England[1]
EducationAnna Scher Theatre School
OccupationActor
Years active1997-present

Dominic Power (born 5 May 1973)[2] is an English actor. Power has portrayed Leon Taylor in the ITV police drama The Bill (2008–2010), Cameron Murray in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2011–2013), and Dave Chen-Williams in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2021–2024).

Television

Power was given his first major television role in 2008, appearing as PC Leon Taylor in the ITV police drama The Bill, having previously appeared in a guest role. He began appearing on screen from June 2008. Leon was one of only three uniformed police officers to stay with the show until its final episode of the 26th series, which was aired on 31 August 2010.[2]

One year after The Bill had ended, he was then cast in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Cameron Murray.[3] His character in Emmerdale was responsible for the murders of three major characters - Carl King (Tom Lister), Alex Moss (Kurtis Stacey) and Gennie Sharma (Sian Reese-Williams).[4] The character died after being electrocuted within the flood that occurred in the pub's cellar. For his role, in 2013, Power won the Best Bad Boy award at the Inside Soap Awards.[5]

In August 2014, Power appeared in the opening episodes of the second series of the Channel 5 crime drama Suspects, playing murder suspect Saul Hammond, a paranoid schizophrenic. Katy Brent of the Daily Mirror said: "The standout performance is from Dominic Power – last seen as crazy-eyed, gun-toting Cameron Murray in Emmerdale. Dominic gives a stellar performance as Saul's mental state disintegrates, leaving him confused and questioning his own innocence."[6] It was announced in April 2015 that he had joined the cast of the ITV drama Unforgotten. In December 2021, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Dave Chen-Williams.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Bill Carl White Episode: "Time Gentleman Please"
2000 EastEnders Peter
2008–2010 The Bill PC Leon Taylor Main role
2011–2013 Emmerdale Cameron Murray Series regular
2014 Suspects Saul Hammond Episodes: Series 2, "Nobody Else, Part 1" and "Nobody Else, Part 2"
2014 Unforgotten Les Slater Main role
2021–2024 Hollyoaks Dave Chen-Williams Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2012 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [8]
2013 18th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [9]
2013 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Nominated [10]
2013 The British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Shortlisted [11]
2013 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Lucy Pargeter) Nominated [11]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [12]
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Won [5]
2013 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor Fifth [13]
2014 19th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [14]
2014 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Nominated [15]
2014 The British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Shortlisted [16]

References

  1. ^ Harp, Justin. "Hollyoaks casts former Emmerdale star Dominic Power in regular role". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Former star of The Bill Dominic Power is joining Emmerdale". Daily Mirror. (Reach plc). 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "News - Emmerdale". ITV. Retrieved 8 October 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Ellis, Sara (4 September 2013). "Emmerdale killer Cameron Murray - actor Dominic Power is in trouble with his mum for murdering people". Daily Mirror. (Hearst Communications). Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Duncan, Amy (21 October 2013). "Emmerdale wins best soap gong for the first time ever as 'killer Cameron' storyline is praised". Metro. (DMG Media). Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ Brent, Katy (19 August 2014). "Suspects: Dominic Power and Charlie Brooks head up all-star guest cast in Channel 5's police drama". Daily Mirror. (Reach plc). Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ Rodrigues, Charlotte. "Hollyoaks: Former Emmerdale star Dominic Power joins cast as mysterious newcomer Dave". Entertainment Daily. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (19 July 2012). "Inside Soap Awards 2012 - longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  9. ^ Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full - vote". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  10. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013). "British Soap Awards 2013 voting opens, nominations revealed". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  11. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2013). "'Coronation Street' leads British Soap Awards shortlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  12. ^ Dainty, Sophie (22 July 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 - longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  13. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (26 December 2013). "Hollyoaks beats EastEnders to Best Soap in Digital Spy 2013 poll". Digital Spy.
  14. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 September 2013). "Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks stars up for NTAs - full list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  15. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 March 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 voting opens, longlist announced". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  16. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (25 May 2014). "British Soap Awards 2014 – winners in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.