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

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

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

Film

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

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

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

Awards

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

References

  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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